Apparatus And Methods For Organizing And Playing A Game
First Claim
1. A method of organizing and conducting a game, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) arranging a plurality of contestants within a predefined adventurous area;
b) providing a plurality of items, each item having a distinct identifying characteristic;
c) providing an ultralight with a programmable ejection system for launching the plurality of items through the air into the adventurous area according to a predetermined routine;
d) allowing the contestants to search for and collect the items within the adventurous area until an end of the game;
e) providing means for correlating the identifying characteristic of each item to a prize; and
f) allowing each contestant to retain the prize correlating to the identifying characteristic of the item collected by the contestant.
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Abstract
Systems and methods of organizing and conducting games are set forth herein. One method of organizing and conducting a game comprises steps of arranging a plurality of contestants within a predefined adventurous area, and providing a plurality of items, each item having a distinct identifying characteristic. An ultralight with a programmable ejection system launches the plurality of items into the adventurous area through the air according to a predetermined routine. The contestants are allowed to search for and collect the items launched by the ultralight within the adventurous area before the game ends. Means are provided for correlating the identifying characteristic of each item to a prize, and each contestant is allowed to retain the prize correlating to the identifying characteristic of the item that was collected by the contestant.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of organizing and conducting a game, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) arranging a plurality of contestants within a predefined adventurous area; b) providing a plurality of items, each item having a distinct identifying characteristic; c) providing an ultralight with a programmable ejection system for launching the plurality of items through the air into the adventurous area according to a predetermined routine; d) allowing the contestants to search for and collect the items within the adventurous area until an end of the game; e) providing means for correlating the identifying characteristic of each item to a prize; and f) allowing each contestant to retain the prize correlating to the identifying characteristic of the item collected by the contestant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of conducting a game using a plurality of items, each item having distinct machine readable indicia, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) arranging a plurality of contestants within a predefined adventurous area; b) launching the plurality of items through the air into the adventurous area using a launching apparatus; c) allowing the contestants to search for and retrieve the items from the adventurous area until the end of the game; d) correlating the machine readable indicia of each item to a corresponding prize; and f) allowing each contestant to retain the prize correlating to the machine readable indicia of the item collected by the contestant. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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