# US 5,704,611 A · Weight loss game

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- Number: US 5,704,611 A
- Document ID: US5704611A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/724,767
- Filed: 1996-10-03
- Granted: 1998-01-06
- Earliest claimed: 1996-10-03
- Assignees: Gamewich LLC
- Inventors: Ruth Bard Pierce
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5704611A

## CPC

- A63F 3/0478: {concerning life sciences, e.g. biology, ecology, nutrition, health, medicine, psychology}
- A63F 11/0051: {Indicators of values, e.g. score counters}
- A63F 2003/00025: {with a star-shaped track inside, e.g. trivial pursuit}
- A63F: CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A weight loss game and a method of playing the same is provided. The game provides the players with an entirely optional game strategy choice of proceeding along a healthy lifestyle path or a crash diet path to accomplish the goal of losing a predetermined amount of imaginary weight, primarily through answering questions.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of playing a weight loss game comprising the steps of: selecting a game piece; providing each of a plurality of players with a predetermined amount of imaginary weight which is desirable to lose; using a chance device to determine the number of spaces that a selected player can move said selected game piece around contiguous spaces of an associated weight loss game board in a given turn; optionally selecting from a starting space one of a plurality of possible game paths along which a player can move said game piece, and moving said game piece from said starting space along the selected game path in accordance with the permitted quantity of spaces revealed by said chance device; continuing to use said chance device to determine the number of spaces that said game piece can be moved around said selected game path in a given turn, until returning to said starting space where the player can optionally select a different game path or can continue to move said game piece around the same game path; repeating the steps of moving said game piece along spaces on said game board until either a desired amount of weight is lost or until a predetermined amount of time has expired.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein said step of providing each of said players with a predetermined amount of weight comprises providing a predetermined quantity of tokens, each of said tokens corresponding to a certain amount of imaginary weight.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2 wherein each token represents one pound of unwanted weight.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein said step of using a chance device comprises rolling at least one die.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein said step of optionally selecting between a plurality of game paths comprises selecting between a healthy lifestyle path during which said imaginary weight may be lost at a relatively conservative pace and a crash diet path during which said imaginary weight may be increased or decreased at a relatively fast pace.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of diverting movement of said assigned game piece around a diversion path where unwanted weight may be gained upon placement of said game piece on a certain space on said game board.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein a player may win said weight loss game upon losing all of said predetermined imaginary weight provided at the beginning of the game.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of selecting a question and answer card upon landing of said game piece on a certain game space on said game board and answering a question within a category on said question and answer card which corresponds to the category of said certain game space.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8 further comprising the step of answering at least one question on said selected question and answer card whereby said imaginary weight is lost upon providing a correct answer in response to said question.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9 wherein said step of optionally selecting between a plurality of game paths comprises selecting between a healthy lifestyle path during which said imaginary weight may be lost at a relatively conservative pace and a crash diet path during which said imaginary weight may be increased or decreased at a relatively fast pace.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10 wherein a player is awarded a greater weight loss upon correctly answering a question when traveling along said crash diet path than when traveling along said healthy lifestyle path.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of performing physical exercise in response to instructions on a certain game card obtained by landing on certain playing spaces in order to lose said imaginary weight.