Abstract: A tossable strategy-type game comprising a body adapted to be tossed and caught during play, the body including a playing surface. A plurality of playing pieces are associated with the playing surface, the playing pieces each having attachment means for releasably attaching the playing pieces to the surface with sufficient strength to retain the playing pieces attached to the surface during tossing while enabling the playing pieces to be manually detached from the surface. The strategy-type game, according to the invention, enables players to interact on a common playing surface without the players being forced to remain in close proximity to one another while the game is in progress.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 8, 1990
Date of Patent:
April 28, 1992
Assignee:
Profitable Entertainment Products, Inc.
Inventors:
Richard Norman, Sonja Norman, David Chamberlain
Abstract: A tossable, tri-dimensional strategy-type game comprising a tri-dimensional body adapted to be tossed and caught during playing, the body including a playing surface enclosing the body with the playing surface being divided into distinct areas defining a regular pattern of at least first and second visually distinguishable surface areas. A plurality of flexible playing pieces are associated with at least the first surface areas, the playing pieces each having attachments for releasably attaching the playing pieces to selected surface areas with sufficient strength to retain the playing pieces attached to the selected surface areas during tossing while enabling the playing pieces to be manually detached from the selected surface areas. The strategy-type game according to the invention enables players to interact on a common tri-dimensional playing surface without the players being forced to remain in close proximity to one another while the game is in progress.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 16, 1989
Date of Patent:
September 4, 1990
Assignee:
Profitable Entertainment Products, Inc.
Inventors:
Richard Norman, Sonja Norman, David Chamberlain