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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jonathan Bedford, Hawthorne, CA (US);
Brian Yu, Hawthorne, CA (US);
Assignee:
Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 3/00 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides rules and apparatus for playing a board game. The game includes a decoder for each of the plurality of players, a set of coded game cards having a plurality of possible probability influencing indicia printed thereon. The decoders are configured to select at least one of the probability influencing indicia from the game card. Further, the game includes a value generator configured to generate a value based on the selected probability influencing indicia. The generated value determines a winner.