Patent Application
20160175700
A game.
A game is generally structured playing, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. A board game generally involves two or more players that move or place counters or pieces on a pre-marked surface according to a set of rules. Games can be based on pure strategy, chance (e.g. rolling dice), or a mixture of the two, and usually have a goal that a player aims to achieve.
The invention may best be understood by referring to the following description and accompanying drawings that are used to illustrate embodiments of the invention. The embodiments of the invention are illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which like references indicate similar elements. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment of the invention in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and they mean at least one. In the drawings:
In this section we shall explain several preferred embodiments of this invention with reference to the appended drawings. Whenever the shapes, relative positions, and other aspects of the parts described in the embodiments are not clearly defined, the scope of the invention is not limited only to the parts shown, which are meant merely for the purpose of illustration. Also, while numerous details are set forth, it is understood that some embodiments of the invention may be practiced without these details.
In one embodiment, a game is disclosed in which a player attempts to determine the identity of an object concealed inside a closed bag by using the sense of touch. The player may accomplish this by manipulating the exterior of the bag and feeling the object through the bag. A goal of the game is to correctly guess what is inside of the bag without opening the bag.
Kit 100 may include any number of arbitrary objects 110 small enough to be placed inside of each bag 130. Arbitrary objects 110 may be of various shapes, sizes, textures, flexibility, and weight. In one embodiment, kit 100 may include 50 arbitrary objects that may be used to play the game. Arbitrary objects that include objects different than those contained in kit 100 may be contained in a different kit, the different kit also including a container or package operable to contain the different objects. Additionally, other objects not provided in kit 100 may also be used to play the game.
In one embodiment, kit 100 includes one or more note pads 120 and one or more writing implement 160 (e.g., pencils). The one or more player of a game may use writing implements 160 and pads 120 to record their guesses of an object or objects in a bag.
Kit 100 may include a set of written instructions 140. The instructions may set forth rules and goals of different variations of games that may be played. Representatively, instructions 140 instruct or teach one or more players how to play a game. The game may be played by one player or a plurality of players.
Instructions 140 may direct one or more players 170 to manipulate the exterior of bag 130 to guess an identity of one or more objects 110 in bag 130 without opening bag 130. Because bag 130 remains closed, player 170 has to use the sense of touch to determine what is inside bag 130. Where multiple objects 110 are contained in a bag, player 170 may attempt to identify as many objects 110 in the bag as possible. Instructions 140 may direct that each guess be recorded in player(s) 170 memory, or onto notepad 120 or piece of paper using pen or pencil 160. One or more pieces of paper, notepads 120, pens or pencils 160 may optionally be provided with the kit 100.
Instructions 140 may direct that one or more players 170 of the game be given a turn for a specific amount of time. A turn is a time period player 170 has to identify object(s) 110 in bag 130. In another embodiment, a turn is a time period player 170 has to identify and record object(s) 110 in bag 130. The length of time for each turn is arbitrary, and may be decided by any person or persons prior to the start of the game or during the game. In one embodiment, the winner of a previous round may decide the length of time for each turn for the upcoming round. Each turn may be ten seconds, thirty seconds, one minute, two minutes, or more. In another embodiment, there may be a single turn for a specific amount of time during which all players 170 simultaneously attempt to determine the contents of their respective bags 130 or the contents in each bag 130.
In order to verify whether a player's guess or guesses are correct, after a turn or the conclusion of a game, instructions 140 may the direct one or more players 170 to open the bag to expose one or more objects 110 in each bag 130. One or more objects 110 in a bag are then compared to the recording (e.g. written record) of the one or more players. It may be a goal of a game to achieve as many correct guesses as possible within an allotted length of length of time. Where a game involves more than one player 170, in one embodiment, player 170 with the highest number of correct guesses may be declared the winner.
In another embodiment, a game is played by one or more players using single bag 130. Representatively, instructions 140 direct that a randomly or arbitrarily selected person place one or more objects 110 inside single bag 130. While the one or more players 170 prepared to play the game cannot see the one or more objects that are put in bag 130. Instructions 140 direct one or more players 170 to take turns to manipulate bag 130 in an effort to guess an identity of the one or more objects 110 in bag 130. The amount of time a player has to manipulate bag 130 may or may not be limited. Where only one player is playing the game, player 170 may verbally state a guess of the one or more objects as the player believes that the player knows the identity of the one or more objects or after an allotted time period. Where more than one player is playing the game, in one embodiment, the first player to manipulate bag 130 keeps his/her guess quiet and passes bag 130 to another player to manipulate. After each player 170 has an opportunity to manipulate bag 130 to guess its contents, the players reveal their guesses. The player with the correct guess or, in the case of more than one object 110 being contained in bag 130, the most correct guesses is declared the winner of the game.
In the description above, for the purposes of explanation, numerous specific details have been set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments. It will be apparent however, to one skilled in the art, that one or more other embodiments may be practiced without some of these specific details. The particular embodiments described are not provided to limit the invention but to illustrate it. The scope of the invention is not to be determined by the specific examples provided above but only by the claims below. In other instances, well-known structures, devices, and operations have been shown in block diagram form or without detail in order to avoid obscuring the understanding of the description. Where considered appropriate, reference numerals or terminal portions of reference numerals have been repeated among the figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements, which may optionally have similar characteristics.
It should also be appreciated that reference throughout this specification to “one embodiment”, “an embodiment”, “one or more embodiments”, or “different embodiments”, for example, means that a particular feature may be included in the practice of the invention. Similarly, it should be appreciated that in the description various features are sometimes grouped together in a single embodiment, figure, or description thereof for the purpose of streamlining the disclosure and aiding in the understanding of various inventive aspects. This method of disclosure, however, is not to be interpreted as reflecting an intention that the invention requires more features than are expressly recited in each claim. Rather, as the following claims reflect, inventive aspects may lie in less than all features of a single disclosed embodiment. Thus, the claims following the Detailed Description are hereby expressly incorporated into this Detailed Description, with each claim standing on its own as a separate embodiment of the invention.
