US4732393A
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Educational game
Assignee: Summer Afternoon Inc
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Filing: 1986-08-15
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Granted: 1988-03-22
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Expires: 2006-08-15
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 and an appropriate answer. 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 form 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
2026-10-30 23:22
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F9/00; A63F9/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
213 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 and at least one answer, corresponding to the question, the card is also provided with a location code for the question on the side of the card on which the question is provided; 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
213 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 and at least one answer, corresponding to the question, the card is also provided with a location code for the question on the side of the card on which the question is provided; 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
26 words
A game as defined by claim 2 wherein each side of each card is provided with at least two questions and at least two appropriate answers
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
31 words
A game as defined by claim 4 wherein the cards are grouped into three groups and each group is further divided into two subgroups represented by opposite sides of the cards.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
A game as defined by claim 5 wherein a roll of the die first determines the group from which the card is to be selected and second which question is to be asked.
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
19 words
A game as defined by claim 8 wherein the game board is divided into identical sections for each player.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
A game as defined by claim 9 wherein the groups of cards and answer boards comprise three numerical groups each representing two sides of a six sided die.
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