Games and associated device and methods

A game apparatus comprising:

• a game piece dispenser comprising:
• a base having a first and a second depression in a top face thereof, the first and the second depression closer to a front edge than to a rear edge of the base;
• and
• a game-piece holder comprising a first and a second receptacle, each having an opening at a bottom end thereof, the game-piece holder slidably affixed atop the base and movable between a rear position wherein the first and the second receptacle openings are in spaced relation from the first and the second depression, respectively, and a forward position wherein the first and the second receptacle openings are in covering relation to the first and the second depression, respectively;
• a plurality of game pieces adapted to be held in a stacked configuration within a one of the first and the second receptacle, each game piece dimensioned to reside entirely within a one of the first and the second depression, the first and the second depression having a depth insufficient to contain more than one game piece, each game piece having an indicium on at least one face thereof.

A method of playing a game comprising the steps of:

• dispensing a first game piece and a second game piece having indicia thereon for display to a plurality of players from a game-piece dispenser, the dispenser comprising:
• a base having a first and a second depression in a top face thereof, the first and the second depression closer to a front edge than to a rear edge of the base and having a depth dimensioned to hold a unitary game piece therein;
• and
• a game-piece holder comprising a first and a second receptacle, each adapted to hold a plurality of stackable, substantially planar game pieces and each having an opening at a bottom end thereof, the game-piece holder slidably affixed atop the base and movable between a rear position wherein the first and the second receptacle openings are in spaced relation from the first and the second depression, respectively, and a forward position wherein the first and the second receptacle openings are in covering relation to the first and the second depression, respectively;
• and
• permitting the plurality of players to perform a game move utilizing the indicia on the first and the second game piece, the game move governed by an established rule set.

A method for fabricating a game apparatus comprising the steps of:

• fabricating a game piece dispenser comprising:
• a base having a first and a second depression in a top face thereof, the first and the second depression closer to a front edge than to a rear edge of the base;
• and
• a game-piece holder comprising a first and a second receptacle, each having an opening at a bottom end thereof, the game-piece holder slidably affixed atop the base and movable between a rear position wherein the first and the second receptacle openings are in spaced relation from the first and the second depression, respectively, and a forward position wherein the first and the second receptacle openings are in covering relation to the first and the second depression, respectively;
• fabricating a plurality of game pieces adapted to be held in a stacked configuration within a one of the first and the second receptacle, each game piece dimensioned to reside entirely within a one of the first and the second depression, the first and the second depression having a depth insufficient to contain more than one game piece, each game piece having an indicium on at least one face thereof;
• printing a rule set for the game;
• and
• packaging the dispenser, the game pieces, and the printed rule set together.