Amusement devices: games inventions 08/07

20070200289 - Prize dispensing mechanism and game device: A pusher-type prize dispensing device in which each of two support plates on which a bonus prize is placed is pivotally supported on one end on an axis of which the axial direction coincides with the horizontal and depth direction, and is locked almost horizontally by allowing the other end... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070200290 - Gaming system and method for use in connection with a spectator event: In one embodiment of the present invention a gaming system for use in connection with a spectator event is provided. In another embodiment of the present invention a gaming method for use in connection with a spectator event is provided. In one example (which example is intended to be illustrative... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20070200291 - Game device and method of playing a game: A game device and a method of playing a game. The game device includes a chance selection device in the form of a polygonal dice, preferably a twelve-sided dodecahedron dice, to randomly select sequential numbers from one to the number of facets displayed on the dice. A plurality of score... Agent: Brian R. Rayve

20070200292 - Sliding tile puzzle with tile rotating mechanism: A sliding tile puzzle in which a series of rectangular tiles having exposed upper surfaces marked with indicia are packed together in a square planar array for lateral sliding movement in the planar array into a vacant space to change the relative positions of the tiles in the array thereby... Agent: Robert W. J. Usher Patent Agent

20070200293 - Board game and method with social drinking theme: A board game and method with a social drinking theme is provided. Generally, the game and method allows two or more players to move their game pieces around a path on a playing board, following the instructions on the spaces and on cards drawn, and participating in the MINI GAMES... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P. A.

20070200294 - Method of playing do or die game: A game apparatus and method is provided comprising a a game board having a circular rotating base with a top surface having a raised outer track defined by a linear progression of playing spaces. Said track having a start/finish playing space defining a closed-loop movement track. Said playing spaces further... Agent: Mark E. Pochal

20070200295 - Money counting/money fact board game apparatus and method: An apparatus including a board for playing a game is provided, the board typically including a plurality of spaces. Each of the plurality of spaces has a depiction of a person who appears on a monetary item. The monetary item may be a coin or a bill. The board may... Agent: Mr. Walter J. Tencza Jr.

20070200296 - Team poker game: A team-poker tournament includes having at least two teams play poker either for a predetermined period of time, a predetermined number of hands, or until the members of one team have no chips remaining. A team captain may call a timeout and implement strategic moves.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070200297 - Poker-type card game method: A poker-type card game that combines the benefits of limit, pot-limit and no-limit wagering into a single game. At least one round of wagering is of a pre-determined limit, pot-limit or no-limit, while at least one other round of wagering within the same game is another of a pre-determined limit,... Agent: Weiss & Moy PC

20070200298 - Electronic ball game: An interactive ball game, which uses software associated with an existing computerized ball game, in which a ball projected by a player provides input to the interactive game, which would otherwise be provided by a joystick or similar control device, includes a screen upon which the game is displayed, and... Agent: Edwin D. Schindler

20070194524 - Apparatus and method for automatically shuffling cards: An apparatus and method of automatically shuffling a deck of playing cards is described. The apparatus includes three compartments disposed laterally with respect to each other and at least one compartment movable vertically with respect to another other compartment. Cards placed in one of the compartments are dispensed into the... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070194525 - Three dimensional jigsaw puzzle: A three dimensional jigsaw puzzle includes a topmost puzzle piece, a bottommost puzzle piece and mediate puzzle pieces of different dimensions. A connection device is provided between two adjacent puzzle pieces to facilitate combination of the two adjacent puzzle pieces such that an object is formed after the combination of... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070194526 - System and method for providing power to an electronic device: An electronic system includes a power delivery support structure having a power delivery surface with first and second conductive regions. An electronic device includes a plurality of contacts arranged so at least one of them engages the first conductive region and at least another of them engages the second conductive... Agent: Cochran Freund & Young LLC

20070194527 - Dice game: The present invention relates a board game that utilizes a game board that has constructed thereon a field grid accommodating two players. The field grid is further defined to removably receive designations for position, roll amount and score for each player. The rounds of play are facilitated by utilizing a... Agent: Raymond M. Galasso

20070194528 - Training board game and method: A board game adapted for simulating with one player of the game the role of a representative making a sales call on a doctor and for simulating with another opposing player of the game the role of a doctor being called on by a sales representative and for utilizing the... Agent: Olive & Olive, P.A.

