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Games from the Patents

The archives of the Patent Registries are full of lost dreams, many of which are games. These are inventions that never saw manufacture, for many reasons. We have chosen more than a few to bring to life with all the care that design and modern technology can bring to the task.

If you have a hankering to play a new game, but want it to be cards in the hand,  pick one of these

Interchange

Interchange

From the patents: Interchange, Alonzo Ferris' thrilling 1907 cross between Hearts and Crazy Eights! Challenge friends and family to outwit opponents with Interchange's unique color-changing, suit-shifting mechanics. Get ready to shift gears!

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