Word association game
Abstract
Abstract A WORD ASSOCIATION GAME WHICH INCLUDES AS INDICATOR BOARD HAVING A SERIES OF ALPHABET LETTERS AND A SERIES OF NUMERALS PERIPHERALLY SPACED THEREON, WITH A ROTATABLE POINTER ASSOCAITED THEREWITH TO BE SPUN TO INDICATE A NUMBER AND A LETTER, TO AID IN STARTING THE GAME, AND TO BE SPUN TO INDICATE A NUMERAL TO AID IN CONTINUING THE GAME. LETTERED PLAYING PIECES, EACH HAVING A FIRST LETTER ON TWO OPPOSED FACES, AND AN INDEX LETTER ON EACH OF THE TWO OPPOSED FACES DIFFERING ONLY IN SIZE FROM THE LETTER ON THE OPPOSITE FACE, ARE PROVIDED TO ENABLE THE BUILDING OF WORDS AS INDICATED BY THE CHANCE SELECTED LETTER AND NUMBER FOR THE STARTING PLAY AND BY CHANCE SELECTED NUMBERS TO FORM SUBSEQUENT WORDS. THE SECOND WORD IS FORMED AT A RIGHT ANGLE TO THE FIRST WORD, THE INITIAL LETTER OF WHICH IS THE LAST LETTER OF THE PRECEDING WORD, SUBSEQUENT WORDS ARE FORMED AT A RIGHT ANGLE TO THE PRECEDING WORD IN LIKE MANNER. THE WORDS FORMED MUST HAVE AN ASSOCIATED THOUGHT SUGGESTION WITH THE PRECEEDING WORD.
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- 👤 Jack R Krause
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