Amusement devices: games inventions 12/05

20050285335 - Geometric random selection device: A hand-manipulatable three-dimensional device for generating groups of symbol combinations selected in pseudo-random sequence, having relatively movable faces, each of the faces bearing a distinguishing symbol. A stand on which the device may be mounted, permits reading of the faces at selective orientations of the device. The device may be...

20050285336 - Alphabetic roulette game: The alphabetic roulette game includes a roulette wheel having twenty-five positions thereon, comprising the twenty-six letters of the Roman alphabet and a double letter position. A wagering surface or table provides for the placement of wagers upon the chance of any of the single letters (or the double letters) or...

20050285337 - Dynamic generation of a profile for spinning reel gaming machines: A gaming machine having spinning reels and methods for operating the gaming machine use a reel controller that controls motion of the spinning reels according to spin profiles for each reel. Each spin profile may be provided by the game play design and may be realized using curve fitting techniques,...

20050285338 - Timer and dice word games: A game for at least two players is disclosed. The game includes a plurality of playing pieces, wherein at least some of the playing pieces include at least one of a letter indicium and a number indicium; a letter die having a plurality of sides, wherein at least some sides...

20050285339 - Octatrix tm - strategy game apparatus and method of play: An octahedron-shaped game structure is disclosed for playing a three-dimensional strategy game. A plurality of cubes is introduced to configure the shape of octahedron and two sets of game pieces are provided. The preferred embodiment of the game structure has an arrangement of 11 tiers. The present invention is a...

20050285343 - Blackjack variations: A method and computer readable storage medium to play an improved variation of blackjack. The method includes (a) receiving an original wager for the blackjack game; (b) dealing a player's hand and a dealer's hand; (c) finishing the game; and (d) if the player's hand ties the dealer's hand then...

20050285342 - Card game for wagering: A side bet for Blackjack or Twenty-One is made on whether the first two cards deal a player will be a pair, or whether the player can make a multicard hand from his cards an at least one of the dealers cards. The player can get a pair of his...

20050285344 - Casino card game: A casino card game that can be played by any amount of players, and one bank, with the only skill required being the knowledge of addition and recognition of a standard deck of playing cards. The game is substantially similar to “Pan 9,” with the object being to obtain a...

20050285340 - Poker-type game method: A method of playing a poker-type game between a group of players and a dealer includes the wagering an ante bet by each player followed by dealing two cards to each player. Thereafter, one or more players wagers a hand bet or loses the ante bet. The dealer deals four...

20050285341 - Roulette alternative card game: Card play is enhanced by a method for playing cards comprising indicating a player's intent by brushing a first indicator for another card, and brushing a second indicator top stand, for example, a cross may be printed on the table. Card play is further enhanced by a method for playing...

20050280207 - Pinball trough repair sleeve and method: A pinball repair sleeve for repairing the damage bottom surface of a pinball trough has a first section having a flat, smooth upper surface. Extending from the first section are two elongated arm components forming a V-configuration. The inward edges of the upper surfaces of the arm components are tapered...

20050280208 - Method of play and game surface for a dice game: A method of playing a dice game using a pair of dice and a playing surface having a plurality of wagering areas. The game surface has sum wagering areas arranged in rows and columns, each of which correspond to possible numeric outcomes of a roll of the dice, and each...

20050280209 - Board game and method of play: A board game having multiple sets of pieces, each set of pieces belonging to one player in the game, wherein at lest one set of pieces or their starting rules are not substantially similar to one other set of pieces or their starting rules....

20050280210 - Lottery game system and method: A system and method for playing a lottery game based on a card game which may have both instant win aspects and lottery drawing aspects....

20050280213 - Collectible card games and methods for playing same: Games for two or more players, wherein each attempts to be the first to traverse a path consisting of a series of tasks, are disclosed. Game components such as collectible trading cards may be used to represent tasks, movers, and effects, and the game may include a racing theme. Players...

