United States Patent
[72] Inventor
ll1l3,549,150
James F. Weeks
P.O. Box 5354, Macon, Ga. 31208
FOREIGN PATENTS
[21 1 Appl. No. 662,647
[22] Filed
Aug. 23, 1967
[45] Patented
1,156,431
12/1957
196,439
4/1923
Great Britain.....
673,136
6/1952
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Dec. 22, 1970
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273/135
273/134
273/135
Primary Examiner-Delbert B. Lowe
Attorney—Diller, Brown, Ramik & Holt
[54] COLOR-NUMBER ASSOCIATION GAME
APPARATUS
9 Claims, 4 Drawing Figs.
[52] US. (‘I
273/135
[51] Int. (‘1
A631‘ 3/00
[50]
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273/135;
273/134(Cursory)
[56]
ABSTRACT: A number of playing cards are utilized and one
card is to be distributed to each player in the game. Each card
has a word extending across the top and a column of num
bered spaces extending downwardly from each letter of the
word. The numbers in each column are the same but are dis
tributed in random fashion and the color in each column dif
fers from each of the colors in the remaining columns. Each
player attempts to complete a full row across the card by the
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casting of dice indicative of a color-number combination
unique to a certain position on the card. One die may be used
for indicating color and another for indicating a numeral, or a
set of dice with the same series of numbers but individual
colors may be used.
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To utilize the game shown in FIGS. 1-3, a number of
COLOR-NUMBER ASSOCIATION GAME APPARATUS
playersare distributed gaming cards 5 and each player, in a
predetermined order, casts the dice 11 and 12 and places one
of the chips 16 onto his card at theindicated position. The
winning player is the player who ?rst completes a row of chips
This invention relates generally to a color-number associa
tion game including a gaming card and associated dice, and
more particularly to a game including a pair of dice capable of
indicating a color-number combination representative of a
covering a single row of the spaces 8.
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Alternatively, a set of dice 17 may be employed wherein the
total number of dice within the set corresponds to the total
number of letters in the word 6. Each die in the set .17 exhibits
unique position on a gaming card displaying a plurality of such
color-number combinations at varying positions on the card.
The game herein disclosed. is particularly useful in the
establishment of basic skills of association between similar
a color corresponding to a different one of the colors ex
hues and similar numerals.
game capable of establishing the aforementioned association
hibited in the columns of the spaces 8. Further, each die in the
set of dice 17 displays upon each face a numeral correspond
ing to a different one of the numerals provided in the spaces 8
during the participants’ competition therein.
upon the card 5.
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Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide a
With the above and other objects in view that will
hereinafter appear, the nature of the invention will be more
clearly understood by reference to the following detailed
description, the appended claims, and the several views illus
trated in the accompanying drawings.
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To employ the set of dice 17, each player would, in turn, roll
all the dice 17, roll a predetermined number or a single die of
a selected color, to indicate one or more of the spaces 8 within
the grid 7. Again, the player to ?rst complete a full row of
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20 spaces wins the game.
- While preferred embodiments of this invention'have been
IN THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the essential elements of the
invention, and shows a pair of gaming cards and associated
disclosed herein, it will be immediately apparent that minor
variations of this invention may be made by ones of ordinary
skill in the art within the spirit and scope of the invention.
I claim:
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dice.
1. A color-number association game apparatus including a
FIG. 2 is a developed view of one of the dice shown in FIG.
plurality of cards and a pair of multifaced dice, each of said
1, and shows the display of a single numeral on each face of
cards having a plurality of columns of distinctly designated
the die.
spaces, said columns being equal in number to the number of
FIG. 3 is a developed view of the other the shown in FIG. 1,
30 faces on a ?rst one of said pair of multifaced dice, each space
and illustrates the coloration of the several faces of the die.
in said column bearing a numeral differing from the remaining
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a further set of dice employa
numerals in that column and each column bearing the same
ble in the invention, and shows a number of dice of differing
numerals distributed in random fashion, said spaces in each
colors with numerals displayed on the faces thereof.
