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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7549644 | Rectangular optimization grid and associated mathematical games An apparatus for mathematical games and activities to provide both entertainment and skill development based on a rectangular grid based optimization area with an odd number of elements in each row and column. The essential elements forming the rows and columns are ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7494127 | Story telling game and apparatus The present invention relates to a game for stimulating imagination and creativity in a plurality of players by story telling. The game involves each player which can be an individual or team of players selecting a given number of photo cards depicting a discrete sc... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7451988 | Card driven word guessing game A game and method for playing wherein a player attempts to correctly guess another player's response to a cue, wherein the response is limited to only those which contain one or more words that begin with a predetermined letter of the alphabet. ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7438291 | Board game The present invention relates to a game in which a game surface, a plurality of game pieces, and a plurality of game cards are provided for use in games involving names of people. In the preferred embodiment, the game surface comprises a plurality of ladders having ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7367564 | Mathematics game and method A method for playing a mathematics game includes the steps of providing playing cards including a plurality of numeric cards, at least one operational card, and at least one equal sign card; constructing a numeric sentence framework; dealing a select number of the p... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7354043 | Mosaic playing-cards A new gaming tool and method of game play including an unconventional deck of playing-cards not employing symbolic relations, but rather employing actual relations between rectilinear geometric regions. The playing-cards preferably employ geometric interactions of r... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350783 | Card game and method of playing the same Disclosed is a method of playing a card game, including the steps of providing a deck including three like sets of numbered cards, each set including a null card; receiving a first wager from each of a group of players; dealing three cards of the deck to each player... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344137 | Alphabet challenge deck An alphabet challenge game for a group of players, the game includes a deck of seventy-two cards each having an alphabet indicia on a front face for creating words during a participant's turn. The deck includes wild cards and special function cards to be used by pla... | 03/18/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7293773 | Card game A method of playing a card game and a pack of cards for use therewith, the pack including a number of topic cards at least one of which is selected by the player and a number of playing cards in a pack which can be shuffled, a first additional card being located ben... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7287755 | Method of playing a storytelling and idea generation game A group interaction method comprising: randomly selecting a plurality of indicia; requiring a first set of one or more persons to generate one or more texts containing words corresponding to the plurality of indicia; and having a second set of one or more other pers... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7273213 | Customer information card game A customer information card game is disclosed. A set of game cards is provided, each game card having a face and a reverse side, each game card having printed thereon a plurality of types of customer information indicators and a customer loyalty indicator. Methods a... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7267340 | Word-forming game A method for playing an interactive game (10) between a first player and a second player includes the steps of the first player obtaining a plurality of active first game pieces (14A) that each includes a word-forming indicia (24A), the first pl... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7243919 | Card game The invention features a method of playing a card game using a deck of numbered cards. Each player is dealt a predetermined number of cards, so that each player possesses a card set, or “hand” of cards. The remaining cards form a draw pile, and one card from the... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7238024 | Method and apparatus for performing a transaction without the use of spoken communication between the transaction parties An electronic device capable of displaying a computer application that allows the use of a method for performing a transaction without the use of spoken communication is disclosed. The method consists of providing at least one digital, transactional flash card displ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7231740 | Modular stage prop A modular stage prop system having a first stage prop and a second stage prop. The first stage prop has a first stepping surface and a plurality of first side surfaces extending from the first stepping surface. The first stepping surface and the plurality of first s... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7220126 | Educational mathematics game There is shown card game apparatus and method of play for use in educating children in basic mathematical concepts, the apparatus including a six-sided mathematical function indicator, such as a die, used in combination with two sets of cards, the function generator... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219896 | Spelling games Games for at least one player may include at least one game card, each game card including a plurality of letter indicators each indicating a letter and arranged to spell a word, a plurality of letter tokens, each letter token including a letter indicator, a selecti... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216868 | Word forming board game with lettered tiles A method of playing a word forming game for two to four players utilizing a game board marked off in a grid pattern. There are a plurality of tiles, equally distributed between the players, having various letters imprinted thereon. Such game board having the word CH... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7182344 | Word game A word game based on “hold'em poker is played using one or more decks of cards, with each card containing a consonant or a vowel. In the preferred embodiment, separate decks are provided for the vowels and consonants, respectively. Two cards from the vowel deck ar... