METHOD OF PLAYING A GAME TO IMPROVE A RELATIONSHIP

• US 20100253000A1
• Filed: 03/21/2008
• Published: 10/07/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Evon Creger
• Original Assignee: Evon Creger
• Inventors: Creger, Evon
• Application Number:
  US12/531,117
• Publication Number:
  US 20100253000A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 273/292
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/00652 Light-emitting diodes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2250/34 promoting partner selection
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/02 Shooting or hurling games throwing-implements for sports or recreational use A63B65/00; throwing or projecting toys per se A63H33/18; gun simulators F41A33/00, e.g. light- or radiation-emitting guns F41A33/02; practice apparatus for gun-aiming F41G3/26, e.g. using a light-emitting device F41G3/2616; targets, target ranges, bullet catchers F41J, photo-electric hit-detector systems F41J5/02
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/08 Puzzles provided with elements movable in relation, i.e. movably connected, to each other
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/18 Question-and-answer games

Abstract

A method of exploring a relationship between two people who are in a committed relationship. The method includes playing a game of selecting a card from a group of cards, reading the content on the card, and responding to the content on the card. Either one or both people can respond to the content on the card.

Claims

1. A method of exploring a relationship between two people, the method comprising:

the first person selecting a card from a group of cards, each card including an instruction having one of an action statement and a question;

the first person reading aloud the instruction on the selected card;

the first person responding to the instruction on the selected card;

the second person responding to the instruction on the selected card;

wherein the first person and the second person are in a committed relationship.

2. The method of exploring a relationship between two people as set forth in claim 1 further comprising the second person selecting a second card from the group of cards including an instruction having one of an action statement and a question.

3. The method of exploring a relationship between two people as set forth in claim 2 further comprising the second person reading aloud the instruction on the selected second card, and the first person and the second person responding to the instruction on the selected second card.

4. The method of exploring a relationship between two people as set forth in claim 1 wherein the action statement requires one of the first person and the second person to perform an act with the other person.

5. The method of exploring a relationship between two people as set forth in claim 1 wherein the group of cards includes at least one of a sweetheart card, a sharing card, an action card, and a wild card.

6. The method of exploring a relationship between two people as set forth in claim 1 wherein the group of cards includes at least one of a sweetheart card, an action card, and a wild card.

7. The method of exploring a relationship between two people as set forth in claim 1 further comprising establishing a time limit for responding to the instruction on the selected card.

8. The method of exploring a relationship between two people as set forth in claim 7 wherein the time limit for responding is about two minutes for the first person and the second person.

9. The method of exploring a relationship between two people as set forth in claim 1 wherein the acts of selecting and responding occur just prior to bedtime.

10. A method of exploring a relationship between two people, the method comprising:

selecting one of the first person and the second person to be a dealer of a group of four different types of cards, each card including an instruction;

the dealer setting aside one type of the cards;

the dealer shuffling the remaining three types of cards;

the dealer dealing a predetermined number of cards to the two people, each person receiving the same number of cards;

one of the first person and the second person selecting a card from the other person'"'"'s cards;

reading aloud the instruction on the selected card; and

at least one of the first person and the second person responding to the instruction on the selected card.

11. The method of exploring a relationship between two people as set forth in claim 10 wherein the first person and the second person are in a committed relationship.

12. The method of exploring a relationship between two people as set forth in claim 10 wherein the instruction requires one of the first person and the second person to perform an act with the other person.

13. The method of exploring a relationship between two people as set forth in claim 10 wherein the group of cards includes at least one of a sweetheart card, a sharing card, an action card, and a wild card.

14. The method of exploring a relationship between two people as set forth in claim 13 wherein the sharing cards are the one type of card that is set aside by the dealer.

15. The method of exploring a relationship between two people as set forth in claim 10 further comprising establishing a time limit for responding to the instruction on the selected card.

16. The method of exploring a relationship between two people as set forth in claim 15 wherein the time limit for responding is about two minutes for the first person and the second person.

17. The method of exploring a relationship between two people as set forth in claim 10 further comprising randomly selecting a card from the type of cards set aside.

18. The method of exploring a relationship between two people as set forth in claim 10 wherein the randomly selected card is a sharing card.