Abstract: This invention relates to sectional chessmen for playing chess, and more particularly to portable sectional chessmen. Each chessman may be dismantled for ease of carrying and then its sectional pieces rejoined for playing chess. The sectional pieces of the chessmen are integrally formed with a synthetic resin plate of predetermined thickness.

Abstract: A golf club shaft grip having a polyurethane layer bonded to a felt layer. 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.

Abstract: A tennis racket having a striking surface and a handle in combination has a strung total weight of less than 245 g, an overall length larger than 70 cm, a free-free vibrational frequency in the first mode of more than 210 Hz, a center of gravity of more than 41 cm, and a dynamic center of gravity of more than 50 cm, measured from the handle end.

Abstract: A new music trivia game for drawing on knowledge of music to answer music trivia questions. The inventive device includes a game board having a path of travel defined thereon. A plurality of question cards are provided having questions and corresponding answers related to spaces on the game board. Each of the question cards has musical questions arranged in categories of decades. The questions further relate to titles of songs, artists who sing the songs and lyrics of the songs. A playing die and a plurality of playing pieces are also included.

Abstract: A shock absorbing grip for a golf club having a strip formed of a polyurethane layer bonded to a felt layer. The strip is spirally wrapped about the golf club handle with the side edges being in adjoining relationship. Stitching extends from the underside of the felt layer over the outer surface of the polyurethane layer to tighten the portion of the polyurethane layer between the stitching to define a slip-inhibiting protrusion that forms a spiral protrusion along the length of the completed grip.

Abstract: In a tennis racket with a frame (1) forming the striking head and a tensioning system consisting of crossed strings, where the strings (7) are secured by being passed through apertures in a frame component (2) and a component supported by the frame component (2), and where at least one securing device for at least one string (7) is designed in such a way that the string (7) can move on the inside of the frame in a direction perpendicular to the tension plane formed by the tensioning system, at least one dimensionally stable component (10) surrounding the movable string (7) like a sleeve can move to a limited extent in relation to the frame section (2) radially to the longitudinal axis of the string (7) and is supported on a body (12) which is arranged in a recess in the frame section (2) and is made of an elastomeric material which can be deformed by a movement of the component (10).

Abstract: A portable board game simulating a street for competitive play by from two to six players. The playing surface includes a series of twelve sequentially numbered landing spaces which must be progressively negotiated by having a playing piece successfully land totally within each numbered space in sequential order to complete the game. The board includes a series of obstacles of the type found on a city street or highway which are positioned to interfere with a game piece as it is moved from one numbered space to a succeeding numbered space. The obstacles include, for example, a raised manhole cover plate, a speed bump, a pair of barrier cones and at least two pot holes which form depressions or recesses in the surface of the board similar to potholes formed in a roadway. The board also includes a centrally positioned "dead box" which serves as a penalty zone, penalizing a player whose game piece lands in the dead box. The game piece is moved by striking with a finger or with a striking object such as a stick.

Abstract: A golf game apparatus is provided including a game sheet for tracking a score of a plurality of players at each of a plurality of holes of golf. Also included is a plurality of dice each representing a different set of numbers.

Abstract: A method of playing a wagering game between a dealer and one or more players includes the step of each player placing a first wager based on one or more card combinations selected from a fixed number of types of card combinations. One or more first cards are revealed. The dealer appropriates wagers which are no longer winnable in view of these first cards. One wagering player may place a second wager based on the one or more card combinations. One or more second cards are revealed. The dealer appropriates wagers which are no longer winnable in view of the one or more second cards. Preferably there are five types of combinations, namely four cards of a single suit, four cards all of a different suit, one pair, two pairs and three cards of a single suit.

Abstract: A board game apparatus including a game board divided into a plurality of playing spaces connecting a starting space with a destination point. The players roll a die and move along the playing spaces accordingly. Upon landing on a playing space, the player has the choice to either answer an objective question or a subjective question in order to continue moving toward the destination point or pass. If the player incorrectly answers a question, he or she must move backward along the path between the starting point and the destination point. The objective cards each include a question and a correct answer, while the subjective cards include a question and two possible answers. The correct answer to a subjective question can be determined either by selecting a pre-determined answer printed on the card based on a poll of the general public or other selected group, or by polling the players.

Abstract: The inventive device includes a game board having an playing surface illustrated to represent terrain and having a plurality of spaces, each space having a type of terrain represented therein. A plurality of gold playing coins and a plurality of silver playing coins are provided. A plurality of playing piece sets are provided, each set including: a ruler piece, a queen piece, a plurality of soldier pieces. Each piece of the playing piece set is assigned an associated coin value, the coin values determining the number of playing coins required to purchase its respective piece of the playing piece set. A plurality of siege pieces are also provided and include catapults, a battering ram, an assault tower, and a bridge. The system includes a plurality of dice which are divided into a number of dice sets.

