Electronic card and board game
First Claim
1. In combination, a predetermined set of game cards and a game network for playing a game utilizing said predetermined set of game cards;
- said game network comprising;
at least one master game board incorporating a master data input means, a master data processing means responsive to said master data input means, and a master data output means responsive to said master data processing means,at least one player'"'"'s game board incorporating a player'"'"'s input means responsive to said master data output means, a player'"'"'s data processing means responsive to said master data output means, and a player'"'"'s data output means responsive to said player'"'"'s data processing means;
said master game board transmitting via said master data output means predetermined data relevant to said game, and random data at least partially matching said predetermined set of game cards;
said player'"'"'s game board comprisingmeans for receiving said predetermined data and said random data via said player'"'"'s data input means,means for storing an informational content of at least one game card out of said predetermined set in said player'"'"'s data processing means,comparison means for comparing said predetermined data and said random data on one hand, and said informational content on the other hand, andmeans for signalling the current status of said card game via said player'"'"'s data output means as determined by said comparison.
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Abstract
An electronic card and board game for playing bingo, keno, and the like games, wherein the master game board being operated by the caller generates and transmits random bingo numbers and game patterns, and the player'"'"'s game board receives and processes the bingo numbers and game patterns, and the player'"'"'s game board receives and processes the received information in conjunction with locally originated data determining the contents of a multiple bingo card. The multiple bingo card is implemented as a replaceable, removable transparent template bearing imprinted bingo numbers. In working position, the card overlays a dot-matrix display incorporated in the player'"'"'s game board. The display is controlled by a microprocessor. The microprocessor activates the display dots located beneath the bingo numbers matching those transmitted by the master board via a radio channel. The microprocessor computes bingo numbers on the card using the identification number of the card in accordance with a predefined algorithm.
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7 Claims
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1. In combination, a predetermined set of game cards and a game network for playing a game utilizing said predetermined set of game cards;
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said game network comprising; at least one master game board incorporating a master data input means, a master data processing means responsive to said master data input means, and a master data output means responsive to said master data processing means, at least one player'"'"'s game board incorporating a player'"'"'s input means responsive to said master data output means, a player'"'"'s data processing means responsive to said master data output means, and a player'"'"'s data output means responsive to said player'"'"'s data processing means; said master game board transmitting via said master data output means predetermined data relevant to said game, and random data at least partially matching said predetermined set of game cards; said player'"'"'s game board comprising means for receiving said predetermined data and said random data via said player'"'"'s data input means, means for storing an informational content of at least one game card out of said predetermined set in said player'"'"'s data processing means, comparison means for comparing said predetermined data and said random data on one hand, and said informational content on the other hand, and means for signalling the current status of said card game via said player'"'"'s data output means as determined by said comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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