Amusement devices: games inventions 02/07

20070040329 - Board game apparatus for teaching electoral college, historical and geographical concepts: A game includes a board displaying a map showing cartographic outlines of the U.S. states, and optionally each state's capital. The game includes at least one deck of cards including a respective card for each state shown on the game board. Geography playing cards include an image and/or identifying text... Agent: Synnestvedt & Lechner, LLP

20070040330 - Tri board game: A board game device having a plurality of tri-squares, four corners and a diagonally arranged border row of eight tri-squares of a conspicuous hue extending between two corners of the board and dividing the board into two triangular sections, with a plurality of parallel rows with the center row thereof... Agent: Clarence L. Albritton

20070040331 - Game of chance: A method of playing a game of chance comprising the steps of defining a set of wagers on the outcome of a plurality of differentiable random events, said random events defining an aggregate event, defining a set of payout odds associated with said wagers, accepting at least one player wager... Agent: Sonnabendlaw

20070040333 - Card game: A card game comprises a set of playing cards and a gaming cloth, the gaming cloth providing; a dealer area in which cards may be dealt to a dealer and a plurality of player areas, where cards may be dealt to one or more players, each player area including an... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20070040332 - Method of playing a card game: A method of playing a card game adds a “showdown” aspect to a conventional game such as Texas Hold 'Em or the like. Generally, a round of the conventional game is played out in the usual fashion. Then, the winning hand from this play is pitted against a specially dealt... Agent: Patrick R. Scanlon Preti Flaherty Beliveau Pachios & Haley LLP

20070040334 - Target clamping system: An improved target clamp more securely holds a target in place when impacted by bullets or moved quickly by a target actuator.... Agent: Randall B. Bateman BatemanIPLaw Group

20070035086 - Foosball figurine: The present invention is generally directed to a figurine for use in a game apparatus, wherein the figurine is capable of being customized to a particular arrangement. In one aspect, a foosball figurine for use with a foosball game is provided. The foosball figurine includes a body portion and a... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20070035087 - Board game and board-game environment: Embodiments of the present invention include an almost limitless number of board games, based on the familiar children's game Tic Tac Toe, that include dice or other random-play-generation means used by players to partly and/or completely select plays, and also include the game environments on which the game embodiments are... Agent: Olympic Patent Works PLLC

20070035088 - Method and apparatus for game play: A gaming apparatus for allowing players to explore decisions made in response to changing circumstances and to engage with the contradictions of competing needs. The gaming apparatus comprises a game board and game pieces. The board game is divided into an inner play area and an outer play area that... Agent: Haverstock & Owens LLP

20070035089 - Lottery ticket with play action game: A lottery ticket has printed thereon a matrix of nine rows and nine columns defining eighty one locations some of which are pre-marked with numbers from 1 to 9 and is arranged such that the player can select and enter the numbers in open locations to provide an arrangement of... Agent: Ade & Company Inc.

20070035091 - Asia poker with three hands per player: The standard game of Asia Poker is modified by dividing the seven cards dealt to each participant into three groups or hands rather than two, with the three groups containing four cards, two cards or one card, respectively. To win, a player must win on at least two of three... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20070035090 - Card game: This present invention comprises a two handed game in which comparison is made between the two hands of a player and a banker. Both hands of the player must have a point total greater than the corresponding two hands of the banker in order to win. Each hand of the... Agent: David T. Bracken The Law Office Of David T. Bracken

20070035092 - Golf card game: A golf card game comprised of a plurality of playing cards, divided into a plurality of categories, devised to simulate the game of golf and the scoring associated with the game of golf as played on an actual golf course. The present invention is played with each player being dealt... Agent: Patwrite LLC

20070035093 - Equipment system for use in a ball throwing game: An system of equipment for use in playing games in which pairs of balls that are tethered together are thrown from a distance at horizontal crossbars with the objective of looping sets of balls around the crossbars. The system includes a support stand having several detachable components including the horizontal... Agent: John Horn

