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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8128090 | Methods of play for board games Methods of play for board games are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of play for a board game with a game board having a plurality of spaces includes the steps of: (a) providing a first player game piece having a strength value; (b) providing a first chance dev... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7857313 | Polygon identification board game A board game includes a board having an upper surface with a peripheral region and a central region. The peripheral region has positions for placement of player pieces thereupon, each peripheral region having located thereon an image of one of a plurality of polygon... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7832730 | Board game The present invention provides a board game. The board game includes a spinning device and an inner and outer ring of characters. The characters include at least one of a plurality of numbers or a plurality of letters located in one or more rings. Each player activa... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7806406 | Board game The present invention features a board game comprising a game board, action cards, and playing pieces. The present invention also features methods of playing a board game wherein the object of the game is to move all of a player's pieces from a start position to a h... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7673880 | Die retrieval game The present invention relates to a game wherein the objective is to retrieve a special die from a specific location and return with it to the starting point on the playing surface. The game is designed to maximize feelings of competition and suspense among those pla... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7658384 | Die-rolling device and game A method of playing a game. A face of a die may be selected, and a marker may be moved to a position on a game board according to the face selected. A request for a player response may be selected from a set of text-based requests, and an interval associated with th... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7621532 | Board game The present invention is a strategy and/or educational board game in which 2-4 players distribute game pieces, e.g., marbles or other tokens, according to a particular sequence among a common field of play, with the object of the game being to be the first player to... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7607664 | Marriage and divorce game A marriage and divorce game and game board. The game board is divided into four quadrants and includes a plurality of defined spaces that extend around the periphery of the game board. A church and a courthouse are disposed in a central area of the game board. There... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7597326 | Board game using the alphabet and colors A board game includes a game board having spaces about a perimeter. The spaces include a first group each displaying one alphabet letter. The first group is divided into subgroups, each having a subgroup color different from any other subgroup. A second group includ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7571911 | Method for playing a game A game includes a board having a start position and at least two possible finish positions. A number of sequential positions are located between the start position and the possible finish positions. Each player has a playing piece which starts on the start position ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7562874 | Board game and method for playing the board game A method of playing the board game includes an annular board game that has a planar top surface provided with indentations that intersect at a center of the board such that the board is divided into four quadrants. Annular and square recesses are created in each qua... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7549640 | Board game A board game of chance and skill using a game board, a pair of dice, and tokens. The player throwing the highest initial roll begins game play. Rolling one six or two sixes allows movement of one token or two tokens, respectively, from a home base space marked with ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7523939 | Remembrance game system A remembrance game system for helping players playing to remember a deceased friend or family member includes a plurality of puzzle pieces being assembled to reveal a picture of a loved one and a plurality of player tokens. A game board is positionable on a support ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7513502 | Storey telling game A story telling game having a spinner wheel divided into sections imprinted with instructions such as “SERVE GUESTS”, “GIVE A CARD”, “REST AND RELAX”, “TAKE A CARD”, SPIN OFF”, and “STORY and a number, cards imprinted with topics such as “cooki... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7510189 | Method of playing do or die game A game apparatus and method is provided comprising a a game board having a circular rotating base with a top surface having a raised outer track defined by a linear progression of playing spaces. Said track having a start/finish playing space defining a closed-loop ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7490833 | Scent-based board game The present invention includes a scent-based board game to challenge the olfactory sense of the player, and a method of play thereof, further including a game board having a start space, an end space and a set of spaces positioned between the start and end space; a ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7478814 | Game having shredder for operation by children A game includes a game board, a paper shredder; and a plurality of shreddable cards having various visually-identifiable indicia. The game board, the paper shredder and the shreddable cards are arranged in a box. A method of playing the game includes shredding a fir... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7458581 | Stairway to heaven The invention is a Christian board game that teaches biblical principles. The Christian board game comprises a board game, dice, angel playing pieces, jewel crown, chance cards, guide cards, and jewel cards. By rolling the dice, the angel playing pieces follow the p... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7441777 | Educational question and answer escape game having an antagonist element An educational question and answer escape game combining the attributes of chance, knowledge and duel play to advance a player token from a start position to an end position along a game path. The game path has a plurality of interconnected path segments having a ce... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7431297 | Card game device, card data reader, card game control method, recording medium, program, and card A card game apparatus includes a large-size panel display, a main control unit that controls screens on the large-size panel display, and a plurality of terminal apparatuses that are communicably connected to the main control unit. A game player purchases an integra... