Branching Storyline Game
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1. A system for the generation of a branching storyline, comprising:
- a set of cards including a first indicia card, a second indicia card, and a data card, each of the indicia cards including a portion of the storyline thereon, the data card having a plurality of icons and a memory containing a portion of the storyline; and
a hand-held electronic device, comprising;
a housing defining a receptacle into which the data card can be inserted, the icons on the inserted data card being visible to the user;
a plurality of input devices, each input device being aligned with one of the icons on the inserted data card;
an output device coupled to the housing; and
a processor operable to cause the output device to generate a first portion of the storyline and present several choices relating to different branches of the storyline to follow the first portion, the first portion being the portion stored in the data card memory, each of the choices being associated with one of the input devices, the selection of an input device by the user resulting in the identification of a second portion of the storyline, the processor operable to cause the output device to present information regarding the second portion of the storyline.
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Abstract
A storytelling game is disclosed, including game components and rules for playing a game for at least one player. The goal of the storytelling game is to work through a story to a successful ending by choosing amount possible story directions at story branch points. The game may include the use of an electronic card reader and multiple story cards. At least one of the story cards may contain an embedded digital memory. Several chapters in an extended story may be provided by several card sets, which may be obtained independently.
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1. A system for the generation of a branching storyline, comprising:
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a set of cards including a first indicia card, a second indicia card, and a data card, each of the indicia cards including a portion of the storyline thereon, the data card having a plurality of icons and a memory containing a portion of the storyline; and a hand-held electronic device, comprising; a housing defining a receptacle into which the data card can be inserted, the icons on the inserted data card being visible to the user; a plurality of input devices, each input device being aligned with one of the icons on the inserted data card; an output device coupled to the housing; and a processor operable to cause the output device to generate a first portion of the storyline and present several choices relating to different branches of the storyline to follow the first portion, the first portion being the portion stored in the data card memory, each of the choices being associated with one of the input devices, the selection of an input device by the user resulting in the identification of a second portion of the storyline, the processor operable to cause the output device to present information regarding the second portion of the storyline. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of generating a story using a hand-held electronic device and a set of cards including at least a data card containing a memory in which a portion of the storyline is stored, the hand-held electronic device including a housing having a reader, a receptacle in which the first data card may be inserted, and a plurality of inputs, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving the data card in the receptacle of the hand-held electronic device; accessing the memory of the data card to retrieve the portion of the storyline stored therein; outputting the portion of the storyline; presenting to the user choices of how the storyline can continue; receiving data representing the particular choice selected by the user; and outputting further information relating to the storyline. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of generating a story using a hand-held electronic device including a housing with a card reader unit, a receptacle, a plurality of input devices, and an output device, comprising:
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accessing a memory of a first data card inserted in the receptacle, the memory containing a first portion of the story therein; generating an output containing the first portion of the story; receiving from a user a selection of one of a first plurality of choices of a portion of the story to follow the first portion of the story; and outputting instructions to the user regarding how to proceed based on the selected choice. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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