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182342 | Math board game A game for teaching arithmetic skills involves having a player spin a wheel twice, the first time determines the arithmetic operation to be performed and the first number and the second spin determines the second number. The player then moves his or her game piece a... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7165972 | System and method for second language instruction A system and method for teaching a speaker of a primary language the basic tools necessary to communicate with a speaker of the a secondary language in an accelerated and concise manner, including a base set of phrase or word cards and a profession-specific set of p... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7156398 | Card game and deck for use therewith A game system including twenty-four cards, each respective card having respective top and bottom portions, each characterized by the following respective first and second suit-rank pairings: Ace of Spades and Nine of Hearts, King of Spades and Ten of Hearts . . . Ni... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7140613 | Scrambled word game A scrambled word game includes a plurality of cards forming a card set. Each card has printed thereon a scrambled version of a word. The scrambled word game also includes a plurality of blank letter tiles for each player and a plurality of blank Word-Sticks of varyi... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137819 | Apparatus, system, and method for teaching sequencing principles An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for teaching sequencing principles. An educational toy is provided with a plurality of panels that interlock with each other in a sequential pattern to form a multi-sided enclosure. A coded element may be represented on... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7104798 | Language teaching method A method of teaching students a language utilizing a coded medium through verbal and nonverbal communication. The students unconsciously learn the structure of the language through color, sound, shape/texture, a verb puzzle piece, gestures and grammar stories. The m... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100920 | Scripture domino game A game is provided that utilizes a code caller card that is used to direct each step of play. The code caller card identify passages of the Bible, and are analogous to a “question” that the player in turn must answer. In combination, word tiles are drawn and hel... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7044467 | Sentence forming game and its associated method of play A sentence forming board game and its associated method of play. The game apparatus utilizes a board that defines a plurality of spaces. Some of the spaces are identified as specialty spaces. Players are provided a plurality of playing pieces that have a word printe... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7042737 | System for efficiently channeling high frequency data signals through sheet metal containment A system is provided for channeling high frequency signals through sheet metal containment within an electronic device. In exemplary embodiments of the invention, an electronic device employing the system includes a midplane circuit board. One or more interface modu... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7029281 | Educational card game and method of play An entertaining and educational card game utilizing a question and answer format. The game is comprised of a plurality of nonstandard decks of playing cards. Each card has a question and answer which aggregately cover a wide range of subject matter. Players acquire ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021629 | Word-forming game for at least two players and apparatus therefore A word-forming game for at least two players that includes twenty-eight aligned playing pieces. Each playing piece has front and rear indicia thereon that includes an uppercase letter and a corresponding lowercase letter therebelow. The front and rear indicia of a f... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017910 | Card game A game, including a plurality of Message Cards. In another aspect, a method of playing a card game, including providing a plurality of Message Cards to each player and each player in his or her turn providing one or more Message Cards from his or her hand to one or ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014191 | Multi-player card game and method of playing the same A portable multi-player card game having a unique set of playing cards and a unique system for scoring and keeping track of score, wherein the method of playing is distinct from cribbage based card games. A game board is provided, having a card holder portion and a ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6986512 | Word game and method of play The present invention provides a word game apparatus and a method of playing said game. The word game apparatus comprising one or more sets of word units having a front, wherein said front has indicia identified thereon comprising an original word, one or more amend... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6971649 | Zero-sum tiling game A zero-sum tiling game. A plurality of “domino-like” game pieces include indicia viewable on the top surfaces of the game pieces that correspond to one, or the other, or both of two halves of the game pieces. The indicia forms a binary set. The indicia associate... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6966777 | Tool device, system and method for teaching reading A book-like reading teaching tool having a plurality of columns wherein each column contains each letter of the alphabet in ascending format, which are simultaneously viewable, a picture corresponding to each sound of each letter in the alphabet and structure for in... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6966556 | Word building and spelling card game A card game is used to teach spelling and word building. The card game includes letter cards, number cards and category cards. Each player is dealt a certain number of cards and must build a word that fits into a category set forth on a selected category cards using... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6948938 | Playing card system for foreign language learning The invention provides a deck of playing cards containing a plurality of suits with at least one language suit, wherein each card includes thereon one or more characters, words, phrases, and/or sentences in that particular language as its primary content. At least o... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6937267 | Electronic endoscope An electronic endoscope displays the date so as to enable the year, month, and day to be differentiated on a screen when displaying a date together with the object image. The electronic endoscope is provided with, in a processor, a central processing unit (CPU), a r... | 08/30/2005 |
