Game playing apparatus
AssigneeThird Quarter Corporation
InventorsCarl E. Voigt, IV, Cheung K. Chow
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Abstract
A compact game playing apparatus that is easy to carry and use when traveling. The apparatus contains an elongate sheet coupled to two spindles. A plurality of game playing surfaces are printed on the elongate sheet, and rotation of the spindles operate to align a selected one of these game playing surfaces with a window in the apparatus housing. A-magnet attracting metal surface is positioned below the exposed game playing surface so that game pieces, which include magnets, may be placed on the game playing surface without being inadvertently displaced. The housing further contains an integral die throwing apparatus, and an integral drawer for holding game pieces when not in use.
Claims7
A game playing apparatus, comprising:
- a housing having an opening therein;
- first and second spindles rotatably engaged with the housing and positioned on opposite sides of the opening;
- an elongate sheet having first and second ends, the first end being attached to the first spindle and the second end being attached to the second spindle, wherein the elongate sheet has a plurality of game playing surfaces marked thereon, such that rotation of one of the first and second spindles is operative to align a selected one of the game playing surfaces with the opening;
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- a die-throwing device coupled to the housing and including a die, the die-throwing device including an actuator operable to cause the die to randomly display a die face in response to activation of the actuator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.