20050280212 - Counter sorting device: A sorting device for the sorting of gaming chips comprises a base frame (36), a collection container (1), an oblique transport disc (3) adjoining the collection container (1), the oblique transport disk (3) separating and receiving gaming chips (27), a gaming chip characteristic identification system positioned adjacent the transport disc...

20050280211 - Gaming tablet: A gaming tablet including a planar tablet having an upper surface, a lower surface and a plurality of sides, a padding disposed over the planar tablet and, a covering material disposed over the padding. The covering material and padding provide a soft resilient covering allowing a dealer to position his...

20050275163 - Tabletop object knock-down game: A tabletop game for head-to-head competition including a platform having a curved path. The game includes a plurality of knock-down objects configured to be knocked down by a ball. The ball includes a weighting that is off center from a geometric center of the ball causing the ball to roll...

20050275164 - Games and game playing implements that include magnets: Game systems and apparatuses that include magnets are disclosed herein. A game configured in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a playing piece having a first magnet and a shooting device having a second magnet configured to repel the first magnet. In this embodiment, the shooting device further...

20050275165 - Gel grip controller: The present invention is directed to a controller having a gel-gripping surface for engagement with a user's hand. The controller includes a housing having a plurality of operation members logistically positioned for manipulation by a user's hand. A handle portion adapted to be grasped by the hand of a user...

20050275166 - Method for playing casino poker game: A casino game, based on the rules of poker, wherein each player is dealt five cards, with an option to utilize a sixth card to improve the five-card hand. The players pay a percentage of their ante wager, e.g., 10% or 20%, for the right to use a sixth card,...

20050275167 - Method of playing a game of war: A method of playing a card game based broadly on the game of WAR wherein the higher card wins when a player card in matched against a dealer card. The game includes dealing multiple cards such as 3, 5, 7, etc. to each of the dealer and player for matching...

20050275168 - Size adjustable soccer goal: A size adjustable soccer goal. A frame has corners and includes tubular members replaceably attached to each other allowing the frame to be size adjustable and knockdownable. A net operatively and replaceably attaches to the frame allowing the net to be size adjustable to accommodate a size of the frame...

20050269767 - Table game: A game is provided including several player pieces mounted to a platform. Opposing players articulate player pieces to score goals by manipulating a ball through the opponent's goal. In some embodiments, a random timer triggers the release of a another ball that the opposing players try to catch using a...

20050269768 - Entertainment and refreshment assembly: An entertainment and refreshment assembly with various arcade games and vending machines including a large housing having an exterior configuration resembling a vehicle. The interior portion includes a plurality of separate receptacles which each receive any combination of the arcade games and/or a vending machines. The arcade games and vending...

20050269769 - Handheld controller: A handheld controller for manipulating objects on a video screen includes a handheld controller housing having right and left handgrips where a user grips the handheld controller with right and left hands; more than one select hand ventilation area that air moves through to the user's hand to cool the...

20050269770 - 3-dimensional puzzle and method of forming same: The present invention makes use of the spherical sectors, semi-spheres, cylindrical or circular sections of a solid object or the surface of an object, and breaks them into components. If no such spherical sectors, semi-spheres, cylindrical or circular sections are available on the object, or the existing ones cannot be...

20050269771 - Portable backgammon board: In accordance with the present invention, an improved portable and lightweight backgammon board that can be “rolled up” for carrying purposes, but which also provides a relatively rigid and flat playing surface when it is assembled, and which also provides a raised full perimeter frame around the board and a...

20050269772 - Method and apparatus for playing casino card game: A method of playing a card game includes the steps of: (a) placing an ante bet; (b) receiving at least one player-specific card; (c) receiving at least one face-up community card; (d) receiving at least one face-down community card; and (e) determining whether to drop out or to pay to...

20050269776 - Gaming devices and methods of playing card games with indicator of cards played from previous hands: Gaming devices and methods of playing games wherein an indication of the cards which have already been discarded or dealt is displayed for a player to view prior to making a decision. One embodiment is directed to a gaming device comprising a video display which is designed for the play...

