Amusement devices: games inventions 10/08

20080258383 - Roulette game apparatus with side bet game: A roulette game including a board game surface and roulette wheel, wherein besides the traditional roulette wheel wagering opportunities, an additional novel wagering area is provided for additional “side betting.” That is, a side wagering area comprising ten individual wagering areas corresponding to a digit value 0, . . .... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080258384 - Roulette game: The roulette game is based upon a wheel having multiple series of consecutive numbers thereon. Each number is distinguished by a color, with a different quantity of colors repeating to provide a unique color and number combination for each position on the wheel. The colors may be selected to represent... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20080258385 - Textured chip and chip resurfacing machine: A chip, token or gaming piece having a textured pattern on either or both of its upper and lower planar surfaces and a machine for applying the textured pattern so as to reduce or prevent chips, tokens or gaming pieces from sticking together, are provided. The textured pattern can extend... Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates, LLC

20080258386 - Board game with random reject feature: A board can accept or reject an individual's action without a controlling action initiated by the individual. The board game permits a plurality of players to place game pieces on the board to indicate their progress in a game. The game comprises a board, and a plurality of game pieces... Agent: Robert C. Curfiss

20080258387 - Word spelling and word crossing board game: An apparatus and method for a board game that includes a game board and game pieces for placement on the game board during game play. The game pieces have letters, phonic symbols, wild card symbols, or other language symbols or indicia on both sides of the pieces that are in... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20080258390 - Method of playing poker games with multiple wild cards wherein a winning hand can only contain one wild card: A method of playing a poker game in which an initial hand of cards is dealt to players who are then granted a chance to place a wager or draw at least one additional card and then a final poker hand is ultimately determined for each player. Any final poker... Agent: Roy L. Anderson, Esq. Wagner, Anderson & Bright, LLP

20080258388 - Poker game with dynamic payouts: A wagering game which reveals two separate hands. Upon revealing a partial hand from each hand, payouts on which poker hand are updated to reflect the current situation. The player then can decide to make further bet(s) on which poker hand he or she thinks will ultimately have the higher... Agent: Muskin & Cusick LLC

20080258389 - Poker game with variable payouts based on probabilities of winning: A poker game wherein conditions for a player's hand(s) and a dealer's hand(s) are different such that the player may have different probabilities of winning than the dealer. Payouts are adjusted such that the player's hands are disadvantaged compared to the dealer (e.g., the dealer can have more cards in... Agent: Muskin & Cusick LLC

20080258391 - Casino table game: The game is a table based card game that is generally played with a dealer, who deals the cards, and with players whom make the wagers. The game consists of multiple rounds and a player can wager and win on individual rounds or multiple rounds to make a “poker” hand.... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20080258392 - Game simulating the catching of fish by plug casting: A fishing apparatus comprising a flat, essentially vertical game board, a fish support mounted behind the game board, one or more flat, relatively thin fish-shaped members releasably mounted on the fish support, each fish-shaped member having a tapered mouth at on end thereof and a circular snare opening connecting to... Agent: Fellers Snider Blankenship Bailey & Tippens

20080258393 - Game imitating the catching of fish by plug casting: A fishing apparatus comprising a horizontally extending fish support, one or more flat, relatively thin fish-shaped members releaseably mounted on the fish support, each fish-shaped member having a tapered mouth at on end thereof and a circular snare opening connecting to the mouth through a guide slot, a cast-over bar... Agent: Fellers Snider Blankenship Bailey & Tippens

20080258394 - Ball game apparatus: A ball game apparatus (10) for use in assisting the development of a user's ball-handling skills. The apparatus includes a body (100) having a base (114), a forward portion (106), a rearward portion (108), and two opposed sides (110, 112). The forward portion (106) includes a recessed target zone (116)... Agent: Shay Glenn LLP

20080258396 - Aqua shooting range: b

20080258395 - Modular shooting range: Disclosed is a modular, expandable, and portable shooting range system. The system can include one or more shooting modules that mount together to provide different numbers of shooting lanes with various lengths. The shooting modules are pre-engineered with removable panels in permit additional shooting modules to be added on as... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080258397 - Educational game: A method and apparatus for conveying information about a subject may comprise a game. The game may have a matrix of rows and columns defining spaces adapted for playing bingo. Each of the columns of spaces may have a statement corresponding to a category of a subject. The categories may... Agent: Beem Patent Law Firm

