US5054775A
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Game relating to personal relationships
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-06-04
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Granted: 1991-10-08
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Expires: 2010-06-04
Abstract
Abstract A board game including a plurality of stacks of cards. The first stack of cards defining questions cards relating to personal relationships between individuals, wherein a second category of cards is defined by four different categories including "true", "false", "pass", and "challenge". A first player selects a questions card and an associated category card, whereupon response to the question is dependent upon the category chosen. A correct response relative to the category effects a rolling of a plurality of dice by another player to determine a point total for the player correctly responding to the question and the associated category. The player responding to the selected question continues until an incorrect response is solicited. Subsequent to the response to the question and associated category, a second stack of cards for the answered question and the utilized category card is effected.
Inventors
- 👤 Silvia Banks
- 👤 Robert C. Banks
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 23:20
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F9/00; A63F9/18; A63F11/00; A63F11/0051; A63F2011/0067; A63F2250/00; A63F2250/34; A63F9/04; A63F9/0413
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
223 words
A method of playing a game relating to personal relationships, comprising the steps of, providing a stack of questions cards, and providing an adjacent stack of category cards, and providing a plurality of dice, and including at least four players, and further including the step of directing a first player of the at least four players to select a question card and a category card, and forming the question cards of the stack of question cards with questions relating to interpersonal relationships between couples, and forming the category cards in the stack of category cards into four categories including a first "true" category, a second "false" category, a third "pass" category, and a fourth "challenge" category, and the first player requesting a second player to respond to a question formed on the drawn question card, and to associate the question card with the drawn category card, and including a further step of a correct response by the second player effecting a rolling of the dice by the first player to indicate a point total, and inscribing the point total upon a score card, and directing a further player of the at least four players to initiate a further cycle including a drawing of a further question from the stack of question cards and a further category card from the stack of category cards.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
223 words
A method of playing a game relating to personal relationships, comprising the steps of, providing a stack of questions cards, and providing an adjacent stack of category cards, and providing a plurality of dice, and including at least four players, and further including the step of directing a first player of the at least four players to select a question card and a category card, and forming the question cards of the stack of question cards with questions relating to interpersonal relationships between couples, and forming the category cards in the stack of category cards into four categories including a first "true" category, a second "false" category, a third "pass" category, and a fourth "challenge" category, and the first player requesting a second player to respond to a question formed on the drawn question card, and to associate the question card with the drawn category card, and including a further step of a correct response by the second player effecting a rolling of the dice by the first player to indicate a point total, and inscribing the point total upon a score card, and directing a further player of the at least four players to initiate a further cycle including a drawing of a further question from the stack of question cards and a further category card from the stack of category cards.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
96 words
A method as set forth in claim 1 including the step of providing an indicator member, and forming the indicator member as an annular disk, and dividing the annular disk into four quadrants, wherein the four quadrants are divided into the four categories, and providing a pivotal flag mounted adjacent an apex of each of the categories, and including the step of the second player pivoting one of the flags to a vertical orientation from a horizontal orientation to visually effect a choice of one of the four categories in response to the drawn question cards.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1994-10-07 | 1995-04-08 | 1995-10-08 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1998-10-07 | 1999-04-08 | 1999-10-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2002-10-07 | 2003-04-08 | 2003-10-08 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |