Educational amusement device which includes a game card, and method for using the game card

A method for using an educational amusement device which includes a publication having a plurality of pages with advertisements depicted thereon, and a game card which is inserted in the publication and which includes means for providing a page number identification region having a plurality of identification positions, means for providing a playing region having a matrix of playing positions, the matrix being disposed in rows and columns, with each row of the matrix being aligned with a respective one of the identification positions, the playing positions of at least one of the rows or columns having predetermined letters depicted therein, means for providing a row word scoring region having first subtotal positions, each first subtotal position being aligned with a respective row of the matrix, means for providing a column word scoring region having second subtotal positions, each second subtotal position being aligned with a respective column of the matrix, and means for providing a game score region, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) removing the playing card from the magazine;
• (b) selecting advertisements from the magazine;
• (c) recording, in the playing positions of the matrix, words which identify features depicted in the advertisements selected in step (b), the predetermined letters being included in the words that are recorded;
• (d) in the first subtotal positions, recording subtotal scores for each row of the matrix, the subtotal score which is recorded in each first subtotal position being a function of the number of words and length of the words that the player has identified in the respective row of the matrix;
• (e) in the second subtotal positions, recording subtotal scores for each column of the matrix, the subtotal score which is recorded in each second subtotal position being a function of the number of words and the length of the words the player has identified in the respective column of the matrix;
• (f) recording a game score which is based on at least one of the subtotal scores recorded in the first and second subtotal positions;
• and
• (g) marking the locations of the advertisements selected in step (b) in the identifications positions on said game card.

An educational amusement device for use by a player, comprising:

• a publication having a plurality of pages with advertisements depicted thereon;
• and
• a game card removably inserted in the publication, the playing card including:
• means for providing a page number identification region having a plurality of identification positions for the player to record the page numbers of advertisements the player has selected,
• means for providing a playing region having a matrix of playing positions for the player to record words which identify features depicted in the advertisements the player has selected, the matrix being disposed in rows and columns, with each row of the matrix being aligned with a respective one of the identification positions, the playing positions of at least one of the rows or columns having predetermined letters depicted therein and the player including the predetermined letters in the words that the player records,
• means for providing a row word scoring region having first subtotal positions for the player to record subtotal scores for each row of the matrix, each first subtotal position being aligned with a respective row of the matrix, the subtotal score which the player records in each first subtotal position being a function of the number of words and length of the words that the player has identified in the respective row of the matrix,
• means for providing a column word scoring region having second subtotal positions for the player to record subtotal scores for each column of the matrix, each second subtotal position being aligned with a respective column of the matrix, the subtotal score which the player records in each second subtotal position being a function of the number of words and length of the words that the player has identified in the respective column of the matrix, and
• means for providing a game score region for the player to record a game score which is based on at least one of the subtotal scores recorded in the first and second subtotal positions.

An educational amusement device for use by a player, comprising:

• a publication having a plurality of pages with advertisements depicted thereon;
• and
• a game card removably inserted in the publication, the playing card including:
• means for providing a page number identification region having a plurality of identification positions for the player to record the page numbers of advertisements the player has selected,
• means for providing a playing region having a matrix of playing positions for the player to record words which identify features depicted in the advertisements the player has selected, the matrix being disposed in rows and columns, with each row of the matrix being aligned with a respective one of the identification positions,
• means for providing a row word scoring region having first subtotal positions for the player to record subtotal scores for each row of the matrix, each first subtotal position being aligned with a respective row of the matrix, the subtotal score which the player records in each first subtotal position being a function of the number of words and length of the words that the player has identified in the respective row of the matrix,
• means for providing a column word scoring region having second subtotal positions for the player to record subtotal scores for each column of the matrix, each second subtotal position being aligned with a respective column of the matrix, the subtotal score which the player records in each second subtotal position being a function of the number of words and length of the words that the player has identified in the respective column of the matrix, and
• means for providing a game score region for the player to record a game score which is based on at least one of the subtotal scores recorded in the first and second subtotal positions.