Multiple-field game card having removable coating

• US 5,685,541 A
• Filed: 03/26/1996
• Issued: 11/11/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: John G. Lovell Sr
• Original Assignee: Stuart Entertainment, Inc.
• Inventors: Lovell, John G. Sr.
• Primary Examiner(s): LAYNO, BENJAMIN
• Application Number:
  US08/621,991
• Time in Patent Office: 595 Days
• Field of Search: 273/269, 273/139, 273/138.1, 463/18, 463/19
• US Class Current: 273/139
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/0665 having a message becoming legible after rubbing-off a coating or removing an adhesive layer for educational purposes G09B

Abstract

A multiple-field game card is provided having a plurality of concealed caller'"'"'s areas having concealed symbols therein. The playing card is additionally provided with at least one playing area having at least one matrix adapted to playing BINGO. In normal play, a player selects one of the caller'"'"'s areas and reveals concealed windows in an attempt to match the concealed symbols with a winning combination symbols in the playing area. In accordance with the present invention, each game card contains at least one winning combination of symbols and the player'"'"'s ability to win is limited only by the player'"'"'s ability to successfully reveal winning symbols.

Claims

1. A multiple-field game card for playing a game of chance, said game card comprising:

a card member having indicia areas disposed thereon for identifying said multiple-field game card and for providing player instruction wherein said indicia areas include printed rules of playing said game card, rules for explaining what constitutes a winning play, and prize levels, said card member including at least two sections;

a first section having a playing field area, wherein said playing field area includes indicia defining a plurality of matrices, each said matrix including five columns of five rows of grid squares, each said grid square including a game symbol defined by a number therein, wherein each said matrix is adapted for playing the game of bingo, each said game symbol being a bingo number in a range of 1-75, wherein a portion of said game symbols in one of said matrices forms a combination of game symbols; and

a second section having a plurality of caller'"'"'s areas from which a player selects one such caller'"'"'s area for play, each said caller'"'"'s area includes a plurality of concealed game symbols, said game symbols being defined by bingo numbers, one of said caller'"'"'s areas including a combination of game symbols that corresponds with said combination of game symbols included in one of said matrices field said first section in a pre-determination manner consistent with the rules of bingo, thus defining a winning combination of said game symbols in said one caller'"'"'s area, wherein said one caller'"'"'s area including a winning combination of game symbols defines a winning caller'"'"'s area, wherein said player shall win a prize upon selection of said winning caller'"'"'s area and playing said game of chance.

2. The multiple-field game card of claim 1 wherein said concealed symbols are concealed by a covering defined by a coating that is readily removable by scratching.

3. The multiple-field game card of claim 1 wherein said card member is constructed of cardstock.

4. The multiple-field game card of claim 1 wherein said card member is planar.

5. A multiple-field game card for playing a game of chance, said game card comprising:

a planar card member having indicia areas disposed thereon for identifying said multiple-field game card and for providing player instruction wherein said indicia areas include printed rules of playing said game card rules for explaining what constitutes a winning play, and prize levels, said card member including at least two sections;

a first section having a playing field area, wherein said playing field area includes indicia defining a plurality of matrices, each said matrix including five columns of five rows of grid squares, each said grid square including a game symbol defined by a number therein, wherein each said matrix is adapted for playing the game of bingo, each said game symbol being a bingo number in a range of 1-75, wherein a portion of said game symbols in one of said matrices forms a combination of game symbols; and

a second section having a plurality of caller'"'"'s areas from which a player selects one such area for play, each said caller'"'"'s area includes a plurality of game symbols concealed by a covering defined by a coating that is readily removable by scratching, said game symbols being defined by bingo numbers, one of said caller'"'"'s areas including a combination of game symbols that corresponds with said combination of game symbols included in one of said matrices of said first section in a pre-determined manner consistent with the rules of bingo, thus defining a winning combination of symbols, wherein said one caller'"'"'s area including a winning combination of game symbols defines a winning caller'"'"'s area, wherein said player shall win a prize upon selection of said winning caller'"'"'s area and playing said game of chance.

6. The multiple-field game card of claim 5 wherein said planar card member is constructed of cardstock.