20070194529 - Board game: A flexible game board and carrying pouch for holding game playing pieces and the game board itself which is easily deployed for playing and compactly restorable within the carrying pouch. The game board is formed of a flexible sheet defining a game board face for receiving the game pieces thereon... Agent: Charles J. Prescott, P.A.

20070194530 - Method for playing a card game: A method of playing a game of Blackjack including a second wager opportunity for a player to place a second wager at the outset each deal of the game on the chance that the dealer will deal the player a pair. The player has predetermined odds for the second wager.... Agent: Raymond M. Galasso Galasso & Associates Lp

20070194533 - Card game with combination paytable: The present invention provides a game for play by a player using a plurality of cards, with each of the cards having a card value associated therewith. The game includes a wager posted by the player, at least two cards provided to the player, and a paytable listing a plurality... Agent: Susan Money

20070194531 - Spelling poker card game: A spelling poker card game includes a deck of cards and a plurality of tokens. The deck of cards are a set of poker cards that also include letters of an alphabet. A plurality of wild cards provide additional letters, such as vowels. Each player makes the strongest poker hand... Agent: Timothy M. Barlow

20070194532 - Wagering game with player selected cards: A wagering card game where a player is presented with a mandatory set of card(s), a first set of card(s) and a second set of card(s). The player must choose either the first set of card(s) or the second set of card(s), and then a poker hand is formed using... Agent: Muskin & Cusick LLC

20070194534 - Portable anchoring device for a sports goal: An anchoring device for a sports goal, such as a soccer goal, is provided as a portable bag having a pair of laterally spaced-apart weight-carrying compartments interconnected by at least one central strip of material. The central strip defines at least one opening extending between the weight-carrying compartments, and the... Agent: Howson And Howson

20070187887 - Tilting projectile game: A tilting projectile game that can be played by 1 to 4 people and consists of a spherical projectile, 4 rectangular paddles, 4 paddle tilting assemblies and a base. The paddle tilting assemblies connect the paddles to the base in a rectangular, 2×2 array, with a narrow gap separating the... Agent: Chris Borg

20070187888 - Lottery game card having a sudoku-themed game: A lottery game card for playing a Sudoku-themed game is disclosed. The lottery game card includes a plurality of squares arranged in rows and columns, each square having a symbol. Selected squares are covered with a removable material. The lottery game card also includes a plurality of prize indicators, each... Agent: Carlton Fields, Pa

20070187889 - Craps game based on results from a sporting event: One or more inputs, such as a roll of one or more die, to a craps game are determined from one or more event results from a sporting event. A result of the craps game is based at least on the one or more determined inputs.... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20070187890 - Assembled spherical building block: A set of blocks assembled to form a four-facet pyramid, three sets assembled to form a three-facet pyramid, each of the pyramids are formed at different angle respectively, to transform the four-facet to the three facet pyramid challenges the spatial concept of the players. At least, the player faces the... Agent: Lonpos Braintelligent Co., Ltd.

20070187891 - Game piece: A game piece for transferring an object across the surface of a board game or the like. The game piece generally comprises a carrier body having an upper end, a lower end, an entry opening proximate the lower end, and a socket in communication with the entry opening. The entry... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070187892 - Challenge magnetic game: The magnetic game comprises a game board (10) provided with a plurality of anchorage points (11), for the selective positioning of a plurality of magnetically anchorable game members (14, 14′, 15); the game members comprise s a first set of elongated bar-shaped members (14, 14′), and a second set of... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070187893 - Board game: A board game for at least two players comprises a plurality of boards each board having a plurality of recesses located at the perimeter of the board, a plurality of counters each counter of a size suitable to be located within a recess of the board wherein the boards are... Agent: Mcgrath, Geissler, Olds & Richardson, PLLC

