Patent ID: 7438292
Filing Date: 2008-10-21
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A method for participating in a board game displayed on a double-sided game board having first and second playing surfaces, said board game including a plurality of game pieces, said method comprising: a) choosing one of said first and second playing surfaces to play at least one of said board games thereon, each of said first and second playing surfaces having a plurality of intersecting columns and rows defining at least nine spots; b) first and second ones of said players rolling a first and second dice respectively, wherein one of said first and second players who rolls a highest value of said first and second dice gets to play first; c) wherein said one player simultaneously rolls said first and second dice, each of said first and second dice having six sides respectively numbered zero through five; d) if a sum of said first and second dice has a total value between one and nine, said one player placing an associated one of said game pieces on one of said nine spots having a value equal to said sum; e) if a sum of said first and second dice has a total value greater than nine, said one player placing said associated game piece on any open spot of said nine spots; f) continuing game play until one event occurs selected from the group of events including i) one of said first and second players aligns three of said game pieces in a row, and ii) said chosen playing surface is fully covered with said game pieces; g) if neither of said first and second players has three of said game pieces aligned in a row, one of said first and second players having a largest quantity of said game pieces on said chosen playing surface wins a first predetermined point quantity and gets to start a next game; h) assigning a second predetermined point quantity after a game is won by aligning three of said game pieces in a row; i) rolling said dice to determine which one of said first and second players gets to start a subsequent game; j) each of said first and second players continuously accumulating game points during each round of play until one of said first and second players reaches a predetermined point total; wherein if a sum of said first and second dice falls within a numerical range of one through nine, then step d) further includes the steps of: wherein said first and second players skip a turn if said sum equals zero or ten during said round of play.