20050269775 - Methods of playing poker-type card games with wagering options: Methods for playing card games having at least one player and a dealer. Wagering areas are provided in a vicinity of each player for wagering based on a point value of one or more cards dealt to each player. Additional wagering areas are provided for wagering based on a rank...

20050269773 - Modified blackjack game: A method for playing a modified blackjack game between a dealer and at least one player. Each player places an first wager, the outcome of which is determined by conventional rules of blackjack. Players may optionally place an additional wager corresponding to a predicted total point value of an initial...

20050269774 - Modified blackjack game: A method for playing a modified blackjack game between a dealer and at least one player. Each player places an first wager, the outcome of which is determined by conventional rules of blackjack. Players may optionally place an additional wager corresponding to a predicted total point value or point value...

20050269777 - Modified blackjack game: A method for playing a modified blackjack game between a dealer and at least one player. Each player places an first wager, the outcome of which is determined by conventional rules of blackjack. Players may optionally place additional wagers corresponding to an initial hand of two cards dealt to the...

20050269779 - Casino card game: A casino card game that can be played by any amount of players, and one bank, with the only skill required being the knowledge of addition and recognition of a standard deck of playing cards. The game is substantially similar to “Pan 9,” with the object being to obtain a...

20050269782 - Facilitated gaming system and method with equalizing criteria for facilitator: Systems and methods for playing a dealer-facilitated card game including use of a dealer-equalization criteria and a dealer-favored bias criteria. The game involves dealing a starting hand to at least one player and to the dealer, wherein each starting hand includes one or more cards representing a potential portion of...

20050269780 - Method of playing blackjack: The present invention relates generally to card games and specifically, card games played for monetary gain in casinos. The game is an improvement over the traditional method of playing Blackjack or “21” in that it adds an incentive for a player to make a supplemental wager that also effects the...

20050269781 - Methods of playing card games with wagering options: Methods for playing card games and modified blackjack games wherein players may wager based on point values, colors, and/or suits associated with individual or pairs of playing cards. Wager zones are provided which correspond to predicted point values, colors and suits. Players indicate wagers by placing wagering devices in the...

20050269778 - Process for removing element of chance from games of skill: A system for determining the skill of a player eliminates the element of chance by comparing players who have the same initial position. In the case of cards, the initial position is the hand dealt to the player and in tile games, it is the initial distribution and arrangement of...

20050269783 - Wagering game with table bonus: A method of playing a casino table wagering game with at least two players comprises wagering on an underlying game where players may receive a bonus for obtaining a player hand of at least a predetermined rank; placing a side bet that at least one player of the at least...

20050269784 - Yard game apparatus and method: A tossing game and method for throwing a plurality of bola-type projectiles at a target is described. The bola-type projectiles are preferably a pair of golf balls interconnected with a prescribed length of flexible rope. The target includes a rectangular base with a plurality of vertically-stacked tiers, each of which...

20050269785 - Restaurant tabletop game: A restaurant tabletop game of skill and chance which can be used to entertain patrons while awaiting their order, while also serving as a condiment holder and advertising media. The game includes an orifice at the top at one end, a body cavity section, predetermined slots and a base at...

20050263959 - Board game method and apparatus: A multiplayer game is disclosed consisting of a board with multiple home regions which are assigned to different players. Multiple sets of markers are provided, one for each player. Each set of marker is assigned a home region in which it can survive indefinitely, however, they can survive for only...

20050263961 - Board game: A board game wherein players make words from multiple letter tiles. Unlike prior word games, the player must construct words of a particular number of letters, which correspond to numbers appearing on the game board. Each player has a colored moving game piece, and starts with 6 letters. Upon making...

20050263960 - Tile for game: Tile for a playing game, comprising a rectangular front plane carrying playing indicia and a first support plane for permitting the tile to be supported on a base with the front plane facing a player having said tile “in hand”, screened off from the other players, wherein the front plane...

20050263962 - Device for throwing an object: A device for throwing an object has a first end of the device that functions as a handle. A second end of the device has at least two flexible appendages to hold an object. A tension adjustment device is coupled to the two flexible appendages....