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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146920 | Tile game apparatus and method for learning alphabet-based symbolic notation A tile-based game is used for teaching symbolic notation corresponding to alphabetical notation, such as found in music and code or sign language, by having players attempt to spell word with the symbolic notations that appear on one side of the tiles. Players are g... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8132814 | Sudoku solving apparatus An apparatus to solve Sudoku puzzles, wherein each one of the 81 single-squares has nine sub-area squares, each having one of the 1 through 9 digits, with all digits set to ‘at-display’ at start, and by selectively setting to ‘no-display’ 8 digits at each on... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8070162 | Game having an electronic instruction unit The present invention is directed to a game having an instruction unit and a deck of game cards, with each card having game indicia. Game cards may be distributed to each participant, and each player in turn comparing the game indicia of the game cards to the game i... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070163 | Multilingual-tile word games In a set of multilingual tiles, each tile bears a first character of a first language and also bears a second character of a second language. Tiles are positioned by players of a game, to form words in an inherently multilingual educational and entertainment experie... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7789393 | Resource sensitive game system and method A resource component for a game system. The resource component has a game play structure. It also has a linking mechanism. The linking mechanism is arranged about the game play structure. During play of the game, the linking mechanism dictates a gameplay condition. ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7758047 | Word game using stylized letters that share at least one common side A word game in which a participant attempts to decipher a word formed from a plurality of stylized alphabet letters that share a common side. The alphabet letters are majuscule English language alphabet letters in a block style font formed of line segments on a squa... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7648139 | Word association game A word association game played with a game-score card, a spinner wheel for selecting a letter to begin a word related to a topic category, adhesive labels, and at least one pencil in which players contrive words starting with a randomly selected letter, such words b... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7618042 | Word forming tile game A word forming game with a plurality of chips, each bearing either a letter or a wild card symbol on one surface. Players take successive turns at flipping over chips until a timer indicates the end of play. Whenever a player can form an English word from at least t... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7591469 | Diagramless crossword puzzle helper A word puzzle game includes a grid (20) of blank answer spaces displayed on a gaming surface. The grid (20) includes a reference mark (32) that visually assists a user of the word puzzle game. The reference mark (32) associates a first an... | 09/22/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7431295 | Lottery ticket with play action game A lottery ticket has printed thereon a matrix of nine rows and nine columns defining eighty one locations some of which are pre-marked with numbers from 1 to 9 and is arranged such that the player can select and enter the numbers in open locations to provide an arra... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7422214 | Methods for Chinese radical games A method for playing language puzzle games involving a unit of meaning in the Chinese language made up of a string of characters in which each character in the string is decomposed into radicals having from one to four strokes and all of the radicals are combined, a... | 09/09/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7364163 | Big money playing card game and method A Big Money playing card game has a box; playing cards and a set of rules and a die, the playing cards including financial cards which constitute the majority of the playing cards and which teach the value of money in business, timing cards which constitute the mino... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7348500 | Diabetes mellitus nutritional balance for monitoring the food and nutritional intake A nutrition balance for health control, especially for diabetics, to measure a weight and a caloric value of an edible substance, comprising a main body; a scale unit generating a weight signal while receiving the weight of the edible substance; a control unit compr... | 03/25/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7341253 | Game played using a board and forming words A board game wherein the players state in advance of their turn any words they choose to form, then state their choice to roll both dice to maneuver the game board with their game piece or to roll one die to pick the corresponding number of lettered squares. A playe... | 03/11/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7325805 | Music theory games and methods of playing music theory games A game and a method of playing a game are provided that teach the concepts necessary for a polished musical performance. In one embodiment, the game comprises a game board that provides a path of movement for a playing pawn controlled by each player. The path of mov... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7278637 | Underwater matching game A matching game for use in a swimming pool. Game pieces are provided which have various icons and point values on their faces and which are adapted to sink to the pool bottom and rest automatically in a face-down position on the pool floor. In alternating turns, pla... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275746 | Crossword puzzle board game The crossword puzzle board game provides for competitive play in the solving of a crossword puzzle by two or more players. Players attempt to solve the puzzle by solving selectively revealed clues determined by a row or column determination die and selection of a ro... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273212 | Article support apparatus, system, and method An article support apparatus facilitates article interaction such as game play upon an oblong game table. The article or game support apparatus comprises a support plate, an anchor plate, and an article-positioning assembly extending therebetween. The article-positi... | 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 |
| 7267341 | Word travels A method of playing a game. More than one tableau spaces are provided, and a group of letters are provided arranged in a random sequence corresponding to each tableau space, wherein the letters available for play are the endmost letters. Words or beginning of words ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7244180 | Geography game show A multi-media geography game show allows real time participation of contestants, live show audience participants and remote TV viewers having Internet connections. Answers to questions related to geography provided within an allotted time period qualify participants... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7150361 | M-divider material-bay restraining cable system A restraining cable and rack system comprises material-bay dividers with cable restraints that can be laced-through, end-attached, and adjusted to a variety of heights on vertical bars. Long sticks or sheets of material are stood on-end inside the bays for retail di... | 12/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7125255 | Puzzle A puzzle comprising a plurality of pieces wherein each piece comprises an elongated member having a longitudinal axis, a first surface and an opposite second surface. A plurality of symbols are longitudinally spaced along the first surface or the second surface. Eng... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7120275 | Ink recognition for use in character-based applications Methods, systems and user interfaces for providing feedback to a user based on recognition of character-based ink input are provided. A first feedback is provided to the user to indicate a character as which ink input by the user is recognized. The first feedback is... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118110 | Method and apparatus for orthography board game Briefly stated, the present invention is an orthography board game having an apiarian theme. The game consists of a game board having a plurality of hexagonal playing spaces arranged in an overall hexagonal pattern. Selected playing spaces on the board are assigned ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7112135 | Gaming machine with sorting feature A gaming machine comprises at least one visual display (mechanical or video) and a game of chance controlled by a processor in response to a wager. The game of chance includes a primary game and a sorting feature. The sorting feature is triggered by certain start-fe... | 09/26/2006 |
| 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 |
