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Combination tic-tac-toe and question and answer game
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1985-06-10
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Granted: 1987-08-04
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Expires: 2005-06-10
Abstract
Abstract A game apparatus is provided and consists of nine tic-tac-toe arrangements whereby two teams answer questions until three tic-tac-toe arrangements are won in a vertical, horizontal or diagonal row to completely win the game.
Inventors
- 👤 Philip Turner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 08:29
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00094; A63F9/00; A63F9/18; A63F1/00; A63F1/06; A63F1/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
236 words
A game apparatus which comprises: (a) means for forming nine tic-tac-toe arrangements in a square pattern, each said tic-tac-toe arrangement being labeled as a different subject area, said forming means including a playing board having a plurality of apertures; (b) a plurality of playing cards having questions and answers to said questions, said questions and said answers being of grade level in difficulty, said playing cards having consecutively numbered questions and answers; (c) a holder for setting up said playing cards; (d) means for scoring when said correct questions are answered until three said tic-tac-toe arrangements are won in a vertical, horizontal, diagonal row to completely win said game, said scoring means including two different sets of playing pieces used by each player by placing each said playing piece into one of said apertures on said playing board; and (e) means for randomly choosing one of said numbered questions to be answered by one of said players, said randomly choosing means further comprising two dice being of one color so that when rolling said dice they will occupy the tens and hundreds place with lower die number always going to said hundreds place, and one die being of another color so that when rolling said die it will always occupy the ones place, thus three said dice will indicate a three digit number corresponding to one of said numbered questions on one of said playing cards.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
236 words
A game apparatus which comprises: (a) means for forming nine tic-tac-toe arrangements in a square pattern, each said tic-tac-toe arrangement being labeled as a different subject area, said forming means including a playing board having a plurality of apertures; (b) a plurality of playing cards having questions and answers to said questions, said questions and said answers being of grade level in difficulty, said playing cards having consecutively numbered questions and answers; (c) a holder for setting up said playing cards; (d) means for scoring when said correct questions are answered until three said tic-tac-toe arrangements are won in a vertical, horizontal, diagonal row to completely win said game, said scoring means including two different sets of playing pieces used by each player by placing each said playing piece into one of said apertures on said playing board; and (e) means for randomly choosing one of said numbered questions to be answered by one of said players, said randomly choosing means further comprising two dice being of one color so that when rolling said dice they will occupy the tens and hundreds place with lower die number always going to said hundreds place, and one die being of another color so that when rolling said die it will always occupy the ones place, thus three said dice will indicate a three digit number corresponding to one of said numbered questions on one of said playing cards.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
A game apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein each said playing card includes a plurality of questions from one said subject area, on one side and answers to said questions on other side.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
55 words
A game apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said playing cards further comprises: (a) a first set of question cards, each said question card includes a plurality of questions from one said subject area; and (b) a second set of answer cards, each said answer card includes matching answers from one said subject area.
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