Amusement devices: games inventions 06/07

20070145680 - Shake responsive portable computing device for simulating a randomization object used in a game of chance: An apparatus, method and computer program product for a shake responsive portable computing device used in simulating a randomization object for playing a game of chance. The portable computing device includes a processor, a motion sensor functionally coupled to the processor and configured to detect shaking motions imparted on the... Agent: Law Office Of Philip A Steiner

20070145682 - Reconfigurable game pad: A game pad is configured for use on a desk or similar surface. The game pad simulates a casino game table, but is configured for use by a single player, and particularly in conjunction with a computer display. The game pad has a base. A raised rail extends around a... Agent: Weide & Miller, Ltd.

20070145681 - Sudoku board game apparatus: An improved Sudoku board game apparatus includes a game board having a grid of squares and a plurality of predetermined positions within each square for tracking candidate numbers. Each of the predetermined positions comprises a hole extending into the game board. Pegs are placed into the predetermined positions to signify... Agent: James S. Terbush

20070145683 - Star power: An educational and entertainment game entitled “STAR POWER” using the power of twenty-four angel-like characters, Lit'l Messengers, together with text that either asks questions or gives instructions to the children within the ages of 4 to 9 years old for the purpose of building self-esteem, self-confidence and encouragement in a... Agent: Joan Marie Ambrose

20070145684 - Casino poker game with community hand player choice (pick and win poker): A house-banked casino card game includes a dealer having a dealer hand and at least one player having a player hand. The dealer exposes a first community hand and a second community hand, and the player selects one of the first and second community hands as part of the player... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070145685 - Game: A game and method for playing same is based on a deck of cards, each card of which uses an icon to represent one element of a transcendental set of elements. Preferably there are three elements in the transcendental set of elements, each one having a value higher than that... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20070145687 - Method and system of wagering in a house-based card game: A method of wagering amongst players in a card game, such as Blackjack, having a dealer or house. The method includes: accepting a quantum of money from each player, thereby establishing a pot; playing the game according to pre-determined game rules, wherein the game includes a house or dealer, each... Agent: Alex Porat

20070145686 - Multiple choice card game: The present invention generally relates to a card game for entertainment and amusement. Playing cards depicting known public figures, celebrities, fictional characters, or non-fictional characters are dealt to players. Players then play cards from their hands in rounds based upon categories. For each round, players vote on which player played... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070145688 - Connector for sports goal frame: An assembly including a tubular connector and at least one framing member having a hollow open end and a longitudinally-extending recessed channel. The recessed channel is formed by at least a pair of opposed inwardly-directed walls having inner peripheral surfaces that taper toward one another in a substantially V-shaped configuration.... Agent: Howson And Howson

20070145689 - Interactive game: Any interactive game involving a plurality of players where the game includes a game piece and at least one surface. The players are positioned along the outside edge or sides of the surface and form a temporary barrier to try to prevent the game piece from moving past the barrier.... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20070138740 - Lottery game card having a sudoku game: A lottery game card including a plurality of squares distributed in a matrix format, and a plurality of game indicia initially covered by a removable material. Each squares of the matrix are populated with a game symbol and some of the squares of the matrix are covered by the removable... Agent: Carlton Fields, Pa

20070138741 - Number game: A number game, wherein each player places a bet on at least one number out of a set of available numbers (N), each available number being all integers between a smallest (n1) and a largest (n2) number, wherein the winner is the player that has placed a bet on the... Agent: Powell Goldstein LLP

20070138742 - Variable point generation craps game: A variable point generation craps game includes a random indicator generator providing only members of a predetermined set of indicators, at least two point value selectors and a bet. Each of the indicators designates a point value selector, each of which has an initial state providing all possible point values... Agent: Alireza Pirouzkhah # 200

20070138743 - Card shoe with force resist mechanism: A card shoe for holding and distributing playing cards during a playing card game, where the card shoe can hold multiple decks of playing cards. The card shoe includes a wedge assembly that biases playing cards toward a playing card extraction opening. Gravity and/or other forces, for example a spring... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070138744 - Blackjack game with additional player flexibility: A variation of casino blackjack. The player can have the option to split any two cards whether they are identical or not. The player can also double down and receive a double down card, and if the player does not like his or her double down card, then the player... Agent: Muskin & Cusick LLC

20070138745 - Educational card game and related methods of use therefor: An educational card game is provided based on the traditional card games such as “War” or “Spades” utilizing cards having a value side and a non-value side. A value side may contain a value such as an integer where the non-value side may be blank or carry a graphic display... Agent: Ip Guidance

20070138746 - Trading card game including trading card having a selectively unexposed section: A trading card game (10) includes a first card (212) having only one immovable section (234). The game (10) also includes a second card (314) including a first section (352) and a second section (354). The second section (354) can be slidable relative to the first section (352) so that... Agent: The Law Office Of Steven G. Roeder

