A Receptacle for supporting, rotating and sculpting a portion of ice cream or similarly malleable food while it is being consumed.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7434806 | Chess variant and method of play thereof A chess variant includes (a) one of an order 8 board, an order 10 board, and an order 12 board; (b) a conventional chess piece set; and (c) a non-convention chess piece set, wherein the pieces of the non-conventional chess piece set perform non-standard movements de... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7374171 | Card-based board game and method of playing the same The present invention provides a board game and a method of playing a board game in which players follow a path while acquiring competition cards that are provided in certain classes and have varying game values and features. These cards are employed by players duri... | 05/20/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7325804 | Game apparatus with an encapsulated figure A game piece in the nature of a hand manipulated capsule containing a visible and recognizable figure with assigned characteristics, a game field, and a method of using the game piece in the playing of games. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320640 | Game software and game machine Game software for raising interest on a card game by adding an unexpected element thereto without losing fun of thinking out a strategy. After determining an appearing face of a dice by a procedure of determining face in a turn for a player, a card attached to the d... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7296798 | Gameboard, games played on board and methods of play requiring strategy and luck A game of skill and chance for two, a game board, and method for play requires a chess board imprinted with an alternating pattern of card suites, a set of chess pieces, and euchre cards. Play follows chess rules, euchre rules, and a new set of rules. In one embodim... | 11/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7287752 | Simulated golf game A system of simulated golf play and a simulated golf game are described, wherein a player piece is moved along at least one path of play from a tee area, across a fairway and to a putting area, wherein said path of play is defined by indicia marking a ball path, and... | 10/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7228260 | Role-playing simulation apparatus and method, and computer product In a role-playing simulation apparatus, a setting section sets a plurality of patterns of parameters indicating characters of player agents who participate in a virtual role-playing and also sets patterns of negotiation rules, and player agent sections realize the p... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7207886 | Game system, game data exchange control method, game machine, and computer readable storage medium There is provided a game system which makes it possible to implement a transaction desired by a side which receives a game element. When delivering a game element from a user of a first game machine 1 to a user of a second game machine 1, transaction i... | 04/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7156394 | Method and device for playing modified games of chess A method for playing a modified game of chess includes the steps of providing a game board having a plurality of rows and columns to define a grid-like pattern and providing each player a set of game cubes, each of which defines six faces. Five of said faces include... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7114722 | Plastic kubb (coob) game & carrying case Apparatus that interconnects the twenty-one pieces used to play the ancient backyard target-throwing game “kubb”, pronounced “coob”, into a portable self-contained carrying case that looks like a briefcase. An improvement over transporting kubb in heavy crat... | 10/03/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7044854 | Area-based resource collection in a real-time strategy game Area-based resource collection comprises a system and method in which players in a real-time strategy game first define an area of influence, which, after the effects of other areas of influence have been considered, is used in calculating their resource collection ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040624 | Game with multi-level game board A game wherein players move their game pieces across a multi-level playing field while trying to capture target pieces and avoid a chaser piece is described. Moreover, the game may be portable. In some cases, the game apparatus may be carried in a plastic case that ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6994344 | Historical war game with flat soldiers and method of playing it The game is conducted on a flat surface, for example, a floor, with flat pieces which depict warriors, war animals, standards, weaponry, military equipment and fortifications, each typical to a corresponding historical period. The opposing players take turns during ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6957812 | Color-linked miniature game apparatus The present invention includes an apparatus that can be used for easily relating properties of a miniature to an off-miniature reference. Because the game properties are off the miniature, there is unlimited space available for tracking them. ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6938899 | Tile-based board game A board game including game pieces and rules for playing a game for a plurality of players, the goal of which is to defeat an opponent through battle of game pieces. The invention provides a board, multiple tile-like pieces, and at least one die. The tile-like piece... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938897 | Universal role playing game elevation indicator system A universal role playing game elevation indicator system for efficiently indicating elevation measurements of playing pieces used in role playing games. The universal role playing game elevation indicator system includes a support member having a lower end and an up... