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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

Pyramids

Pyramids

Pyramids, a lost card game from 1902, echoes Fantan's sequential play. A special deck distributes the usual 52 card faces across 26 domino-like cards. Build a pyramid by matching paired values and suits. Explore this unique, never-published game, blending strategy and pattern-building.

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