Patent ID: 9687736
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: A63F

Claim:
1. A method and apparatus for playing games, which stimulates imagination and creativity the method and apparatus comprising: a. an apparatus for displaying abstract imagery, said imagery not being explicit graphics representing one or more fixed concepts, whereby the abstract nature of said imagery demands greater creativity of the player by removing obvious interpretations, b. a reservoir including a plurality of game components with imagery, wherein one or more one game components is an instance of said apparatus, c. randomizing the reservoir of game components d. each player obtaining an initial hand of a predetermined number of game components from said reservoir; e. A player choosing at least one game component from said player's hand and displaying the at least one game component in a means that enables the other players to see the imagery; f. Said player enhancing creativity by telling a story by interpreting a part of the abstract imagery on said apparatus, in which the player must be creative to find or “see” a story element hidden within said abstract imagery's shapes, forms, colors and textures, the story also being consistent with any predefined theme or story constraints and where the play is considered invalid if at least one player claims that said interpretation of a part of the abstract imagery is based upon, what seems to the at least one player, as being an obvious choice.