20080258383 - Roulette game apparatus with side bet game: A roulette game including a board game surface and roulette wheel, wherein besides the traditional roulette wheel wagering opportunities, an additional novel wagering area is provided for additional “side betting.” That is, a side wagering area comprising ten individual wagering areas corresponding to a digit value 0, . . .... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080258384 - Roulette game: The roulette game is based upon a wheel having multiple series of consecutive numbers thereon. Each number is distinguished by a color, with a different quantity of colors repeating to provide a unique color and number combination for each position on the wheel. The colors may be selected to represent... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20080258385 - Textured chip and chip resurfacing machine: A chip, token or gaming piece having a textured pattern on either or both of its upper and lower planar surfaces and a machine for applying the textured pattern so as to reduce or prevent chips, tokens or gaming pieces from sticking together, are provided. The textured pattern can extend... Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates, LLC

20080258386 - Board game with random reject feature: A board can accept or reject an individual's action without a controlling action initiated by the individual. The board game permits a plurality of players to place game pieces on the board to indicate their progress in a game. The game comprises a board, and a plurality of game pieces... Agent: Robert C. Curfiss

20080258387 - Word spelling and word crossing board game: An apparatus and method for a board game that includes a game board and game pieces for placement on the game board during game play. The game pieces have letters, phonic symbols, wild card symbols, or other language symbols or indicia on both sides of the pieces that are in... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20080258390 - Method of playing poker games with multiple wild cards wherein a winning hand can only contain one wild card: A method of playing a poker game in which an initial hand of cards is dealt to players who are then granted a chance to place a wager or draw at least one additional card and then a final poker hand is ultimately determined for each player. Any final poker... Agent: Roy L. Anderson, Esq. Wagner, Anderson & Bright, LLP

20080258388 - Poker game with dynamic payouts: A wagering game which reveals two separate hands. Upon revealing a partial hand from each hand, payouts on which poker hand are updated to reflect the current situation. The player then can decide to make further bet(s) on which poker hand he or she thinks will ultimately have the higher... Agent: Muskin & Cusick LLC

20080258389 - Poker game with variable payouts based on probabilities of winning: A poker game wherein conditions for a player's hand(s) and a dealer's hand(s) are different such that the player may have different probabilities of winning than the dealer. Payouts are adjusted such that the player's hands are disadvantaged compared to the dealer (e.g., the dealer can have more cards in... Agent: Muskin & Cusick LLC

20080258391 - Casino table game: The game is a table based card game that is generally played with a dealer, who deals the cards, and with players whom make the wagers. The game consists of multiple rounds and a player can wager and win on individual rounds or multiple rounds to make a “poker” hand.... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20080258392 - Game simulating the catching of fish by plug casting: A fishing apparatus comprising a flat, essentially vertical game board, a fish support mounted behind the game board, one or more flat, relatively thin fish-shaped members releasably mounted on the fish support, each fish-shaped member having a tapered mouth at on end thereof and a circular snare opening connecting to... Agent: Fellers Snider Blankenship Bailey & Tippens

20080258393 - Game imitating the catching of fish by plug casting: A fishing apparatus comprising a horizontally extending fish support, one or more flat, relatively thin fish-shaped members releaseably mounted on the fish support, each fish-shaped member having a tapered mouth at on end thereof and a circular snare opening connecting to the mouth through a guide slot, a cast-over bar... Agent: Fellers Snider Blankenship Bailey & Tippens

20080258394 - Ball game apparatus: A ball game apparatus (10) for use in assisting the development of a user's ball-handling skills. The apparatus includes a body (100) having a base (114), a forward portion (106), a rearward portion (108), and two opposed sides (110, 112). The forward portion (106) includes a recessed target zone (116)... Agent: Shay Glenn LLP

20080258396 - Aqua shooting range: b

20080258395 - Modular shooting range: Disclosed is a modular, expandable, and portable shooting range system. The system can include one or more shooting modules that mount together to provide different numbers of shooting lanes with various lengths. The shooting modules are pre-engineered with removable panels in permit additional shooting modules to be added on as... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080258397 - Educational game: A method and apparatus for conveying information about a subject may comprise a game. The game may have a matrix of rows and columns defining spaces adapted for playing bingo. Each of the columns of spaces may have a statement corresponding to a category of a subject. The categories may... Agent: Beem Patent Law Firm

20080252003 - Game of chance: A game of chance playable by two or more players and a method of playing the game, the game of chance comprising a gaming ticket (2) including removable first portions (8) removable by a first player to reveal first indicia and removable second portions (10) removable by a second player... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20080252004 - Variations in and relating to roulette: A method and apparatus of playing a variation of Roulette, permit a player to place a bet on the outcome of a spin of the Roulette wheel in combination with the outcome of one or more other random events.... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080252005 - Object holding mechanism: An object connector for building a structure. The object connector is made of a light weight material with slots to hold various objects such as blocks and playing cards around the circumference of the connector as well as on the top and bottom of the connector. The top and bottom... Agent: Hill, Kertscher & Wharton, LLP

20080252006 - Multi-level game board and its method of manufacture: This invention relates to a multi-level game board apparatus for a game. In at least one embodiment, the apparatus may include a first board having a first marked surface forming a first plurality of game spaces, the first board also having a first positioning device. The apparatus has a second... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080252007 - Network driven board game instruction generator and methods for interaction with participant: Interaction between a telephone system in a multiplayer board game providing real time input to game play in a multi player board game during the course of game play. Players make telephone calls to a special game play service provider at a remote phone number at the start of the... Agent: Perry Hoffman & Associates P.C.

