Abstract: A game machines has a back side display unit composed of reels for displaying back patterns, and a front side display unit composed of transparent EL panels for displaying overlapping patterns overlapping with the back patterns. The back side display unit and the front side display unit are disposed not to produce blind spot regions of the back patterns. The game machine can provide various overlapping patterns with good visibility and a high game selection capability to a player.

Abstract: A board game includes a game board with four food groups represented on four sides by individual spaces for particular food items in the food group. The object is to complete the preparation of a food item from each group. Each space assigns a preparation time for the food item, and further time adjustments can be made through “Simmer” and “Boil” cards having time adjustments and other instructions, and by landing on a “Stew” space that adds time. Rolling numbered dice and landing on a food item starts the preparation or process. The player must then land on a “Get Cooking” space and roll a pair of dice with time amounts displayed, with the displayed time amounts being subtracted from the accumulated preparation time. The first to complete this process for four food items wins.

Abstract: A method and system are set forth for playing a casino game of the type where each player has a hand and competes against a hand of the dealer and or against other players using a communal holding. Each player wagers to participate in the game and posts an additional pot wager, said pot wagers aggregated to form a pot. The underlying game is played according to its established rules. The pot wagers are determined by comparing the players hands inter se to determine which player has the highest ranked holding, also according to the rules of the game. For certain dealer hands or communal holdings, the dealer wins the pot. No commission or levy is made against the pot by the casino. The system provides interlinked games to practice the method.

Abstract: A modular hidden maze game for multiple players is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the game includes a playing board having a playing surface on which can be defined a plurality of playing spaces. Each of the playing spaces can include at least one recessed portion. A plurality of partition pieces can be removably attached to the playing surface at a substantially normal angle, thereby forming a plurality of mutable paths across the playing surface. A plurality of covering pieces are provided. Each of the covering pieces can be dimensioned to removably engage the recessed portion of one of the plurality of playing spaces while at least partially covering any partition pieces that abut the playing space occupied by the covering piece. The playing board can be formed of discrete modules which allow players to separate sections of the board to facilitate set up and concealment of a maze before rejoining the sections to reform the board having at least two concealed mazes thereon.

Abstract: A checkerboard confectionary game that includes a box with a checkerboard pattern disposed on one surface to form a game board and a checkerboard pattern formed on a side surface such that multiple boxes can be positioned to form stacks of boxes with a checkerboard appearance, playing pieces that may be individually wrapped cookies of two designs with unique moves, and unique capture and winning rules for the game.

Abstract: A board game system for promoting hometown identity includes providing a game apparatus, rolling a die, and moving the player's game piece along the game path. The method also includes coloring, by a player, one of the stripe portions of the scoring sheet red or coloring the field portion of the scoring sheet blue, when a preset condition is satisfied. The game is won by the player having all of the stripe portions colored red and the field portion colored blue. The game apparatus may include a game board having a path for advancing game pieces of players along. Some spaces have sponsor indicia associated with a sponsoring entity located in a hometown local. The apparatus includes a scoring sheet having stripe portions and a field portion. The stripe portions and field portion are arranged on the scoring sheet in a configuration appearing as a United States flag.

Abstract: A spinner game and the method of playing the same for providing a fun-filled game which gives an advantage to a player having a high degree of coordination. The spinner game and the method of playing the same includes a tree-like structure having a base member, an elongate trunk member being attached to the base member and extending upwardly therefrom, and branch members extending outwardly from the elongate trunk member; and also includes an assembly of playing the spinner game including a plurality of spinner members being spinably and detachably attached to the branch members, and also including die members.

Abstract: A circular chess system is disclosed wherein an extra diameter is included which through voiding a variable number of spaces changes the play and control of the game. There are three main versions of play, maximal, medial, and minimal with 70, 68 and 66 spaces of play respectively.

Abstract: A variation on checkers style games wherein each player has an initial holding of twelve playing pieces. The board includes an array of four columns and eight rows of playing locations, wherein one playing location may be occupied by only one playing piece. The goal of the game for each player is to achieve removal of one's own playing pieces by forcing the opponent to jump one's own pieces. Playing pieces, which initially cannot move backwardly and laterally, are promoted to be able to move laterally once moving past the forwardmost row of their initial board positions, and to be able to move backwardly when they reach a corresponding row of the opponent's playing pieces. Jumps are generally mandatory, although players have the option of accepting a penalty in the form of restoring playing pieces to the board in place of making an otherwise mandatory jump.

Abstract: A gaming machine comprises a cabinet, a barrier panel, and a detachable cover. The cabinet includes a cabinet portion containing one of a coin hopper and a ticket printer. The barrier panel covers the cabinet portion and includes an opening proximate the one of the coin hopper and the ticket printer. The opening is sized to accommodate tickets dispensed from the ticket printer. The cover includes a slot sized to accommodate coins dispensed from the coin hopper. The cover is mounted to the opening when the cabinet portion contains the coin hopper. The cover is removed from the opening when the cabinet portion contains the ticket printer.

