Mathematical game apparatus
OwnerStephen Fedeleinventor
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Abstract
A game for enhancing a player's mathematical skills utilizes a first deck of question cards posing mathematical problems, the answers to said problems being found in the second deck of answer cards. A preselected number of question cards are dealt to each player. Answer cards are then dealt to each player. Upon a question card being revealed, a player having responsive answer card will reveal the same. Upon such revelation a puzzle piece of a plurality of puzzle pieces is awarded. Upon completion of the puzzle a winner is declared. Various methods of game play utilizing the question and answer cards for awarding puzzle pieces for assembly may be performed.
Claims20
A method of playing a mathematical game comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a first plurality of cards, each card having on one side thereof a mathematical question, said plurality of cards forming a question card deck;
- b. providing a plurality of cards having on one side thereof an answer to each question posed in said question card deck;
- c. providing each player a plurality of disassembled puzzle pieces of a puzzle;
- d. providing each player a selected number of answer cards;
- e. revealing a question card from said question card deck to initiate a round of game play;
- f. a first player upon revealing an answer card responsive to said question card in said round being awarded a piece of said puzzle for assembly, said player drawing an additional answer card;
- g. if no answer card is revealed in a round of game play, each player drawing an additional card from said answer card deck;
- h. repeating said steps of e-g until a player first assembles said puzzle.
A method of playing a mathematical game comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a first plurality of cards, each card having on one side thereof a question, said plurality of cards forming a question card deck;
- b. providing a plurality of cards having on one side thereof an answer to each question posed in said question card deck;
- c. providing each player a plurality of disassembled puzzle pieces of a puzzle;
- d. providing each player a selected number of answer cards;
- e. revealing a question card from said question card deck to initiate a round of game play;
- f. a first player upon revealing an answer card responsive to said question card in said round being awarded a piece of said puzzle for assembly, said player drawing an additional answer card;
- g. if no answer card is revealed in a round of game play, each player drawing an additional card from said answer card deck;
- h. repeating said steps of e-g until a player first assembles said puzzle.
A method of playing a mathematical game comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a first plurality of cards, each card having on one side thereof a question, said plurality of cards forming a question card deck;
- b. providing a plurality of cards having on one side thereof an answer to each question posed in said question card deck, said answer cards forming an answer card deck;
- c. providing each player a plurality of disassembled puzzle pieces of a puzzle;
- d. providing each player a selected number of cards from one of said card decks to form a playing hand;
- e. revealing a card from said other card deck not utilized in step d to initiate a round of game play;
- f. a first player upon revealing a card from said playing hand responsive to said revealed card in said round being awarded a piece of said puzzle for assembly, said player drawing an additional card from said deck of step d;
- g. if no responsive card is revealed in said round, each player drawing an additional card from said card deck of step d;
- h. repeating said steps of e-g until a player first assembles said puzzle.
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