Amusement devices: games – Card or tile games – cards or tiles therefor – Word – sentence – or equation forming
Reexamination Certificate
1999-08-24
2001-08-28
Layno, Benjamin H. (Department: 3711)
Amusement devices: games
Card or tile games, cards or tiles therefor
Word, sentence, or equation forming
C273S15300J, C273S272000, C273S299000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06279911
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates generally to a word game, and in particular, a deduction or guessing game involving letters and words.
Deduction or guessing games involving letters and words are found, e.g., on television, in books, and in newspapers. Such games require varying levels of skill.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In general, in one aspect, the invention features a method of playing a word game by a player. A mystery word which is unknown to the player is provided. The number of letters in the mystery word is revealed to the player. The player is provided a first game word and a number of letters in the first game word that are present in the mystery word. The player determines an answer word that the player believes to be the mystery word, and the answer word is compared to the mystery word.
Implementations of the invention may also include one or more of the following features. The player may win the game if the answer word is the same as the mystery word. The player may be awarded points based on a difficulty level associated with the mystery word. The player may be provided a second game word and a number of letters in the second game word that are present in the mystery word. The player may also be provided a clue relating to the mystery word.
In general, in another aspect, the invention features a method of playing a word game by a player. A mystery word which is unknown to the player is provided. The number of letters in the mystery word is revealed to the player. The player is provided a plurality of pairs of game words and numbers of letters in each of the game words that are present in the mystery word. The player determines an answer word that the player believes to be the mystery word, and the answer word is compared to the mystery word.
Implementations of the invention may also include one or more of the following features. The player may win the game if the answer word is the same as the mystery word. The player may be awarded points based on a number of game words used to correctly determine the mystery word.
In general, in another aspect, the invention features a word game for play by a player. A first card indicates a number of letters in a mystery word. A second card includes a game word and a number of letters in the game word that are present in the mystery word. The player determines an answer word that the player believes to be the mystery word based on the number of letters in the mystery word, the game word and the number of letters in the game word that are present in the mystery word, the player winning the game if the answer word is the same as the mystery word.
Implementations of the invention may also include one or more of the following features. The first card may include the mystery word, and may also include an opaque scratch-off coating disposed over the mystery word. The second card may also include an opaque scratch-off coating disposed over the game word and the number of letters in the game word that are present in the mystery word.
The first card may include a clue relating to the mystery word. The game word may also be a clue relating to the mystery word.
The mystery word may be printed at a remote location. The first card and the second card may form a single combined card.
In general, in another aspect, the invention features a word game for play by a player. A first card indicates a number of letters in a mystery word. A second card includes a plurality of pairs of game words and numbers of letters in each of the game words that are present in the mystery word. The player determines an answer word that the player believes to be the mystery word based on the number of letters in the mystery word and the pairs of game word and numbers of letters in each of the game words that are present in the mystery word, the player winning the game if the answer word is the same as the mystery word.
In general, in another aspect, the invention features a word game for play by a player. A card includes a mystery word, a number of letters in the mystery word, and a plurality of pairs of game words and numbers of letters in each of the game words that are present in the mystery word. The player determines an answer word that the player believes to be the mystery word based on the number of letters in the mystery word and the pairs of game words and numbers of letters in each of the game words that are present in the mystery word, the player winning the game if the answer word is the same as the mystery word.
Implementations of the invention may also include one or more of the following features. The game may be played by the player and an opponent, and the card is only revealed to the opponent. The player and the opponent may each be determining an answer word that the player or the opponent believes to be a mystery word, the player and the opponent taking turns providing to each other one of the pairs of game words and numbers of letters in each of the game words that are present in the other's mystery word.
The card may include an opaque scratch-off coating disposed over the mystery word or an opaque scratch-off coating disposed over the pairs of game words and numbers of letters in each of the game words that are present in the mystery word.
In general, in another aspect, the invention features a method of playing a word game by a first player and a second player. A mystery word is provided to the second player, the mystery word being unknown to the first player. The number of letters in the mystery word is revealed to the first player by the second player. The second player provides to the first player a game word and a number of letters in the game word that are present in the mystery word. The first player determines an answer word that the first player believes to be the mystery word, and the second player compares the answer word to the mystery word.
Implementations of the invention may also include one or more of the following features. The first player may win the game if the answer word is the same as the mystery word. The game may end after a predetermined period of time.
In general, in another aspect, the invention features a method of playing a word game by a first player and a second player. A mystery word is provided to the second player, the mystery word being unknown to the first player. The number of letters in the mystery word is revealed to the first player by the second player. A game word is provided by the first player. The second player informs the first player of a number of letters in the game word that are present in the mystery word. The first player determines an answer word that the first player believes to be the mystery word, and the second player compares the answer word to the mystery word.
In general, in another aspect, the invention features an electronic game device for playing a word game by a player. A display device displays a number of letters in a mystery word, a game word, and a number of letters in the game word that are present in the mystery word. A keyboard is used by the player to enter an answer word that the player believes to be the mystery word. A processor connected to the display device and the keyboard stores the mystery word, the number of letters in the mystery word, the game word and the number of letters in the game word, and compares the answer word to the mystery word. The player wins the game if the answer word is the same as the mystery word.
Implementations of the invention may also include one or more of the following features. The display device may include a screen. The processor may store a plurality of pairs of game words and numbers of letters in each of the game words that are present in the mystery word, the display being capable of displaying each pair of game words and numbers of letters in each of the game words that are present in the mystery word. The processor may progressively add to the display one of the pairs of game words and numbers of letters in each of the game words that are present in the mystery word.
The present invention has the adva
Horse Sense Corporation
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP
Layno Benjamin H.
Mendiratta V.
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