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Multilevel changing game
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 2000-11-15
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Granted: 2002-11-26
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Expires: 2020-11-15
Abstract
Abstract Multiple playing levels in a stacked multilevel game, appear with unique indicia on different playing levels, and these indicia provide different pathways of movement for game pieces between multiple apertures which extend through the multiple playing levels. By switching the playing level relative to the game pieces, the situations and events faced by different players is altered. In a “book” format, switching playing levels is achieved simply by turning the pages forward or backward. Other formats include a “map” style, wherein different playing levels are secured to adjacent levels by folds in the game board, and a “stacked layer” style, wherein a plurality of playing levels are achieved by stacked layers.
Inventors
- 👤 Tom Braunlich
- 👤 Rollie Tesh
- 👤 Jim Winslow
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 22:37
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/00173; A63F3/00574; A63F3/0023; A63F2003/00246; A63F3/00261; A63F2003/00264; A63F2003/00287; A63F2003/00299; A63F2003/00583
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
128 words
A game, comprising multiple stacked playing levels, each playing level having indicia thereon which pertain to different game situations or events; each playing level having a plurality of apertures, each aperture of which extend through one or more of said multiple stacked playing levels, wherein said indicia on each playing level display interconnections with at least a portion of said plurality of apertures which extend through said playing level; a plurality of game pieces which fit within said apertures; and means for switching between playing levels of said multiple stacked playing levels while maintaining said game pieces within said apertures, said means for switching permitting both adding of playing levels on top of a specified playing level and removing of playing levels from above said specified playing level.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
128 words
A game, comprising multiple stacked playing levels, each playing level having indicia thereon which pertain to different game situations or events; each playing level having a plurality of apertures, each aperture of which extend through one or more of said multiple stacked playing levels, wherein said indicia on each playing level display interconnections with at least a portion of said plurality of apertures which extend through said playing level; a plurality of game pieces which fit within said apertures; and means for switching between playing levels of said multiple stacked playing levels while maintaining said game pieces within said apertures, said means for switching permitting both adding of playing levels on top of a specified playing level and removing of playing levels from above said specified playing level.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The game of claim 1 wherein at least two of said plurality of apertures extend through different numbers of playing levels.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
65 words
The game of claim 1 wherein said means for switching comprises binder that binds one edge of each of said multiple stacked playing levels and permits rotation of each of said playing levels about said binder from a first “play” position to a second “inactive” position, whereby said game resembles a book with said multiple stacked playing levels being analogous to pages in said book.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
The game of claim 3 wherein said multiple playing levels are paper.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The game of claim 3 wherein said multiple playing levels are card board.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
58 words
The game of claim 1 wherein said means for switching comprises folded edges of adjacent playing levels in said multiple stacked playing levels, whereby said game resembles a map with said multiple stacked playing levels being interconnected by said folded edges and movement between specified levels is achieved in a fashion similar to opening and closing a map.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The game of claim 1 wherein said means for switching includes a means of changing a number of playing levels in said multiple stacked playing levels.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The game of claim 7 wherein said means of changing said number of playing levels adds or subtracts a specified number of playing levels to said multiple stacked playing levels.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
70 words
The game of claim 1 wherein said means for switching subtracts playing levels when said game pieces traverse from a first position at or near a top of said multiple stacked playing levels to a second position at or near a bottom of said multiple stacked playing levels, and adds playing levels to said top of said multiple stacked playing levels when said game pieces traverse in a reverse direction.
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