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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8020870 | Pattern recognition and duplication process and game A target pattern recognition and matching game using a game box, game slats, and a target pattern. A user is provided with multiple game slats and a game box. There is a predetermined target pattern which a user then tries to match by adding or removing game slats f... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7810814 | Strategic pattern building board game with ejecting feature A game apparatus for a strategic pattern building board game with a feature for ejecting playing markers is defined. The game board has a multiplicity of channels having a first end and an opposite second end for receiving and ejecting playing markers respectively. ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7690654 | System for playing a combination board and card game A card game combined with a board game. The object of the game, which can be played by at least two players, is to score the most points over the other competitors. A related aim of the game in this quest to achieve the highest points possible is to create horizonta... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7677570 | Competitive Sudoku board game The present invention is a board game. In a preferred embodiment, a competitive board game for two to nine players is disclosed. The game board is initialized by placing markers on the game board in a specified fashion. Distinct markers are distributed, and play pro... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7438292 | Multi-game playing surface and associated methods A board game has a plurality of game pieces and pair of dice. A method is disclosed for playing a plurality of games one a game board that includes a plurality of playing surfaces. The surfaces have intersecting columns and rows defining nine spots. One of the surfa... | 10/21/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7364431 | Educational game A multiplication game consisting of a perforated game board in which the assemblage of perforations forms a rectangular matrix. In a horizontal row of numerals printed on the rim of the board the numerals increase evenly in value from one end to the other end, and b... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7341252 | Board game A game board comprising: an upper surface member, preferably composed of a transparent material; a peripheral edge connected to the upper surface member; and at least one aperture in the peripheral edge for receiving a game piece, the game piece preferably an elonga... | 03/11/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7290766 | Three dimensional piece alignment game A game including a playing area divided into a plurality of spaces, and sets of game pieces with each set associated with different players or teams. The players or teams execute strategically selected instructions, such as move, stack and flip, to position their ga... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287474 | Consumer pyrotechnics support apparatus A reusable pyrotechnics support device for securely holding consumer ground-based fireworks (for example, fountains, mortars, multiple aerials, and the like) in a vertical and upright position, using a sufficiently wide base that is resistant to tipping over. In cer... | 10/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7168704 | Interactive game A method and apparatus for amusement and gaming is described. The apparatus includes a board comprising horizontal and vertical disposed lines that enclose a plurality of playing areas, wherein the playing areas are arranged into an equal number (N) of rows and colu... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7125011 | Magnetic cutting board One or more cutting boards that may be conveniently and compactly stored on many vertical surfaces in the kitchen, for example, a refrigerator. In the preferred embodiment, each cutting board contains two layers, a flexible magnet, and a flexible yet durable cutting... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114720 | Game device and method for playing A game device having a three-dimensional playing surface with strategically positioned points and a method of playing a game on the game device which has a three-dimensional playing surface with strategically positioned points whereby the game is played by at least ... | 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 |
| 7104544 | Casino style wagering game A wagering game combining the attributes of keno and video poker is disclosed. First, players place wagers and select one or more cards from a plurality of face-up cards. One or more cards from the plurality of cards are then randomly identified. Players receive awa... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7086645 | Game with collectible pieces The present invention provides a game including a playing surface, collectible playing pieces, marking pieces, and collectible cards. Players take turns trying to create specific hands by throwing the playing pieces. The first player to successfully claim ownership ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7014190 | Board game with movable neutral playing pieces Board games having movable neutral playing pieces. The board games include tokens that represent each player's location on the board and neutral playing pieces that may be moved by any player to block an opponent's token movement. In some embodiments, the neutral pl... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7001183 | Diagnostically and audibly responsive computer learning memory game and system provided therefor A diagnostically and audibly responsive computer learning memory game works with small children and other persons in teaching them to read. Square or rectangular tiles to be uncovered are displayed upside down, concealing words to be matched with words or words to b... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6955355 | Board game with nesting pieces A board game is disclosed, said game including a board having at least nine squares arranged in three rows of three squares each. In a first preferred embodiment, each player receives six pieces arranged in two stacks of differentially sized and nested pieces, three... