Memory game

• US 20080203662A1
• Filed: 02/27/2008
• Published: 08/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Carol R. Kaufman, Stephanie J. Gottesman
• Original Assignee: Carol R. Kaufman, Stephanie J. Gottesman
• Inventors: Kaufman, Carol R., Gottesman, Stephanie J.
• Application Number:
  US12/072,634
• Publication Number:
  US 20080203662A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 273/273
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/00 Card games aspects of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions showing representations related to the game A63F13/00; card games played on a gaming machine G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2011/0067 Score or tally sheets
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2011/0083 Memory oriented or pattern matching games
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2250/34 promoting partner selection
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/18 Question-and-answer games

Abstract

The present disclosure relates generally to a game, and a method of play thereof, for ascertaining personal information from a plurality of players. The game includes cards which prompt the players to divulge personal information pertaining to a number of categories, and tally sheets. The tally sheets include status markers for indicating how many responses each player has tendered in each category. Play of the game ends when a player tenders a predetermined number of responses in each category.

Claims

1. A memory game playable by at least two players, comprising:

a plurality of cards including a plurality of first cards, wherein the first cards include an elicitation pertaining to information personal to the players, the personal information relating to one of a plurality of categories denoted by one of a plurality of icons present upon the first cards; and

a plurality of tally sheets including the plurality of icons, each icon having at least one corresponding status marker for indicating whether a response to an elicitation relating to the category denoted by the icon has been tendered by one of the players,

wherein the players successively draw from the plurality of cards and whereupon a first card is drawn the players optionally tender a response to the elicitation included thereon, wherein the tendering of a response is indicated by marking the status marker corresponding to the icon denoting the category to which the elicitation relates, the game ending upon the marking a predetermined number status markers by one of the players.

2. The game recited in claim 1, wherein the categories are selected from the group consisting of education, life, family and friends, work, food and drink, love and lust, arts and entertainment, holidays and seasons, leisure, and evil.

3. The game recited in claim 2, wherein the plurality of icons includes a first icon corresponding to the education category, a second icon corresponding to the life category, a third icon corresponding to the family and friends category, a fourth icon corresponding to the work category, a fifth icon corresponding to the food and drink category, a sixth icon corresponding to the love and lust category, a seventh icon corresponding to the arts and entertainment category, an eighth icon corresponding to the holidays and seasons category, a ninth icon corresponding to the leisure category, and a tenth icon corresponding to the evil category, wherein each of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth icons are different.

4. The game recited in claim 1, wherein the plurality of cards further includes a plurality of second cards, the second cards being distributed amongst the players prior to beginning play for the inscription of one elicitation relating to one of the categories upon each card for use during play, whereupon a player drawing a second card optionally tenders a response to the elicitation included thereon.

5. The game recited in claim 4, wherein the plurality of cards further includes a plurality of third cards, whereupon a player drawing a third card retains the third card and draws another one of the plurality of cards until either a first or second card is drawn, a player in possession a third card being permitted to transfer the first or second card to another player when drawn to optionally tender a response to the elicitation included thereon.

6. The game recited in claim 5, wherein the plurality of cards further includes a plurality of fourth cards, whereupon a player drawing a fourth card retains the fourth card and draws another one of the plurality of cards until either a first or second card is drawn, a player in possession of a fourth card being permitted to appropriate a first or second card from another player upon the drawing thereof to tender a response to the elicitation included thereon.

7. The game recited in claim 6, wherein the plurality of cards further includes a plurality of fifth cards, whereupon a player drawing a fifth card creates an elicitation relating to one of the categories and communicates the elicitation to another player for a response thereto.

8. The game recited in claim 1, further comprising a holder to retain the plurality of cards.

9. The game recited in claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of tally sheets includes memo space for manually recording the personal information divulged by the players during play of the game.

10. The game recited in claim 9, wherein the plurality of tally sheets is removably bound together.

11. The game recited in claim 1, further including a recording device for automatically recording the personal information divulged by the players during play of the game.

12. The game recited in claim 1, further including a timing mechanism for defining an interval of time in which a response to at least one elicitation must be tendered.

13. A method of playing a memory game wherein information personal to at least two players is divulged, comprising the steps of:

providing a plurality of cards including a plurality of first cards, wherein the first cards include an elicitation pertaining to the information, the information relating to one of a plurality of categories denoted by one of a plurality of icons present upon the first cards;

distributing one of a plurality of tally sheets to each of the plurality of players, wherein the plurality of tally sheets include each of the plurality of icons and a corresponding status marker; and

a plurality of tally sheets including the plurality of icons, each icon having at least one corresponding status marker; and

following instructions provided for play of the game.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the step of providing a plurality of cards further includes providing a plurality of second cards, a plurality of third cards, a plurality of fourth cards, and a plurality of fifth cards for use during play of the game.

15. The method of claim 14, further including the step of distributing the plurality of second cards amongst the players prior to beginning play, whereupon the players inscribe one elicitation relating to one of the plurality of categories upon the second cards for use during play.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the step of following instructions provided for play of the game includes determining the order of play, the order of play being determined according to each players age such that an older player takes a turn before a younger player.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the step of following instructions provided for play of the game includes each of the players drawing from the plurality cards upon each successive turn, wherein a player drawing a first card or a second card optionally tenders a response to the elicitation included thereon, the tendering of a response being indicated by marking the status marker corresponding to the icon denoting the category to which the elicitation relates, whereupon a player drawing a third retains the third card and draws another one of the plurality of cards until either a first or second card is drawn, a player in possession of a third card being permitted to transfer the first or second card to another player upon the drawing thereof to optionally tender a response to the elicitation included thereon, whereupon a player drawing a fourth card retains the fourth card and draws another one of the plurality of cards until either first or second card is drawn, a player in possession of a fourth card being permitted to appropriate either a first or second card from another player upon the drawing thereof to tender a response to the elicitation included thereon, whereupon a player drawing a fifth card creates an elicitation relating to one of the categories and communicates the elicitation to another player for a response thereto, the game ending upon the marking of a predetermined number of status markers by one of the players.

18. The method of claim 17, further including the step of providing a timing mechanism for defining an interval of time in which a response to at least one elicitation must be tendered.