20080252008 - Method of playing a mathematical game: The present invention is directed to a mathematical game. Such method comprises (1) generating a separate set of calculating numbers for each individual player or team; (2) designating certain math operations (e.g., addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) available to each player; (3) generating a target number applicable to all players;... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20080252009 - Method and layout for a craps game: The invention includes methods of playing craps. Point 7 and/or 7 Point 7 wagering area(s) are provided. Bets are placed on the areas. A come out roll is performed. A subsequent roll is performed if the come out roll does not terminate the round, and a payout is awarded to... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080252010 - Method and layout for a craps game: The invention includes methods of playing craps. Wagering area(s) are provided. Bets are placed on the areas. A come out roll is performed. Subsequent rolls are performed if the come out roll does not terminate the round, and a payout is awarded to players who placed Point 7 wagers if... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080252012 - Apparatus and method for a scavenger hunt game using a set of interchangeable indicia tiles held in a bingo-style game board: Players agree on a limited geographic area for play and tiles with indicia relevant to the area are placed in the bag. Tiles are drawn and placed on the boards, forming unique, highly variable patterns of indicia. Each time a player finds an item which the other players agrees matches... Agent: Susan L. Montz

20080252013 - Asia poker with three hands per player and bonus payout: 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

20080252011 - Gaming device and method for providing multiple-hand poker game: A gaming device having a multi-player poker game includes a plurality of two-card hands dealt to a player and to a virtual opponent. First, the player has an option to place a wager on or fold each of the player hands. Then, the gaming device folds a number of dealer... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080252014 - Game and method for teaching: A game for teaching reading includes a deck of cards having matching pairs of cards that rhyme with one another. Four cards are dealt to each player to create a hand of cards for each player. The remaining cards are placed in a “draw” pile. Players check for matches and... Agent: Bradley D. Goldizen

20080252015 - Goal detector for detection of an object passing a goal plane: A system is disclosed for detection of whether a movable object, such as a sports object, e.g. a football or an ice hockey puck, has passed goal plane. It is known to encircle the goal plane with conductors to produce an electromagnetic field to excite signal emitter means in the... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080252016 - Knock down targets game apparatus and method of play: A game device and game method of play for use in conjunction with a ball and a means for directing movement of the ball. The game device includes a number of targets, each of the targets having a target face and a target base. The target face is a flat... Agent: Kammer Browning PLLC

20080252017 - Sports targeting system: The multidimensional interchangeable modular ball game apparatus/sports targeting system is used for building game playing skills, such as hand-to-eye and foot-to-eye coordination. The apparatus can be used for throwing, kicking or hitting any type of sports ball or projectile and can help with practicing all types of sports, as well... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20080252018 - Convertible game assembly: A convertible game assembly comprises a convertible frame having at least one adjustable joint separating a back frame portion and a front frame portion. The front frame portion is configured to pivot upward and backward about the adjustable joint to convert the frame from an open to a closed configuration.... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20080246214 - Dice game machine and dice game method: A dice game machine of the present invention has: a table on which a plurality of ice roll, the table having pockets in which at least one of the plurality of dice drops; a vibration section for vibrating the table to roll the dice on the table; a player terminal,... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080246213 - Method and apparatus for generating numbers from zero up to 59 using dice: A ten sided die within a translucent or transparent 6-sided die that is used for generation of numbers from zero through 59, primarily for the generation of lottery numbers.... Agent: Todd C Reynolds

20080246215 - Systems and methods for providing electric power to mobile and arbitrarily positioned devices: Various contact systems and methods for manufacturing and using such are disclosed herein. Examples of the contact systems include a surface with one set of pads biased at a first voltage level, and another set of pads biased at a second voltage level. Such a contact system can be used,... Agent: Cochran Freund & Young LLC

20080246216 - Lightyear!tm, the space game!: A unique game called Lightyear is described which is about space in which players play games of strategy, rescue, conquest, discovery, trivia and the like. The game may be realized as a board game as well as a computer game playable on one computer or using a network of computers... Agent: Dla Piper US LLP

20080246217 - Let's have church! home edition: This present invention is a four or more player card game that accentuates the sub-culture of the Christian Church using conventional Bible references, in addition to national Church Surveys and Christian Church Clichés references. It is a two-team game, comprised of three rounds with the objective being to become the... Agent: Randolph C Myers

20080246219 - Method for playing a card game, in particular black jack (variants) and gaming equipment for playing said game: Equipment for playing a card game, in particular Black Jack, includes a playing table provided with a cover divided into sectors for players and a dealer playing place, a unit for identifying and recording the value symbols of the cards, a game monitoring system provided with a unit for detecting... Agent: Smith-hill And Bedell, P.C.