Abstract: A fishing board game that is designed to be carried in a fishing tackle box style container. The lower portion of the box holds the board, score pads, instructions and bag limits. The upper portion of the box has a tray similar to those found in regular tackle boxes. The tray has six compartments to hold the playing cards, game tokens and die. The game board covers a wide portion of south-central Alaska. This area provides a wide variety of fishing choices and opportunities. Players move around the board, using a die to count spaces. Spaces include fish-on spaces, fly-in fishing spaces, float trip spaces and chance spaces. Players move around the board, catching fish and attempting to avoid trouble. There are several options for scoring and for the type of fishing that can be performed. At the end of the game, the player with the most points wins.

Abstract: A method of playing a wagering game 20 between a plurality of players includes dealing four-card hands from a standard 52 card deck to each player, including a player-banker. The cards have numerical values, ace equals one, face cards equal ten, and two through ten equal their respective face values. The players are afforded the opportunity to (a) draw one additional card, or (b) stand with the dealt cards. The object of the game 20 is to have three cards which total to one of ten, twenty, or thirty. The winning hand is then determined by either (a) the fourth card with the highest numerical value, or (b) the least significant digit of the total of the fourth and fifth cards with the highest numerical value. If neither player has three cards which total to one of ten, twenty, or thirty, then the hand is a push and no wager 500 is won by either player.

Abstract: A game includes a playing surface that is made from a fabric material such as a beach towel. The playing surface includes reinforcing members near the edges that receive retaining members to maintain the playing surface in desired position and location regardless of the base surface. The playing surface is adapted to be placed on a beach, carpeting or grass, for example. A plurality of playing pieces preferably are generally hollow shells that have an exterior surface in the shape of a desired object. The interior of the shell preferably is a negative of the exterior. The interior portion of the shell is generally hollow and can receive a moldable material such as sand to create a cast of the playing piece that can be used as a score marker. A die that is included in the game is over-sized and has generously rounded corners and edges so that the die more easily rolls along a variety of indoor or outdoor surfaces.

Abstract: A sectional chessboard includes a number of sections corresponding to blocks of a chessboard which are formed by injection molding or press work and each section of the chessboard has protrusions and grooves around all sides thereof to be respectively engaged with grooves and protrusions of other sections so that all adjoining sides of each section is jointed together for playing chess as a complete chessboard, wherein it becomes possible to reduce the bulk of the chessboard so that users may conveniently carry them anywhere to play chess and the manufacturing cost may be reduced.

Abstract: A method and device for typing thinking styles. More specifically, a group interactive method and device for determining people's thinking style types which they often express in their characteristic traits of temperament and personality. More specifically, a game that is enhanced by group interactions, and in the playing of which an individual person's thinking style may be categorized into one of four distinct classes. Methods and devices of this invention are based on the foundation of a novel model for classifying individuals and groups of people's styles of thinking into four separate categories.

Abstract: A game board having a two panel construction and its method of manufacture. A front panel and back panel constructed from a single piece of wood form the foundation of the game board, the panels being of a complementary generally polygonal profile with a portion of the periphery of the panels being beveled to form a plurality of keys when mated. A number of edge pieces having keyways adapted to engage the keys function to hide seams, add strength, and eliminate end checking of wood grain. Some edge pieces may also operate as hidden doors, concealing special channels. The front and back panels are formed from a common hardwood source and are mated in a manner such that their grain patterns match, while their grain expansion characteristics are opposing. The front panel has a cut-out region designed especially to receive and snugly retain a complementary shaped playing surface component.

Abstract: A method and a set of cards are provided for playing a game of cards using at least one die having a plurality of faces with numbers thereon ranging from 1 on one face of the die to succeeding numbers on the remaining faces on the dice. The method comprises providing a deck of cards in which each one of the cards has a working indicia on one face thereof; the deck of cards being arranged with the indicia concealed face down as in a standard deck of cards. At least one die is randomly thrown on a surface until it comes to rest and exposes a number on an exposed face thereof. A subset of cards is removed from the top of the deck of cards with the indicia concealed, the subset cards being equal in number to the number exposed on at least one die. A player who threw the die makes a guess as to the presence of a card of a particular indica in the subset. The cards of the subset are exposed and if the card previously selected is present in the exposed subset, the player keeps the subset as a win.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a method and apparatus for playing a poker game with a unique betting format is disclosed. A card game played according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is somewhat similar in spirit to traditional poker. However, using the present invention, the individual players can place a multitude of different types of bets that aren't normally associated with traditional poker. For instance, individual players can choose to bet on which hand will win, players can bet on which group of adjacent players' stations will contain the winning hand, players can bet on which combination of cards will win, and, finally, players can bet on certain specialty bets, such as betting that the winning hand will be at least three-of-a-kind comprising jacks or better.

Abstract: A card game as disclosed, wherein winning hands are determined by the four suits that make up a standard deck of 52 playing cards and wherein a winning hand has one card from each suit and further providing a novel way of determining winning hands and providing enhanced pay outs of winning hands, as well as a table structure and video embodiment for playing the same.