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US 2008/0309010 A1Published application
Game Apparatus With An Encapsulated Figure
OwnerStephen Bowlinginventor
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Abstract
A game piece in the nature of a hand manipulated capsule containing a visible and recognizable figure with assigned characteristics, a game field, and a method of using the game piece in the playing of games.
Claims19
A method of playing a game comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a plurality of striking spheres, with each player receiving at least one sphere having a visible figure associated with it;
- b) providing an indicia on a substrate, the indicia describing a value of its corresponding visible figure;
- c) providing a random number generator that comprises at least one die;
- d) a player placing a first sphere inside a defined playing field;
- e) a player physically striking the first sphere inside the playing field with a second sphere, wherein one of the two contacting spheres is the opponent's sphere with an associated visible figure;
- f) using the random number generator to generate a number;
- g) using the number together with the indicia to modify the value of the corresponding visible figure of the opponent's sphere;
- and
- h) determining an outcome of the strike from the difference between the modified value of the visible figure of the opponent's sphere and a value of a figure associated with a player's sphere.
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A method of playing a game comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a plurality of spheres, with at least one sphere having a visible figure associated with it,
- b) providing indicia on a substrate, the indicia associated with the visible figures of the respective ones of the plurality of spheres;
- c) providing a random number generator;
- d) placing a first one of the plurality of spheres inside a defined playing field;
- e) launching the second sphere to physically strike the first sphere;
- f) using the random number generator to generate a number;
- and then
- g) using the number together with the indicia associated with the visible figure of at least one of the first and second spheres to determine an outcome.
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A method of playing a game comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a plurality of striking spheres, with each player receiving at least one sphere having a visible figure associated with it;
- b) providing an indicia on a substrate, the indicia describing a value of its corresponding visible figure;
- c) providing a random number generator for generating random numbers;
- d) a player placing a first sphere inside a defined playing field;
- e) a player physically striking the first sphere inside the playing field with a second sphere, wherein at least one of the two contacting spheres has an associated visible figure;
- f) using the random number generator to generate a random number;
- g) using the random number together with the indicia to modify the value of the corresponding visible figure of the at least one of two contacting spheres;
- and
- h) determining an outcome of the strike based on the modified value of the visible figure of the at least one of two contacting spheres and a value of a figure associated with an opponent's sphere.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.