Entertainment apparatus and method
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1. An entertainment method comprising:
- providing a master die comprising multiple sides, each side having one of a master designations and a token designation;
providing a plurality of scoring dice each having multiple sides with each side having a reference designation corresponding to one of the multiple master designations of the master die, and having a score value associated with each reference designation;
shaking the master die and the plurality of scoring dice to cause one side of the multiple sides of the master die to appear as a top side of the master die and one side of each of the plurality of scoring dice to appear as a top side of the respective scoring die;
the top side of the master die exhibits a shown master designation or shown token designation;
the top sides of the plurality of scoring dice each exhibit a shown reference designation;
accumulating turn points when the shown reference designation of at least one shaken scoring die corresponds to the shown master designation;
forfeiting turn points when no shown reference designation of the shaken scoring dice corresponds to the shown master designation; and
collecting a first scoring token when the shaken master die shows the token designation, wherein the scoring token has an assigned value.
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Abstract
An entertainment method comprising shaking a master die and a plurality of scoring dice, and accumulating turn points when a reference designation shown by at least one shaken scoring die corresponds to a master designation shown by the shaken master die, forfeiting turn points when no reference designation of the shaken scoring dice corresponds to any master designation shown by the shaken master die, and collecting a scoring token 16 when the shaken master die shows a token designation.
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1. An entertainment method comprising:
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providing a master die comprising multiple sides, each side having one of a master designations and a token designation; providing a plurality of scoring dice each having multiple sides with each side having a reference designation corresponding to one of the multiple master designations of the master die, and having a score value associated with each reference designation; shaking the master die and the plurality of scoring dice to cause one side of the multiple sides of the master die to appear as a top side of the master die and one side of each of the plurality of scoring dice to appear as a top side of the respective scoring die; the top side of the master die exhibits a shown master designation or shown token designation; the top sides of the plurality of scoring dice each exhibit a shown reference designation; accumulating turn points when the shown reference designation of at least one shaken scoring die corresponds to the shown master designation; forfeiting turn points when no shown reference designation of the shaken scoring dice corresponds to the shown master designation; and collecting a first scoring token when the shaken master die shows the token designation, wherein the scoring token has an assigned value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An entertainment method comprising:
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shaking a master die comprising multiple master designations and a token designation; shaking a plurality of scoring dice each having multiple reference designations corresponding to the multiple master designations of the master die, and that do not correspond to the token designation; depositing the master die on a surface so that a top face of the master die exhibits a shown master designation or shown token designation; depositing each of the plurality of scoring dice on the surface so that a top face of each scoring dice exhibits a shown reference designation; comparing the shown master designation or shown token designation to the shown reference designations; and providing alternative options when the shaken master die shows the token designation, the alternative options comprising; collecting a first scoring token and ending a turn; and forgoing collection of the first scoring token and repeating the shaking of the master die and the shaking of the scoring dice. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An entertainment method comprising:
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(a) shaking a master die comprising multiple master designations and a token designation; (b) shaking a plurality of scoring dice each having multiple reference designations corresponding to the multiple master designations of the master die; (c) depositing the master die on a surface so that a top face of the master die exhibits a shown master designation or shown token designation; (d) depositing each of the plurality of scoring dice on the surface so that a top face of each scoring dice exhibits a shown reference designation; (e) accumulating points based on comparisons of the shown master designation or shown token designation and the shown reference designations; (f) collecting a scoring token when the shaken master die shows the token designation; (g) repeating at least steps (a)-(e) until the accumulated points are equal to or exceed a predetermined threshold score; and (h) adding an assigned value of any collected scoring token to the accumulated points to determine a total point value. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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