A game having at least two boards, each having a frame with a substantially flat surface, said board determinative of a playing level, an object piece, the frame having a playing surface with a predetermined entrance and exit, game pieces arranged to travel over the frame surface. The object piece and game pieces collectively should occupy less than the entire area of the frame surface wherein there remains an unoccupied space (such as half or equal to the area of the game piece). Pieces are all...

A game board and throwing piece combination. The throwing piece is a regular tetrahedron, and the game board has a plurality of elevations which hold the throwing piece in a manner so that one of its four surfaces is facing upwardly. Preferably, the surfaces of the tetrahedron are marked with numbers or symbols.

A game making use of a cruciform table having at each extremity a pocket marked with a different color, in which a plurality of balls, similar to billiard balls, are provided for use by up to four persons, the balls being of a distinctive color for each player, and in which a multiplicity of cushions are provided for effecting complex shots, the object being to strike the balls of a particular color with a cue ball impelled by a cue stick so that all the balls of a particular color are dropped i...

An electronic game simulates a shove-a-coin game by causing successive illumination of lights on a display, which simulates movement of a coin, in response to the activation of a control button. The final position of the "coin" relative to a scale is determined by the speed, or total distance of movement, of the button, and that final position determines the result of the game, which may be indicated by suitable indicators adjacent the scale. The control of the movement of the "coin" is such tha...

A game or competition incorporating advertising or promotional matter. The game includes adhesive stickers to be placed on a bumper bar of a vehicle, the sticker comprising printed matter. Portions of the printing are light-fast and other portions fade in sunlight, so that after a period of time the result is determined by the light-fast printing.

A game is provided for educational and recreational use which includes an outer housing with a cut out opening, having a main drive gear and a plurality of ball control gears around the cut out. A spring impelled pop up plate is provided within the housing onto which magnetically retained gear devices are placed to provide gear trains between the main drive gear and the ball control gears for rotation and discharge of balls used with the game. The plate position is controlled by a timer to cause...

To provide an active learning game, game pieces are provided of sufficient size so that a child may hop from one to the other safely, with the surfaces having sufficient coefficients of friction so that the force of the child jumping onto them does not cause the child to slip nor cause the game pieces to slide and with top surfaces being marked with numbers, shapes, letters or words that are to be recognized by the child. Cards are provided having indicia on them such as numbers, images, letters...

A game in the form of a parlor game, video game or television game for purposes of entertainment. The game comprises a plurality of distinct, arbitrarily selectable information units, each unit being divided into two independently viewable sub-units. The first sub-unit has a visual representation of a different, recognizable object and the second sub-unit is a visual representation of the identity of that object and questions and answers concerning that object. Means are provided for the selecti...

A game includes a game board 10 marked with a plurality of indicia 40a-40b, 41a-41b, 42a-42e, 43, and 44. The game also includes a plurality of markers 30a-30f for positioning on indicia of the playing surface. A deck of question cards 20 including a plurality of question cards 21 is included, with each card bearing instructions 52, a question 53, and answers 54. The questions are designed to test various skills. A deck of bidding cards 22 is also included, with each card bearing the relative va...

A game for children and adults alike providing a cheerful and entertaining atmosphere. The game includes a plurality of peg boards with associated pegs for scoring by a plurality of players of the resulting number obtained by rolling a single die. The peg boards contain a total of 21 peg receptacles segregated to resemble the numbers one through six with the matching numbers on the die.