Game with timer device and method of playing the game
AssigneeMattel, Inc.
InventorJeffrey W. Bazarko
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Abstract
A timer mechanism for a game is disclosed herein. The timer mechanism including: an end portion; an object secured to the end portion by a retractable member capable of being extracted from the object and retracted into the object by a winding mechanism; and an indicator mechanism located at the end portion for indicating when the object has come into proximity with the end portion and has contacted a portion of the indicator mechanism through retraction of the retractable member into the object by the winding mechanism.
Claims18
A timer mechanism for a game is provided, the timer mechanism comprising:
- an end portion;
- an object secured to the end portion by a retractable member capable of being extracted from the object and retracted into the object by a winding mechanism, wherein the retractable member is a cord secured to the end portion at one end and the winding mechanism at the other end;
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- an indicator mechanism located at the end portion for indicating when the object has come into proximity with the end portion and has contacted a portion of the indicator mechanism through retraction of the retractable member into the object by the winding mechanism, wherein the indicator mechanism is slidably mounted to the cord proximate to the end portion.
A game, comprising:
- a structure;
- an object secured to the structure by a retractable member capable of being extracted from the object and retracted into the object by a winding mechanism, wherein the retractable member is a cord secured to the structure at one end and the winding mechanism at an opposite end;
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- an indicator mechanism operatively coupled to the structure for indicating when the object has contacted a portion of the indicator mechanism after the retractable member has been extracted from the object, wherein the indicator mechanism is slidably mounted to the cord proximate to the structure.
A method of playing a game, the method comprising the steps of:
- locating at least one game piece on a structure;
- executing a plurality of player's turns in the game until a predetermined event has occurred, wherein each player's turn includes the steps of:
- interacting with the at least one game piece on the structure during a predetermined time period;
- repositioning an object away from the structure to a timer start position in order to create a predetermined time period for the next player's turn in the game, wherein the repositioning of the object away from the structure causes a retractable member to be unwound from a winding device located within the object, wherein the retractable member is a cord secured to the structure at one end and the winding device at the other end, and wherein the unwinding of the retractable member causes the object to be drawn towards a timer end position;
- wherein a player is penalized if during their turn the object reaches the timer end position and contacts a portion of an indicator mechanism prior to it being repositioned away from the structure to the timer start position, wherein the indicator mechanism is slidably mounted to the cord proximate to the structure;
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- determining a winner of the game when the predetermined event has occurred.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.