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938898 | Combination role playing and dice throwing board game A combination role playing and board game comprising a plurality of action figures configured with detachable arm and head members, and which are moved within a grid-like board surface that represents an arena, wherein confrontations and other events are simulated. ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6808172 | Board game The present invention provides rules and apparatus for playing a board game. The game includes a decoder for each of the plurality of players, a set of coded game cards having a plurality of possible probability influencing indicia printed thereon. The decoders are ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6796561 | Game with commonly moved enemy A game wherein players move their game pieces around a pathway collecting tokens from a plurality of stores while trying to avoid sharing a space with a commonly controlled chaser piece is described. Moreover, the game may be portable. In some cases, the game appara... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6702286 | War strategy game The present invention pertains to a war strategy game played on an octagon shaped polar matrix of eight radial paths and four latitudinal paths. Each radial path intersects each latitudinal path to define an array of playable positions. Each player is giv... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6581932 | Battle card for, and method for using the card in, a board game The game kit for a board game comprises a game board having three levels and at least one stairway between the three levels, at least one die, at least two fighter pieces and a unique battle card for each piece. The game kit is used to play a medieval cas... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6575463 | Gladiator game and method of play A gladiator game and method of play. The gladiator game comprises a game environment, player tokens, gladiator tokens, trainer tokens, a stack of monster cards, a stack of treasure cards, play money, and a chance device. The chance device determines playe... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6481714 | Medieval castle board game The game kit for a board game comprises a game board having three levels and at least one stairway between the three levels, at least one die, at least two fighter pieces and a unique battle card for each piece. The game kit is used to play a medieval cas... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6474643 | Paintball simulation game A paintball simulation game for simulating a paintball game. The paintball simulation game includes a game board having game spaces thereon. A plurality of game tokens includes flag shaped game tokens and game pieces. A plurality of obstacle pieces includ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6450498 | Military strategy game A military strategy game where each player takes turns drawing cards and rolling a twenty sided die to acquire money to purchase armed forces strong enough to defeat their opponents armed forces. The player who defeats their opponents armed forces first, ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6260848 | Continuation of new improved chesslike game application A modified game of chess compirsing four individual armies is disclosed herein. There can be two, three or four participants. A gameboard is modified to comprise seventy-two alternating smaller squares of equal dimensions for a total of 144 squares, but o... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6250633 | Board game A game of skill includes a playing board having a perimeter surrounding a playing area divided into equally sized boxes, wherein each box is marked with an identifying element, such as a geometric shape and/or symbol of a particular color. The identifying... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6203016 | Method of playing chess A method of playing chess in which eventually all chess moves are played out on a chess board in full view, but some of these moves are previously recorded out-of-view, so that the playing out of these recorded moves adds surprise to the play and an eleme... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6170825 | Dual level board game and method of play Dual hexagon shaped playing fields composed of smaller hexagons of two different colors vertically separated for visibility with each player starting with the same number of three different shaped playing pieces with each piece being limited differently i... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6068262 | Selection game A game for play by one or more players. The illustrated game includes a selection surface for each player. Each surface faces a player area where the associated player would position herself to observe the surface. A liquid discharge mechanism is selectiv... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5984307 | Method for playing board game A war game device comprising a playing board having a plurality of squares thereon, preferably ten squares long and thirteen squares wide. Playing pieces are provided to each player, the pieces representing a command post (one for each player), infantry b... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5879005 | Wargame playing system The inventive device includes a game board having an playing surface illustrated to represent terrain and having a plurality of spaces, each space having a type of terrain represented therein. A plurality of gold playing coins and a plurality of silver pl... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5803455 | Military board game A board game is provided including a game board with a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface has a first indicia, a second indicia and a single path connected between the first indicia and second indicia comprising a plurality of squares. A pr... | 09/08/1998 |