20070035094 - Game-playing apparatus, and in particular game-playing apparatus incorporating electric shock means: The apparatus (10) compares the ability of multiple players to perform a physical task, and administers a disincentive, for example a measured electric shock to one or more unsuccessful players. In an example, the apparatus comprises a number of handsets (14) with input devices (22). The apparatus compares reaction time... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070029726 - Dice game machine: A dice game apparatus rolls dice to a stop, then photographs spots shown by the stopped dice with a CCD camera (41), then analyzes an image of the spots, and determines the spots shown by the dice. In the dice game apparatus, a dice rolling surface (35a) on which the... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20070029727 - Games with movable surfaces and methods for playing the same: A board game apparatus may include one or more superimposed surfaces that are configured to be selectively movable relative to each other to form a changeable pathway. Separate upper and lower board elements may each include pathway indicia on a surface, one being selectively movable among a plurality of predetermined... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20070029728 - Board game: A game and method of playing game is provided. The method includes providing a game board, the board comprised of a plurality of nodes, providing a source node for each player and providing a plurality of playing pieces, the playing pieces each having a plurality of states, the playing pieces... Agent: Wolff & Samson, P.C.

20070029729 - Book and game combination device and method for using the device: A book and board game combination device that allows a user to transport an entire board game in a book form. The device can comprise a book and a board for a board game coupled to said book. There can also be at least one container coupled to the book.... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070029730 - Pull-tab skill tournament poker: A gaming system comprises a plurality of tournament tables in at least one physical location wherein multiple players play identical hands of the same game thereby playing a game of skill with equal opportunity given to each player to win. The system including for each hand played a set of... Agent: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

20070029731 - Apparatus for converting a table into a card table: An apparatus that is used to convert an ordinary table or table-like surface into a card table, that can later be removed, stowed and easily transported. In its preferred embodiment, the device would be comprised of four major components: a thin flat piece of padding; a piece of cloth with... Agent: Steven C. Barker

20070029732 - Locker dart game system: Magnetic locker darts with a grip region of length equal to the width of a human thumb provide throwing accuracy while minimizing contact with other locker contents. The target is a decal that can be attached to the inside of a metal locker door or other metal appliance.... Agent: Beck And Tysver P.l.l.c.

20070029733 - Layered foam target and method of manufacturing the same: An archery target is manufactured by stacking a plurality of layers of foam with the bottom surface of an upper layer engaging the top surface of a lower layer in face-to-face engagement to form a stack having a top surface, a bottom surface and a plurality of side surfaces. The... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.

20070029734 - Gift acquisition game device: The outlet 32 is opened and closed by the prize outlet door 34. During a game, the shutter 74 opens the drop inlet 26 to receive the drop of the prize 18 and the prize outlet door 34 is locked in a closed position using a locking mechanism 62. After... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070024001 - Method and device for playing a game in which values of game pieces are gradually revealed: The present invention relates to a method and device for playing a game in which values of a game piece are gradually revealed. In one embodiment, a housing receives a game piece. The housing includes an opaque portion covering markings on the game piece. The opaque portion is movable for... Agent: Mathews, Shepherd, Mckay, & Bruneau, P.A.

20070024002 - Embedded casino game: A system and method are provided wherein a player of a casino game or an online casino game is provided one or more additional opportunities to place bets, or to consume information or content, or perform a variety of tasks, without the need to leave the casino game (or online... Agent: Greenberg-traurig

20070024003 - Method of and apparatus for gaming: An otherwise conventional craps table is provided with one or more unique wagering opportunities each comprising odds which are more favorable to the craps player as compare with the odds associated with traditional craps wagers. Utilization of the wager opportunities comprising the present invention attracts more players to the craps... Agent: Michael A. O'neil Michael A. O'neil, P.C.

20070024004 - Multi-functional prepaid telephone card: A multi-functional phone card has a front side with a means for winning a prize and a primary advertising message and a back side with a plurality of advertising messages. Also disclosed is a multi-functional phone card having a front side with a means for winning a prize and a... Agent: The Luther Law Firm

20070024005 - Four card poker game with variable wager: A casino game utilizes at least one deck of playing cards, the game comprising: each player placing at least one wager to participate in the casino game; dealing a first number of cards to a dealer, the first number of cards being greater than the number of cards to be... Agent: Shuffle Master, Inc.

20070024006 - Drop turn target: An improved drop/turn target is easier to construct and operate than existing drop/turn targets. The drop/turn target may be adjusted for wear, and may easily be configured to operate in a variety of different modes. The drop/turn target may also be raised or lowered during operation and may be automatically... Agent: Randall B. Bateman BatemanIPLaw Group