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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4943054 | Mental game The game comprises supports formed by two superimposed sheets. Cards of a like size, drawn randomly, are housed in the supports and bear on each side one or more first areas in which there is an illustration and first captions relating to the illustration... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4936585 | Method of manipulating and interpreting playing pieces A strategy game utilizing two forms of a playing piece, one indicating direction and representing attack, the other indicating position and representing defense. Each player has a plurality of playing pieces. The game begins with all pieces held in storag... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4779871 | Game for foretelling particulars of a person A game and method for foretelling particulars such as characteristics and future circumstances of a person, wherein a plurality of indicators are placed by participants, with their vision temporarily impaired, on a display device having a representation o... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4685672 | Guessing game and associated playing method A guessing game and associated playing method is provided. The guessing game (10) includes a plurality of game pieces such as marbles. A support structure (12) is provided which includes at least two indented receptacles (14) for selectively receiving the... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4662633 | Biased receptacle action game A game involving the insertion of simulated articles of dirty clothing into a washing machine receptacle, the sides of which are biased to explode open. The number and type of articles to be inserted during a turn is determined by a spinner. Insertion of ... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4640510 | Non-competitive game for two or more players A game for two or more players is played by assembling a plurality of tokens, assigning a quantitative time value to each of the tokens, and preparing a certificate attesting to ownership of the tokens for purposes of the game. The tokens and certificate ... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4553749 | Toy and game apparatus A toy block is provided having an integrally formed, recessed surface disposed in a portion thereof which defines an open inclined passageway between sides of the block element. Game apparatus may be formed from a plurality of such block elements. The ind... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4491319 | Skill game card device A skill game card device providing an apparatus for a player to engage in a game of skill. The card game device includes a substantially flat supporting sheet. A first indicia is contained on the flat supporting sheet. The first indicia depicts a pluralit... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4378118 | Action game An action game for at least two players comprising at least two sets of organized picture generating elements, for example books or card decks, which illustrate interaction between objects controlled by the players, for example at least two airplanes in a... | 03/29/1983 |
| 4354682 | Method and apparatus for enhancing the twelve coin balancing puzzle A total of thirteen identically appearing coins is provided in lieu of the usual twelve coins. Eleven of these thirteen coins are made identical in weight to result in eleven identical coins and two remaining coins. One of the remaining coins is heavier t... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4334680 | Game apparatus Game apparatus is disclosed having a top wall with openings for the insertion of pins by two players as called for by indicia on a rotatable signal disc below the top wall but which indicia is visible through openings in the top wall, the pins may fall th... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4324065 | Balance operated game A toy game comprises a simulated alligator body having a pair of jaws mounted thereon for movement between relatively closed and opened positions. At least one of the alligator's legs is pivotally mounted on the body for movement between an extended posit... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4323238 | Action toy requiring space perception and eye/hand coordination A toy has an enclosure pierced by a plurality of holes, each hole being in the shape of a distinctive geometry. A plurality of blocks are shaped to pass through only individually associated ones of the holes. Inside the housing, a balanced panel receives ... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4314698 | Action sequencing game A game for two or more players in which the players must rely on their ability to perform a prescribed set of movements of playing pieces in accordance with designated surfaces of said playing pieces at each of which surfaces is sensibly impressed at leas... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4272913 | Simulated monster toy and game A simulated monster toy and game includes a base that simulates a lake or sea and a housing joined to the base that simulates a cave at the sea's edge, in which the simulated monster is movably mounted. At the mouth of the cave is a weight-actuated trigge... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4257610 | Snapping animal game A game is provided in which individual playing pieces are moved incrementally along an elongated rectangular game board, according to the random throw of a die. The game board in the form and position of an elongated movable strip and is mechanically self... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4218835 | Animal scale toy A toy balancing scale used to teach children the proper relationship between the number of objects and/or the value of numbers, has a base having an upstanding support and pivoted on the support is a horizontal balance bar. At each end of the balance bar ... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4218676 | Method for chasing game employing a set of timed sound generators In a method for chasing game, a set of portable sound generators are set out in the field in accordance with a predetermined pattern for chasing the game in a predetermined direction when the sound generators are actuated. Each of the sound generators has... