Game device and method of playing a game

• US 20070200291A1
• Filed: 06/29/2005
• Published: 08/30/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Roger Mceowen
• Original Assignee: Roger Mceowen
• Inventors: McEowen, Roger
• Application Number:
  US11/170,756
• Publication Number:
  US 20070200291A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 273/146
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/0437 twelve-sided
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/0491 Customisable dice, e.g. with interchangeable or replaceable inserts
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2011/0067 Score or tally sheets
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/0415 Details of dice, e.g. non-cuboid dice

Abstract

A game device and a method of playing a game. The game device includes a chance selection device in the form of a polygonal dice, preferably a twelve-sided dodecahedron dice, to randomly select sequential numbers from one to the number of facets displayed on the dice. A plurality of score sheets are provided as part of a score pad which includes a backing sheet made of cardboard all interconnected by a resilient binding strip. Each score sheet is made of paper with a front side printed with respective areas to record player names, roll scores, and total scores, and a back side printed with game rules. A writing device is provided, preferably a pencil with integral eraser, for recording the player names, the roll scores, and the total scores on the score sheets. The dice may be of a foamed construction being molded from self-skinning urethane in a size sufficient to prevent ingestion by children. Alternatively, the dice may be of a hollowed construction made from a sheet pattern which includes a plurality of flat polygonal members, preferably pentagonal for the dodecahedron dice, having the facets with numbers interconnected at a plurality of fold lines. The sheet pattern is formed into the dodecahedron shape by folding along the fold lines and joining together an outer edge thereof. The dice may include a plurality of display cards removably attachable to each facet with the numbers disposed thereon. The method includes determining the number of turns each player gets per game using the chance selection device, deciding whether high or low score wins the game, conducting roll-offs using the chance selection device to determine player starting positions, taking turns selecting numbers using the chance selection device, recording the scores on the scoring sheet, and upon each player having the determined number of turns, adding the scores for each player to establish the winning player.

Claims

1. A game device, comprising:

a chance selection device adapted to randomly select sequential integers from respective predetermined low to high numbers; and

at least one score sheet having a front side printed with respective areas to record player names, roll scores, and total scores.

2. The game device according to claim 1, wherein the chance selection device comprises a polyhedral dice having a plurality of facets each of equal area with a unique number displayed thereon from the low to the high numbers.

3. The game device according to claim 2, wherein the low number is one and the high number is a total number of the facets.

4. The game device according to claim 2, wherein the dice comprises a twelve-sided dodecahedron wherein the facets are of pentagonal shape.

5. The game device according to claim 2, wherein the polyhedron is of a type chosen from the group consisting of a regular polyhedron wherein the facets are of angular shape and a semi-circular polyhedron wherein said facets are of circular shape.

6. The game device according to claim 2, wherein the dice is molded from self-skinning urethane.

7. The game device according to claim 2, wherein the dice is of a size sufficient to prevent ingestion by children.

8. The game device according to claim 2, wherein the dice is made of a material chosen from the group consisting of plastic materials including polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, nylon, and polypropylene, and metals including stainless steel, coated carbon steel, and aluminum.

9. The game device according to claim 2, wherein the dice is of a construction chosen from the group consisting of hollowed, foamed, and solid.

10. The game device according to claim 2, wherein the dice includes a plurality of display cards respectively attachable to each facet with the numbers disposed thereon.

11. The game device according to claim 10, wherein the display cards are retained within respective recesses of the facets by a plurality of laterally dependent retaining tabs and abutting a pair of end surfaces.

12. The game device according to claim 11, wherein a pair of elongate retaining tabs are disposed at each recess.

13. The game device according to claim 10, wherein each recess has a transverse opening where the retaining tabs end to permit insertion of the display cards thereinto.

14. The game device according to claim 10, wherein the display cards are made of a flexible material chosen from the group consisting of cardboard and sheet plastic.

15. The game device according to claim 2, wherein the dice comprises a sheet pattern which includes a plurality of flat polygonal members having the facets with numbers being interconnected at a plurality of fold lines to form the polygonal shape by folding along said fold lines and joining together an outer edge thereof.

16. The game device according to claim 15, wherein the sheet pattern is cut from a thin sheet material.

17. The game device according to claim 15, wherein the joining together of the sheet pattern is done using a joining process chosen from the group consisting of adhesively, heat welding, and ultrasonic welding.

18. The game device according to claim 15, wherein the sheet pattern includes a plurality of joining tabs connected to respective of the polygonal members at respective fold lines that closely fit through mating retaining slots through said polygonal members to secure said sheet pattern in the polygonal shape.

19. The game device according to claim 18, wherein the joining tabs have respective transverse slots to anchor said joining tabs in the retaining slots.

20. The game device according to claim 15, wherein the fold lines are of a type chosen from the group consisting of perforated, thinned, printed, and combinations thereof to facilitate bending of the sheet pattern therealong.

21. The game device according to claim 1, wherein the front side of each score sheet is printed with a game title.

22. The game device according to claim 21, wherein the front side of each score sheet is printed with a name of player row, a plurality of player name columns, a roll number row which together with said player name columns define a plurality of player name areas in which to record the player names, a roll number column with successive roll numbers, a plurality of roll number rows which together with said player name columns define a plurality of roll score areas in which to record the roll scores for each player, and a total score row which together with said player name columns define a plurality of total score areas in which to write the total scores of said roll score areas in each player name column.

