Patent ID: 7422214
Filing Date: 2008-09-09
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A method for playing a language puzzle game involving the Chinese language, comprising the steps of: selecting a unit of meaning in the Chinese language comprised of a string of characters; decomposing each of the string of characters into a plurality of radicals and combining each radical of each of the plurality of radicals into a combined group of radicals; providing a player with a category clue for the unit of meaning; providing the player with the combined group of radicals and a number of characters in the string of characters; and allowing the player to attempt to guess the unit of meaning based upon a preselected method of revealing information relating to the combined group of radicals to the player; wherein each of the combined group of radicals consists of from one to four strokes; wherein the identity of the combined group of radicals is initially provided to the player and the combined group of radicals contains a sum of radicals equal to an addition of the number of radicals contained in each of the plurality of radicals for the string of characters; wherein the preselected method of revealing information is comprised of the steps of: (1) giving the player a preselected amount of time; (2) allowing the player to attempt to identify one of the characters in the string of characters; (3) awarding the player with points for a correctly identified character contained within the string of characters; and (4) repeating steps (1) through (3) until the player solves the unit of meaning; and wherein the points awarded in step (3) are equal to the sum of the strokes of the radicals that make up the correctly identified character.