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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7472907 | Big box office “The Movie Business Game” A board game for 2 to 8 players about the movie business industry, consisting of a square playing board divided into 52 playing spaces, 12 on each side, plus 4 corner “Start Here” squares. Within the interior of the playing board are four “Theater” archways,... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7373587 | Representing sub-events with physical exertion actions A live event may be broadcasted by producing a computer coded description of the sub-events that constitute the event. The coded description is stored in a centralized computer data base and the information thus stored is accessible by a viewer's computer. That view... | 05/13/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7354343 | Wagering game where player can borrow money for wagers based on equity position A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium for implementing a casino wagering game. The game allows the player to borrow funds against equity earned in a game currently in progress. When the game is over, any borrowed funds can be paid with winnings f... | 04/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7341250 | Dice game The present invention relates a board game that utilizes a game board that has constructed thereon a field grid accommodating two players. The field grid is further defined to removably receive designations for position, roll amount and score for each player. The ro... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334796 | Sporting event prediction and skill game In a system and method for playing a game in conjunction with viewing an event, predictions are made regarding elements of the event, and physical activity simulating an element of the event is performed. The event may be a televised sporting event such as a footbal... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7293771 | Basketball board game A board game combining an element of chance (via a random event generator, such as a die) with strategy to decide the outcome of the game. Game pieces are moved along a numerically sequenced series alternating in a pattern from inside a dividing line to outside of t... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7234701 | Riposte sword-fighting card game A card game designed to simulate movements and activities between two combatants. The object of the game is to force all the other players to lose their game points before the winner does. The game uses a unique set of playing cards each containing one of three poss... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7224403 | Televised scoreboard or statistics presentation with colors corresponding to players' uniforms A method and apparatus for allowing a television viewer to quickly and easily relate the teams' names and scores to the players are disclosed. The teams' names and scores are presented on a small scoreboard or banner on the television screen, and either the backgrou... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7156393 | Fishing board game A fishing board game to assist in anglers learning the fishing requiremtns in various areas of fishing, such as local fishing regulations, legal sizes, legal limits, boating safety. ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7147474 | Motivational device for team competitions Apparatus for communicating and motivating metaphorically about winning in a sports team or other team competition comprises a broom handle having a first group of figurines attached thereto by their heads, and extending outwardly, as do bristles of a brush. The fir... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7090595 | Dictionary dazzle This patent application describes equipment used to play a contact or semi-contact game that is played on a field. The object of the game's for athletics to battle against one another to gain access into the equipment that is a mound and the device atop the mound ca... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7025353 | Horse racing board game A game is provided in which a horse race is simulated. The game layout includes a contiguous lane divided into a plurality of spaces, each of which is designated with a particular task or event. A unique space, designated the Winner's Circle, is located at or near t... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6979198 | Learning method and apparatus A method of learning and apparatus useful therein in which a card carrying a visual representation of a concept to be learned in displayed through a window carried on a common-use article, such as luggage items, decorative desk or table accouterments. ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6957812 | Color-linked miniature game apparatus The present invention includes an apparatus that can be used for easily relating properties of a miniature to an off-miniature reference. Because the game properties are off the miniature, there is unlimited space available for tracking them. ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6942217 | Game and method of playing A new game is provided that involves strategy and racing through the use of game units comprising a plurality of game pieces, wherein the game promotes teamwork and cooperation. This game is governed by at least one rule requiring that the plurality of game pieces o... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938898 | Combination role playing and dice throwing board game A combination role playing and board game comprising a plurality of action figures configured with detachable arm and head members, and which are moved within a grid-like board surface that represents an arena, wherein confrontations and other events are simulated. ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6926279 | Modular checker game pieces Modular checker game pieces for playing a game of checkers includes a plurality of first base members. Each of the first base members resembles a lower body and includes an upper portion and a pair of legs that are attached to and extend downwardly from the upper po... