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Interactive game including partially concealed game piecesRelated Patent Categories: Amusement Devices: Games, Board Games, Pieces, Or Boards ThereforInteractive game including partially concealed game pieces description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070045952, Interactive game including partially concealed game pieces. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This Application claims the benefit on U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/711,150 filed on Aug. 24, 2005. The contents of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/711,150 are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND [0002] Interactive games that use game pieces have been played for centuries. Many of today's interactive games include numerous specific game pieces that are necessary in order to properly play the particular game. Unfortunately, these game pieces often get misplaced, lost or damaged. Replacing game pieces that are unique to a particular game can be difficult, at best. In the event a game piece can be purchased to restore the game to its original form, these replacement game pieces can be relatively expensive to obtain. [0003] In addition, many interactive games include relatively simplistic game pieces that lack complexity or a strategic component. These rather uni-dimensional game pieces rarely incorporate an element of surprise. As a result, these types of interactive games can be somewhat lackluster and uninspiring. SUMMARY [0004] The present invention is directed toward an interactive game for a plurality of players. In one embodiment, the interactive game includes a game board having a plurality of designated positions, a plurality of game pieces, a plurality of upper gameplay indicia, and a plurality of lower gameplay indicia. Each game piece includes a game piece body having an upper surface, a lower surface that is substantially opposite the upper surface, and a wall section. The upper gameplay indicia are each secured to the upper surface of a corresponding game piece. The lower gameplay indicia are each secured to the lower surface of a corresponding game piece. In one embodiment, the second gameplay indicia influence the outcome of a portion of the game. [0005] Further, each game piece is adapted to alternately be placed in a first position and a second position. When in the first position, the wall section supports the lower surface above the game board, the upper gameplay indicia is exposed to the players and the lower gameplay indicia is concealed from the players. Further, in the first position, the game board and one of the game pieces form a substantially enclosed space. In one embodiment, the game further includes a three-dimensional gameplay element that is selectively positioned within the enclosed space so that the gameplay element is concealed from view by at least one of the players. [0006] In the second position, the lower gameplay indicia is exposed to the players and the upper gameplay indicia is concealed from the players. In one embodiment, the upper gameplay indicia and the lower gameplay indicia each includes an adhesive-backed sticker. The gameplay indicia can each be removably or non-removably secured to the game piece. In one embodiment, the game piece can be a bottle cap or a screw-top cap to a beverage container. In some embodiments, the upper gameplay indicia can include an image of a character, and the lower gameplay indicia includes a functionality of the game piece. In another embodiment, the type of lower gameplay indicia that can be positioned on the game piece is limited by the upper gameplay indicia that is positioned on the game piece. [0007] The game can also include a plurality of board indicia that are each positioned on one of the designated positions of the game board. The board indicia can include adhesive-backed stickers and can be positioned by the players to form a layout of the game board. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0008] The novel features of this invention, as well as the invention itself, both as to its structure and its operation, will be best understood from the accompanying drawings, taken in conjunction with the accompanying description, in which similar reference characters refer to similar parts, and in which: [0009] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of an interactive game having features of the present invention, including a game board and a plurality of game pieces; [0010] FIG. 2 is a top view of another embodiment of the interactive game; [0011] FIG. 3A is a top perspective view of one embodiment of the game piece used in the interactive game; [0012] FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view of the game piece taken on line 3B-3B in FIG. 3A shown in a first position relative to the game board; [0013] FIG. 3C is a cross-sectional view of the game piece shown in a second position relative to the game board; [0014] FIG. 3D is a bottom perspective view of one embodiment of the game piece; [0015] FIG. 4A is a top perspective view of another embodiment of the game piece used in the interactive game; [0016] FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view of the game piece illustrated in FIG. 4A; [0017] FIG. 4C is a bottom perspective view of the game piece illustrated in FIG. 4A; [0018] FIG. 5 is a top view of a plurality of a different embodiments of gameplay indicia; [0019] FIG. 6A is one embodiment of the game board and a plurality of board indicia; and [0020] FIG. 6B is another embodiment of the game board and a plurality of board indicia. 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