NUMERIC GUESSING GAME

• US 20070246888A1
• Filed: 04/18/2007
• Published: 10/25/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bernard Seal
• Original Assignee: Bernard Seal
• Inventors: SEAL, BERNARD
• Granted Patent: US 7,654,533 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 273/430
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/18 Question-and-answer games
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/183 electric
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/24 Electric games; Games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for video games A63F13/00; computerized gaming systems G07F17/32

Abstract

A game is provided wherein a player or team gains points by answering a question worded in such a way that the answer is always a number. In one embodiment, the questions are directed to points of trivia or general or specific knowledge, and the game includes a plurality of question cards, on the reverse side of which are the answers to the questions. The questions are such that players can make an informed or educated guess at the numeric answer. The object of the game is to answer each question by coming closer to the correct numeric answer than the opposing players. In one embodiment, players are given a preselected amount of time, as determined by a timing device, to write down their answers. Once the players have written down their answers, all players may display their numeric answers simultaneously. The player or team that comes closest to the answer given on the card gets more points than the other players or teams. In another embodiment, players or teams that come second closest, third closest etc. to the correct numeric answer also receive points. In a unique scoring system, made possible by the fact that all answers are numeric, the number of points players receive for their answers may depend on two factors: how close the answer is to the correct number and how many players or teams are taking part in the game. In one embodiment of the game, players answer a given number of questions and the winner is the player with the highest score at the end of the game. In another embodiment of the game, players move game pieces across a game board with the first player to reach the end of the board being the winner. Further, the game may be played on alternate game interfaces, such as a computer.

Claims

1. A method of playing a question and answer game among a plurality of players comprising:

providing a plurality of questions having numeric answers;

posing one of the plurality of questions to the players;

receiving numeric answers to the posed question from the players;

comparing the received answers to a given numerical answer;

attributing score points to the players based on how close their answers are to the given numerical answer.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein score points are attributed based on how close each player'"'"'s answer is to the given numerical answer in comparison to the answers of the other players.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein at least one additional score point is attributed to a player whose answer is within a preselected numeric range of the given numerical answer.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein at least one other additional score point is attributed to a player or team whose answer exactly matches the given numerical answer.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the game is played by at least three players organized into teams.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the game is played by at least four players organized into teams of equal numbers.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the players write down their answers and reveal them to each other in written form.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the players reveal their written answers to each other simultaneously.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein each player is assigned a game piece and moves his or her game piece across the surface of a game board a distance related to the number of points attributed to him or her.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein a game is played in a plurality of rounds each having a plurality of different questions, and wherein an increased number of points is given for each question in a final round.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein a plurality of game cards are provided, each game card bearing one question and one answer on opposite sides thereof.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein at least 100 game cards are provided.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein at least 500 game cards are provided.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein the questions are categorized by subject matter.

15. The method of claim 1 wherein all of the questions are directed to a particular subject area.

16. The method of claim 1 wherein the questions are directed to the contemporary world.

17. The method of claim 1 wherein each of the players is required to provide an answer within a preselected period of time.

18. The method of claim 16 wherein the preselected period of time is measure by a timing device.

19. The method of claim 16 wherein the preselected period of time depends on the number of players and/or teams of players playing the game.

20. The method of claim 18 wherein the preselected period of time is at least 20 seconds.