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4200292 | Tiltable board game apparatus An amusement game that has a flat board with a central pair of axes providing a fulcrum and spaces on either side of the axes. Playing pieces of different weights are received in respective openings in the spaces and the fulcrum is elevated to allow tilti... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4198047 | Multi compartment game board A composite game board comprising a base wall, a peripheral wall surrounding said base wall, a single septum extending between oppositely disposed portions of said peripheral wall to form a pair of chambers, one substantially larger in total area than the... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4132406 | Word game A word game wherein the letters of the alphabet are distributed among a number of bodies each of which carries only one letter of the alphabet with some of the bodies being duplicates so that certain letters appear on more than one body. These bodies are ... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4108431 | Game apparatus Game apparatus is provided with a transparent cylinder containing a dice support platform. The platform is movable by a manually operable lever to toss the dice. At the top of the cylinder there is removably mounted a slot-fed coin or chip container which... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4108430 | Action game An improved action game. Each player can see the other player's piece only when it is in the play area; he is given an indication of the position of his own piece at all times. A player scores a point if his piece catches the other player's piece in the p... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4105206 | Weightlifting game A game based on guessing whether a simulated weightlifter can lift a given weight, comprising a figure in the form of a simulated weightlifter movable from a rest or bent-over position to a lift position by means of the tensioning of a cord or strand, ten... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4083558 | Method of playing a game of chance The invention is of a method of playing a game of chance comprising, according to the embodiment described, a plurality of dice and a deck of game cards. The cards, according to the described embodiment, prescribe a variety of minimum goals for the player... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4071244 | Suspension game A construction game that employs two separate game boards, each depicting the games' goals and providing the main support for the assemblying of the two completely independent structures. The completed structure will be a bridge abstraction, or more speci... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4043554 | Weight game A children's game wherein weighted object of unknown weight are positioned at one end of a pulley string in accordance with a random or other selection caused by the use of dice or spinner devices wherein the other end of the pulley string is caused to mo... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4036493 | Game apparatus A competitive game including a jar with separable upper and lower portions and weighted playing pieces for insertion thereinto. The two portions of the jar are held together against the force of gravity upon the lower portion by magnetic means therebetwee... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4034986 | Game involving estimation of spatial relationships A board game involving the establishment of spatial relationships and measurement thereof to determine the correctness of the estimation. The establishment of a spatial relationship is accomplished by moving a marker along a rectilinear element and/or mov... | 07/12/1977 |
| 4027877 | Game device A competitive game played with a bottle, the neck of which has restrictions or baffles located therein. Playing pieces are placed into the bottle through a slot in the side thereof, and the players of the game, in turn, attempt to shake a given number of ... | 06/07/1977 |
| 4004803 | Game apparatus with timer-controlled receptacle closure A game apparatus involving the use of numbered cards, a closeable receiving area and an interval timer. The timer is controlled by a propelled ball which moves along the inside of an inverted conical surface disposed beneath the receiving area such that a... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3994492 | Game apparatus A game apparatus is provided which includes a generally hollow housing formed in the shape of a miniature shark having a pivotally mounted lower jaw portion. The pivotal lower jaw is mounted upon a horizontal axis and biased toward a closed position by a ... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3989242 | Game of manual dexterity A board game of manual dexterity includes a playing board divided into two identical zones. A large circle is centrally contained within each zone, as well as ten small circles numbered from one to ten, and a medium size start circle. Two differently colo... | 11/02/1976 |
| 3980298 | Concealed playing piece apparatus A game apparatus which includes a plurality of differently shaped playing pieces. A plurality of receptacles are provided for individually concealing or exposing each of the playing pieces. A plurality of cards are provided, each having indicating means t... | 09/14/1976 |
| 3960377 | Game apparatus A game apparatus used for competitive scoring by at least two players includes granular material, such as sand, corn, wheat, rice, and the like, arranged in a pile or body in depth. The players alternately position respective game pieces in the form of el... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3953027 | Card matching apparatus including dispenser A game apparatus for use by two or more players. The game apparatus includes a set of playing cards having different indicia on at least some of the cards, and a set of chips having indicia on at least some of the chips which is identical to the indicia o... | 04/27/1976 |
| 3949986 | Rotatable card carrying game apparatus A game apparatus which includes a set of playing cards and a card displaying device for permitting sequential visual observance of one or more of the playing cards by the players of the game for only a predetermined period of time. The displaying device i... | 04/13/1976 |