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6955353 | Universal lottery game ticket and a lottery game and a method of playing the lottery game using the ticket A novel lottery ticket as well as a lottery game and method of playing that game using the lottery ticket are disclosed. The lottery ticket can be used to participate in at least one of a plurality of drawing events that occur over a period of time. The lottery tick... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6918589 | Winning scheme for a lottery type game The present invention provides a lottery type game system, method and ticket, wherein the winning of a game is determined by the assignment of game images to a predetermined number of consecutive positions along a linear array. The value of the prize is determined b... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6866266 | Game system and method of playing a game A game system and method of playing a game for providing amusement for a plurality of players. The game system includes a plurality of game tokens is designed for being selectively placed on a support surface. The game tokens comprise a plurality of sets of game tok... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6702288 | Color game A color game provides an enjoyable and entertaining activity for young children, persons learning a language, and others, in assisting those persons to associate color names with corresponding colors. The game includes a series of individual player cards ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6655687 | Arrangement for table game boards A game board has a pair of vertically extending panels with channels separated by partitions therebetween. The game board also has internal channels with curved protrusions and occasional open spaces between them such that a game disk may be deviated from... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6656044 | Bingo/poker game A device and method are set forth playing a game of Bingo while at the same time playing Poker. A processor displays a player Bingo card representing a 5×5 matrix and selects a virtue card against which the player competes. Each matrix coordinate has a B... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6645070 | 3D rotating viewpoint game Some popular games suitable for stimulating imagination and exercising logic and deductive skills, such as Tic-Tac-Toe, rapidly lose their utility with respect to stimulating imagination or exercising logic or deductive skills due to the static nature of ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6572469 | Electronic tic-tac-toe game having three function control A game apparatus includes a housing supporting a three by three grid of tic-tac-toe game play squares. The housing further supports a pivotable multi-function launch control which provides three game function inputs to the game microprocessor. The display... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6513708 | Mathematics teaching system A mathematics teaching system for visually and physically teaching a student how to perform multiplication and division calculations in a simple to understand format. The mathematics teaching system includes a housing having a plurality of apertures align... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6460849 | Rotating ring game A two-player game combining an assembly of ring-form components modifiable by the rotation and sliding of two handles. The game has first and second handles separated by a series of rotatable game rings. Each game ring bears a pattern of selected indicia ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6428003 | Apparatus and method of playing a strategy game Strategy game using at least two lots of game pieces with each lot being allocated to a player. The game includes a game grid forming rows and columns, and having a juxtaposition of parallel chutes. The parallel chutes include a first end and a second end... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6419231 | Vocabulary board game The present invention discloses a game for helping children to learn the alphabet. The game includes multiple game boards 10 with 9-3 letter words 15 thereon presented in a 3×3 matrix which game boards are given to each player. A designated player reads ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6394455 | Board game with nesting pieces A board game comprises a board having sixteen squares arranged in four rows of four squares each. Each player receives twelve pieces arranged in three stacks of nested pieces, four pieces to a stack. The object of play is to occupy squares on the board fo... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6378867 | Apparatus for playing a word game The present invention is directed to an apparatus for use in playing a word game, in particular a crossword game, and a method of playing such a game using the apparatus. In particular the invention is directed to an apparatus and game that is suitable fo... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6325374 | Educational board game method and apparatus A method and apparatus for playing a board game comprises a rectangular game board having one hundred rectangular spaces of equal dimension, two each of the spaces having color and pictorial indicia different than color and pictorial indicia of any other ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6293550 | Magnetic tic-tac-toe assembly A magnetic version of the game "Tic-Tac-Toe" is disclosed. In the preferred mode, the game consists of twelve separate pieces die cut from a magnetic rubber sheet. Each set contains four elongated strips, intended to be arranged to create the tic-tac-toe ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6273422 | Three dimensional alignment game playing system and method A strategy game system and method that requires a player to align three markers wherein each marker is positioned at one of three levels.... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6254098 | Practical four-dimensional tic-tac-toe A layout which is practically useful for playing tic-tac-toe (TTT) in four dimensions is disclosed. The layout consists of an array of tiles, each tile containing a 5×5 array of substantially square cells, where the tiles are arrayed in a 5×5 pattern. F... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6206372 | Magic squares game An educational and recreational apparatus and method having a background grid defining a matrix having a plurality of individual cells, and a plurality of elements each having a first surface, with indicia disposed thereon, said elements being removably d... | 03/27/2001 |
