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US 5,520,394 AGranted
Word forming board game
OwnerJames L. Bruecknerinventor
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Abstract
A game for forming words upon a board to entertain and educate players. The inventive device and method includes a board simulating various cross-word puzzle configurations upon which a plurality of tiles can be positioned to form words. The method of playing includes forming original and altered words upon the board. Score is kept during the game with the player having the highest score or the player covering a last one of a predetermined number and configuration of spaces on the board being declared the winner.
Claims12
A word forming board game comprising:
- (a) providing a game board divided into a plurality off blank squares and including a plurality of shaded squares arranged in a pattern relative to the game board;
- (b) providing a plurality of letter tiles being of a first color on a first side thereof and being of a second color on a second side thereof, the letter tiles each having a single letter of the alphabet printed on both sides and a number value indicated thereon, the tiles being positionable upon the game board so as to reside within one of the plurality of squares demarcated thereon;
- (c) selecting a first player for initiating the game and for utilizing the first color of the letter tiles, and selecting a second player for utilizing the second color of the letter tiles;
- (d) randomly selecting a plurality of the letter tiles by the first player for use in the first color as first color letter tiles;
- (e) randomly selecting a plurality of the letter tiles by the second player for use in the second color as second color letter tiles;
- (f) forming a word by the first player from the first color letter tiles by a word forming method selected from the group consisting of:
- (1) placing the first color letter tiles into adjacent empty squares including at least one uncovered square to form at least one "original word";
- (2) placing the first color letter tiles in place of letter tiles covering squares of the board to form an "altered word";
- and (3) placing the first color letter tiles into adjacent blank squares including at least one uncovered square to form at least one "original word" and simultaneously placing the first color letter tiles into covered squares to form at least one "altered word";
- (g) scoring by a scoring method selected from the group consisting of:
- multiplying a sum of the letter tile number values utilized in forming the word by a number of letter tiles utilized in forming the word for an "original word";
- and summing the letter tile number values utilized in forming the word for an "altered word".
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