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US 7,658,384 B2Granted
Die-rolling device and game
AssigneeMattel, Inc.
InventorsGlen Nakamoto, Jeannie Burns Hardie
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Abstract
A method of playing a game. A face of a die may be selected, and a marker may be moved to a position on a game board according to the face selected. A request for a player response may be selected from a set of text-based requests, and an interval associated with the player response may be timed.
Claims19
A game comprising:
- a game board, the game board defining a path having a plurality of discrete positions along the path;
- a plurality of markers, each marker being configured to be used with the game board;
- a plurality of tokens, a set of tokens being provided to each of the players;
- a set of activity cards, each of the activity cards defining a first activity operable during a first portion of a game and a second activity operable during a second portion of the game, the first activity on an activity card being configured to be performed by a plurality of players sequentially during the first game portion after the activity card has been selected, the second activity on an activity card being configured to be performed by one of the plurality of players during the second portion of the game, the first portion of the game involving the forfeiture of tokens by players based on failure to perform activities by the players, and the second portion of the game involving the winning back of tokens by players based on the performance of activities by the players;
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- a die-rolling device including a die-rolling mechanism configured to randomly select and display an output from a set of outputs;
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- a timing mechanism configured to measure a time interval and to signal an end of the time interval, the die-rolling mechanism coupled to the timing mechanism within the die-rolling device.
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A method of playing a game, comprising:
- providing a marker and a set of tokens for each of a plurality of players;
- selecting faces of a die;
- moving the markers of the players along a path defined by a game board according to the selected faces of the die;
- selecting a card from a set of cards when a marker lands on a discrete position along the path;
- performing an activity identified on each the selected card, each identified activity being performed by a plurality of players in sequence;
- forfeiting tokens when players fail to perform the activities identified on the selected cards during a first portion of the game;
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- winning back tokens when players perform the activities identified on the selected cards during a second portion of the game.
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A method of playing a game using a game board with a path having an initial position and discrete positions along the path, and a marker and a set of tokens for each of the players, the method comprising:
- selecting faces of a die;
- moving the markers of players along the path according to the selected faces of the die;
- selecting a card from a set of cards when a marker of a player lands on a discrete position on the path;
- for each selected card,
- communicating an activity defined on the selected card to the players;
- starting a timing mechanism to define a period of time;
- performing by each of the players sequentially the activity defined on the selected card until the period of time elapses or a player fails to perform the activity;
- determining which of the players failed to perform the activity on the selected card within the period of time;
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- causing the player who failed to perform to forfeit a token;
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- determining which of the players has the most tokens remaining when a player's marker reaches the initial position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.