Patent ID: 6659862
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
An electronic game apparatus for a game of guessing English acronyms, the apparatus comprising:a system processor; and a game console that includes an alphanumeric keyboard to interface with and input commands to the system processor, a display interface with and controlled by the system processor to display status information about the game, and an ON/OFF switch, wherein the system processor includes a central processing unit, a read only memory for storing system software for permitting game players to play the game, including making acronym guesses, a random access memory, and an input/output interface, wherein the system software includes a start loop module for setting playing chances and a players' turn for each player, and a main loop module for displaying a subject category for an acronym to be guessed, an acronym puzzle that includes the acronym and a game wheel having segments, and for permitting the players to guess the meaning of the acronym based on the word spellings relative to each letter in the acronym puzzle and related prompt information which are set and displayed at each segment on the game wheel.