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Four-color hexagonal playing cards.
Logic games and conundrums.

Four-color playing cards.
Group 1st.

playing cards have 4 colours (suits) and 9 values

Four-color playing cards.
Group 2nd.

contours of traditional suits on playing cards

Four-color game board.
64 cells.

trump cards according to positions in color cells

 Description of the game set.

Four-color (quadricolour) hexagonal playing cards are a version of the present board game in which one card deck consists of two proportional groups. Namely 36 playing cards of one deck are distributed on two game groups in which there are proportional ratio of colors (card suits) and values.
Playing cards have 4 colors (suits) and 9 values that in aggregate forms the deck which has 4x9=36 cards, and each proportional group has 18 playing cards in structure of the deck. Colors and values in proportional groups are distributed as follows:
1) 1R 1G 2Y 2B 3R 3G 4Y 4B 5R 5G 6Y 6B 7R 7G 8Y 8B 9R 9G +
2) 1B 1Y 2G 2R 3B 3Y 4G 4R 5B 5Y 6G 6R 7B 7Y 8G 8R 9B 9Y
Colors and values of playing cards are written by numbers which mean values from 1 up to 9, and also written by letters which mean colors or card suits. Namely the letter R means red color and suit of hearts, the letter G means green color and suit of clubs, the letter B means blue color and suit of spades, the letter Y means yellow color and suit of diamonds.
Colors are drawn on a face sheet of playing cards in contours of traditional card suits but besides traditional suits are designated by four colors. Values are shown on a face sheet of playing cards by the Arabian figures (ciphers).
Besides on a face sheet of playing cards there are daggers that designates belonging to two proportional groups. And also there are focusing arrows which allow to focus playing cards on the game board.
Daggers and focusing arrows allow to distinguish playing cards if two players are on different parties of the game board and everyone plays by cards of own proportional group.
On a back sheet of playing cards also there are daggers which designate belonging to different proportional groups.
The game board in this version has 64 hexagonal cells which correspond with colors of playing cards, namely cells have four colors that allows to compare playing cards with cells of corresponding color, and also allows to determine trump cards according to positions in cells of corresponding color during games or conundrums (puzzles).

Images of four-color hexagonal playing cards and four-color 64-cell hexagonal game board are in the PDF file.

36 playing cards in cells of hexagonal game boards

Hexagonal playing cards in the shown board games can be open on cells of boards as in a chess or checkers, namely information can be open for players, but also there can be variants of gaming in which information is closed, that is similar to poker or different gambling in casino. Therefore it is possible to take the shown board games as "developing toys" which train logic thinking necessary for understanding of game strategy according to which it is possible to win in casino and to do correct hands in poker. That can be interesting to players and gamers who play poker or other hazardous gambling on web-sites or game portals of computer online casino in the world wide web of Internet.

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36 playing cards in cells of hexagonal game boards.
Initial positions of card gaming.

Four-color hexagonal playing cards can be applied to various gaming and conundrums which can have different variants of rules. Namely it is possible to spread cards in cells of the board during game, or it is possible to have preliminary cards in cells and then to shift during game, or it is possible to have preliminary cards in initial game positions and then to move on cells.
If game rules assume moving playing cards on cells then it is possible to randomize cards in initial game positions, or it is possible to apply initial positions in which playing cards are ordered that is shown in figure.

decks of four-color playing cards in initial game positions As it is possible to see, two proportional groups in the deck of four-color playing cards are located in initial game positions on the different parties of the board that corresponds to positions of two players on the different parties of the board. Each player plays by 18 cards of own proportional group and focus arrows on the opponent that allows to distinguish playing cards. And also players distinguish own and another's cards by means of daggers which are on playing cards in one of proportional groups.
Suits and values of playing cards are shown in figure by numbers which designate values, and also shown by letters which designate suits (colors).
In initial positions each playing card is located in a cell of corresponding color, namely each card is trump, but it is possible to apply positions in which playing cards are not trump. That is variants of initial game positions can be different that depends on features and rules of those or other games.

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If to turn 64-cell hexagonal board of game on 60 degrees then it is possible to apply game positions which are shown in following figure.

turn 64-cell hexagonal game board on 60 degrees In this case in each proportional group there are 16 playing cards, namely 9R and 9G (nine of red and nine of green) in one proportional group and also 9B and 9Y (nine of blue and nine of yellow) in the second proportional group are excluded from structure of the deck of four-color playing cards.
In essence 64-cell hexagonal board of game is similar to a chessboard in such position as there are 8 verticals and 8 horizontals, but cells of the boar are hexagonal and also cells have four colors that corresponds to four colors (suits) of playing cards.

It is possible to try to play a chess on such 64-cell hexagonal board of game, but rules for moving of chessmen in hexagonal cells should be others rather than rules of moving in a traditional chess.

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