Vibrating game apparatus with loosely interfitting surface eleme

Details Vibrating game apparatus with loosely interfitting surface eleme Vibrating game apparatus with loosely interfitting surface eleme

1978-01-26

1979-04-03

Pinkham, Richard C.

Amusement devices: games

Board games, pieces, or boards therefor

Having three-dimensional pattern

273 85E, 273283, 273243, A63F 300

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041473582

ABSTRACT:
A game apparatus having the theme of prehistoric dinosaurs which eventually become extinct. The game apparatus includes a base supporting a floor which is adapted for vibrating motion and which represents a pool of hot lava. A manually operated vibrator is actuated repeatedly during play for imparting vibratory motion to the floor and a plurality of puzzle-like, earth elements mounted on the floor and interfitted together to form an elevated playing surface representing the earth's surface are adapted to move with respect to one another as the floor vibrates. As the earth elements move, a wide crack may develop between them. Game pieces in the form of dinosaurs are placed on the upper surface of the earth elements and are moved from element to element in response to the indications directed by a spinner which includes indicia thereon corresponding to indicia on the puzzle-like earth elements. In addition, the spinner provides instructions which call for activating the vibrator to represent an earthquake, during which the dinosaurs may topple over into the lava bed of the floor. The dinosaurs are thus removed from the game as they topple into the cracks and the last surviving dinosaur present on the land mass of the earth elements represents the winner of the game.

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patent: 1336756 (1920-04-01), Pautzke
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patent: 3769743 (1973-10-01), Benkoe et al.
patent: 3940140 (1976-02-01), Meyer et al.

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