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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7549863 | Methods of playing card games comprising saying the alphabet with words, saying words with words, and saying the alphabet with words while saying words with words Method of Playing Card Games Consisting of Saying The Alphabet With Words and Saying Words With Words and Saying The Alphabet With Words While Saying Words is an enunciation game recognizing the pronunciation of letters as alphabet letters and the enunciation of add... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7503765 | Educational game An educational game is provided, comprising a plurality of qualification cards least one subject, said qualification cards having a qualification question and a corresponding qualification answer; and a plurality of preparatory cards for at least one subject, said p... | 03/17/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7341254 | Method and apparatus to play card game A method and apparatus to play poker or blackjack games that include novel playing cards that do not have non-descriptive backs and novel card arrangements with multiple hands sharing a common card. When the novel cards are initially dealt, either the suit or rank o... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7311596 | Decision support system and method of operation thereof A decision support system comprises a decision repository with at least one stored game play decision for a particular hand held by a player and a corresponding first card held by a dealer, in a game of blackjack, and a programming facility operable, selectively, by... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7238107 | Consonant pain A game using 4 die, 3 are icosahedrons and 1 is a cube. The icosahedrons have a different consonant on each face of the die. The icosahedrons die has all the consonants of the English language represented except for the letter Y. The cube has a different vowel on ea... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7229287 | Spatial memory assessment and associated methods A neuropsychological assessment includes cards having a first indicium on a top face and an index indicium on a bottom face. A display includes an arrangement of images, each image corresponding to one of the first indicia, the image number fewer than or equal to th... | 06/12/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7207569 | Interactive game system An interactive game system for providing a spoons related game that promotes education of the United States. The interactive game system includes providing a card deck, a plurality of data cards, a plurality of playing spoons, and a data spoon. The data cards and th... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198271 | Combined educational tool for imparting thematic knowledge and reinforcing related core principles A combined instructional tool (10) is provided for imparting theological or other thematic knowledge to a plurality of participants while experientially reinforcing a core principle relating thereto. The tool (10) generally includes a game board (10... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7111844 | Stackable magnetic-plate game piece design A method for designating the attributes of a character in a game: providing a plurality of replaceable stackable pieces in which each stackable pieces in which each piece represents a attribute of the character/creature in play. A dynamic game piece representing a c... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7086865 | Educational game An educational game is provided, comprising a plurality of qualification cards for at least one subject, said qualification cards having a qualification question and a corresponding qualification answer; and a plurality of preparatory cards for at least one subject,... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7066465 | Side bet for blackjack style card game A side bet which may be implemented in any blackjack-style card game method provides an opportunity to win a bet based on combinations of three cards which may be the player's first two cards and the dealer's first card. The player may win the side bet with certain ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7055823 | Cards The present invention relates to educational and entertaining playing cards. The cards may be used alone or in combination with other hardware game accessories, such as board games, or software game accessories, such as compact discs and the Internet. Unlike other p... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052395 | Gaming device having different sets of primary and secondary reel symbols The present invention includes an apparatus and method for a gaming device having a bonus game that provides a player with a primary set of reel symbols having a primary probability of winning and a secondary set of reel symbols having a secondary probability of win... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044740 | Educational game for reinforcing rules of etiquette An educational game to reinforce the rules of etiquette is described. A marker is passed between players when a player catches another player in a violation of the announced rules of etiquette. The player having the marker at the end of the game is subject to a sanc... | 05/16/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6974327 | Double imputation scale An educational device to teach the biblical doctrine of double imputation is disclosed. The educational device is generally comprised of a cross, a balance type scale, and at least three different objects which by casual observation are of unequal mass. ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6910893 | Card game for learning A card game for learning entails competitive play between players. As the game proceeds, the winner of a match must recite out loud the facts of learning printed on the playing cards. The game repetitively exposes the players to facts in a given subject area such as... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6863275 | Matching card game and method for playing the same Disclosed herein are methods for playing a card game, as well as decks of cards for use with a card game, wherein the object of the game is for one of a plurality of players to discard all cards dealt to him before the others players. One embodiment of a method incl... