Abstract: A handheld gaming machine including one or more actuators for providing vibrational cues or feedback during play of a wagering game to indicate the occurrence of a wagering-game event, such as a change in game rules, an input of a wager, and the like. The change in game rules may include a change in the odds of winning an award during the wagering game, a change in the type of award that can be awarded during the wagering game, eligibility for bonus play, or eligibility to accumulate one or more game elements associated with the wagering game. The vibration can be consistent with a wagering-game theme and can accompany or be a substitute for concurrently played audio sounds. The actuator(s) may include a haptic device such as a haptic touchscreen that overlays the display or an electromagnetic coil acting upon an unbalanced mass.

Abstract: Described embodiments relate to a deck of playing cards comprising a plurality of individual playing cards, each of the individual playing cards having a front side and a back side, the front side having displayed thereon a card identifier for identifying an individual playing card, wherein at least two of the individual playing cards display on the front side a selected text portion, wherein the selected text portion of each of the least two cards comprises a different portion of a selected text taken from a literary work, such as song lyrics, poems, plays, nursery rhymes, stories, etc. Some embodiments relate to methods of playing card games using the deck of playing cards.

Abstract: A method of playing cards using a specialized deck of cards in which mathematical and musical equations are used to solve and determine card ranks while playing any conventional card games. With the musical playing cards the card suits are categorized by instrument families, and Note values are based on Time Signatures where the quarter note receives one beat (e.g. Time Signatures 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4). The player determines the card value (2-10) by solving the equation. The math cards are similar but contain math equations to sharpen and reinforce mathematic skills by solving equations. Any known card game that can be played with regular playing cards can be played with either illustrated deck.

Abstract: A music game, which incorporates the characteristics of the popular Karaoke singing phenomenon and draws upon the players' knowledge of songs and performing artists. The game includes game pieces, game board, die, timer, and Karaoke instruction cards. The game board consists of Karaoke, ATM and Stage Fright squares, each distinguished by a unique icon, interspersed along the perimeter of the board. The instruction cards have coordinating icons, each with specific instructions. A team member sings songs recorded by the performing artist identified on the card and the other team members must guess the artist. A correct guess allows the team to advance their game piece the number of squares rolled on the die. The object of the game is to be the first game piece to advance from Start to Finish by drawing cards, singing songs and guessing performing artists.

Abstract: A create a song game capable of being played by any plurality of participants. The game includes at least one deck of cards, and preferably a plurality of four decks each which corresponding to words referencing a given subject matter category. A pair of time measuring devices, such as sand-filled hourglasses, identify both an initial start time and a subsequent stop time during which a player must improvise and subsequently sing a song based upon the selected and category specific word. Each player in succession selects a card, improvises a song based upon the word illustrated on the card, and commences the singing of the song within the predetermined start time and until elapsing of the subsequent stop time. A winner of the game is determined by popular vote of the participants and after any equal number of game playing turns have been accomplished.

Abstract: An apparatus for teaching musical notation to students by playing familiar card games. A deck of playing cards is utilized which contains musical notation and colored suits rather than the typical numbers with named suits. The musical notation symbols are printed in the corners of the cards to allow them to be used in card games. The deck can be used to play a variety of common card games such as Crazy 8's and Go Fish, as well as new games that take advantage of unique musical notation. By playing card games with these musical notation cards, the student becomes fluent in reading music.

Abstract: A method of teaching music theory employs a plurality of game pieces. The game pieces correspond to notes on a music scale. The game pieces are arrangeable in a manner in which each game piece is adjacent to at least one of the other game pieces. The method comprises assigning a first orientation to correspond to a whole step and assigning a second orientation to correspond to a half step. The first orientation constitutes a first spatial relationship between adjacent game pieces. The second orientation constitutes a second spatial relationship between adjacent game pieces. The second spatial relationship differs from the first spatial relationship. The method further comprises arranging the game pieces in a manner so that each game piece is adjacent to at least one of the other game pieces in either the first orientation or the second orientation.

Abstract: An educational card game is disclosed which consists of a deck of playing cards. One face of each card is inscribed with a word which represents one or more of the eight forms of speech in the English language. The game is designed to enhance the participant's knowledge of the eight forms of speech and recognition that many words can be used to represent more than one of the eight forms of speech.

Abstract: A golf club shaft grip having a polyurethane layer bonded to a felt layer with the thickness of the polyurethane layer to the felt layer being a minimum of about 0.18. The bonded-together layers are configured as a strip which is spirally wrapped about the shaft. A cap is then telescopically applied over the upper end of the shaft to prevent unraveling of the strip from the shaft. Alternatively, a split sleeve may be applied to the shaft to receive the strip.

Abstract: The present invention is a question-and-answer format quiz game having a music theme. The quiz game is based upon questions wherein a song title and year are identified and a player is requested to identify the artist that performed the song within a predetermined time period. In addition to temporal categories for the questions, such as by decade, there may be categories for different types of music, such as pop, country, R&B, etc. The temporal and music categories are randomly selected by rolling dice.

Abstract: A music educational game is provided and consists of a plurality of small rectangular game tiles. Each tile has a face divided into halves. Each half is either blank or marked by a music note symbol representing a value count of one to six. Each half of the game tiles also has a continuous belt wrapped around the game tile in which two different music note symbols are each marked on opposite sides of the belt. The continuous belt is manually rotatable to change the music note symbol and its value count to vary the play of the game. Each player must match the face half of one tile with the face half of another tile during the play of the game until the first player left with no tiles wins the game.

Abstract: An educational method and apparatus for teaching reading of music to a musical instrument user. One display case is utilized with a treble clef indicia. Another display case is utilized with a base clef indicia. Each case contains unlabeled compartments arranged to represent lines and spaces of the base and treble clefs. Utilizing the prinicpal of memory association in conjunction with flash cards, each note of the scale is represented on a flash card in the form of a noun which begins with the letter for the note it represents. A note location chart is used initially by the user to place each of the flash cards in the compartments of each display case. A fixed number of cards are used. The time to remove each of the cards from a display case is clocked as an audio tape verbally indicates the memory aid, the name of the note and the sound of the note. A card is removed each time a note is generated, the exercise being clocked until all of the cards are removed from a case.