US 6,648,331 B2 · Interactive question and answer word deduction game

Abstract

An educational interactive word game is played utilizing only a single game card. During the game a first player, after being given clues by a second player to the identity of a selected object exercises his or her deductive skills by asking questions of the second player to gain background information about the subject. After obtaining background information, the first player guesses the identity of the selected object.

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A method of playing a game, comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a game unit consisting of
(i) a sleeve,
(ii) at least one game card rotatably mounted in said sleeve,
(iii) at least first and second selected subjects identified on said card,
(iv) word clues on said card to facilitate the identification of each of said selected subjects, and
(v) words comprising background information concerning each of said selected subjects,
said first subject and said word clues and background information for said first subject being grouped on a first portion of said card, said second subject and said word clues and background information for said second subject being grouped on a second portion of said card different from said first portion, said sleeve being shaped and dimensioned such that only one of a pair comprising
(vi) said first subject and said word clues and background information for said first subject, and
(vii) said second subject and said word clues and background information for said second subject,
can be viewed at a time and such that the one of said pair not being viewed is concealed by said sleeve, said word clues including words that symbolize and communicate a meaning without being divisible into smaller units capable of independent use;
(b) selecting at least one first and one second player;
(c) providing the game unit to the first player;
(d) selecting said first subject and manipulating said game unit such that said first subject, along with said word clues and background information for said first subject, are viewable;
(e) providing at least one of said clues on the game unit for said first subject to the second player by the first player;
(e) asking at least a first question of the first player by the second player to gain at least a portion of said background information about said first subject, said first player checking the correctness of the first question against said background information on the game unit for said first subject;
and,
(f) asking, according to a correct response by the first player to the first question, a second question of the first player by the second player to identify said first subject, said first player checking the correctness of the second question against said first subject on the game unit.

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Summary3,091 words

#Not Applicable.

#1. Field of the Invention.

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#These and other, further and more specific objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of the invention, taken in conjunction with the drawings, in which:

#FIG. 1 is a front view illustrating a game card rotatably mounted in a sleeve which exposes a portion of the card and conceals the remainder of the card; and,

#FIG. 2 is a block flow diagram illustrating one method of playing the game of the invention.

Detailed description3,224 words

#Briefly, in accordance with my invention, I provide an improved method of playing a game. The improved method includes the steps of providing a game unit comprising at least one selected subject, word clues to the identification of the selected subject, and words comprising background information concerning the selected subject; selecting at least one first and one second player; providing the game unit to the first player; providing at least one of the clues on the game unit to the second player by the first player; asking at least a first question of the first player by the second player to gain at least a portion of the background information about the selected subject, the first player checking the correctness of the first question against the background information on the game unit; and, asking, according to a correct response by the first player to the first question, a second question of the first player by the second player to identify the selected subject, the first player checking the correctness of the second question against the selected subject on the game unit.

#In accordance with another embodiment of the invention, I provide an improved game. The game includes a cover; at least one opening formed in the cover; an information card mounted adjacent the cover; at least a first display formed on a first portion of the information card and positioned in the opening for viewing. The first display includes a selected subject; background information about the selected subject to confirm to a player of the game involving at least one question concerning the background information the correctness of the question in identifying background information; and, word clues to the identification of the selected subject to confirm to a player of the game involving at least one question concerning the identification of the selected subject the correctness of the question in identifying the selected subject.

#In a further embodiment of the invention, I provide an improved game. The game includes at least one playing card; and, at least a first display formed on a first portion of the playing card. The display includes a selected object; a first grouping of words separate from the selected object and describing background information about the selected object to confirm to a player of the game involving at least one question concerning the background information the correctness of the question in identifying background information; and, a second grouping of words separate from the first grouping of words and the selected object. The second grouping of words comprises clues to the identification of the selected object to confirm to a player of the game involving at least one question concerning the identification of the selected subject the correctness of the question in identifying the selected subject. The playing card does not have questions formed thereon. The game also includes symbols on the playing card identifying the first grouping of words as background information; and, symbols on the playing card identifying the second grouping of words as clues.

Facts

Application

09/982,131Filed 17 Oct 2001

Published

US 2003/0071419 A117 Apr 2003

Granted

18 Nov 2003

Term ended

17 Oct 2021

Estimated · how

20 years from earliest known nonprovisional domestic filing plus recorded patent term adjustment. Maintenance-fee lapses, terminal disclaimers and statutory extensions have not been checked. The continuity chain may be incomplete; this is not an enforceability determination.

Classification4 codes

A63F 9/18
Games not otherwise provided for: question-and-answer games
A63F 2001/0441
Card games combined with other games: with a written message or sentence, e.g. chance or instruction cards
A63F 2003/00271
About a vertical axis, e.g. a disc: underneath the playing surface and viewable through holes or windows
A63F
Card, board, or roulette games

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