US 2003/0201601 A1 · Alpha cubes game

Abstract

A competitive points based English alphabet word construction game apparatus and method for players who create words from letters determined from a single chance element initiation per turn that is selected from a group of chance elements, wherein long words created from infrequently used letters are rewarded with enhanced points levels. Broadly, the game includes five chance elements comprising a first, a second, a third, a fourth, and a fifth chance elements that each includes six distinct perceptible areas. The first chance element includes six areas, each one a vowel, being A, E, I, O, U, and including the sometimes vowel Y. The second, third, fourth, and fifth chance elements each include six areas, for a total of twenty four areas, the twenty four areas each include a unique one of the twenty consonant letters of the English alphabet and four blank areas.

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A competitive points based English alphabet word construction game apparatus for players who create words from letters determined from a group of chance elements, wherein long words created from infrequently used letters are selectively rewarded with enhanced points levels, comprising:

(a) five (5) chance elements comprising a first, a second, a third, a fourth, and a fifth chance element, each said chance element including six (6) areas having a distinct perceptible indication for a total of thirty (30) areas;
(i) said first chance element including six (6) indicia bearing areas, each of an indicia bearing area representing one of the five (5) English alphabet vowels, being A, E, I, O, U, and including a sometimes vowel Y for said six (6) indicia;
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(ii) said second, third, fourth, and fifth chance elements each including said six (6) areas having a distinct perceptible indication, for a total of twenty four (24) areas, said twenty four (24) areas each including an indicia representing a unique one of the twenty (20) consonant letters of the English alphabet resulting in each consonant being represented once as said indicia and four (4) non indicia areas.

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A competitive points based English alphabet word construction game method for players who create words from letters determined from a group of chance elements, wherein long words created from infrequently used letters are selectively rewarded with enhanced points levels, comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a competitive points based word construction game apparatus comprising:
(i) a first chance element including six (6) indicia bearing areas, each of an indicia bearing area representing one of the five (5) English alphabet vowels, being A, E, I, O, U, and including a sometimes vowel Y for said six (6) indicia;
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(ii) a second, a third, a fourth, and a fifth chance elements each including said six (6) areas having a distinct perceptible indication, for a total of twenty four (24) areas, said twenty four (24) areas each including an indicia representing a unique one of the twenty (20) consonant letters of the English alphabet resulting in each consonant being represented once as said indicia and four (4) non indicia areas;
(b) initiating said first chance element by each player wherein the player who has an indicated indicia that is closest to a selected game criteria is determined to be a choice player;
(c) selecting by said choice player to be a first player or selecting another player to be said first player;
(d) selecting by said first player a chance element to initiate, being one of said first, second, third, fourth, or fifth chance elements for a singular chance element;
(e) initiating said selected singular chance element by said first player wherein said first player has an indicated indicia from said selected singular chance element;
(f) deciding by said first player to use said indicated indicia letter to create a word or to store said indicated indicia letter in a first player letter bank;
(g) verifying said created word in a dictionary for authenticity;
(h) calculating said first player score according to a selected criteria, if said created word is verified in said dictionary said first player receives a points addition, if said created word is not verified in said dictionary said first player receives a points deduction;
(i) comparing said first player score to a selected predetermined score and ending said game, if said first player score equals or exceeds said predetermined score and continuing said game if said first player score is less than said predetermined score;
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(j) repeating sequentially said steps (d) through (i) if said first player score is less than said selected predetermined score, wherein subsequent players take the place of said first player in said steps (d) through (i) with all players sequentially repeating said steps (d) through (i).

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