US4606546A
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Educational game
Assignee: Summer Afternoon Inc
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Filing: 1985-03-25
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Granted: 1986-08-19
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Expires: 2005-03-25
Abstract
Abstract An educational game wherein each player is provided with an answer board having a series of answer sets each set having a plurality of answers. A plurality of cards are divided into a plurality of groups. Each card is provided with a question on one side and an answer on the other side. Each question is also provided with a location code that directs the player to an answer set on the answer board. By answering the question correctly the player may cover a portion of a game board with a marker. When the game board is covered by a single player, that player is declared the winner. A die is used to determine from which group of cards a card will be selected.
Inventors
- 👤 William J. Rita
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 21:37
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F9/00; A63F9/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
221 words
A game for entertaining a number of players comprising: a plurality of cards, the cards are divided into at least two card groups, each card is provided with at least one question on one side of the card, and at least one answer, corresponding to the question, on the other side of the card, the card is also provided with a location code for the question on the question side of the card; a random group selection generating means for selecting from which group of cards a single card is to be selected; a plurality of answer boards which are divided into at least two answer board groups, each answer board is provided with a series of answer sets comprising a plurality of answers, each answer set can be identified by the location code, whereby during play a player is provided with at least two answer boards that corresponds to at least two groups of cards being selected for play, when a card is selected from one of the groups of cards, as determined by the random group selection generating means, the location code determines the location of an answer set on the answer board for the selected group of cards, a player can then make the correct answer selection for the question from the answers in the located answer set.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
221 words
A game for entertaining a number of players comprising: a plurality of cards, the cards are divided into at least two card groups, each card is provided with at least one question on one side of the card, and at least one answer, corresponding to the question, on the other side of the card, the card is also provided with a location code for the question on the question side of the card; a random group selection generating means for selecting from which group of cards a single card is to be selected; a plurality of answer boards which are divided into at least two answer board groups, each answer board is provided with a series of answer sets comprising a plurality of answers, each answer set can be identified by the location code, whereby during play a player is provided with at least two answer boards that corresponds to at least two groups of cards being selected for play, when a card is selected from one of the groups of cards, as determined by the random group selection generating means, the location code determines the location of an answer set on the answer board for the selected group of cards, a player can then make the correct answer selection for the question from the answers in the located answer set.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
61 words
A game as defined by claim 1 further comprising a game board having a number of identifiable portions, and groups of covering markers for each player, wherein upon correct answering of a question the player may cover a selected portion of the game board and when one player's markers covers all of the game board that player is declared a winner.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A game as defined by claim 2 further comprising a mounting means for joining at least two answer boards together for each player.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A game as defined by claim 3 wherein the random group selection generating means comprises at least one die.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
A game as defined by claim 4 wherein each card is provided with at least two questions located on opposite sides of the card, and each question is provided with an answer which is located on a side of the card opposite from the appropriate question.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
63 words
A game as defined by claim 5 wherein the cards are grouped into three groups and each group is further divided into two sections by the opposite sides of the card, whereby a roll of the die first determines the group from which the card is to be selected and second which side of the card a question is to be taken from.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
A game as defined by claim 6 wherein the answer for the question on the card is provided with other informative indicia.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A game as defined by claim 7 wherein the questions are famous quotations and the answers famous authors of the quotations.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
A game as defined by claim 8 wherein there are at least two subgroups for each group of cards and correspondingly for each group of answer boards.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
38 words
A game as defined by claim 9 wherein the game is provided with three subgroups of cards for each group and at least three different answer boards for each group of cards corresponding to each subgroup of cards.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
A game as defined by claim 10 wherein each card and each answer board is provided with coding means for identifying each subgroup to which an individual card and answer board belongs.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
A game as defined by claim 11 wherein the coding means comprises a color code wherein at least a portion of each card and each answer board is colored with an identifying color.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
A game as defined by claim 12 wherein the game board is divided into identical sections for each player.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
A game as defined by claim 10 wherein the groups of cards and answer boards comprise three numerical groups each representing two sides of a six sided die.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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