Shopping game
OwnerChristina Reedinventor
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Abstract
A game that uses the Mini Brands type toys as part of a shopping game. The game comes with: a supply of mini branded package type toys, 6 mini shopping baskets, a timer capable of displaying the time remaining and making noise at the end of time, and of counting the following times (controlled by a player: 1 minute 15 seconds, 30 seconds, and 15 seconds), 14 Shopping list Cards 14 egg must buy cards, 14 milk must buy cards, 10 bread must buy cards, a 20″×20″ snappable/foldable game mat, and 6 different colored dry erase markers. The players search for the toys in the tray that are on their shopping lists and place them in their baskets. These rounds continue until a player receives all three of the “must buy” cards at which point they win. The use of photos or cards depicting products can also be used.
Claims8
A method of playing a shopping game, for a number of players, having a foldable game mat having four corners and at least one snap installed in each of said four corners, a timer having a display and an alarm, a quantity of shopping list cards, a quantity of egg must buy cards, a quantity of milk must buy cards, and a quantity of bread must buy cards, and a quantity of game pieces comprising the steps of:
- having a player draw a shopping list card from a pile;
- placing a quantity of game pieces in the center of a tray;
- setting the timer to 1 minute and 15 seconds and then starting the timer to begin a round of play;
- having each player simultaneously search the game pieces in the tray to find the specific items on their list and then putting them in their shopping basket;
- stopping the search when the timer is up;
- awarding the round to the player with the most correct items and then having that player draw a must buy card from the pile and place it face up in front of them;
- having each player discard their used shopping list cards and draw new ones;
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- repeating the steps of setting and starting the timer through having each player discard their used shopping list cards and drawing new ones for each subsequent round.
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