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US 5,310,346 AGranted
Educational word game
OwnerRichard H. Dillhoffinventor
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Abstract
An educational word game apparatus utilizes game sheets or boards having rows of spaces for advancing a game piece a predetermined number of spaces. Many of the spaces contain words which are to be either read, pronounced, spelled, and/or defined before a player may move forward. The first player to reach a finish space wins the game. The game may be provided with words of varying difficulty, according to various professions, and in different languages.
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A method for playing a game, said method comprising the steps of:
- placing a game piece on a start space of a substrate, said substrate having a plurality of rows thereon, wherein each row comprises a plurality of spaces, and a plurality of individual words are written in a plurality of said spaces;
- moving said game piece along said spaces according to the number appearing on a die which is to be rolled as each player takes a turn;
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- requiring a player to successfully perform at least one action from a group of actions consisting of reading, pronouncing, spelling, and defining said individual words in said spaces as said player's game piece is placed on particular ones of said spaces, for said player to be entitled to further advance said player's game piece on said substrate.
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