20080246218 - Poker game: The method of the present invention involves a poker game in which a player is dealt a plurality of cards from which he makes a plurality, N, of starting hands. Each starting hand has a wager associated with it. After the player sets his starting hands, an opposing house starting... Agent: Lena Van Asdale

20080246220 - Strategy systems and methods for a poker game: A series of strategy cards that provide a convenient means for players of a Texas Hold'em Poker game to judge the strength of their pre-flop hands, otherwise referred to as their hold card sets or combinations. The relative strength of hold cards in Texas Hold'em Poker changes based on the... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC

20080246221 - Training device: A training device for installation in a practice area is provided, the training device providing an indication to a user as to where on a first surface of the training device a football should be aimed. The first surface is configured to allow the ball to pass through the first... Agent: Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080237980 - Pusher of a hockey game table: A pusher of a hockey game table includes a main body having an internal spherical space and a pushing knob having a spherical rotary member rotatably disposed in the spherical space of the main body. When holding the pushing knob and pushing the pusher, the pushing knob is angularly displaceable... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20080237981 - Game with programmable light emitting segments: 3D puzzle wherein light emitting diodes (LED's) are integrated in the puzzle in order to achieve a high level of interaction between the user and the puzzle. The puzzle can adapt to the players needs by increasing or decreasing the difficulty level or by giving the user hints. The puzzle... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080237982 - Board game about principles of democracy and politics: A game apparatus and method for playing an educational and recreational game about principles of democracy and politics is disclosed. The game includes a board, member certificates as well as a first set of cards about key aspects necessary for the function of a democratic society, which bear instructions to... Agent: Dr. Orlando D. Garcia

20080237983 - Portable robotic board game playing system: A portable robotic board game playing system is disclosed, which comprises: a chessboard unit; a fetching unit and a control unit. The chessboard unit is composed of a board frame and a plurality of game pieces. The fetching unit is movable for grasping any one of the plural game pieces.... Agent: Wpat, PC

20080237986 - Double dead man guts: In a guts game variation, one or more players play against one another and a sole participant must beat two “dead man” hands to win. For example, each player bets the ante and is dealt a hand of two cards. Each player is then given the option to participate in... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20080237985 - Insurance wager in no-limit texas hold 'em poker game: A side bet for the poker card game No Limit Texas Hold'em referred to as PokerSurance™ bet. This method allows players to place PokerSurance™ wagers at respective betting areas. The wager is available only for the player with the statistically favorite hand at a stage of the hand where additional... Agent: Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A. York Business Center

20080237988 - Modified omaha poker game: A modification of Omaha Hi-Lo in which each is the player receives four Hole cards. After all the wagering has been completed, each player declares Hi, Lo or both. There is no qualifier for the Lo hand. A player must use two and only two of his Hole cards in... Agent: John Edward Roethel

20080237984 - Omaha duel poker: A method of playing a modified poker game comprises: each player making an ante bet and optional insurance bet; dealing four cards face down to each player and to the dealer; dealing a plurality of community cards face down; each player deciding whether to make a second bet or to... Agent: Jennifer J. Riel

20080237989 - Pai gow blackjack: The present invention provides a game for play between a player and a dealer. The player places a wager. Three player cards are distributed and arranged into a two-card player hand and a one-card player hand. A player total is calculated by summing the values of the cards in the... Agent: Kenneth Brunelle

20080237987 - Playing method and gaming machine for a card game including a plurality of card games: Steps of accepting a first bet for participating in the first card game, accepting an optional second bet for participating in the second card game, disclosing as cards for the first card game a prescribed number of cards randomly selected from cards including cards having a first color as a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080237990 - Washer toss: A portable apparatus for playing a game. The apparatus comprises a first platform member having each of a predetermined shape, a predetermined size and formed of a predetermined material. The first platform member having at least one hole disposed therein, such first platform member is designed for providing a target... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20080237991 - Stacking game associated with an organization: A stacking game including trademarks of an organization is disclosed. Each player forms their own tower of multiple levels of play pieces. A predetermined quantity of the play pieces are distributed to each player. The play pieces include a plurality of first pieces having a first shape and a plurality... Agent: Stoel Rives LLP