Claims
- 1. A method of playing a game comprising the steps of:
providing a game board comprising a matrix of cells configured in a column and row orientation; displaying on each of said cells a random number; concealing, at a subset of said cells, letters comprising at least one clue word; and revealing at least one letter of said letters of said at least one clue word to partially and/or fully reveal said at least one clueword.
- 2. The method of claim 1, further including the step of determining a word or phrase related to said at least one partially and/or fully revealed clue word.
- 3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of announcing a category related to said word or phrase prior to said displaying step.
- 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the subset of cells concealing said letters comprising the at least one clue word are contiguous cells on said game board.
- 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the random number displayed on each of said cells is non-repetitive.
- 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of awarding points to at least one player of said game after said revealing and determining steps.
- 7. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of allowing said at least one player to participate in a bonus round.
- 8. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of providing the method steps in a format suitable for broadcasting.
- 9. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of concealing at another subset of cells, game board icons having predetermined point values associated therewith.
- 10. The method of claim 1, wherein said revealing step comprises the steps of:
randomly generating and displaying in at least one display cell associated with each column of the game board one of a non-numeric symbol or a random number; comparing one of said randomly generated and displayed non-numeric symbol or random number displayed in the at least one display cell with a subset of said random numbers displayed on the game board to determine a match; and revealing one of the at least one letter of said letters of the at least one clue word and a non-alphanumeric symbol on the game board when said match is determined.
- 11. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of: receiving and recording from at least one remote player at least one word; and transmitting a confirmation to said at least one remote player if said at least one word matches said word or phrase.
- 12. The method of claim 11, further comprising the step of awarding a prize to said at least one remote player if said at least one word matches said word or phrase.
- 13. The method of claim 11, further comprising the step of ranking said at least one remote player with other remote players.
- 14. A method of playing a game comprising the steps of:
providing a game board comprising a matrix of cells configured in a column and row orientation; displaying on each of said cells a random number; concealing, at a subset of said cells, letters comprising at least one clue word; revealing at least one letter of said letters of said at least one clue word to partially and/or fully reveal said at least one clueword; and repeating the following steps until one of at least two contestants correctly determines a word or phrase from said partially and/or fully revealed clue words:
randomly generating and displaying in at least one display cell associated with each column of the game board one of a non-numeric symbol or a random number; comparing one of said randomly generated and displayed non-numeric symbol or random number displayed in the at least one display cell with a subset of said random numbers displayed on the game board to determine a match; and revealing one of the at least one letter of said letters of the at least one clue word and a non-alphanumeric symbol on the game board when said match is determined.
- 16. A computer-readable storage medium encoded with processing instructions for implementing a method for conducting a game, said processing instructions for directing a computer to perform the steps of:
providing a game board comprising a matrix of cells configured in a column and row orientation; displaying on each of said cells a random number; concealing, at a subset of said cells, letters comprising at least one clue word; revealing at least one letter of said letters of said at least one clue word to partially and/or fully reveal said at least one clueword; and
- 17. The method of claim 16, further comprising the steps of:
repeating the following steps until one of at least two contestants correctly determines a word or phrase from said partially and/or fully revealed clue words:
randomly generating and displaying in at least one display cell associated with each column of the game board one of a non-numeric symbol or a random number; comparing one of said randomly generated and displayed non-numeric symbol or random number displayed in the at least one display cell with a subset of said random numbers displayed on the game board to determine a match; and revealing one of the at least one letter of said letters of the at least one clue word and a non-alphanumeric symbol on the game board when said match is determined.
- 18. A method of playing a game comprising:
means for providing a game board comprising a matrix of cells configured in a column and row orientation; means for displaying on each of said cells a random number; means for concealing, at a subset of said cells, letters comprising at least one clue word; and means for revealing at least one letter of said letters of said at least one clue word to partially and/or fully reveal said at least one clueword.
PRIORITY
[0001] This application is a continuation application of a U.S. patent application filed on Dec. 20, 2000 and assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/741,515; the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Continuations (1)
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09741515 |
Dec 2000 |
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10442760 |
May 2003 |
US |