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6648648 | Instructional mathematics board game An educational game for teaching mathematics has a game board with a continuous play path along its edge. Spaces are labeled with a mathematical category and a monetary amount. Each mathematical category has its own deck of cards with questions, answers a... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6641400 | Multi-disciplinary educational tool A multi-disciplinary educational tool having a plurality of commodity representations, a plurality of instruction cards, and at least one cargo transfer means that is moved among a plurality of geographical regions is disclosed. The multi-disciplinary edu... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6375466 | Method for teaching economics, management and accounting A method for teaching economics and related practices provides a "virtual enterprise" in which various economic transactions are made. Participants or "stakeholders" in the teaching session take roles of various corporate, government, and other officials,... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6224107 | Pocketbook book The invention includes a pocketbook adapted to be customized by a consumer. The pocketbook has a plurality of pages and a pocket adapted to hold the pages. The pages are removably held in the pocket. The pages typically have a subject so that the consumer... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6099318 | Educational card game An educational card game 10 including at least one deck of cards 20 comprising a plurality of individual cards 21 having a front face 22 and a rear face 23. The rear faces 23 are provided with a generic legend 24 and selected pairs of front faces 22 are p... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6086378 | Educational game for teaching musical notation An educational game for teaching children how to read music by teaching them the locations of musical notes on a musical staff. The game which may be played by two or more players includes a game mat having a flat playing surface with musical clef and sta... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6079710 | Educational number game A value bingo-type game is provided including a plurality of player boards each having a matrix of squares situated thereon. The matrix has a plurality of columns each with a unique color and a plurality of squares each with a number within a predetermine... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6070873 | Card game and method of playing card game A card game and method of playing a card game that enables a player to purchase an option to buy a bonus card to better the player's hand. The method of playing the game includes a dealer accepting an optional insurance fee from each player of the game wh... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6062864 | Math skills game The present invention is a mathematical skills game that uses a self-correcting method to enable self-learning of basic math skills. A board or other medium includes several card receiving members for receiving a card therein. A mathematical expression or... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5895048 | Combination cards for learning and practicing blackjack and blackjack strategy systems Specially made combination cards for learning and practicing the optimal decisions which arise in the game of blackjack as played in casinos. The face of each card is an overlapping combination of cards found in a standard deck of playing cards. They are ... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5816574 | Game for learning foreign languages This invention relates to a game and particularly, though not exclusively to a board game using a foreign language such as bahasa Indonesia, and a national language such as English. In one embodiment of the invention there is a board game comprising a gam... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5628511 | Tabular reference book for playing blackjack An apparatus is provided for recommending plays in the game of blackjack including a sheet having a sheet first face and a sheet second face, a dealer up card symbol printed on the sheet identifying a possible dealer up card, a player hand column of playe... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5568924 | Supplemental card indicia idendifies like cards The purpose of this invention is to provide a means by which complementary expressions, viz., questions and answers, pictures and words, words and symbols, pictures and pictures, words and words, symbols and symbols, etc., can be placed on different cards... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5516290 | Method and apparatus for playing a board game A board game is disclosed wherein a plurality of players are entertained while learning lingo and safety aspects of skateboarding. A game board having a path printed thereon is provided. The pathway includes a plurality of spaces with at least a beginning... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5316482 | Vocabulary board game A vocabulary board game is provided which consists of a game board, vowel cube playing pieces, a die, a color cube, a star cube, free pass tokens, point tokens, scoring method cards, vocabulary cards, playing position cards, a timer, pencils, pads of pape... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5273431 | Educational game and method of playing said game The educational linguistic game includes a game board having a number of separate, spaced tracks, each track being divided into a number of separate, sequential, color coded spaces bearing separate playing instructions, depending on the color of each spac... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5257939 | Cultural knowledge board game The invention provides a board game apparatus for an educational board game, with a plurality of playing cards and playing tokens.... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5246373 | Educational board game apparatus A board game arranged to educate and entertain children as to the merits, consequences, and opportunities in dialing assistance is provided. The board game includes a game path having game spaces to indicate selection of cards from various categories, whe... | 09/21/1993 |
