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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7451986 | Interactive sporting event game A game that involves cards or other point indicating items where players observe a sporting event such as football and if certain actions occur in the sporting event that correlate to a prearranged list, players are awarded cards. ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7325805 | Music theory games and methods of playing music theory games A game and a method of playing a game are provided that teach the concepts necessary for a polished musical performance. In one embodiment, the game comprises a game board that provides a path of movement for a playing pawn controlled by each player. The path of mov... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7306226 | Musical game A musical game for facilitating learning of musical concepts has a game board with, for each player, a player set of musical symbols inscribed thereupon. Players draw cards which define tasks which must be completed in order to progress in the game by marking musica... | 12/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7240903 | Golf board game A method of playing a board game including each player selecting a peg; determining the number of holes to move a peg from the tee toward the cup, using a pair of randomizers of a first type, such as dice; determining the number of strokes to move a peg that has rea... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7232128 | Football board game A board game simulating a football season is played by two or more players according to the general rules of the game of “Fantasy Football.” The board game uses a game board with indicia thereon resembling a football field. A game path is formed on the game boar... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7159867 | Sports related board game A board game comprising a game board representative of a sport playing field having a plurality of spaces. The board game includes a first set of tokens to be deployed on the game board representing a first team of sport players; a second set of tokens to be deploye... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7036820 | Football board game and method of playing A football board game and method of playing are disclosed. The football caricatures are provided on a chess-like board with each caricature having designated to it chess-like maneuvers. Scoring and methods of winning are also disclosed. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6929263 | Golf trivia board game for one or more players and method therefor A golf trivia board game for one or more players and method therefor in which players must answer golf trivia questions of various topics in order to advance a player token over a golf course depicted on a game board. Trivia questions have a degree of difficulty rel... | 08/16/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6715758 | European football game The method of playing football game is the succession of actions characterized by the following: the two players in turn are rolling dice and moving by one move one of their player pieces across the squares of the game board, which are not occupied by other player p... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6666455 | Baseball board and trivia game A baseball board and trivia game for providing fun and entertainment for baseball enthusiasts. The baseball board and trivia game includes a game board having a top side and further having a simulated diamond-shaped playing field diagrammed upon said top ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6663107 | Card game The present invention relates to a means and method for playing a card game while perceiving a sporting event, such as a baseball game. According to the present invention, each card game player is dealt a certain number of cards at the beginning of the ca... | 12/16/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6530571 | Board game and method of playing A game board having a representation of a baseball playing field is provided. Cards containing questions about the sport are divided into regular question and "challenge" question cards. When batting, a player uses a chance determining device to determine... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6511069 | Baseball trivia game A baseball trivia game for learning baseball trivia. The baseball trivia game includes a game board having a top surface having a generally rectangular shape. The top surface has a game path thereon including a plurality of game spaces. The game path gene... | 01/28/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6464224 | Board game A board having yard markings representing a football field, with a hole at each yard marking, for detachably insertion of pins representing the scrimmage line, and the 10-yard line from the scrimmage line. Dice are rolled for determining the kind of play ... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6428006 | Simulated football board game A simulated football board game includes a board resembling a miniature football field formed by a matrix of squares defining a playing field and opposing end zones, offensive player pieces, defensive player pieces and an element representing a football. ... | 08/06/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6386539 | Golf ball board game A board game wherein a plurality of balls are sequentially removed by a series of jumping moves is scored by playing a series of golf holes. Each of the holes has a par value correlated with the time allotted for play thereof. The game board apparatus has... | 05/14/2002 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6315293 | Baseball board games with raised stadium indicia A preferred embodiment of the board game incorporates a carrying case which includes a base and a lid. The base preferably includes a wall extending upwardly from a periphery thereof, with the wall having first and second ends which are spaced from each o... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6286832 | Cricket board game A cricket board game includes an optional matting representing a cricket pitch, the matting which is laid out on a flat surface representing the cricket field. Two wickets are set up at opposing ends of the cricket pitch. A plurality of player cards held ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6209870 | Combination golf dice game and method for playing A combination golf dice game is disclosed in which the scoring on a golf course with respect to each hole is simulated by rolling a die bearing different stroke numbers and a par value. After playing all the holes, the player with the best overall score o... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209872 | Method of playing an interactive board game The present invention permits the period of inactivity in a sporting event, particularly a televised sporting event, to be utilized productively according to the knowledge of the viewer of the a televised sporting event. According to the present invention... | 04/03/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6089568 | Hockey board game The present invention discloses a hockey board game. The hockey board game comprises a board having a planar lower surface positionable upon a recipient support and an upper surface with indicia for use in playing the game. The board is formed in a rectan... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6068259 | Hockey board game A hockey board game including a game board in the general shape of a hockey rink with two tracks, each track running around the circumference and each track ending with a track to one of the two scoring nets. The game also includes a number of playing car... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6003869 | Numbers and sets game A game and a method of playing a game involving skill and chance. The game of sets of tiles, each set having a numerical value ranging from one through nine and an icon or figure. Additionally, the game can also include a set of "lucky" or trump tiles tha... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5884914 | Indoor baseball board game An indoor baseball board game including a game board having two front corners and a central region, a baseball diamond being imprinted upon the central region of the board; two dugouts each being formed in a planar rectangular configuration and positioned... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5839725 | Apparatus and method of playing a board game simulating teams playing in a tournament A board that has markings for placement of teams in tournament style. Teams are identified by chips bearing the names of the teams. Dice are provided for rolling to determine wins, and rates of advancement. Also cards are provided with instructions, for a... | 11/24/1998 |
