Game device

• US 3,918,174 A
• Filed: 02/21/1974
• Issued: 11/11/1975
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/1974
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Nan C. Miller, Susie J. Murset
• Original Assignee: Nan C. Miller, Susie J. Murset
• Inventors: Miller, Nan C., Murset, Susie J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Grieb, Wm. H.
• Application Number:
  US05/444,327
• Time in Patent Office: 628 Days
• Field of Search: 35/9R,9G,9H,48A 273/139 283/6
• US Class Current: 434/346
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/18 Question-and-answer games

Abstract

A game card device for participating in a game of skill having thereon a first indicia identifying a question, a second indicia identifying possible answers to the question, a means, such as indicia, for indicating an incorrect or correct answer to the question camouflaged with a mechanically removable substance such as ink or wax, or a substance that can be activated on the card, to indicate the correctness of the answer, a third indicia identifying a prize for a correct answer, and a fourth indicia to indicate whether or not tampering with the card has occurred (such as multiple attempts to answer a single question).

Claims

1. A game card device for participating iN a game of skill which comprises:

a. a supporting sheet having disposed thereon;

b. a first indicia identifying a question;

c. a first opaque layer overlying and camouflaging said question-identifying indicia;

d. said first opaque camouflaging layer overlying said questionidentifying indicia being adapted to selectively render readily visible said question-identifying indicia;

e. second indicia identifying a plurality of possible answers to said question which includes a correct answer and at least one incorrect answer;

f. third indicia indicating whether the answer selected to the question is correct or incorrect;

g. a second opaque layer overlying and camouflaging said third answer correctness-indicating indicia;

h. said second opaque camouflage layer being adapted to selectively render readily visible said indicating indicia to permit immediate ascertainment of the correctness or incorrectness of said answer;

i. a fourth indicia overlying at least one of said opaque camouflaging layers adapted to indicate conditions of integrity thereof.

2. A game card as in claim 1 which includes:

j. a fifth indicia identifying a category for the questions.

3. A game card as in claim 1 which includes a plurality of first indicia identifying a plurality of questions.

4. A game card device as in claim 1 which includes:

k. a sixth, prize-indicating indicia.

5. A game card device as in claim 4 which includes:

6. A game card device as in claim 4 wherein said sixth, prize-indicating indicia identifies at least one of several possible prizes.

7. A game card device as in claim 6 wherein said sixth, prize-indicating indicia is a number.

8. A game card device as in claim 1 wherein said first, question-identifying indicia and said answer correctness-indicating indicia are substantially identical.

9. A game card device as in claim 1 wherein said first, question-identifying indicia is in the form of a pictograph.

10. A game card as in claim 1 wherein said opaque layers comprise at least one printed layer containing an opaque ink.