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US 10,124,243 B1Granted
Word-forming game
OwnerKenneth Baughinventor
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Abstract
The word-forming game is a board game comprising a coordinate board, a plurality of tiles, and a randomizing device. The coordinate board comprises a plurality of columns, a plurality of rows, and a plurality of cells. Each cell is identified by the intersection of a selected column and a selected row. Each of the plurality of tiles contains a letter. A portion of the plurality of tiles are distributed between each of the plurality of players. The balance of the tiles are positioned at previously selected cells. Each player uses a randomizing device to select a cell. If a tile is located on the selected cell, the player takes the tile. If a tile is not located on the selected cell, the player places a tile on the selected cell. The first player that completes a five letter word is declared the winner of the game.
Claims7
A game comprising:
- a coordinate board, a plurality of tiles, and a randomizing device;
- wherein the objective of the game is to spell a word of five letters or longer;
- wherein the coordinate board further comprises a plurality of columns, a plurality of rows, and a plurality of cells;
- wherein each cell selected from the plurality of cells is formed at, and is identified by, the intersection of a column selected from the plurality of columns and a row selected from the plurality of rows;
- wherein each of the plurality of tiles contains a letter;
- wherein the balance of the tiles are positioned at a cell selected from the plurality of cells;
- wherein the coordinate board comprises a flat panel that forms a rectangular surface which is used to facilitate and organize game play;
- wherein the panel is further defined with a playing surface and a rotating surface;
- wherein the panel is further organized into a plurality of columns, a plurality of rows, and a plurality of cells that combine to form a grid pattern on the panel;
- wherein the plurality of columns, the plurality of rows, and the plurality of cells are formed on the playing surface;
- wherein the plurality of columns are defined as a plurality of parallel rectangular regions that are displayed upon the panel;
- wherein the plurality of rows are defined as a plurality of parallel rectangular regions that are displayed upon the panel;
- wherein the sense of direction of the plurality of rows is perpendicular to the sense of direction of the plurality of columns;
- wherein each cell selected from the plurality of cells is defined as a region formed by an intersection of a column selected from the plurality of columns and a row selected from the plurality of rows;
- wherein the plurality of columns are organized into a plurality of marker columns and a plurality of playing columns;
- wherein the plurality of marker columns is a subset of columns selected from the plurality of columns that are used to designate and identify the regions of the coordinate board;
- wherein the plurality of playing columns is a subset of columns selected from the plurality of columns that are used to form the playing space regions of the coordinate board;
- wherein the plurality of rows are organized into a plurality of marker rows and a plurality of playing rows;
- wherein the plurality of marker rows is a subset of rows selected from the plurality of rows that are used to designate and identify the regions of the coordinate board;
- wherein the plurality of playing rows is a subset of rows selected from the plurality of rows that are used to form the playing space regions of the coordinate board;
- wherein the plurality of columns comprises a first column, a second column, a third column, a fourth column, a fifth column, a sixth column, a seventh column, and an eighth column;
- wherein the plurality of marker columns comprises the first column and the eighth column;
- wherein the plurality of playing columns comprises the second column, the third column, the fourth column, the fifth column, the sixth column, and the seventh column;
- wherein the plurality of rows comprises a first row, a second row, a third row, a fourth row, a fifth row, a sixth row, a seventh row, and an eighth row;
- wherein in the first potential embodiment of the disclosure, the plurality of marker rows comprises the first row and the eighth row;
- wherein the plurality of playing rows comprises the second row, the third row, the fourth row, the fifth row, the sixth row, and the seventh row;
- wherein the plurality of cells are defined as a plurality of parallel rectangular regions that are displayed upon the panel;
- wherein the plurality of cells are organized into a plurality of marker cells and a plurality of playing cells;
- wherein the plurality of marker cells is a subset of cells selected from the plurality of cells that are used to designate and identify the regions of the coordinate board;
- wherein the plurality of playing cells is a subset of cells selected from the plurality of cells that are used to form the playing space regions of the coordinate board;
- wherein the plurality of marker cells include all the cells contained within the first column, all the cells contained within the eighth column, all the cells contained within the first row, and all the cells contained within the eighth row;
- wherein each of the plurality of cells that are not contained within the plurality of marker cells are contained within the plurality of playing cells;
- wherein each of the plurality of tiles is a rectangular plate structure upon which symbols are displayed;
- wherein each of the plurality of tiles are sized such that any selected tile will fit within the boundary of any cell selected from the plurality of cells;
- wherein the tiles contained within the plurality of tiles are further organized into a plurality of consonant tiles, a plurality of vowel tiles and a wild card tile;
- wherein the plurality of consonant tiles is a rectangular plate structure upon which a consonant selected from the English alphabet is displayed;
- wherein the plurality of vowel tiles is a rectangular plate structure upon which a vowel selected from the English alphabet is displayed;
- wherein the wild card tile is a rectangular plate structure upon which the phrase “wild card” is displayed;
- wherein during game play it is declared what letter the wild card tile represents;
- wherein the plurality of tiles comprises 36 tiles;
- wherein the plurality of vowel tiles comprises two tiles that have the letter A printed on it, 3 tiles that have the letter E printed on it, 3 tiles that have the letter I printed on it, 3 tiles that have the letter O printed on it, two tiles that have the letter U printed on it;
- wherein the plurality of consonant tiles comprises 20 tiles;
- wherein each tile selected from the plurality of consonant tiles has printed on it a consonant selected from the alphabet;
- wherein the wild card tile is the 36th tile;
- wherein the randomizing device is a mechanical device that is used to generate a first random number and a second random number;
- wherein the randomizing device comprises a first die and a second die.
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