Portable self-contained game

A game apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of dice-like playing pieces, each dice-like playing piece having a plurality of faces, and each face bearing a different indicium thereon;
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• a container comprising:
• a base portion having a least one recess therein formed to retain at least one of the playing pieces during play;
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• a cover portion selectively securable upon the base portion to form a closed chamber for storing the playing pieces, wherein the cover portion interacts with the base portion along a sloped engagement portion tending to induce self-seating alignment of the cover portion relative to the base portion when the cover portion is placed on the base portion.

A game apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of dice-like playing pieces, each dice-like playing piece having a plurality of faces, and each face bearing a different indicium thereon;
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• a container comprising:
• a base portion having a least one recess therein formed to retain at least one of the playing pieces during play;
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• a cover portion selectively securable upon the base portion to form a closed chamber for storing the playing pieces the cover portion having a piece retaining section positioned such that, when the cover portion is secured upon the base portion with the playing pieces within the recess, the piece retaining section contacts and retains the playing pieces within the recess in a stationary position relative to the base portion.

A game apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of dice-like playing pieces, each dice-like playing piece having a plurality of faces, and each face bearing a different indicium thereon;
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• a container comprising:
• a base portion having a least one recess therein formed to retain at least one of the playing pieces during play, the base portion having a planar support undersurface for contacting a flat supporting structure during placement thereon, the recess being oriented such that it retains the playing pieces in a sloped position relative to the planar support undersurface;
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• a cover portion selectively securable upon the base portion to form a closed chamber for storing the playing pieces.

A game apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of dice-like playing pieces, each dice-like playing piece having a plurality of faces, and each face bearing a different indicium thereon;
• and
• a container comprising:
• a base portion having a least one recess therein formed to retain at least one of the playing pieces during play;
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• a cover portion selectively securable upon the base portion to form a closed chamber for storing the playing pieces;
• the cover portion comprising:
• a support undersurface for contacting a flat supporting structure during placement thereon;
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• a scoring chart which is used to determine a player's score for a turn, depending upon the indicia displayed on the playing pieces, the scoring chart being visible when the cover portion is positioned on its support undersurface.

A game apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of dice-like playing pieces, each dice-like playing piece having a plurality of faces, and each face bearing a different indicium thereon;
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• a container comprising:
• a base portion having a least two recesses therein, each recess being formed to retain at least one of the playing pieces during play, at least one of the recesses being formed to retain a plurality of playing pieces during play in a curved line;
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• a cover portion selectively securable upon the base portion to form a closed chamber for storing the playing pieces.

A game apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of dice-like playing pieces, each dice-like playing piece having a plurality of faces, and each face bearing a different indicium thereon;
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• a container comprising:
• a base portion;
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• a cover portion selectively securable upon the base portion to form a closed chamber for storing the playing pieces, the cover portion and the base portion having tubular peripheral engagement portions to telescopically mate with and frictionally engage and thereby secure the cover upon the base portion, wherein the tubular peripheral engagement portion of the cover portion comprises a cover face surrounded by one relatively low wall and remaining relatively high walls, such that the cover when flipped over forms a chute for receiving a roll of the plurality of dice-like playing pieces with the relatively low wall defining an opening into the chute.

A game comprising:

• a plurality of dice-like playing pieces, each dice-like playing piece having a plurality of faces, and each face bearing a different indicium thereon, such that the plurality of dice-like playing pieces when cast on a generally horizontal flat surface will come to rest with one of the indicium on each dice-like playing piece facing upward;
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• a master playing piece which is dice-like, the master playing piece having a plurality of faces, and each face bearing a different indicium thereon, such that the master playing piece when cast on a generally horizontal flat surface will come to rest with one of its indicium facing upward, the master playing piece being sized differently than any of the dice-like playing pieces;
• wherein the master playing piece is cast together with the plurality of dice-like playing pieces in at least one roll, with the indicium facing upward on the master playing piece affecting how the roll of the plurality of dice-like playing pieces is scored.