US 8,006,979 B1Granted

Game for sculpting objects and method of playing same

OwnerConnie L. Lamminventor

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Abstract

A multi-player game for sculpting a designated object by players of the game and judging said designated object by a judge, wherein the players earn points for each sculpted object chosen by the judge as most representing the designated object. The game broadly comprises a judge's board, a plurality of player's boards, sculpting dough, a plurality of object cards, a smasher, an eye mask, a timer, a plurality of points indicators, and a game box for storing the above-listed items. A method of performing the game broadly comprises the steps of (a) selecting a judge from the plurality of players for a round of play of the game; (b) selecting an object to be sculpted; (c) preventing the selected judge from visually seeing the sculpting of the objects; (d) sculpting the selected object; (e) presenting the sculpted objects to the judge; and (f) selecting a winning sculpted object.

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Dependent claims

A method of playing a game for sculpting objects performed by a plurality of players, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) setting a playing limit for each game, whereupon expiration of the playing limit, the game is completed;
(b) having the players select a judge for a round of play of the game;
(c) having the judge select an object to be sculpted;
(d) having the players or the judge prevent the judge from visually viewing the objects to be sculpted by covering the selected judge's eyes with an eye mask;
(e) having at least one of the players begin a sculpting session for the round of play by starting a timer to time the sculpting session;
(f) having the non-judge players sculpt the selected object using sculpting dough;
(g) at the completion of the sculpting session, having the non-judge players each present their respective sculpted objects to the judge, wherein the judge continues to be prevented from visually seeing the sculpted objects;
(h) having the judge select a winning sculpted object, wherein the judge is not prevented from visually seeing the sculpted object while selecting the winning sculpted object;
(i) having the judge deform the sculpted objects except for the winning sculpted object with a deforming tool shaped like a gavel or a mallet;
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(j) awarding the non-judge player who sculpted the winning sculpted object at least one point.

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