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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2005
Daniel B. Klitsner, Larkspur, CA (US);
Daniel C. Sanfilippo, East Longmeadow, MA (US);
Daniel B. Klitsner, Larkspur, CA (US);
Daniel C. Sanfilippo, East Longmeadow, MA (US);
Klitsner Industrial Design, Inc, San Francisco, CA (US);
Hasbro, Inc., Pawtucket, RI (US);
Abstract
The invention is directed to a hand-held game apparatus and method providing an elimination game wherein audible and/or visual signals instruct players to manipulate particular input devices, such as a push button, a pull knob or a twist knob, to actuate a corresponding switch. If the particular input device is not manipulated within a predetermined period of time, such as one second, the game may output an audible and/or visual error signal, stopping play and indicating that the player who failed to manipulate the input device is eliminated from that round of play. The audible signals instructing a player to manipulate an input device can be selected to be voice messages, musical sounds, or other prompts corresponding to each input device. Similarly, the visual signals may correspond to each input device, and may comprise the illumination of lights disposed at each of the input devices. The game apparatus may further include moveable components allowing the players to rearrange the game apparatus into different physical configurations.