Abstract: A baseball board and trivia game for providing fun and entertainment for baseball enthusiasts. The baseball board and trivia game includes a game board having a top side and further having a simulated diamond-shaped playing field diagrammed upon said top side and including simulated first, second and third bases and a simulated home base being diagrammed upon the simulated diamond-shaped playing field; and also includes decks of playing cards including a first deck of playing cards each having a baseball trivia question and answer displayed upon a side thereof, and also including a second deck of playing cards each having a particular baseball play outcome being displayed upon a side thereof; and further includes a plurality of game pieces being movably positioned upon the game board.

Abstract: The Original Jake and the Pancake Game, a family oriented board game, is presented which consists of a game board having a path of progression of playing positions around the board, a Jake figurine for each player, playing cards to determine the progression, if any, of the figurines, a spinner to determine the reward or penalty for landing on certain playing positions, replica pancakes which are distributed to players as rewards, a grill for storage of the pancakes and a spatula to scoop the pancakes from the grill.

Abstract: In the conventional game machine, a player is mechanically informed of the result of the inner lottery, as it is, for causing the big hit prize and cannot enjoy the pleasure of searching the result of the inner lottery. Therefor in the present invention, a lighting control of the notification lamp 25 is carried out as follows. At first, eleven fixed patterns are referred to (at Step 301), and it is determined (at Step 302) what of the fixed patterns the pattern of the staging mode combination, in a series of flow of the game at this time, of the game starting sound, the reel lamp extinguishing pattern and the reel lamp flashing pattern coincides with. When no coincidence occurs, the routine is finished. When a coincidence occurs, it is then determined (at Step 303) whether or not the notification lamp 25 is being currently lighted. When the notification lamp 25 is not lighted, it is controlled to light by the lamp drive circuit 48 (at Step 304).

Abstract: A system and method for placing and controlling a wager on a gaming device wherein the player initially establishes a credit limit by depositing coins into the gaming device. A player then controls the amount of his or her wager by using a single wager selection device, a multiple wager selection device or a combination of the two devices to determine the wager amount. The single wager selection device and the multiple wager selection device can be selected by a player repeatedly in order to arrive at the desired wager amount.

Abstract: A word game includes providing a player with the number of letters in a mystery word, but not providing the mystery word itself. The player reveals or receives one or more game words and corresponding 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. The player may win the game if the answer word is the same as the mystery word. The game may be played by one or more players, and may be played in a printed format or with game cards.

Abstract: A game kit (20) includes a game playing surface (22) marked with a plurality of indicia (42), (44), (46), (48), and (50). The game kit also includes a plurality of markers (26a-26d) for positioning on indicia of the playing surface. A first deck of cards (24a) including a plurality of cards (56) is also included. Each card bearing instructions (64) for a player to carry out an activity. The activity instructions of the cards in the first deck each being associated with a first core or cluster of human competencies selected from the group of factual knowledge competencies, audio/video performance competencies, two and/or three-dimensional graphic competencies, and spelling/vocabulary competencies.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a golf ball comprising a dual core component. The dual core comprises an interior center component formed from a thermoset material, a thermoplastic material, or combinations thereof. The dual core also comprises a core layer disposed about the center component, formed from a thermoset material, a thermoplastic material, or combinations thereof. The present invention golf ball may further comprise an outer core layer that surrounds the dual core. The resulting multi-layered golf ball of the present invention provides for enhanced distance without sacrificing playability or durability when compared to known golf balls. In one preferred embodiment, the present invention golf ball includes a dual core having a center component of a thermoset material and a core layer of a thermoplastic material and a cover layer disposed about the core.

Abstract: A method of playing chess in which eventually all chess moves are played out on a chess board in full view, but some of these moves are previously recorded out-of-view, so that the playing out of these recorded moves adds surprise to the play and an element of chance to the outcome of the chess game.

Abstract: A geometrical game of strategy for two or more players in which the object of the game is to form and occupy a series of continuous adjacent polygonal areas. The game is played on a two or three-dimensional playing surface having a series of lines defined thereon. The lines define numerous polygonal areas that are occupied according to predefined rules. Players are afforded sequential turns in which they may occupy an available area or pass to the next player, with players continuing taking turns until all of the areas are occupied.