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US 2010/0133750 A1Published application
Category-Related Guessing Game
OwnerCarl Michael Carlsoninventor
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The claimed invention is a game in which a player or players tries to guess the category to which a set of words or phrases belongs. The words or phrases are arranged on a playing means such that only the first letter of each word or phrase is initially revealed. The second letters of each word or phrase are then simultaneously revealed, then the third letters, and so on, until a player is able to guess the category to which the words or phrases belong. The game represents an original and elegant advance over other games involving categories, members of categories, and orthography. Whereas other games involve only two of these types of information, or involve providing two types of information in order to guess the third type, the claimed invention utilizes orthography to enable a guessing of both words and categories in a dynamic and fun way, and further implements a simple game device conducing to ease and excitement of play.
A playing apparatus for guessing categories, the playing apparatus consisting of a plurality of playing means and a means for concealing text displayed on the playing means, each playing means displaying a set of words or phrases constituting members of a category, the words or phrases being displayed on the playing means such that all the letters of the words or phrases except the first letter of each word or phrase may be initially concealed, then both the first and second letters (but not the remaining letters) of each word or phrase may be revealed with the remaining letters being concealed, then the only first three letters of each word or phrase may be revealed, and so on, the concealing means being constructed so as to be capable of initially concealing, then gradually revealing the letters of the words or phrases.
A method for a player or players to guess categories by being apprised of initially only the first letter of each of a set of given words or phrases belonging to a given category, then being gradually apprised of second, third, and fourth letters of each word or phrase, and so on, until a player guesses the category, the letters being supplied to the player in the form of a simultaneous revelation of additional letters from all the words or phrases.
A method for a player or players to guess categories by being apprised of certain but not all the letters of a set of words or phrases belonging to a given category, then being apprised of additional letters of the words or phrases until the category is guessed.
A method for a player or players to guess members of a category, by being apprised of only the first letter of each of a set of words or phrases, by then being gradually apprised of second, third, and fourth letters of each word or phrase, and so on, until the player guesses some or all the words or phrases, the letters being presented to the player in the form of a simultaneous revelation of additional letters from all the words or phrases.
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