US 10,814,214 B1Granted

Systems and methods to play a cognitive skills game

AssigneeIkona, Inc.

InventorsKatariina Lahti, Gabriel Levis-Lahti, Jonah Levis, Noah Levis, Ilias Levis

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Abstract

A cognitive skills game system is provided to teach players cognitive skills. The game system comprises a randomizing device, a game board comprising a game progression, a plurality of player identifiers, a plurality of predefined challenges and a set of rules. Each of the plurality of predefined challenges corresponds to a plurality of predefined expected responses. Each of the plurality of predefined expected responses corresponds to a response reward. The set of rules defining the rules to map an actual response of a player to the plurality of predefined expected responses and the response reward. The response reward defining a player progression of the player identifier along the game progression and the set of rules also defining a game winning condition.

Claims19

Dependent claims

A cognitive skills game system to teach cognitive skills, the system comprising:

a randomizing device;
a game board comprising a game progression;
a plurality of player identifiers;
a plurality of challenge indicia defining a plurality of predefined challenges;
and
a set of rules defining a game winning condition;
one or more predefined expected responses associated with each of the plurality of predefined challenges;
a predefined response reward associated with each of the one or more predefined expected responses;
an actual response of a player to each of the plurality of predefined challenges;
the actual response of the player to be matched with one of the one or more predefined expected responses;
the predefined response reward associated with a player progression along the game progression;
whereby the actual response of the player identifies the predefined response reward and determines the player progression along the game progression;
a vote box configured to identify the actual response of the player;
the vote box comprising a first vote light and a second vote light;
and
a vote card pair comprising a first vote card from the player and a second vote card from another player whereby one of the vote card pair is configured to pass a light from the first vote light or the second vote light to indicate a vote and whereby the vote is the actual response of the player to at least one of the plurality of predefined challenges.

13 more elements

A cognitive skills game system to teach cognitive skills, the system comprising:

a game board comprising a game progression;
a plurality of player identifiers;
a plurality of challenge indicia defining a plurality of predefined challenges;
the plurality of challenge indicia comprise the plurality of predefined challenges presented on a plurality of challenge cards;
the plurality of predefined challenges comprising at least one conflict challenge and at least one caring challenge;
a predefined response reward associated with an actual response of a player to each of the plurality of predefined challenges;
a randomizing device;
a player progression along the game progression represented by a progression of their one of the plurality of player identifiers as determined by one of the predefined response reward or the player or the randomizing device;
a set of rules defining a game winning condition;
and
the cognitive skills game system further comprising:
a vote box configured comprising a first vote light and a second vote light configured to identify the actual response of the player, and
a vote card pair comprising a first vote card from the player and a second vote card from another player:
whereby one of the vote card pair is configured to pass a light from the first vote light or the second vote light to indicate a vote, and
whereby the vote is the actual response of the player to at least one of the plurality of predefined challenges.

12 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/935,017Filed 25 Mar 2018 · us provisional application
Priority: 27 Mar 2017
Granted: 27 Oct 2020
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification15 codes

A63F 3/0478
Geographical or like games ; Educational games: concerning life sciences, e.g. biology, ecology, nutrition, health, medicine, psychology
A63F 3/00006
Types of board games: board games played along a linear track, e.g. game of goose, snakes and ladders, along an endless track
A63F 3/00643
Board games; Raffle games: electric board games; Electric features of board games
A63F 3/00895
Board games; Raffle games: accessories for board games