20070187894 - Magnetic acrobat game: A game in which game pieces in the form of acrobats are launched toward a target. The game pieces include magnets at the distal end of the extremities of the stylized acrobat game pieces.... Agent: Glenn C. Brown, PC

20070187895 - Card game: The card game provides additional interest by having the players form two separate hands from the original five cards dealt to them. Players place initial wagers to ante and on a three-card hand and two-card suited hand. The three-card hand is treated as a poker hand, with a minimum qualifying... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd

20070187896 - Method of providing a dart line for a dartboard and apparatus for producing the same: A method of providing a dart line and an apparatus for producing the same. Provided is a housing that contains a laser that is mounted to a dartboard. The laser has an adjusting mechanism thereon so that the laser can be positioned at a proper angle so that when electricity... Agent: Zarley Law Firm P.L.C

20070187897 - Collapsible ball game goal: A goal for a collapsible, three-dimensional game includes: (a) at least two generally ring-shaped, openable hoops, each of the hoops being openable, closable, and coupleable at a hoop coupling of each hoop, the hoops including at least three post connecting mechanisms; (b) at least three detachable posts of substantially equal... Agent: Kathleen M Harleston The Harleston Law Firm

20070187898 - Easy pop-up net for ball games: An easy pop-up net for ball games comprises a second frame connecting a second net surface thereon; a third frame connecting a third net surface thereon; a first frame connecting a first net surface thereon; the first frame is connected between rear sides of the second and third frames; a... Agent: Wen-i Chang

20070187899 - Interactive electronic display/game device that delivers aerosolized medication or other substance: This application describes an interactive electronic display/game system that delivers aerosolized medication or other substance This invention interfaces the means to deliver aerosolized product with an electronic display to encourage compliance with the correct use of the aerosolized product. The display can consist of an interactive game to reward the... Agent: Peggy Bush

20070182093 - Virtual goal for a game table: A game table for playing a game with a gamepiece includes a playing surface and the gamepiece is movable along the playing surface through the application of gaming forces. A first endwall extends generally perpendicularly from the playing surface and has a first wall length. A second endwall extends generally... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.

20070182094 - Solid puzzle block: Provided is a solid puzzle block (1). The solid puzzle block has a connecting groove (13 and 33) open from the top to the bottom of a side surface (11 and 31) of its main body to allow cross-connecting of two blocks, and a connecting peg (14) and connecting hole... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20070182095 - Long live the emperor: An interactive, entertainment floor game with a plurality of serially traverse paths all of which leads from multiple start points to a single end-point (the Throne). Multiple players navigate their way to the Throne as quickly as possible while attempting to negotiate obstacles in their path. Players move based on... Agent: Owen O. Daniels

20070182096 - Exercise gaming system: An exercise gaming system is provided. The exercise gaming system comprises a game board, a move determining device, and one or more player pieces. The game board comprises a plurality of graphical spaces on which the one or more player pieces land on based on the move determining device. A... Agent: Carr & Ferrell LLP

20070182097 - Word game puzzle helper: A word puzzle game includes a grid (20) of blank answer spaces displayed on a gaming surface. The grid (20) includes a reference mark (32) that visually assists a user of the word puzzle game. The reference mark (32) associates a first answer space to a symmetric location of a... Agent: Matthew L Koziarz Carlson Gaskey & Olds

20070182098 - Card game: A method of playing a card game includes dealing each of a plurality of players one card face up and two cards face down, dealing four community cards face up, wherein each community card is usable by any player to form a five-card poker hand, exposing the two face down... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070182099 - Card game variant using suited blackjack: There is disclosed a game having a first player and a second player. The first player may wager against the second player. The first player may be dealt a first hand. The second player may be dealt a second hand. The first hand may have a first card and a... Agent: SocalIPLaw Group LLP

