Patent ID: 6209875
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: A63F,G09B

Abstract:
A domino playing piece system, comprising:a plurality of playing pieces each being generally rectangular in shape;wherein each of said playing pieces comprises:a generally rectangular display surface having first and second regions and a border between said first and second regions, said border of said display surface of said playing piece being centrally located on said display surface of said playing piece;said display surface of said playing piece having numeric indicia displayed thereon, wherein said numeric indicia is located at said border of said display surface of said playing piece such that said numeric indicia is not obscured by a finger of a user when said playing piece is being placed, wherein said numeric indicia is an integer from 1 to 12;each of said first and second regions of said playing piece having an illustration displayed thereon, each illustration representing a numeric value, wherein the sum of said numeric values of said illustrations of said first and second regions equals the value of said numeric indicia displayed on said playing piece, wherein the numeric value of each of said illustrations is an integer from 0 to 6;wherein each illustration comprises a number of figures, the number of figures of each illustration being equal to the numeric value of the associated illustration;wherein each of said figures of each of said illustrations depicts an animal;wherein an illustration having a numeric value of 0 has 0 figures;wherein an illustration having a numeric value of 1 has 1 figure, wherein each of said figures of an illustration having the numeric value of 1 depicts a horse;wherein an illustration having a numeric value of 2 has 2 figures, wherein each of said figures of an illustration having the numeric value of 2 depicts a cow;wherein an illustration having a numeric value of 3 has 3 figures, wherein each of said figures of an illustration having the numeric value of 3 depicts a pig;wherein an illustration having a numeric value of 4 has 4 figures, wherein each of said figures of an illustration having the numeric value of 4 depicts a duck;wherein an illustration having a numeric value of 5 has 5 figures, wherein each of said figures of an illustration having the numeric value of 5 depicts a sheep; andwherein an illustration having a numeric value of 6 has 6 figures, wherein each of said figures of an illustration having the numeric value of 6 depicts a chicken;said plurality of playing pieces include a playing piece having a first illustration representing a first numeric value on its first region, and having a second illustration representing a second numeric value, different from said first numeric value, on its second region, wherein said playing piece having depictions of two different animals.