Patent ID: 8282103

Claim:
An apparatus for use in playing a game comprising a deck having a first attachment device and a deck top surface; a base having a first opening; an altitude pole having a first end and an opposing second end; and a first dial; wherein the altitude pole and the base are configured so that the first end of the altitude pole is adapted to be inserted into the first opening of the base, and the altitude pole is thereby temporarily fixed to the base so that the altitude pole is substantially at a right angle with respect to the base; wherein the first attachment device of the deck is configured to temporarily fix the deck on the altitude pole between the first end and the second end of the altitude pole, so that the deck top surface is substantially at a right angle with respect to the altitude pole and substantially parallel to the base; and wherein the first dial includes a top surface having a plurality of indications located thereon; wherein the first dial is attached to the base so that the first dial can rotate with respect to the base and thereby the first dial can be placed in a plurality of orientations with respect to the base ranging from zero to three hundred and sixty degrees; and wherein the first dial is attached to the base so that all of the plurality of indications located on the top surface of the first dial can be seen regardless of which of the plurality of orientations the first dial is placed in.