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6878059 | Cube insertion game A game comprises a frame and 82 cubical playing pieces, or playing cubes, 81 of which cubes are removably retained in the frame. For playing purposes, the playing cubes are divided into 3 groups: 27 scoring cubes, 54 blank cubes, and 1 pilot cube. During play cubes ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6789799 | Kissing shield game and method of use thereof The present invention is directed to a kissing shield game and method teaching safe affection to at least one person playing the kissing shield game. The kissing shield game includes a plurality of removable pegs, a playing surface, a gaming member, a plurality of f... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6786486 | Fishing board game A fishing board game comprising a gameboard, fish cards, color cards, bait boards, playing cards, game pieces and a pair of dice. The gameboard comprises a circuitous grid of interconnected fishing points, a portion of which are designated by color as fishing holes ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6755420 | Casino style game The present invention is a dice game based on the sport of baseball. The game described permits a player to participate by wagering on the combined sum of three rolled dice. Each combined sum of the dice equates to a common baseball outcome such as a home run, error... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6631905 | Game apparatus and method for teaching basketball skills A basketball skill teaching game apparatus and method for one or a plurality of players playing in a determined order. The apparatus features a game mat placed upon a playing surface and having a plurality of individual game squares arranged sequentially ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6626434 | Baseball card game A baseball game which can be advanced while suppressing the number of kinds of cards and using cards evenly. In the case where a player card is disposed on a card disposition area of a batting side, a sum total value of batting force indicated by a battin... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6474643 | Paintball simulation game A paintball simulation game for simulating a paintball game. The paintball simulation game includes a game board having game spaces thereon. A plurality of game tokens includes flag shaped game tokens and game pieces. A plurality of obstacle pieces includ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6435508 | Collectible cards and a game played therewith Collectible cards and a multi-participant competitive turn-based game played therewith. The game characters are drawn from a story and certain properties of the game cards are activated by the participant in accordance with an algebraic equation, providin... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6419230 | Simulated baseball game and method A simulated baseball game uses conventional cubical dice to determine the outcome of each play. However, the specific rules and method of play of the present game provide an advantage to the player knowledgeable about the actual game of baseball, as that ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6402152 | Collectible elements and game method using indicia of occurrence A collectible element suitable for use in an educational game having a plurality of collectible elements each having a frequency of occurrence related to the number of occurrences of the collectible element with respect to the number of occurrences of oth... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6352259 | Pet lover's board game The present invention is a pet lover's board game. It includes a playing board having a predetermined continuous path with spaces for movement of pieces therealong in accordance with rules. The playing board has marked breed spaces designating a specified... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6331005 | Tactical tennis An apparatus for playing a tennis game having a rectangular grid containing axes of abscissas and ordinates. Dice are used to determine if a player may serve into and/or into and through the appropriate advantage or deuce courts. Dice are also used to det... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6322073 | Football board game A football board game is disclosed. The board game includes a board formed in a rectangular configuration of two essentially square halves pivotably coupled together at a fold line. A playing surface has a central indicia with separate words on each side ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6315675 | Score counter for billiards game A score counter includes a bar having two spheres on two ends thereof so as to fix the bar by engaging the two spheres with relative members. A plurality of retaining members each have a score marked therein and extend from an outside of the bar. A plural... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6257576 | Fishing game A novel fishing game for a plurality of players including a game board, playing pieces, playing cards and a die. The game board is arranged into fishing holes for each of up to four players, each fishing hole having playing spaces arranged thereon accordi... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6213466 | Crash-action, vehicle racing game and method A car racing game simulates a real racing event involving car crashes that help determine the winner of the race. Opposing cars line up at opposite ends of racing lanes and advance generally toward each other. The cars have wheels and roll along the lanes... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6213468 | Game A board game comprising: (i) a board (13) defining a playing area (24) divided into two halves (20, 22) each of which is subdivided into regions (1-12) each bearing an indicia; (ii) a playing piece for movement between the regions; (iii) means for randoml... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6170829 | Baseball game A baseball board game is disclosed consisting of a deck of result cards, sets of cards that represent pitchers (FIG. 2) and batters (FIG. 1) for a real-life team, and tables FIGS. 4-14). Each player chooses a team. Play is controlled by the drawing of res... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6142473 | Basketball board game A board game is provided including a plurality of transparent plastic sheets each mounted along a periphery thereof. Each transparent sheet is equipped with an edge being free from the game board to define an opening facing the central extent thereof. Als... | 11/07/2000 |
