Spinner trivia game

• US 4,807,878 A
• Filed: 10/08/1987
• Issued: 02/28/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Gregory A. Tripp
• Original Assignee: Gregory A. Tripp
• Inventors: Tripp, Gregory A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pinkham, Richard C.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Layno, Benjamin
• Application Number:
  US07/105,568
• Time in Patent Office: 509 Days
• Field of Search: 273/236, 273/249, 273/243, 273/257, 273/236, 273/249, 273/243, 273/237, 273/1 E, 273/DIG. 26
• US Class Current: 273/431
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2011/0018 integrated in the game board
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/18 Question-and-answer games
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 273/26 Point counters and score indicators

Abstract

A trivia game utilizes a game board provided with four spinners. The first spinner determines which player is to answer the question, the second spinner determined the challenging player, the third spinner determines the category of the question and the fourth spinner determines the point value and degree of difficulty of the question. The game board may also be provided with a timer for regulating the length of play and a plurality of counters for keeping score. The game utilizes eight different sets of cards, with each set of cards having questions and answers from a certain subject category imprinted thereon. Each of these eight stacks of cards is placed on a designated location on the game board. Four different types of special cards are shuffled into each of the eight stacks of subject category cards. These special cards include no risk challenge cards, gang up cards, free points cards and erase challenge cards. The game may be played for amusement purposes, utilizing various trivia type subject categories, or may be utilized as an educational device with specially prepared subject cards.

Claims

1. A new and improved spinner trivia game, comprising:

game board means;

first rotatably mounted spinner means on said game board means for selecting a player designation number to answer a question;

second rotatably mounted spinner means on said game board means for selecting a numerically designated location;

third rotatably mounted spinner means on said game board means for selecting a challenge player designation number;

fourth rotatably mounted spinner means on said game board means for selecting a degree of question difficulty

a plurality of numerically designated location means on said game board means; and

a plurality of stacks of subject category question cards each stack being a different subject category, each card imprinted with questions and answers of varying degrees of difficulty, received on said location means.

2. The spinner trivia game of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of counter means on said game board means for keeping track of player scores.

3. The spinner trivia game of claim 1, further comprising timing means centrally mounted on said game board means.

4. The spinner trivia game of claim 3, wherein said timing means includes reset means mounted on said game board means.

5. The spinner trivia game of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of "NO RISK CHALLENGE" cards associated with each stack of subject category question cards.

6. The spinner trivia game of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of "GANG UP" cards associated with each stack of subject category question cards.

7. The spinner trivia game of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of "FREE POINTS" cards associated with each stack of subject category question cards.

8. The spinner trivia game of claim 1, further comprising at least one "ERASE CHALLENGE" card associated with each stack of subject category question cards.

9. The spinner trivia game of claim 1, wherein said subject category question cards comprise eight different subject categories, including movies, famous people, geography, sports, famous quotes, the bible, mythology and history.

10. The spinner trivia game of claim 9, wherein each subject category includes one hundred question cards.

11. The spinner trivia game of claim 10, wherein each subject category question card is printed with six questions and answers of varying degrees of difficulty.

12. The spinner trivia game of claim 1, wherein said game board means comprises a hollow generally rectangular housing.

13. The spinner trivia game of claim 12, wherein each of said spinner means comprises a circular dial having a shaft received for rotation through an aperture in a top face of said game board means.

14. The spinner trivia game of claim 12, wherein a plurality of counter means and a timing means are mounted on said game board means, operating mechanisms of said counter means and said timing means are received within the interior of said hollow rectangular housing.

15. A new and improved spinner trivia game, comprising:

a hollow generally rectangular housing;

a top face of said housing forming a game board;

four rotatable spinners mounted in corner portions of said game board;

a first of said spinners being printed with player designating numbers for selecting a player to answer question;

a second of said spinners being printed with category numbers for selecting a numerically designated location;

a third of said spinners being printed with player designation numbers for selecting a challenging player;

a fourth of said spinners being printed with degrees of question difficulty for determining a degree of difficulty of a question to be asked;

a plurality of numbered locations on said game board for receiving subject category question cards;

a plurality of different stacks of subject category question cards received on said designated locations;

four manually actuated counters mounted at side portions of said game board;

a timer centrally mounted on said game board;

a timer reset button mounted on said game board adjacent said timer;

a plurality of "NO RISK CHALLENGE" cards associated with each stack of subject category question cards;

a plurality of "GANG UP" cards associated with each stack of subject category question cards;

a plurality of "FREE POINTS" cards associated with each stack of subject category question cards; and

at least one "ERASE CHALLENGE" card associated with each stack of subject category question cards.