Board game for playing crossword puzzles
Patent 4907807 Issued on March 13, 1990. Estimated Expiration Date: 
January 11, 2009. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
January 11, 2009. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesBoard game apparatus Question and answer board game Patent #: 4557485 InventorsApplicationNo. 295539 filed on 01/11/1989US Classes:273/240, Markable or erasable game board or piece (e.g., magic slate)273/243, Chance device controls amount or direction of movement of piece273/272Word, sentence, or equation forming (e.g., SCRABBLE, hangman)ExaminersPrimary: Coven, Edward M.Assistant: Layno, Benjamin H. Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassA63F 003/00AbstractA board game having a generally square game board with contiguous squares in a continuous band around its periphery, playing pieces, throwing dice and play cards providing opportunities for playing a crossword puzzle positioned on the game board. The player entering the largest number of letters, as determined by a letter count of all the words the player enters, wins the game. Individual play involves rolling two dice to determine the number of squares through which the playing piece is moved and whether the word to be played on the crossword puzzle shall be across or down. Once on a square, the player must guess a word from clues on a play card, and correctly guessing the word allows the player an attempt to add a word on the crossword puzzle thereby providing an opportunity for scoring. | |