column bearing a unique color distinct from the colors in the
Referring to the drawing in detail, there is indicated
spaces of the remaining columns, a second one of said dice
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generally in FIG. 1 a pair of gaming cards 5 having a multilet
having a number of faces equal to-the number of spaces in
tered word 6 provided across the upper portion thereof. A grid
each column and having a single numeral displayed on each of
7 is provided below the word 6 and includes a rather large plu
said faces corresponding to one of the numerals of each
rality of spaces which are de?nitely set o?‘ by any of a number
column of spaces, and each of said faces of said ?rst one of
of suitable markings.
The spaces 8, comprising the grid 7, are arranged in rows 40 said dice having a different color displayed thereon and each
color corresponding to a color of the spaces in one column.
and columns. Each column of the spaces 8 extends directly
2. A color-number association game apparatus according to
down the card 5 in association with a single letter of the mul
claim 1 wherein said cards have provided thereon a word hav
tilettered word 6. Thus, each column so provided is directly
associated with a single letter of the word provided on the up 45 ing a number of letters equal to the number of columns, said
spaces comprise a grid of rows and columns of rectangles im
permost portion of the card 5.
mediately below said word on the card, each letter of said
Each of the spaces 8 has displayed-thereon a solitary nu
word disposed above a single column.
3. A color-number association game apparatus according to
in each column; however, such numerals are randomly dis 50 claim 2 further including a plurality of chips dimensioned to ?t
within the bounds of any one of said rectangles.
tributed along each column. Further, no two gaming cards
4. A color-number association game apparatus according to
within a set employ the same numeral distribution.
claim 1 wherein said cards have provided thereon a word hav
Each column of spaces is provided with a distinctive color
ing a number of letters equal to the number of columns, said
differing from the colors employed in .the remaining columns.
Preferably, each such column exhibits a color describable by a 55 word proceeds from left, to right across the upper portion of
meral 10 and the numerals 10 provided in a single column
differ each from the others. The same numerals are employed
work beginning with the same letter as the letter in alignment
with that column. For example, as seen in FIG. 1, the leftmost
column on the gaming card 5 might exhibit a chocolate hue,
' the second leftmost column might exhibit an orange hue, the
third a lime hue, the fourth an ochre (yellowish) hue, the ?fth 60
a red hue, and the sixth a silver hue.
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the card, said columns of spaces being situated one below
each of the several letters of the word, and each of the several
letters of the word corresponding to the ?rst letter of the name
of the color exhibited by the column immediately beneath that
letter.
5. A color-number association game apparatus including a
plurality of cards and a plurality of multifaced dice, each of
A pair of dice 11 and 12 are employ'able to indicate a solita
said cards having a plurality of columns of distinctly
ry position upon the gaming card 5. The die 11 includes a plu
designated spaces, said columns being equal in number to the
rality of faces 13, each of which displays a solitary numeral 14.
Each such numeral 14 corresponds to one of the numerals 10 65 number of faces on each of said dice, each space in said
column bearing a numeral differing from the remaining nu
provided within the spaces 8 upon the gaming cards 5.
merals in that column and each column bearing the same nu
The remaining die 12 comprises a plurality of faces 15, each
merals distributed in random fashion, said spaces in each
of which exhibits a hue or color corresponding to the hue or
column bearing a unique color distinct from the colors in the
color displayed in one of the columns of the spaces 8 provided
70 spaces of the remaining columns, each of said dice having a
upon the gaming cards 5.
number of faces equal to the number of spaces in each column
A single cast of the dice 11, 12, then, results in the indica
and having a single numeral displayed on each of said faces
tion of a solitary position upon any one gaming card 5 as in
corresponding to one of the numerals of each column of
dicated by the color-number combination exhibited upon the
spaces, said dice each displaying a single color corresponding
upwardly. facing portions of the dice. A chip 16 may be em
75 to the color of the spaces in a single column.
ployed to mark the designated position on the grid 7.
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