Educational game and method of playing the same

• US 20060192340A1
• Filed: 02/10/2006
• Published: 08/31/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rise And Shine Designs, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Rise And Shine Designs, Inc.
• Inventors: Vaughan, Nancy
• Application Number:
  US11/352,070
• Publication Number:
  US 20060192340A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 273/459
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/04 Card games combined with other games
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2001/045 Chance or clue cards
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2011/0079 keeping something hidden or invisible
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 3/28 Arrangements of sound-producing means in dolls; Means in dolls for producing sounds

Abstract

A game and a method of playing the same are provided. The game includes a figurine and a set of a plurality of messages which messages together teach a story or topic. The method includes providing a figurine and a plurality of messages. The method further requires hiding the figurine at a first location and then finding the figurine and a first of the plurality of messages. The method also includes hiding the figurine at a second location different from the first location, and finding the figurine and a second of the plurality of messages.

Claims

1. A method of playing a game comprising:

providing a figurine;

providing a plurality of messages;

hiding the figurine at a first location;

finding the figurine and a first of said plurality of messages;

hiding the figurine at a second location different from the first location; and

finding the figurine and a second of said plurality of messages.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein each message is provided on a message card and wherein hiding the figurine at a first location comprises hiding the figurine at the first location and placing a message card displaying the first message on the figurine such that the first message is displayed.

3. The method as recited in claim 2 wherein hiding the figurine at a second location comprises hiding the figurine at the second location and placing a message card displaying the second message on the figurine such that the second message is displayed.

4. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein providing a plurality of messages comprises pre-recording the messages on a device and wherein finding the figurine and a first of said plurality of messages comprises finding the figurine and listening to the first of said plurality of messages.

5. The method as recited in claim 4 wherein finding the figurine and a second of said plurality of messages comprises finding the figurine and listening to the second of said plurality of messages.

6. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising:

hiding the figurine at a third location different from the second location; and

finding the figurine and a third of said plurality of messages.

7. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein providing a plurality of messages comprises recording a plurality of messages on device coupled to the figurine.

8. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein providing a plurality of messages comprises providing a plurality of messages which together recite a story.

9. The method as recited in claim 8 wherein the plurality of messages form a first set of messages which together recite the story, the method further comprising providing a second set of a plurality of messages which recite a second story different from the story told by the first set of messages.

10. The method as recited in claim 8 wherein providing a figurine comprises providing a figurine associated with said story.

11. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein each message is a math problem.

12. The method as recited in claim 11 wherein after finding the figurine and a first of said plurality of messages, the method comprises solving a first math problem, and wherein after finding the figurine and a second of said plurality of messages, the method comprises solving a second math problem.

13. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein each message recites a spelling of a word.

14. The method as recited in claim 13 wherein after finding the figurine and a first of said plurality of messages, the method comprises learning the spelling recited by said first message, and wherein after finding the figurine and a second of said plurality of messages, the method comprises learning the spelling recited in said second message.

15. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said plurality of messages together teach a topic.

16. A method of playing a game comprising:

selecting a holiday or event;

selecting a person for being taught a subject matter related to a holiday or event;

providing a plurality of messages teaching the subject matter of said holiday or event;

providing a figurine;

hiding the figurine;

having said person find the figurine and a message of said plurality of messages; and

repeat hiding the figurine and having said person find the figurine with a different message of said plurality of messages until all the messages have been found.

17. The method as recited in claim 16 wherein when said person finds the figurine and message, said person reads the message or has the message read to said person.

18. The method as recited in claim 16 wherein the person searches and finds the figurine once a day.

19. The method as recited in claim 18 wherein providing comprises providing a predetermined number of messages and wherein the person searched and finds the figurine for the first time a number of day before the holiday or event wherein said number of days is equal to said number of messages.

20. The method as recited in claim 16 further comprising recording the messages on a device, wherein when said person finds the figurine said person listens to the message.

21. The method as recited in claim 20 wherein the device is mounted within the figurine.

22. The method as recited in claim 16 wherein the messages are found in a predetermined order.

23. The method as recited in claim 16 wherein the messages are found in random order.

24. The method as recited in claim 16 wherein providing a figurine comprises providing a figurine associated with the holiday or event.

25. A game comprising:

a figurine; and

a set of a plurality of messages, said plurality of messages together teach a story or a topic.

26. The game as recited in claim 25 further comprising a second set of a plurality of messages, said second set of messages together teaching a second story or topic different from the story or topic taught by the first set of messages.

27. The game as recited in claim 25 wherein each message of the plurality of messages is printed on a separate card.

28. The game as recited in claim 25 wherein each message is pre-recorded in a device provided with the figurine.