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WO2005084199A3 - Timer and dice word games - Google Patents

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WO2005084199A3
WO2005084199A3 PCT/US2005/005898 US2005005898W WO2005084199A3 WO 2005084199 A3 WO2005084199 A3 WO 2005084199A3 US 2005005898 W US2005005898 W US 2005005898W WO 2005084199 A3 WO2005084199 A3 WO 2005084199A3
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indicium
timer
sides
letter
word games
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Alan Cusolito
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Mattel Inc
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Mattel Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F3/00—Board games; Raffle games
    • A63F3/04—Geographical or like games ; Educational games
    • A63F3/0423—Word games, e.g. scrabble
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
    • A63F9/04—Dice; Dice-boxes; Mechanical dice-throwing devices
    • A63F9/0415—Details of dice, e.g. non-cuboid dice
    • A63F2009/0446—Details of dice, e.g. non-cuboid dice twenty-sided
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
    • A63F9/04—Dice; Dice-boxes; Mechanical dice-throwing devices
    • A63F2009/0486—Dice with symbols, e.g. indicating a direction for moving a playing piece
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F11/00—Game accessories of general use, e.g. score counters, boxes
    • A63F11/0011—Chance selectors
    • A63F2011/0016—Spinners
    • A63F2011/0018—Spinners integrated in the game board
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F2250/00—Miscellaneous game characteristics
    • A63F2250/10—Miscellaneous game characteristics with measuring devices
    • A63F2250/1063—Timers

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  • Educational Technology (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Toys (AREA)
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Abstract

A game for at least two players is disclosed. The game includes a plurality of playing pieces, wherein at least some of the playing pieces include at least one of a letter indicium and a number indicium; a letter die having a plurality of sides, wherein at least some sides have a letter indicium; a bonus die having a plurality of sides, wherein at least some sides have at least one of a bonus factor indicium and an additional action indicium; and a timer.
PCT/US2005/005898 2004-02-27 2005-02-25 Timer and dice word games Ceased WO2005084199A2 (en)

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US54821804P 2004-02-27 2004-02-27
US60/548,218 2004-02-27

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WO2005084199A2 WO2005084199A2 (en) 2005-09-15
WO2005084199A3 true WO2005084199A3 (en) 2006-12-28

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US3858333A (en) * 1973-02-01 1975-01-07 Warner Kopp Educational game apparatus
US5248148A (en) * 1993-01-15 1993-09-28 Toan W Stephen Educational word rhyming game
US5316482A (en) * 1992-10-05 1994-05-31 Bryson Kirk R Vocabulary board game

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US3858333A (en) * 1973-02-01 1975-01-07 Warner Kopp Educational game apparatus
US5316482A (en) * 1992-10-05 1994-05-31 Bryson Kirk R Vocabulary board game
US5248148A (en) * 1993-01-15 1993-09-28 Toan W Stephen Educational word rhyming game

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