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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7883091 | Horse racing board game A horse racing board game which allows a global movement of all game pieces by all players yet provides a substantially equal probability of any game piece reaching the finish line and one or more players winning all or a portion of game currency within a game pot. ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7758046 | Auto racing board game Disclosed is an auto racing board game comprising a foldable planar member, a plurality of toy cars, and at least one die. The foldable planar member comprises a race track imprinted thereon. The race track comprises a plurality of lanes, each of the plurality of la... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7677569 | Stock car racing card game A card game simulative of automobile track racing comprises a deck of cards having several categories of cards, including lap cards, offensive pit cards, defensive pit cards, sponsor cards, and a draft card, a die for determining a track condition for each round of ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7371167 | Determining a result of an electronic game There is disclosed a method of determining a result of an electronic game in order to allow fixed odds betting on the result. The method comprises providing a mechanical ball draw machine (3) configured to draw one ball at a time from a set of balls also prov... | 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 |
| 7314408 | Methods and apparatus for a competitive bonus game with variable odds A bonus controller for generating a competitive bonus game in a gaming system, the bonus controller having a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The bonus controller being programmed to: receive wagering data corresponding to a casino game, enter a firs... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311600 | Game based upon fluctuations of an objective environment A method and apparatus for playing a game is provided. Unique indicia are assigned to each member of a plurality of groups. Each group is composed of entries that correspond to items that each have a value that is objective, arbitrary, and that fluctuates over time,... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311606 | System and method for betting on a subset of participants in an event wherein betting parameters may change over time A method of managing bets is provided. The method includes identifying a set of participants in an event and receiving a group bet for the event. The group bet comprises a bet that one of an undefined subset of the set of participants will win the event. The undefin... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306514 | System and method for gaming based upon intermediate points in a race event According to one embodiment, a method of gaming is provided that comprises receiving a determination of a particular race participant in a race event having a plurality of race participants. The method continues by determining a particular position of the particular... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7294054 | Wagering method, device, and computer readable storage medium, for wagering on pieces in a progression A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage, for wagering on a game of chance which includes (a) offering, before a game of chance progression commences, an initial wager on any of a plurality of pieces to first complete the progression, an initial payout for... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290767 | Action figure game piece and method of playing action figure game An action figure game piece is disclosed. The game piece comprises a game figure character adapted for movement a distance over a surface and a mechanism for indicating the distance of movement over the surface. A method of playing an action figure game on the surfa... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7281714 | Action figure game piece and method of playing action figure game An action figure game piece is disclosed. The game piece comprises a game figure character adapted for movement a distance over a surface and a mechanism for indicating the distance of movement over the surface. A method of playing an action figure game on the surfa... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7261296 | Auto racing board game An automobile race game and method for playing same, is provided, comprised of a playing surface have printed on one side thereof a closed circuit race trace. The race track is divided across its width into parallel lanes. Each lane is divided into a sequence of spa... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258609 | Gaming device having display with multiple radially translating indicators The present invention provides a mechanical display and indication for gaming devices. The display includes a set of symbols or indicia. The displays also cooperate with a plurality of radially spaced apart translating indicators, such as arrows. The indicators tran... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7233922 | System and method for wagering-based transferable financial instruments The invention provides a system and method for creating and facilitating the exchange of wagering-based transferable financial instruments. The instruments may be used to embody multiple various positions based upon the ultimate outcomes of uncertain future continge... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229075 | Apparatus and method of playing cribbage as a casino game and as a slot machine A method of playing a casino table version of cribbage using at least one deck of conventional playing cards, having at least one player making a wager and a dealer that deals the cards. The method includes having at least one player making a wager to receive a plur... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7201374 | Method and article of manufacture for collectible game A game, toy or article of manufacture includes a set of rules and at least one model. The model has multiple movable parts, where under the rules of play, the model begins in an assembled configuration. As the model loses points under the rules of play, at least som... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7118108 | Racing board game The present invention provide rules of play and game components for a game in which players may win by correctly predicting the order in which the moving pieces will reach the finish line. Players may influence the movement of the playing pieces on the pathways by p... