Claims
- 1. A method of restoring game pieces in a preselected order from sets of game pieces which game pieces are contained within a clear spherical housing positioned within multiple equally spaced radially extending channels each channel constructed to contain a plurality of game pieces, the channels extending outwardly from the central pivotably mounted chamber having opaque walls comprising:
- a) providing a transparent hollow sphere having a plurality of interior channels;
- b) providing a central chamber having an opaque wall pivotably mounted along the vertical axis of the sphere for rotation about the axis and in communication with the interior ends of the channels;
- c) providing a first set of at least two pieces each of said pieces characterized by a first color;
- d) providing a second set of game pieces having at least two pieces each of said pieces characterized by a second color;
- e) providing a third set of game pieces having at least two pieces each of said pieces characterized by a third color;
- f) providing a fourth set of pieces having at least two pieces each of said pieces characterized by a fourth color;
- g) providing a fifth set of game pieces having at least two pieces each of said pieces characterized by a fifth color;
- h) providing a distinctive unitary piece characterized by the absence of color;
- i) installing a plurality of pieces in the channels in a random order;
- j) tilting the housing causing the rotation of the inner chamber such that the inner chamber accepts a piece into the central chamber; and
- k) ejecting a piece from the central chamber.
Parent Case Info
This is a divisional of copending application Ser. No. 07/667,032, filed on Nov. 7, 1991 and International application 92/01783 filed on Nov. 6, 1992 and which designated the U.S.
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