Game having an electronic instruction unit with a mechanical die agitator
First Claim
1. A game for multiple players comprising:
- an instruction unit comprising;
a mechanical number selection device configured to randomly select one of a plurality of available numbers for the game,a first input device operatively connected to the mechanical number selection device and responsive to actuation of the mechanical number selection device,a first output device, anda color selection mechanism operatively connected to the first input device and the second input device, wherein the color selection mechanism is actuated by a player actuating the mechanical number selection device and the detection of the actuation of the mechanical number selection device by the first input device, wherein the color selection mechanism selects one of a plurality of colors associated with the game in response to the actuation of the mechanical number selection device, wherein the color selection mechanism selects the color independent of the number selected by the mechanical number selection device, and wherein the color selection mechanism causes the first output device to provide a sensory perceptible output corresponding to the color selected by the color selection mechanism; and
a plurality of game cards each having gameplay indicia disposed thereon.
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Abstract
A game for multiple players having an instruction unit and a plurality of game cards each having gameplay indicia disposed thereon. The instruction unit includes a mechanical number selection device, such as a Pop-O-Matic type die agitator, configured to randomly select one of a plurality of available numbers for the game, a first input device operatively connected to the mechanical number selection device and responsive to actuation of the mechanical number selection device, and a first output device, such as single or multicolored LEDs and/or a speaker. The instruction unit is actuated by a player actuating the mechanical number selection device and the detection of the actuation of the mechanical number selection device by the first input device. The instruction unit selects one of a plurality of colors associated with the game in response to the actuation of the mechanical number selection device, and causes the first output device to provide a sensory perceptible output corresponding to the color selected by the instruction unit.
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1. A game for multiple players comprising:
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an instruction unit comprising; a mechanical number selection device configured to randomly select one of a plurality of available numbers for the game, a first input device operatively connected to the mechanical number selection device and responsive to actuation of the mechanical number selection device, a first output device, and a color selection mechanism operatively connected to the first input device and the second input device, wherein the color selection mechanism is actuated by a player actuating the mechanical number selection device and the detection of the actuation of the mechanical number selection device by the first input device, wherein the color selection mechanism selects one of a plurality of colors associated with the game in response to the actuation of the mechanical number selection device, wherein the color selection mechanism selects the color independent of the number selected by the mechanical number selection device, and wherein the color selection mechanism causes the first output device to provide a sensory perceptible output corresponding to the color selected by the color selection mechanism; and a plurality of game cards each having gameplay indicia disposed thereon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of gameplay for a game for a plurality of players, the method comprising:
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providing an instruction unit and a deck of game cards, wherein each game card has game indicia disposed thereon, and wherein the instruction unit has a mechanical number selection mechanism and is configured to select one of a plurality of available colors in response to actuation of the mechanical number selection mechanism; distributing a plurality of the game cards to each participant of the game; each player in turn actuating the mechanical number selection mechanism to randomly select one of the available numbers and to cause the instruction unit to select one of the available colors; providing at the instruction unit a sensory perceptible indication of the color selected by the instruction unit; and discarding game cards distributed to the player and having colored indicia disposed thereon matching the color selected and indicated by the instruction unit onto a discard pile up to the number indicated by the mechanical number selection mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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