Memory engagement game

Game apparatus for improving a person's memory and adapted for use in a group setting, comprising:

• a plurality of game boards for use on a playing surface, each board including:
• a front face having a plurality of openings therein, the openings being arranged in a rectangular array, the front face including a peripheral frame and a front cover attached to the frame, the front cover being generally of the same shape as the frame, the openings being formed in the front cover;
• a rear face of approximately the same size and shape as the front face and connected thereto, the front and rear faces being spaced from each other so as to define a cavity therebetween;
• a slot along one edge of the connected front and rear faces that permits access to the cavity;
• the frame further including a pair of beams that are disposed along opposed edges of the frame, the beams being generally parallel with each other, a pair of peripheral cross-supports that are disposed along opposed edges of the frame and generally perpendicular to the beams, the peripheral cross supports being connected at their ends to the beams, each peripheral cross-support having an inner edge and an outer edge, a plurality of interior cross-supports that are disposed between the opposed edges of the frame and generally perpendicular to the beams, the interior cross supports being connected at their ends to the beams, each interior cross support having two opposed edges, a track disposed along the inner edge of each peripheral cross-support, and a track disposed along each edge of each interior cross-support;
• the front cover further including an interior face, the interior face having raised edges that in use are disposed adjacent to the tracks;
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• covers for selectively covering and uncovering the openings, each cover being slidable and including a panel, a tab projecting outwardly from of the panel, and a pair of flanges that extend outwardly from the panel, the flanges in use being disposed between the opposed tracks and raised edges;
• a plurality of calling cards, each calling card displaying information in the nature of a question;
• a plurality of game cards of the same size and shape and being capable of being disposed within the cavity, the game cards displaying answers to the questions on the calling cards and being related by subject matter, each game card having two sides with each side having different answers displayed thereon, the answers being in register with the openings in the front face when the cards are inserted in the cavity, the answers being exposed for observation when the openings are uncovered and the answers being shielded from observation when the openings are covered, each game card having opposed side edges, each side edge has a pair of spaced notches, and the game card has two spaced sets of answers displayed thereon;
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• a release included as part of the game board, the release engaging a selected notch to secure the game cards within the cavity in a desired position relative to the openings such that a selected set of answers appears in the openings.

A method for engaging a person suffering from memory loss, comprising the steps of:

• providing a game board, the board including a front face having a plurality of openings therein, a rear face connected to the front face, the front and rear faces being spaced from each other so as to define a cavity therebetween, and means for selectively covering and uncovering the openings;
• providing a plurality of calling cards, each calling card displaying information in the nature of a question;
• providing a game card having answers to the questions displayed on the calling cards;
• inserting a game card into the cavity of each game board so that the answers are displayed in the openings;
• reading a question displayed on a selected calling card;
• reading at least one talking point to facilitate a discussion among the players, to provide further therapeutic benefit to memory abilities of the players;
• covering the opening that displays the answer to the question that has been read;
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• continuing to read questions and cover openings until all of the openings on the game board are covered.