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104543 | Action figure game piece and method of playing action figure game An action figure game piece is disclosed. The game piece comprises a game figure character adapted for movement a distance over a surface and a mechanism for indicating the distance of movement over the surface. A method of playing an action figure game on the surfa... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7086647 | Trucking board game apparatus and method A method for playing a game related to trucking where the player is one or more of a truck driver, a federal or state official regulating the truck driver, or owner of a 1) service center, 2) insurance company, 3) truck stop having a restaurant, 4) produce broker, s... | 08/08/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7021623 | System and method for adding a skill aspect to games of chance A system and methods are provided in which a certain level of the chance aspect of a game or other application is removed and a certain level of a skill aspect is added. This may be accomplished by using an indicator to establish a predetermined number of move numbe... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6979000 | Racing game A racing game permits two or more players to compete by taking turns incrementally moving their game pieces around a race track comprising a plurality of discrete track positions. Each track position corresponds to a game command or to a race vehicle. Landing on a g... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6964417 | War game and method of play A war game wherein multiple sets of moveable game figures are provided with each set having game player alignment identification indicia, such as different color glow, and each figure has removable and replaceable body parts which also glow in the dark so that the g... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6964415 | Dice game A dice game uses six-sided die. The object of the game is achieved with random dice rolls and is a game of chance. The simplicity of the game requires only numerical recognition of the values 1 to 6. Since no other prior knowledge is required, this game effectively ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6921331 | Methods and systems for electronic virtual races A game of chance includes steps of accepting at least one of a wager and a selection of a predicted outcome of a competitive activity; randomly selecting an actual outcome of the competitive activity according to predetermined odds; accessing one of a plurality of v... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6857876 | Math game and method A math game and method includes a game board having a plurality of elongated slots therein. Each of the slots defines a row arranged in a plurality of columns. The columns each have a number of rows therein equal to a number of columns provided. A plurality of diffe... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6834856 | Racing game and method of playing thereof The present invention relates generally to games, and more specifically to an apparatus and method for a racing game wherein a player attempts to complete a target number of laps and/or to accumulate a winning point value, and wherein general play and outcome are go... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6764076 | Automobile racing board game A new and improved automobile racing board game that captures the real-life rules and strategies involved in a Nascar® sanctioned Stock Car race, such as aerodynamic drafting between the cars and taking optimal grooves around the race track, and accurately represen... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6471209 | Racing car board game The present invention 10 discloses a board game 11 which simulates an automobile race track 12 and race. The game has a number of playing pieces 18 in the form of cars and a board 11 having an image of an oval shaped race track 12 being divided into a plu... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6464223 | Race vehicle game A vehicle racing board game includes a racetrack having a start/finish line crossed by lanes and a pit area connected to the lanes. The lanes and the pit area are divided into a plurality of spaces including starting positions and a crash zone. Toy vehicl... | 10/15/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6394898 | Race game device A loop track for race horses is disposed at the center of a horse race game device. Twelve race horses run on the track. A gate is disposed in a paddock in the track. The gate is advanced to a start point of the track from the paddock. Twelve satellites a... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6293548 | Method and system for conducting races A method of conducting a racing competition among a plurality of racers comprising the steps of conducting qualifying races among the plurality of racers; awarding qualifying (Q) credits based on a predetermined formula and the results of each of the plur... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6257577 | Game of cribbage and method of playing the same A game of cribbage and method of playing the same for adding an additional element of strategy to cribbage. The game of cribbage and method of playing the same includes a game board having a plurality of predetermined positions defining parallel scoring t... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6095522 | Stock car racing game A game to simulate an automobile race. The game layout includes at least three contiguous lanes separated by parallel lines. Each lane is divided into a plurality of spaces. Each space is assigned a particular color. A player's token moves around the boar... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6050567 | Board game A method of playing a sledrace game board which includes a starting point, a finish line, numerous interconnecting trails, pick card spaces, marker pieces and die to determine a random number which a player must move a marker. Cards are used to give a pla... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6019369 | Competitive game simulation machine A competitive game simulation machine includes a plurality of moving objects; a game board on which the plurality of moving objects are to be placed; and a controller for controlling motions of the moving objects on the game board. The game board includes... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5938200 | Wagering game of chance A game of chance and a method for playing the game involve a plurality of distinct game participants. A plurality of drawing elements correspond to each one of the game participants, the plurality of drawing elements being the same in number for each one ... | 08/17/1999 |
