US4773651A
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Word game and board
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-07-28
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Granted: 1988-09-27
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Expires: 2007-07-28
Abstract
Abstract A hand of cards bearing letters of the alphabet and a combined scoring and word card are dealt to each player, the players drawing a card from the deck and discarding in turn until one player's letter cards spell the word of his word card, the player then placing the word card in a space adapted to receive it on a score board having graduated spaces for each of the players, and continuing the game until one player has filled the spaces provided for him on the score board.
Inventors
- 👤 George Papapavlou
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 17:08
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/04; A63F3/0423
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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A game comprising a deck of letter cards, a plurality of word cards, and a scoring board, said scoring board having a plurality of peripheral portions, one for each player, and a plurality of steps in series extending across the board for each peripheral portion, said steps being configured to accommodate said word cards, the game being so constructed and arranged that each of the players may receive a hand of letter cards from the deck and a word card and may attempt to form the word on his word card from the letter cards in his hand, the players drawing and discarding letter cards in turn until one player completes the word on his word card, such player then placing such word card on a first of the player's series of steps, the players then receiving a second hand of letter cards and a second word card, and continuing play, seriatim, until one player has placed a word card on each of the steps of his portion of the board.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
171 words
A game comprising a deck of letter cards, a plurality of word cards, and a scoring board, said scoring board having a plurality of peripheral portions, one for each player, and a plurality of steps in series extending across the board for each peripheral portion, said steps being configured to accommodate said word cards, the game being so constructed and arranged that each of the players may receive a hand of letter cards from the deck and a word card and may attempt to form the word on his word card from the letter cards in his hand, the players drawing and discarding letter cards in turn until one player completes the word on his word card, such player then placing such word card on a first of the player's series of steps, the players then receiving a second hand of letter cards and a second word card, and continuing play, seriatim, until one player has placed a word card on each of the steps of his portion of the board.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The invention of claim 1, in which the deck and letter cards include at least one wild card.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The invention of claim 1, in which the deck has one hundred and four cards with letters and four wild cards.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
The invention of claim 1, in which the scoring board peripheral portions are arranged in a ring-like configuration, and in which the steps are formed by inner rings of a width adapted to receive a word card.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The invention of claim 4, in which the rings are circular, and in which the innermost ring is a circle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The invention of claim 1, in which each word card has a six letter word thereon.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The invention of claim 1, in which the steps of each peripheral portion, beginning at the outer portion, are indicated as KINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY, JUNIOR HIGH, SENIOR HIGH and GRADUATE, seriatim.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
119 words
The method of playing a game, comprising dealing a hand of letter cards to a plurality of players, dealing a different word card to each player, the number of letter cards dealt corresponding to the number of letters on the word card, and the players drawing from the deck and discarding a card in turn until one player has letter cards which correspond to the word on his word card, and providing a scoring medium having a plurality of steps for each player, the steps being configured to accomodate each player's word card, the one player having letter cards corresponding to the word on his word card then placing his word card on a step of the scoring medium.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
119 words
The method of playing a game, comprising dealing a hand of letter cards to a plurality of players, dealing a different word card to each player, the number of letter cards dealt corresponding to the number of letters on the word card, and the players drawing from the deck and discarding a card in turn until one player has letter cards which correspond to the word on his word card, and providing a scoring medium having a plurality of steps for each player, the steps being configured to accomodate each player's word card, the one player having letter cards corresponding to the word on his word card then placing his word card on a step of the scoring medium.
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