Amusement devices: games inventions 06/06

20060138723 - Puzzle game based on a method of transmutation of alpha-numeric characters' shapes.: A puzzle game, based on transmutation of the alpha-numeric characters' shapes, is disclosed in this invention. The puzzle game includes: (a) a plurality of the game pieces representing characters of the alphabet (b) a plurality of game pieces representing the plurality of transmuted graphical shapes between adjacent characters of the...

20060138724 - Team-based battle board game: A board game is provided including a plurality of characters grouped into teams. In some embodiments, the characters include main characters and sub-characters. The main characters and the sub-characters may be linked together by a feature. At least one of the teams may affect the play options of one of...

20060138725 - Interactive board game: A pattern made from a magnetizable material (1) is placed below a board. A playing piece (6) contains a magnet (4), which interacts with the magnetic material (1). If placed on special fields on the board, the playing piece slides away and stops (7) near the centre of another field...

20060138726 - Memory engagement game: A memory engagement game is based on Montessori educational principles and employs elements of a trivia game and a bingo game. The game includes a game board having a plurality of openings, a movable cover associated with each opening, a plurality of game cards that can be inserted into the...

20060138727 - Introduction system: An introduction system for making new friends and/or dating without time limits, potentially throughout life, easily, inexpensively and even unexpectedly, in which anyone can try to attract anyone they encounter entirely by chance or otherwise, immediately or subsequently into an introduction process, using a ring and/or other device. The ring/other...

20060138728 - System and method of playing a multi-game card tournament: At least two card games (i.e., multi-card games) are played tournament style to determine at least one winner, or the best card player or team of players. In accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention, three card games are played tournament style to determine the best card player....

20060131804 - Gaming systems and methods: The invention relates generally to methods and apparatus for playing games involving numbers or symbols, including but not limited to the classic game of BINGO. More particularly, the methods and apparatus relate to games involving matrices or arrays of numbers or symbols and different techniques and/or equipment used when playing...

20060131805 - Foldable casino table: Disclosed is a foldable casino table composed of symmetrical first half and second half, together forming an octagonal table top with eight corners and a breadth of 48 inches, at least one pair of latch means being installed on the underside of the table, two pairs of transversal joists being...

20060131806 - Checkers type board games and apparatus for playing the same: Games pieces, other apparatus, and methods for playing checkers type board games, are disclosed. Game pieces may include game action indicia indicating a game action to be performed, such as moving a game piece in a manner other than that as provided by the rules according to which a traditional...

20060131808 - Blackjack with a hedge bet: A blackjack card game method includes an optional hedge bet to the player, wherein the player may win the hedge bet if the dealer has a card count of 19 or better, or the player may lose the hedge bet if the dealer has a card count of 18 or...

20060131810 - Casino card game: A card game and method of playing the card game is disclosed. The card game is premised on the game of Texas Hold'em and pits a player against one or more virtual players. Initially, the player places a blind wager and then the player and multiple virtual players are provided...

20060131809 - Gaming system with blackjack primary game and poker secondary game: A gaming device having a primary game and a secondary game is provided. The gaming device includes a primary game, such as blackjack or 21 operable on a wager by a player, and an optional secondary game that is operable on a secondary game wager by a player. After placing...

20060131807 - River card poker: A casino game comprising one or more decks of standard playing cards and a layout which designates a first area for placing player cards and a second area composed of a plurality of betting areas The object of the game being to make a good poker hand of five cards...

20060131811 - Darts game set: A darts game set comprising a target showing letters to learn and having a magnetic board, and a dart having a magnet portion attachable to and detachable from the target. The target is provided with a surface sheet body and a target main body having the magnetic board layered over...

20060131812 - Tamper resistant fastener for sports netting: A vandal resistant sports goal net clip, or fastener, for attaching nets to the frames of sports goals. The fasteners are difficult to remove by hand and require the use of a separate tool to attach and remove the net from the frame. Sports goal assemblies and methods of securing...

20060131813 - Apparatus for shooting ranges: The apparatus is for installation at shooting ranges and has a housing that has a resilient top layer and a flexible bottom layer. The bottom layer extends along an inclined bottom surface and over an upwardly protruding support member to a front side. The top layer is attached to the...

20060125177 - Educational game and devices for playing it: A game comprising a cross-shaped board comprising a center of 6×6 cells and four arms, each of which comprises 3×6 cells, disposed with the longer side adjacent to said center, the shorter side being perpendicular to it; two to four sets of pieces, each of said sets comprising first subset...

20060125182 - Biased card deal: In the present invention, a method is provided for biasing or controlling the deal of cards, or other indicia, to players of a game. The cards are biased such that each player in the game will receive a hand that is close in ranking to all the other players of...

20060125178 - Card game: A method of playing blackjack using a conventional playing card deck of fifty-two cards having four suits of thirteen cards each with number values from one to ten comprising dealing face down two cards to each player and the dealer, allowing one player the option of swapping cards with the...

20060125179 - Card game: A method of playing a card game and a pack of cards for use therewith, the pack including a number of topic cards at least one of which is selected by the player and a number of playing cards in a pack which can be shuffled, a first additional card...

20060125181 - Modified playing cards and method of use: A deck of modified playing cards enhances traditional wagering card games. In a first example, traditional card ranks are replaced with letters. For example, each Ten, Jack, Queen, King and Ace of one or more suits in a deck of playing cards is replaced with the letters “V”, “E”, “G”,...

20060125180 - Poker game: A shared-card poker game provides each player with two faced-down personal cards and one-faced up personal card. Rounds of betting are conducted, and shared community cards are dealt faced-up in front of the players. To determine the winner of a hand, each player creates the best 5-card poker hand using...

20060125183 - Card holder and marking guide: A lottery card holder and marking guide comprising a rectangular opaque base sheet and a transparent outer sheet aligned therewith, and joined with the base sheet along at least one edge thereof, the transparent outer sheet and base sheet being configured to hold a lottery card therebetween; the lottery card...

20060125184 - Game system and method of playing: A game of skill uses an upright frame with transverse target bars and a plurality of projectiles adapted to be thrown by opposing players towards the target bars. The projectiles have weighted members connected by a flexible securing member. A score is registered when the securing member fo the projectile...

20060125185 - Firearm target assembly: The firearm target assembly includes a target mount, an upper target assembly, and a lower target assembly. The target mount is clamped to a support beam. Two vertical spaced apart ears extend rearward from the rear of the mount. An upper target assembly and a lower target assembly both have...

20060125186 - Bag toss game target assemblies: Bag toss game target assemblies that include a deck and a base unit. The deck includes at least one through-aperture dimensioned to allow a bag to pass entirely therethrough. The base unit has a bottom portion that is configured to rest on a generally horizontal surface and a top portion...

20060113727 - Scent-based board game: The present invention includes a scent-based board game to challenge the olfactory sense of the player, and a method of play thereof, further including a game board having a start space, an end space and a set of spaces positioned between the start and end space; a scented card having...

20060113728 - Chess variant and method of play thereof: A chess variant includes (a) one of an order 8 board, an order 10 board, and an order 12 board; (b) a conventional chess piece set; and (c) a non-convention chess piece set, wherein the pieces of the non-conventional chess piece set perform non-standard movements defined by a combination of...

20060113729 - Method for playing poker with additional card draws: An improved poker game is disclosed that provides a player with an initial five card poker hand plus an indication of additional nudge cards. Four cards in a deck having the same face value, but not suit, are the nudge cards. For each nudge card that a player is initially...