Amusement devices: games – Board games – pieces – or boards therefor – Word – sentence – or equation forming
Patent
1988-07-20
1990-01-09
Coven, Edward M.
Amusement devices: games
Board games, pieces, or boards therefor
Word, sentence, or equation forming
273146, A63F 300, A63F 904
Patent
active
048923192
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for a word game is disclosed. A game board surface is divided into a number of squares into which playing pieces containing the letters of the alphabet are placed to complete a word. The various words are contained in groups which, when of a certain size, are considered to be an ISLAND which creates the right to start a new word independent from all the other which is an ATOLL. Except for ATOLLS and the beginning of the game, any new letters added must form a word with those letters already on the playing field. New words which link one ISLAND to another ISLAND or ATOLL are ISTHMUSES and capture the ISLAND or ATOLL to which they are linked as part of the territory for the player creating such an ISTHMUS. Two iscosahedron dice having their faces numbered from 1 to 20 are used to randomly select numbers from 2 to 40. These numbers are related to the letters of the alphabet by a decoder with the frequency of number approximating the frequency of the use of the letters in making words. The seldom used letters of the alphabet are increased through the use of a number of bonus letters and the value of the individual letters vary based on a scoring code. The individual ownership of ATOLLS, ISTHMUSES and ISLANDS is shown by a color-coded transparent flag placed on top of one of the previously played letters.
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Coven Edward M.
Layno Benjamin
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