Patent Document ID: 4519606
Application ID: 06401619

Base Claim:
1. A method of playing a spelling game for a plurality players comprising the steps of (A) Providing a group of words to be spelled, each word having associated therewith its definition and pronunciation, (B) Randomly selecting a word from said group by a first player of said plurality, (C) Giving the pronunciation and definition of said selected word to said first player by a second player, (D) Spelling said word by said first player, (E) Adding to a score for said first player if the spelling is correct, (F) Substracting from a score for said first player if the spelling is incorrect, and (G) Repeating the steps for each player.

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Claim 2:
2. The method of claim 1 comprising the steps of: (H) Contesting the spelling by the first player before adding or substracting from the score of said first player, by any of said players except said second player, (I) Spelling said word by said contesting player, (J) Adding to a score for said contesting player if the spelling by said contesting player is correct, and (K) Substracting from a score for said contesting player if the spelling by said contesting player is incorrect.