Apparatus for playing a bingolike game

Claim 2

Apparatus for playing a game of skill, said game of skill being played upon a game board, said game board comprising: a top surface, marking means on said top surface to delineate said game board into a plurality of rows and columns, the number of rows equaling the number of columns, said marking means thus delineating a number of spaces on said game board, the number of spaces equaling the product of the number of rows and the number of columns, the marking means separating thE two lowermost rows being distinctive from the other marking means, so that the bottom space in each column is distinctively marked; and a plurality of number tokens, each of said number tokens having a different number thereon, the total number of number tokens being equal to the total number of rows minus one times the total number of columns on said game board, so that there is one number token for each space above said distinctive marking means.

Claim 3

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said number tokens carry successive whole numbers thereon increasing from number one.

Claim 4

The apparatus of claim 2 further including random number selection means carrying numbers other than those on said number tokens for selecting numbers at random and which are sufficiently large to be usable as column totals for marking in the spaces on said board below said distinctive marking means.

Claim 5

The apparatus of claim 3 wherein said random number selection means carries numbers thereon higher than the highest number on said number tokens so that the number marked in a space below said distinctive marking means is larger than the number on any of said number tokens.

Claim 6

The apparatus of claim 1 further including random number selection means whereby random numbers can be selected for marking in the spaces on said board below said distinctive marking means.

Claim 7

The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said random number selection means carries numbers thereon higher than the highest number on said number tokens so that the number marked in a space below said distinctive marking means is larger than the number on any of said number tokens.

Claim 8

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said game board comprises first and second game boards having a plurality but not all of said columns overlapping and having a plurality but not all of said rows overlapping so that, as players play upon the game boards, they play on some spaces which are in common to the adjoining game board.

Claim 9

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said number tokens carry successive whole numbers thereon increasing from number one.

Claim 10

The apparatus of claim 7 further including random number selection means carrying numbers other than those on said number tokens for selecting numbers at random and which are sufficiently large to be usable as column totals for marking in the spaces on said board below said distinctive marking means.

Claim 11

The apparatus of claim 7 further including random number selection means carrying numbers thereon higher than the highest number on said number tokens so that the number marked in the spaces below said distinctive marking means is larger than the number on any of said number tokens.

Claim 12

The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said game board comprises first, second, third, and fourth game boards each having a plurality but not all of said columns overlapping with an adjacent game board and having a plurality but not all of said rows overlapping with an adjacent game board so that, as players play on the first, second, third, and fourth game boards, they play on some spaces which are in common to an adjoining game board.

Claim 13

The apparatus of claim 11 wherein said number tokens carry successive whole numbers thereon increasing from number one.

Claim 14

The apparatus of claim 11 further including random number selection means for the selection of random numbers for marking in the spaces on said board below said distinctive marking means.

Claim 15

The apparatus of claim 13 wherein said random number selection means carries numbers thereon higher than the highest number on said number tokens so that the number marked in the spaces below said distinctive marking means is larger than the number on any of said number tokens.

Claim 16

Apparatus for playing a game of skill, said game of skill being played upon a game board, said game board comprising: a top surface, marking means for delineating said game board on its top surface into a plurality of rows and columns, said marking means thus deliNeating a number of spaces on said game board, the number of spaces equaling the product of the number of rows and the number of columns, the marking means separating the two lowermost rows being distinctive from the other marking means so that the bottom space of each column is distinctively marked; said game further employing a plurality of number tokens, each of said number tokens having a different number thereon, said numbers being successive whole numbers and increasing from number one, the total number of number tokens being equal to the total number of rows minus one times the total number of columns on said game board so that there is one number token for each space above said distinctive marking means; and random number selection means for selecting numbers at random, said random number selection means carrying numbers which are sufficiently large to be usable for column totals and being higher than the highest number on said number tokens for marking in the spaces on said board below said distinctive marking means.

Claim 17

Apparatus for playing a game of skill, said game of skill being played upon a game board, said game board comprising: a top surface, marking means for delineating said game board on its top surface into a plurality of rows and columns, said marking means thus deliNeating a number of spaces on said game board, the number of spaces equaling the product of the number of rows and the number of columns, the marking means separating the two lowermost rows being distinctive from the other marking means so that the bottom space of each column is distinctively marked; said game further employing a plurality of number tokens, each of said number tokens having a different number thereon, said numbers being successive whole numbers and increasing from number one, the total number of number tokens being equal to the total number of rows minus one times the total number of columns on said game board so that there is one number token for each space above said distinctive marking means; and random number selection means for selecting numbers at random, said random number selection means carrying numbers which are sufficiently large to be usable for column totals and being higher than the highest number on said number tokens for marking in the spaces on said board below said distinctive marking means.