Patent ID: 7562875
Filing Date: 2009-07-21
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A method of playing a game comprising: providing a flashboard including a matrix of spaces, each flashboard matrix space occupied by a symbol, each symbol being distinct, each symbol being located in one of a plurality of rows extending across the flashboard matrix in a first direction and in one of a plurality of columns extending across the flashboard matrix in a second direction; distributing to each of a plurality of game participants at least one of a set of cards configured for use with the flashboard in playing the game, each of the set of cards including at least one matrix of spaces, each card matrix being occupied by a set of the symbols in the flashboard matrix, each set of symbols of each card matrix being arranged in a plurality of groupings, the symbols of one or more of the groupings on each card matrix matching the symbols in one of the plurality of columns or one of the plurality of rows extending across the flashboard matrix; using a visual display during the playing of the game, the visual display illustrating a contest including a plurality of contestants, each contestant representing a distinct one of the plurality of rows or the plurality of columns on the flashboard matrix having the symbols that match with one of the one or more groupings of symbols on each card matrix; selecting randomly the symbols of the flashboard until at least one game participant wins the game, the visual display enabling the game participants during the game to determine their own status and the other game participants' statuses in the game based on progress of the contestants in the contest, the progress of any of the contestants in the contest being based on quantity of the symbols selected from the one row or one column on the flashboard that corresponds to the contestant; and winning the game by one of the game participants when the symbols of the one or more groupings on one card matrix of the one game participant are selected before the symbols of the one or more groupings on corresponding card matrices of any other game participant are selected, whereby selection of the symbols of the one or more groupings on the one card matrix correlate with the corresponding contestants finishing the contest, wherein the contest comprises a racing contest and each contestant comprises a racing participant, wherein the racing participants' progress in the racing contest is measured by various stages of the racing contest that the participants are configured to complete on the visual display, and wherein the stages correspond to the symbols of the one or more groupings representing the racing participants.