Amusement devices: games inventions 10/09

20090243213 - Shuffling apparatus: A shuffling apparatus comprising: at least three card holders, each adapted to hold at least one deck of cards; a conveying mechanism adapted to convey cards between each card holder and at least two other card holders, the conveying mechanism controllable to select a destination card holder of the at... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090243214 - Therapy games: The present invention includes at least one magnet attractant dry erase type board, a game board that may be rolled up for easy storage, and a unique game piece containing a hollow substantially transparent body with a top end and bottom end. The game piece may comprise a cap that... Agent: Crowell Ing, LLP

20090243215 - James turner's checker battle: checkers for three players: A game board and rules that allow three players to play a game based on traditional checkers but requiring additional moves through a triangular central field of play. In one version, the central field is composed of three concentric equilateral triangles made up of discs. In another version there are... Agent: Russell H. Walker Walker, Mckenzie & Walker, P.C.

20090243216 - Strategy war game: A strategy war game is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, a game board is covered by sixty-four squares forming a checkered pattern. Each game piece of a first set of game pieces is adapted to subsequently move only within a first set of squares representing land. Each game piece of... Agent: Mckinney Law, LLC

20090243218 - Wagering casino game called casino tic-tac-toe: A casino game comprising one or more sets of game pieces have one of two possible indicia, and a layout or array which designates various wagering areas. The object of the game is to make a good wager based on a randomized event related to the set of game pieces.... Agent: Garvey Smith Nehrbass & North, LLC

20090243217 - Wagering settlement methods for casino games: The invention comprises methods of settling wagers in a game with one or more Player/Dealer pools. The invention includes a mechanism of specifying a subset of wagers that the Player/Dealer pool is used to settle. It also includes a method of limiting the amount of a player wager the Player/Dealer... Agent: Lewis And Roca LLP