Amusement devices: games inventions 07/07

20070170647 - Spin mechanisms game: An exemplary game apparatus includes a plurality of spin mechanisms including at least a first spin mechanism and a second spin mechanism, and a control unit communicatively connected to the spin mechanisms. The control unit is configured to provide a virtual passageway enabling game play to move between the first... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070170648 - Game device: A game device having a set of blocks and a tray. The blocks include pyramid-shaped recesses and the tray includes a complimentary set of pyramid-shaped protrusions that the blocks rest on. The blocks also include cylindrically-shaped guide recesses and the try includes complimentarily-shaped cylindrical guide protrusions. When a block is... Agent: Design Ip, P.C.

20070170650 - Devices with push button-type mechanism and methods for using said devices: The present invention relates to a device having a push button-type mechanism and also relates to methods for using such devices. The push button-type mechanism to be used has at least two variable positions that can be changed by the user to mark the occurrence of an event. The device... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20070170649 - Educational games: Educational games are provided that include a plurality of sets of tiles or cards or an electronic version thereof, where each tile or card contains a number, a letter of an alphabet, a mathematical symbol or any other symbol that can be used in a mathematical equations, a word, a... Agent: Amy L Tsui Collins

20070170651 - Modified poker game: A gaming method is disclosed and comprises: providing at least one player with at least one pocket card; dealing three community cards; allowing the player to either check or place a bet before the third community card is dealt; and allowing the player to create a poker hand comprising: the... Agent: Jennifer J. Riel, Esq.

20070170653 - Pai gow game with supplemental bet: The present invention provides a game for play between a player and a dealer including an initial bet, a set of player cards, and a set of dealer cards. The player cards are arranged into at least first and second player hands, while the dealer cards are arranged into at... Agent: Susan E. Money

20070170652 - Poker game variants and methods thereof: A method of playing a two card poker game is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of providing at least one deck of playing cards including two wild cards, and receiving an ante from a player to play the game. A player is permitted to optionally place additional wagers. The... Agent: Weide & Miller, Ltd.

20070170654 - Magnetic toss game: A game of dexterous skill and accuracy involving a magnetically attractive pendulous game piece and an objective target which provides a magnetic field. The game is more specifically evolved from the known ring toss game so as to provide a unique challenge and numerous difficulty levels for the player to... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20070164509 - Game table with pivoting bars and rotating players: A game table comprises first and second substantially parallel player sides extending along a length direction, first and second substantially parallel goal sides extending along a width direction and a game playing surface defined within the player and goal sides. The game table includes at least one pivoting handle assembly... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20070164510 - Game table with sounds and lights coordinated to game action: A game table with sounds and lights coordinated to game action has a tabletop, a sidewall assembly, a skirt, at least one scoring receptacle, a game action sensing device and a sound and light generating device. The tabletop has a top surface, two long edges, two short edges, four corners... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070164511 - Lottery ticket game: A lottery ticket including at least one game area with at least one play area where each play area includes a plurality of play regions with each play region having a first indicia covered by an opaque scratch-off layer and a second indicia appearing above the scratch-off layer. The player... Agent: Watov & Kipnes, P.C.

20070164512 - Domino counter: A domino counter provides a method that uses a device for counting and adding dots on dominos and keeps score for one to eight players. The device provides a unit that uses a scanning or imaging device to read and count dots on a domino. When a user places the... Agent: Milton Robert Kestenbaum (a.k.a. Robert Kestenbaum)

20070164514 - Extendable cylindrical jigsaw puzzle: A cylindrical jigsaw puzzle includes a bottom rim having an outer flange, an inner flange and a first gap between the outer flange and the inner flange, a top rim having a ring body, a positioning flange extending from an inner face of the ring body and a second gap... Agent: Patenttm.us

20070164513 - Puzzle game: The present invention is an improved puzzle game where the puzzle game is composed of a plurality of removable pieces, each removable piece having at least one solution location, the improvement being means for retaining the removable pieces in the same general area of other removable pieces or the puzzle... Agent: Curtis Mallet-prevost Colt & Mosle,llp

20070164515 - Poker blackjack game: A method for playing a modified blackjack game between a dealer and at least one player. Each player places a first wager, the outcome of which is determined by conventional rules of blackjack play. Players may optionally place an additional wager or side bet corresponding to a five-card poker hand... Agent: Mark J. Cohen, Esq. Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P. C.

