bottini

Claim 1

A GAME DEVICE FOR THE PLAYING OF BLUFFING TYPE DICE GAMES, COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION; AN UPRIGHT DICE ENCLOSING AND CONCEALING CONTAINER HAVING A BASE TO SUPPORT IT ON A SURFACE SUCH AS A TABLE TOP AT LEAST DURING DICE VIEWING AFTER DICE TUMBLING AND HAVING SIDES AND A TOP, DICE IN SAID CONTAINER, MEANS TO MANUALLY TUMBLE SAID DICE, AND MEANS TO PERMIT ONLY AUTHORIZED AND READILY OBSERVABLE VIEWING OF SAID DICE AND TO ADVISE OPPOSING PLAYERS OF ANY SUCH VIEWING, SAID MEANS INCLUDING SUBSTANTIALLY OPAQUE SAID SIDES AND TOP AND ONLY ONE OPENING MEANS PERMITTING VISION INTO SAID OTHERWISE CLOSED AND OPAQUE CONTAINER, SAID OPENING MEANS COMPRISING AN EYEPIECE DIRECTED DOWN AT SAID DICE AND INCLUDING A LENS REQUIRING THAT THE USER OBSERVABLY MOVE TO PLACE HIS EYE CLOSE TO SAID EYEPIECE IN ORDER TO SEE SAID DICE TO THUS ADVISE HIS OPPONENTS OF HIS DICE VIEWING, AND SEPARATE MEANS TO ILLUMINATE SAID DICE WITHOUT PERMITTING VIEWING THEREOF EXCEPT THROUGH SAID OPENING MEANS.