20070182100 - Melding card games with solving component: The present disclosure is directed to card games, and more particularly to card games in which players play to form certain card combinations or “melds,” in order to collect information that in turn allows the players to solve a puzzle.... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20070182101 - Game tool for jumping building block-based stepping stones: The present invention relates to a game tool for jumping building block-based stepping stones, comprising a plurality of stepping stone units that can be independently placed flat on the ground for children to step on and jump. As each stepping stone unit is triangularly tilted, a top surface of each... Agent: Pro-techtor International Services

20070176360 - Board game: The present invention provides a board game. The board game includes a spinning device and an inner and outer ring of characters. The characters include at least one of a plurality of numbers or a plurality of letters located in one or more rings. Each player activates the spinning device.... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC

20070176359 - New york mafia board game: A method of playing a board game comprising the steps: providing players each given money and starting at a first rank; providing dice; providing a game board having a plurality of playing spaces, that are either owned or available businesses, arranged around the outside of five connected boroughs of New... Agent: Meredith & Keyhani, PLLC

20070176362 - Board game: The present invention is a board game. In a preferred embodiment, a competitive board game for two to nine players is disclosed. The game board is initialized by placing markers on the game board in a specified fashion. Distinct markers are distributed, and play progresses in turn by each player... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070176361 - Gameboard, games played on board and methods of play requiring strategy and luck: A game of skill and chance for two, a game board, and method for play requires a chess board imprinted with an alternating pattern of card suites, a set of chess pieces, and euchre cards. Play follows chess rules, euchre rules, and a new set of rules. In one embodiment... Agent: Patricia M. Costanzo Pats Pending

20070176363 - Method and article of manufacture for collectible game: A game, toy or article of manufacture includes a set of rules and at least one model. The model has multiple movable parts, where under the rules of play, the model begins in an assembled configuration. As the model loses points under the rules of play, at least some of... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20070176366 - Casino game with multiple wagers: A casino game which can combine games of blackjack and poker. A player's blackjack hand can be resolved. A player's poker hand can also be made from the player's blackjack cards by dealing additional cards (if necessary) so that the player has five cards. The player can be paid on... Agent: Muskin & Cusick LLC

20070176364 - Method of playing a bonus wager for a hold'em-type poker game: A method of playing a bonus for a Hold'em-type poker game wherein at least one card is dealt to each player hand and at least one card is dealt as community cards. A player wagering on the bonus wins if a subset of the community cards has a predetermined combination.... Agent: Altman & Martin

20070176365 - Modified blackjack game: A method for playing a modified blackjack game between at least a dealer and one player. The method comprises the steps of providing at least one standard deck of playing cards, having at least one player place a wager, wherein the outcome of the wager is determined by conventional blackjack... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070176367 - Target rope: The TARGET ROPE is a new and innovative target holder for shooting sports that enhances the pleasure of casual, informal, and rural target shooters, by reducing the effort and increasing the satisfaction shooters derive from their hobby. The TARGET ROPE employs modern synthetic materials to create the first new idea... Agent: Glenn Brant Hensley

20070176368 - Ball return game: A ball return game where a player is to throw a ball at a backboard. The game is to utilize a plurality of backboards located spaced apart but proximate. There is to be a single player on a single team for each backboard. Each player is to align himself or... Agent: Sandra Lee Lipkin A Law Corporation

20070176369 - Portable assembly for sports skill development or recreation and methods related thereto: A portable support or goal assembly includes, among other things, a top frame portion, a base frame portion, two or more post frame members, and a plurality of releasably lockable hinge connectors. The portable support assembly provides support for a user and includes a U-shaped top frame portion configured to... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070176370 - Collapsible net: A collapsible net for stopping flying balls and for installing on a floor includes a collapsible center coil loop, collapsible first and second side coil loops, a vertical fabric portion, top and bottom fabric portions, and top and bottom straps. The collapsible center coil loop includes a top part, a... Agent: Park Law Firm