US 2003/0144047 A1 · Treasure hunt game utilizing wireless communications devices and location positioning technology

Abstract

A treasure hunt type game that utilizes location positioning technology equipped wireless communications devices. Players are given clues or directions to proceed along one of many predetermined treasure hunt routes based on their location. Based on these clues or directions, players change their locations. Based on these changed locations, as determined by the location positioning devices, additional clues or directions are given to the players until one of the players completes the treasure hunt route and arrives at the treasure to win the game. The game also incorporates other variables in determining the clues to provide to players, such as the location of other players, the previous locations of the player and other players and whether the player has correctly solved certain clues.

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Dependent claims

A method of playing a game, involving proceeding from a starting site to an ending site, using a wireless communications system and at least one wireless communications device having location positioning technology, comprising the steps of:

(a) utilizing said location positioning technology to determine a location of said wireless communications device;
(b) generating a message responsive to said determined location and also responsive to the determined location of at least one other game participant, in such a way that the game is facilitated by providing messages that are based on the relative determined location in the game of at least one other game participant, said message including information to assist in finding a next site;
(c) moving to a new location;
and
(d) repeating steps (a), (b) and (c) until arriving at an ending site.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Treasure hunt game utilizing wireless communications devices and location positioning technology

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Treasure hunt game utilizing wireless communications devices and location positioning technology

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Abstract

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