Abstract: The present invention is a game. The game board used is shaped like a triangle. The board has three sides with at least four primary interlocking base pieces and three secondary interlocking angle pieces connecting the sides, creating a triangular board. The game also uses a plurality of tetrahedra, where four tetrahedron pieces form a pyramid with square base. Each tetrahedron piece has a centralized hole on its face that is showing when a pyramid is formed. The game also includes symbols that can be fixedly attached and removed from the faces of the tetrahedron pieces. At the vertex of the triangular board is a primary base piece which holds one player's chosen combination to be guessed by the other player. The other player tries to guess the combination of symbols, colors, and directions that the player has chosen and hidden behind a shield.

Abstract: The game kit for a board game comprises a game board having three levels and at least one stairway between the three levels, at least one die, at least two fighter pieces and a unique battle card for each piece. The game kit is used to play a medieval castle board game comprising the steps of: rolling the die to determine which player goes first; each player then sequentially rolling the die to determine the number of spaces the player can move his fighter piece on the board; and sequentially moving the fighting piece around the board until it is positioned to do battle with another fighting piece or it reaches a sanctuary.

Abstract: A game of chance. A plurality of representations of cards comprising Aces, Kings, Queens, Jacks, and at least one number card are provided. Each representation of a card has subordinate characteristics consisting of suits and face values. A point value is assigned to each representation of a card such that Aces are assigned the highest point value. Minimum requirements are established for adding the point values of representations of cards based on the at least a selected one of the subordinate characteristics. A set of four representations of cards are randomly distributed to at least one player. A total value for the set is then calculated by summing the point values of the representations of cards in the set meeting the minimum requirements. The total value includes the sum of up to and including four of the representations of cards in the set. Whether the at least one player wins is determined based on the total value of the set.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for playing a word game comprising a deck of letter playing cards and a deck of number playing cards. A card from each deck is selected and a player attempts to be the first to communicate a word responsive to the selected letter and number playing cards.

Abstract: Cubic senary (base 6) dice uniquely harness the power of the base 6 number system and generate random numbers from a predetermined set of consecutive numbers, each tending to occur with the same relative frequency. Cubic senary dice have numerical values corresponding to the place values of the base 6 number system, and face values corresponding to the senary notational digits (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). Notational digits on cubic senary dice have two values: an intrinsic value—which is that signified by the isolated symbol itself, and a local value—the value possessed by the numeral by virtue of the power of its die, 60, 61, 62, etc. The magnitude of the senary number cast is a sum of products involving powers of the number 6. A random senary number is obtained by casting the dice and reading the notational digits returned from each die cast, in order, from the highest to the lowest power die. The random senary number is converted to its decimal equivalent with a calculator.

Abstract: Ant game is provided for playing with family members, where player's knowledge of mathematical relationships are applied, including greater than, less than, odd number or even number relationship, or a combination thereof. The game board has start and end spaces, sequentially disposed game spaces arranged therebetween, an ant cave arranged next to one sequentially disposed game space, an ant tunnel connecting one sequentially disposed game space and another non-adjacent sequentially disposed game space so that a player whose token lands on the first sequentially disposed game space may move across the ant tunnel to a given sequentially disposed game space located on the other side of the ant tunnel, and a move-to-ant-cave indicator on some sequentially disposed game spaces indicating that a player whose token lands thereon is to go to the ant cave.

Abstract: A method of playing an object selection game (20), includes providing a set of objects containing a plurality of different individual objects, wherein each individual object has an order value in accordance with an ordering rule. A subset of the set of objects is dealt to a player in accordance with a dealing rule. A portion of the subset of objects is revealed to the player in accordance with a revealing rule. The player then selects any previously unselected object from the subset of objects in accordance with a selecting rule. After each selection, a terminating rule is used to test whether play shall stop, or whether additional objects are selected. The terminating rule stops play if objects are not selected in proper sequential order in accordance with the ordering rule. After play is stopped, a score is computed in accordance with a scoring rule. In preferred embodiments, the set of objects are playing cards, and a wager is placed on the outcome of the game.

Abstract: A game assembly suitable for simultaneous play by both sighted and sight-impaired individuals.

Abstract: A educational game for teaching verses from the bible in an entertaining manner. The educational game includes a game board. A game path is on the game board. The game path is divided into a plurality of game spaces and begins with a starting space and ends with an ending space. Bible indicia are in a plurality of the game spaces. Each of the bible indicia comprises a name of a book contained in a Christian bible. A plurality of scripture cards each has question indicia thereon corresponding to each of the bible indicia. A chance means determines movement about the game path. A plurality of game tokens is used for moving about the game path. The players choose a scripture card if they land on a game space having bible indicia therein, and they recite a verse referred to by the question indicia on the scripture card. The game is won by being the first player to move their token to the finish space.

Abstract: A card game in which, after bets are made by a player, three cards are dealt to the player by the dealer who also receives three cards. Thereafter the player selects two of the three dealt cards to play in the manner of a came of conventional “Blackjack”. After the player plays, the dealer selects two of three cards for dealer play. In a varied embodiment, the player may optionally bet on whether the player's initially dealt cards equal a predetermined winning combination of cards which is predesignated such as three of a kind, a straight, a flush, or a straight flush with the odds being posted for such preliminary bets.