23. The game device according to claim 22, wherein there are a number of the player name columns and a number of the roll number rows which correspond with a number of facets of the dice.

24. The game device according to claim 1, wherein each score sheet includes a back side which is printed with game rules.

25. The game device according to claim 1, wherein there are a plurality of the score sheets as part of a score pad which includes a backing sheet all interconnected by a resilient binding strip.

26. The game device according to claim 25, wherein the score sheets are made of paper and the backing sheet is made of cardboard.

27. The game device according to claim 25, wherein the pad includes between about twenty to fifty of the score sheets.

28. The game device according to claim 1, further comprising a writing device adapted for recording the player names, the roll scores, and the total scores on the score sheets.

29. The game device according to claim 28, wherein the writing device comprises a pencil with an attached eraser.

30. A game device, comprising:

a chance selection device adapted to randomly select sequential integers from respective predetermined low to high numbers comprising a twelve-sided regular dodecahedron dice having twelve facets each of pentagonal shape and equal area with a unique number from one to twelve displayed thereon;

at least one score sheet having a front side printed with respective areas to record player names, roll scores, and total scores which includes a name of player row, a plurality of player name columns, a roll number row which together with said player name columns define a plurality of player name areas in which to record the player names, a roll number column with successive roll numbers, a plurality of roll number rows which together with said player name columns define a plurality of roll score areas in which to record the roll scores for each player, and a total score row which together with said player name columns define a plurality of total score areas in which to write the total scores of said roll score areas in each player name column, and wherein there are a number of said player name columns and a number of said roll number rows which correspond with a number of facets of said dice; and

a writing device adapted for recording the player names, the roll scores, and the total scores on said score sheets.

31. The game device according to claim 30, wherein the dice is of a foamed construction being molded from self-skinning urethane and of a size sufficient to prevent ingestion by children.

32. The game device according to claim 30, wherein the dice includes a plurality of display cards respectively attachable to each facet with the numbers disposed thereon, said display cards being retained within respective recesses of said facets by a pair of laterally dependent elongate retaining tabs disposed at each recess and abutting a pair of end surfaces, each recess having a transverse opening where said retaining tabs end to permit insertion of said display cards thereinto, said display cards being made of a flexible material chosen from the group consisting of cardboard and sheet plastic and said dice being of a construction chosen from the group consisting of hollowed, foamed, and solid.

33. The game device according to claim 30, wherein the dice is of a hollowed construction comprising a sheet pattern cut from a thin sheet material which includes a plurality of flat pentagonal members having the facets with numbers interconnected at a plurality of fold lines to form the dodecahedron shape by folding along said fold lines and joining together an outer edge thereof using a joining process chosen from the group consisting of adhesively, heat welding, and ultrasonic welding, said sheet pattern further including a plurality of joining tabs connected to respective of said pentagonal members at respective fold lines that closely fit through mating retaining slots through said pentagonal members to secure said sheet pattern in said dodecahedron shape, said joining tabs having respective transverse slots to anchor said joining tabs in said retaining slots, and said fold lines being of a type chosen from the group consisting of perforated, thinned, printed, and combinations thereof to facilitate bending of said sheet pattern therealong.

34. The game device according to claim 30, wherein there are a plurality of the score sheets each made of paper with a back side printed with game rules as part of a score pad which includes a backing sheet made of cardboard all interconnected by a resilient binding strip, said pad including between about twenty to fifty of said score sheets.

35. A method of playing a game, comprising the steps of:

providing a chance selection device adapted to randomly select sequential integers from respective predetermined low to high numbers and at least one score sheet to record player names, roll scores, and total scores;

determining a number of turns per game each player gets randomly selecting integers using the chance selection device;

deciding which of high score and low score wins the game;

conducting a primary roll-off using the chance selection device to determine starting positions of each player which is a playing sequence for the entire duration of the game;

conducting any secondary roll-offs using the chance selection device necessary to break ties between players until all of the starting positions are established;

writing player names onto the score sheet;

players taking turns randomly selecting integers using the chance selection device in the playing sequence and recording the score on the scoring sheet until each player has the determined number of turns;

adding the scores entered on the scoring sheet for each player and recording a total to establish a winning player according to whom has the highest or lowest total score determined at the start of the game; and

conducting any secondary roll-offs using the chance selection device necessary to break ties between players until the winning player is established.

36. The method according to claim 35, wherein the chance selection device used comprises a polyhedral dice having a plurality of facets each of equal area with a unique number displayed thereon from one and the high number of a total number of the facets, and the number on the topmost of the facets is the score for each roll.

37. The method according to claim 36, wherein the dice comprises a twelve-sided dodecahedron wherein the facets are of pentagonal shape.

38. The method according to claim 35, wherein the player names are written onto the score sheet in the playing sequence as the starting positions are established by the primary and any secondary roll-offs.

39. The method according to claim 35, wherein at least one of the steps of conducting the primary roll-off and any secondary roll-offs using the chance selection device is done using the same of the high score and low score decided to win the game.

40. The method according to claim 35, wherein the determined number of turns is the same as the number of facets of the dice.