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US 6,899,330 B1Granted
Bowling dice game
OwnerFredrick I. Zinkinventor
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Abstract
A game in which a pair of dice are rolled and a score is kept according to the rules of bowling.
Claims1
A method for playing a dice game comprising the steps of:
- rolling a first die having five faces with indicia designating 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, respectively, and a sixth face having indicia representing a strike;
- if the face having the strike indicia is rolled face-up, entering a score on a score sheet and passing the dice to the second player;
- if the first die is rolled such that the face having the indicia designated 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 is rolled face-up, rolling a second die, having four faces with indicia designating 1, 2, 3 and 4, respectively, a fifth face with indicia designating a spare, and a sixth face with indicia designating a gutter ball;
- if the face of the second die with indicia designates a spare, is rolled face-up, entering a mark of the roll on the score sheet and then passing the dice to another player;
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- if the face with indicia designating 1, 2, 3, 4 or gutter is rolled face-up, enter the score of the roll on the score sheet, completing the score on the score sheet for the frame and passing the dice to another player, and repeating this procedure between the players until the game is completed.
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