Word puzzle card game

A word puzzle card game comprising:

• means for selectively revealing and disclosing characters of words, said means for selective revealing and disclosing including:
• a plurality of puzzle cards each having imprinted upon a surface thereof a word or phrase to be determined;
• and,
• at least one template mask device having masking means for concealing portions of said surface while one of said plurality of puzzle cards is displaceably disposed behind said masking means in any one of a plurality of displacement positions, said masking means having windows for selectively revealing said characters while said surface is partially concealed by said masking means,
• each of said plurality of puzzle cards being displaceable to said plurality of displacement positions with respect to said masking means to selectively reveal different said characters of said word or phrase;
• and,
• wherein said template mask device includes score markings, said score markings comprising individual score values, said individual score values being disposed in positions that are indicated by a respective displacement position of said one of said plurality of puzzle cards while said one of said plurality of puzzle cards is disposed behind said masking means, said score values being representative of a degree of difficulty associated with a correct determination of said words due to the revelation of said character in said respective displacement position.

A word puzzle card game comprising:

• means for selectively revealing and disclosing characters of words, said means for selective revealing and disclosing including:
• a plurality of puzzle cards each having imprinted upon a surface thereof a word or phrase to be determined;
• and,
• at least one template mask device having masking means for concealing portions of said surface while one of said plurality of puzzle cards is displaceably disposed behind said masking means in any one of a plurality of displacement positions, said masking means having windows for selectively revealing said characters while said surface is partially concealed by said masking means,
• each of said plurality of puzzle cards being displaceable to said plurality of displacement positions with respect to said masking means to selectively reveal different said characters of said word or phrase;
• and, including a game board having a plurality of fields disposed thereon for positioning of game pieces thereupon to track and display a game player's success in determining said words.

A word puzzle card game comprising:

• a plurality of template mask devices;
• and,
• a plurality of puzzle cards,
• each puzzle card of said plurality of puzzle cards including at least one surface provided with a matrix of a plurality of cells, each of said plurality of cells bearing a different indicium identifying said cell, said matrix further comprising a word imprinted therein so that each character in said word is disposed within one of said plurality of cells;
• each template mask device of said plurality of template mask devices including:
• a receptacle to receive any one of said plurality of puzzle cards, said puzzle card being displaceable over a displacement range within said receptacle;
• a mask provided with a plurality of windows for revealing one or more of said cells to allow reading of a content thereof when said puzzle card is disposed within said receptacle, said plurality of windows being spatially arranged so that said content of every one of said cells is revealed at least once as said puzzle card is displaced over said displacement range;
• and,
• a score scale having a plurality of score markings to provide score values corresponding to displacement positions of said puzzle card when said puzzle card is disposed in said receptacle.