20070132180 - Marble board game: A game is provided that generally includes a structure having a first playing surface. The playing surface includes a plurality of marked spaces. A first group of marked spaces form a perimeter, a second group of marked spaces extend from the first group of marked spaces and form a series... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070132181 - Big business usa: An entertainment and educational board game which simulates the U.S. economy. The game require participants to play roles such as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), President (represents all branches of government), Chairman of The Federal Reserve System, Banker, Venture Capitalist, Pension Fund Manager and Stock Holders. The game includes travel about... Agent: Owen O. Daniels

20070132184 - Apparatus and method for playing cards with a unique betting format: A method and apparatus for playing a poker game with a unique betting format is disclosed. The card game is somewhat similar to traditional games of poker and, more specifically, to Hold 'Em poker. The unique gameplay disclosed herein allows for two specific variations on the traditional gameplay associated with... Agent: Wright Law Group, PLLC

20070132183 - Blackjack game with side bet wager: The present invention is directed to a blackjack wagering game including the steps of: wagering a first amount on an underlying blackjack game involving a player playing against a dealer; wagering a second amount on a side bet bonus game integrated with the underlying blackjack game, wherein the wager includes... Agent: Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A.

20070132182 - Card game variant: There is disclosed an aggregation of cards. The aggregation may have at least one card deck, a first quantity of first species wild card, and a second quantity of second species wild card. Each card deck may have a plurality of cards having respective fixed values. Each first species wild... Agent: SocalIPLaw Group LLP

20070132185 - Parlay poker: A player makes a wager and initiates game play, dealing a first hand of at least five cards all face up to the player. The player may hold none, one or more of the face up cards and draw replacement cards for the unheld cards. The player also has the... Agent: John Edward Roethel

20070132186 - Disc toss putting game and method of playing: The present invention relates to a disc toss putting game and method of playing the game. The game involves the use of a game target, at least one disc for tossing at the game target, at least one golf ball, and at least one ball striking implement such as a... Agent: James C. Eaves Jr. Greenebaum Doll & Mcdonald PLLC

20070132187 - Paintball targeting system: A paintball target holder includes a frame having plural parts that are movable relative to one another in order to fold the frame and thereby reduce a volume encompassed by the frame. The plural parts include a front part, a back part, and a bottom part. The paintball target holder... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070126178 - Gaming machine: In a game machine having a game base providing a game region through which a game ball runs provided at the front side surface side of that base, the game base is comprised of a substrate further comprised of a first synthetic resin having a determined transparency, and a thin-film... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070126179 - Betting chess and methods of play: The present invention provides a chess game that integrates betting into the game and also introduces elements of chance into the game. In particular, the present invention provides a chess game which integrates betting into a pre-game portion of the game and/or during gameplay based on piece distribution among the... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20070126180 - Method for playing draw poker: An improved video draw poker game is disclosed wherein for each round of game play five hands of cards are sequentially dealt and played. Bets are placed on each hand, and the player selects some cards in each hand to be held, or to be rejected and replaced. Cards that... Agent: Joseph E. Funk

20070126181 - Method of playing a card game: A method for playing a card game among players includes determining a first rule, second rule, and third rule for playing the game. A starting hand is dealt to each player who sorts their cards into a first card group, second card group, and third card group. The cards are... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070126182 - Playing cards and method for playing card games therewith: A novel card game is disclosed utilizing a standard deck of playing cards and played by combining the rules of tic-tac-toe and twenty-one or poker. The player places the cards at certain locations in order to accumulate combinations of twenty-one or in order to accumulate the best poker hands. Also... Agent: Valauskas & Pine

20070126183 - Method and apparatus for playing a projectile and board game: A throwing pick game that includes a playing surface, at least one throwing pick and a support panel. The playing surface further includes a plurality of scoring areas having an identifying indicia disposed therein for which a player can be awarded the value of the identifying indicia when the throwing... Agent: Galasso & Associates, Lp

20070126184 - Method providing self-dispensing additive from buffer blocks for use with a medium in a bullet trap: A method providing a self-dispensing additive for buffering a projectile trapping medium and passivating spent projectiles trapped therein. The additive is a buffering compound formed as blocks of low-density foamed-concrete that self-dispenses the additive when contacted by the fired projectiles. The blocks contain dry components that may include one or... Agent: Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity Attn: Cehec-oc

20070126185 - Article acquistion game apparatus: An article acquisition game apparatus includes a storage unit storing articles, and an article transferring unit enabling a player to hold the articles in the storage unit and transfer the articles to a predetermined transfer position when the player operates an operation input unit. The game apparatus comprises a distributing... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070126186 - Queuing system and method for a gaming table: A queuing system and method are provided for filling vacancies at seats at manual and electronic gaming tables in a card room by establishing electronic waiting lists. The queuing system comprises at least one player interface, a queue interface, and a server computer networked to the player interface and the... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.