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7389988 | Dice board game The dice board game is played on a game board having two opposite peripheral sides defining rows of base positions. Each base position is an opponent's goal position. Each player designates the order and point value of his base positions before the start, with base ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7374171 | Card-based board game and method of playing the same The present invention provides a board game and a method of playing a board game in which players follow a path while acquiring competition cards that are provided in certain classes and have varying game values and features. These cards are employed by players duri... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371165 | Card game program and card game machine A card game program has a routine for displaying areas of a player and an opponent, each being comprised of a plurality of hexes, a routine for displaying selective disposition of card on the hex, a routine for removing for displaying remove of a card between the he... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364163 | Big money playing card game and method A Big Money playing card game has a box; playing cards and a set of rules and a die, the playing cards including financial cards which constitute the majority of the playing cards and which teach the value of money in business, timing cards which constitute the mino... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357640 | Lock-In Training system A Lock-In Training system. The Lock-In Training system can include an appropriately programmed Web site and a user computer. The Lock-In Training system can also include an appropriately programmed stand-alone computer. Some embodiments of the invention allow studen... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350782 | Cheerleader action-figure board game The present invention relates to an action-figure type board game wherein players advance their game pieces around a dividedly spaced instructional peripheral track in accordance with a die being thrown, subsequently allowing a player's poseable cheerleader figure t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341022 | Waterfall aquarium A waterfall aquarium including an enclosed transparent water tank having an interior and exterior. A water exit conduit communicates the interior of the water tank with the exterior thereof. The water exit conduit includes a hollow tubular body having an exit end an... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341253 | Game played using a board and forming words A board game wherein the players state in advance of their turn any words they choose to form, then state their choice to roll both dice to maneuver the game board with their game piece or to roll one die to pick the corresponding number of lettered squares. A playe... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341252 | Board game A game board comprising: an upper surface member, preferably composed of a transparent material; a peripheral edge connected to the upper surface member; and at least one aperture in the peripheral edge for receiving a game piece, the game piece preferably an elonga... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343553 | Voice clip identification method The present invention provides an interactive method for people to assist one another in identifying titles to songs, artists of songs, or both. The method is preferably performed over a distributed computer network such as the Internet, with some users providing vo... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334793 | Game and method of playing the game A method of playing a game having multiple rounds between a plurality of players. The method includes initiating a first phase of the game, the first phase including selecting a plurality of words, scrambling the letters from each word of the plurality of words on a... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7325804 | Game apparatus with an encapsulated figure A game piece in the nature of a hand manipulated capsule containing a visible and recognizable figure with assigned characteristics, a game field, and a method of using the game piece in the playing of games. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320466 | New York mafia board game A method of playing a board game comprising the steps: providing players each given money and starting at a first rank; providing dice; providing a game board having a plurality of playing spaces, that are either owned or available businesses, arranged around the ou... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7314217 | Presidential election game A political campaign game board has a play surface including a map of the United States with each state having indicia indicating the number of electoral votes assigned to each state, a plurality of spaces forming a play path that surrounds the map, a location for c... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7306227 | Game with path-intersecting disruptor A game may include a game board having a player-piece pathway of connecting player-piece spaces, and a plurality of player pieces. In some examples, the game board may include a disruptor pathway extending through one or more player-piece spaces, and the game may fu... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303398 | Educational game An instructional board of computer game defines a path of movement for a number of game “pieces” that are moved along the path a number of “stops” as determined by a die or other random device. Associated with the stops and color or otherwise visually coded ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7296007 | Real time context learning by software agents Providing dynamic learning for software agents in a simulation. Software agents with learners are capable of learning from examples. When a non-player character queries the learner, it can provide a next action similar to the player character. The game designer prov... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294058 | Computerized game with cascading strategy and full information A gaming machine and method for operating the same has gameplay elements provided in a manner that can be visualized, with the gameplay elements having a specific nature which is revealed to the player at a beginning to the game. That is, the player knows the value,... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7286692 | Automatic celebrity face matching and attractiveness rating machine The present invention teaches an amusement machine having the abilities of automatically finding the most likely match of a user facial image to a prestored database of facial images such as celebrity images and in estimating the degree of attractiveness of the user... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7278636 | Method and apparatus for playing a dice game The method and apparatus for playing a dice game of the present invention includes a casino table covered with a felt, the felt having the necessary game areas printed on it, seven standard six-sided dice and a dice cup, wherein one of the seven standard six-sided d... | 10/09/2007 |