20070158904 - Gaming machine: During a slot machine game, game effects are also displayed on a liquid crystal panel 39d provided in a reel display window unit 39, and thus the liquid crystal panel 39d serves as a new machine component for performing game effects. Therefore, new effects for the game can be performed... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070158905 - Fundraising system and method thereof: A fundraising board game for an organization includes a board, the board including a device which supplies an indicia. The indicia corresponds to one or more donation values, wherein the indicia is disposed on a front surface of the board, wherein when the device is activated, the device supplies the... Agent: Paparella & Associates, PLC

20070158908 - Card game and method of playing: In a card game played with a deck of conventional playing cards, the face value of each card in each player's hand is added up. When the sum of the cards in each player's hand is more than one digit, the leading digit is removed to leave a single digit... Agent: Lewis And Roca LLP

20070158910 - Game assembly and a method for playing a game: A method for playing a game and a game assembly 10 in which the game of blackjack is played only after a certain bonus round is played. Particularly, the bonus round requires a separate bonus bet and is based upon the value of a poker hand which is formed by... Agent: John G. Chupa Law Offices Of John Chupa And Associates, P.C.

20070158909 - Learning system and method and trivia game implementing same: The present invention provides a progressive fact or trivia game. In one embodiment, the present invention is implemented as a series of cards, each having a unique multiple choice question as well as a unique number or other identifying indicia placed conspicuously thereon. After each possible answer to the question,... Agent: Williams Mullen

20070158906 - Method of playing a card game involving a dealer: A method of playing a card game involves a dealer and at least one player. Each player makes at least first and second stage wagers against a gaming house conducting the game. The first card is dealt to each player for the first stage and a payout is made to... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070158907 - Multi-function playing element and method of using in a card or tile game: A card game that includes both wild and skip card features has a predetermined number of cards designated for use as dual-function wild/skip cards. At the option of the card holder at his playing turn, such a dual-function card may be selectively used either as a wild card for melding... Agent: William Weigl

20070158911 - Interactive role-play toy apparatus: An interactive toy apparatus. The apparatus may include a launch assembly adapted to receive a communication signal and to project one or more projectiles corresponding to a launch result corresponding thereto. The launch result may be representative of one of a plurality of actions of the launch assembly including projecting... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20070158912 - Dartboard cover: A dartboard cover for covering a dartboard in an aesthetically pleasing manner wherein the dartboard cover includes a frame having a central aperture and a graphic panel removably mountable in the central aperture. A rib extends from a rear surface of the frame and is removably engagable with an upper... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.

20070158913 - Sports goal practice backstop: A sports goal practice backstop which attaches to a regulation goal and may remain in place, if desired, at the conclusion of practice and during games. During practice, the sports goal backstop of the present invention provides a suitable backstop to stop most balls from traveling beyond the goal. At... Agent: Melissa Patangia Lambert & Associate

20070152399 - Scratch that gift: Various sized aluminum cans with sealed lids Various sized tin cans with sealed lids Various sized plastic containers with sealed lids Various sizes of decorated labels to go around cans or containers for all occasions & holidays Various size bows to go on tops of plastic containers or cans Products... Agent: Jennie Bruzzese

20070152400 - Educational puzzle game: A puzzle game of the geographical educational type is provided, comprising a plurality of different puzzles, with each puzzle having a plurality of pre-cut pieces, each with indicia therein, such that when the various pieces of a given puzzle are arranged together, it will display an aggregate geographical continental map... Agent: John F. Mcnulry Paul & Paul

20070152401 - Single winner bingo game: A 3-number bingo game adapted to ensures there can be only a single winner. The numbers from 1 to 75 are divided into fifteen groups of five numbers each. For each group, the unique 3-number combinations of the five numbers taken three at a time are determined and printed on... Agent: Steven W. Smith

20070152402 - Method of playing cards: A method of playing cards is provided which is suitable for use with video poker machines and other casino arrangements. A player is dealt two hole cards, followed by a matrix including nine flop cards arranged in three rows and three columns. The player may then select three connecting flop... Agent: Maxwell J. Petersen Pauley Petersen & Erickson