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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7527266 | Maze game and method of play A maze game for a plurality of players includes a plurality of rotatable gate members which may be rotated to reconfigure the maze. A first randomizer determines the number of playing stations a player's game piece moves, and a second randomizer determines the total... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7390237 | Learning toy A learning toy includes a board assembly having a plurality of perforations, and at least one toy element provided with a stud member for insertion into one of the perforations so as to attach the toy element onto the board assembly. The board assembly includes a ba... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7344138 | Poker pad A floating poker pad is provided that may be used on both land and water. The poker pad has a base member that has an upper surface and a lower surface. The upper surface of the floating poker pad has a slightly slopped central inner playing area for poker or card p... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7243920 | Slotted game board and gaming table A gaming table for supporting cards and gaming pieces such as dominos. The gaming table has game boards that include first and second major surfaces and first and second sets of slots. The first set of slots is sized and configured for supporting gaming pieces like ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7165861 | Ultraviolet peg illumination One or more panels of an apparatus in one example comprise a plurality of receptacles for a plurality of pegs. One or more ultraviolet lights illuminate the plurality of pegs. ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7140612 | Cubic assembly puzzle and support structure A game or puzzle including a plurality of polyomino assembly pieces and a support base. The support base may comprise a polygonal bottom member, one or more towers, and side walls. The support base aids the user in visualizing the shape of the puzzle to be assembled... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7125016 | Board game A board game includes a portable housing formed from water-impermeable material and having walls sized and shaped for defining a generally rectangular shape. Selected ones of the walls define a lower section having a cavity formed therebetween. A top one of the wall... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114721 | Pattern formation board game A pattern formation board game and method of play are presented. The present invention includes a board having a play area with a plurality of overlapping substantially circular patterns thereon. Circular patterns are composed of a plurality of interlocking spaces i... | 10/03/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6902500 | Sport game A game and method of playing a game are disclosed. A playing field having a scoring objective region and a neutral zone extending from the scoring objective region are provided. The neutral zone divides the playing field. At least two playing objects are activated t... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6786486 | Fishing board game A fishing board game comprising a gameboard, fish cards, color cards, bait boards, playing cards, game pieces and a pair of dice. The gameboard comprises a circuitous grid of interconnected fishing points, a portion of which are designated by color as fishing holes ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6749196 | Ice hockey game An ice hockey board game where the player pegs (6) can move all around the game level through the network of miniature levels (3). The player pegs (6) are moved around by hand along the gaps (4). The shots are accomplished by rolling the ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6736398 | Modular board game apparatus A modular board game apparatus has a segmental playing surface comprising pairs of segments which are variously configured to provides a surface whose shape and playing area may be changed according to the requirements of a particular game. The segments facilitate v... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6695309 | Modular hidden maze game A modular hidden maze game for multiple players is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the game includes a playing board having a playing surface on which can be defined a plurality of playing spaces. Each of the playing spaces can include at least one ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6626432 | Game board and playing card retention clips A portable board or platform for playing cards outdoors where wind might blow away cards. A plurality of card engaging members may be placed in any orientation on the playing surface of the board to accommodate a number of cards at selected locations on t... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6581931 | Game board structure for construction toy set A game board structure for a construction toy set. A basic game board is formed of three generally rectangular panel assemblies of hollow construction. The panels have interengaging projections and recesses for mechanically locking the panels together to ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6425581 | Map puzzle game An educational map puzzle game teaches children and adults to locate political entities of the world on a map. Puzzle pieces comprised of postage stamp reproductions or simulated postage stamp reproductions correspond to specific sites on large-format con... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6419229 | Golf game A new golf board game with a playing surface, said playing surface containing a plurality of golf links, each one of said golf links having a starting area, a fairway area, and a green area, said fairway areas and green areas also having proximate thereto... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6361047 | Game and method having polarized adhesion portions A game system having a playing board which comprises one or more regions of polarized adhesion material, and a plurality of playing pieces, each with two faces, which may have polarized adhesion material of one or both types. The polarized adhesion materi... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6352262 | Method of conducting simultaneous gameplay using stackable game pieces A strategy game utilizing a stackable playing piece. Each player is assigned a multiplicity of such playing pieces, which begin the game standing individually in a random arrangement on a featureless playing field. During the course of the game, players s... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6176488 | Game device A game device includes an upper board, a lower mounting board and a plurality of displaying members. The upper board includes a plurality of upper rows and columns of displaying areas which define respectively displaying openings, and a plurality of upper... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6062561 | Method of playing a board game A new board game for providing an entertaining and challenging way for learning arithmetic facts is disclosed. The inventive game includes the steps of providing a game board having a plurality of playing spaces arranged in an equal number of rows and col... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6059290 | Board game Apparatus (5) for playing a game which comprises a spindle (35), a playing surface, a spinner arm (25) rotably depending from the spindle and a rotatable body (80) at or near an end of the spinner arm. In use the rotatable body is contactable with the pla... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5988640 | Multi-dimensional stacking game A game for two to eight players comprising a game base upon which at least thirty game pieces, with different distinguishing features and values, are placed, and a method for playing the same. The game pieces are stacked upon one another, from the game ba... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5979752 | Portable and floatable fish weight tabulation peg board and method for using same during competition Invention relates to an accurate, yet inexpensive system for recording and maintaining the weight of fish caught during a fishing competition, where the object is to catch and retain a predetermined number of fish, of the highest weight, within a prescrib... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5927718 | Game apparatus A game apparatus utilizing a platform which is divided into a first section, having a first partition to define the same, a second section, having a second partition to define the same, and a third section having a third partition to define the same. The ... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5833240 | Dexterity game board apparatus A game board for providing entertainment has playing areas in the form of recesses 14 that receive uniquely formed tokens or playing pieces 20. The recesses may have an upwardly facing flat surface 16 located below the board upper surface 12 at a depth th... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5799943 | Three-dimensional word game A three-dimensional word game which is characterized by a base having a grid with one or more squares, selected ones of which are fitted with openings or projections for receiving and anchoring correspondingly-shaped, lettered blocks to facilitate vertica... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5752701 | Game device A game device includes a plurality of game blocks, at least two playing cards, and at least two hollow game boxes. The game blocks are grouped into at least three sets by shapes and sizes so that each of the game blocks belonging to a particular set has a... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5647594 | Variable game board having reversible pawns The invention relates to indoor games of the thought-game type including a board with dual aspect cells: an active position and an inert one. According to the invention, it includes a frame 1 with cells where removable pawns 2 are in one of two positions,... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5560611 | Mathematical pyramid shape building game A mathematical game is comprised of a game board with holes arranged in a regular array and playing pieces bearing integer numbers. Players compete to combine the playing pieces and mathematical operations to form a mathematical expression which equals a ... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5558336 | Board game and method of playing A board game, and a method of playing thereof, in which a plurality of directionally-oriented playing pieces are slidably advanced through a grid of intersecting grooves of the game board to achieve a predetermined sequence of playing pieces in a desired ... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5524897 | Stargazer game, and methods of constructing and utilizing same A method of playing a pattern forming game for two or more players. The method comprises the steps of obtaining a hexagonal playing surface divided into a plurality of triangular spaces, the triangular spaces being arranged so as to form a plurality of ov... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5503400 | Chess set construction A chess set construction permitting chess to be played with the chess board in a vertical position, removably mounted in a frame on a wall, and in a horizontal position, as on a table. Each chess piece is bisected, being rejoinable by a tongue and groove.... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5490675 | Game set and storage system Game set and storage system in which game pieces are stored in a preset arrangement relative to their starting positions on the game board. The set includes a game piece holder which has a plurality of compartments for holding the game pieces in an invert... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5464224 | Board game apparatus and method of play A game board includes a field defining an m by n array of playing spaces arranged in rows and columns on the field and a plurality of edge regions, wherein each edge region is disposed between a corresponding pair of adjacent playing spaces and wherein vi... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5449179 | Holiday bingo having stickers and candy markers A holiday Bingo-type game which incorporates motifs from various holidays, such as Easter, Christmas, and Halloween, includes a master calling card having grids each of which contains indicia or symbols representative of a particular holiday, a plurality ... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5431400 | Puzzle A puzzle (20) comprising an array of identical tiles (30), each of which is in the shape of an equilateral polygon and each of which is spaced parallel and spaced apart from adjacent sides of adjacent tiles to define a web of intersecting channels (40) th... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5417604 | Kit suitable for forming decorative signs A modular constructional toy kit for use in forming signs is made up of modular elements, each of which comprises a body portion having a planar forwardly facing surface with a bounding periphery having a regular geometric shape, and coupling elements for... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5413352 | Self-setting game board device The present invention relates to a game board device, more specifically to a chessboard game device having self-setting capability for its game pieces. Disclosed are five different embodiments of chessboard game devices having the capability of automatica... | 05/09/1995 |
