Stephen M Butcher

US Patent:

D490117, May 18, 2004

Filed:

Jul 25, 2003

Appl. No.:

29/187010

Inventors:

Stephen W. Butcher - Monson MA

Assignee:

Hasbro, Inc. - Pawtucket RI

International Classification:

2101

US Classification:

D21300, D21329

US Patent:

D514629, Feb 7, 2006

Filed:

Feb 1, 2005

Appl. No.:

29/222589

Inventors:

Stephen William Butcher - Monson MA, US

Assignee:

Pokonobe Associates - Ross CA

International Classification:

2101

US Classification:

D21386, D21471

US Patent:

8070162, Dec 6, 2011

Filed:

Sep 23, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/947736

Inventors:

Stephen W. Butcher - Monson MA, US

Assignee:

Hasbro, Inc. - Pawtucket RI

International Classification:

A63F 1/00

US Classification:

273272, 273292

Abstract:

The present invention is directed to a game having an instruction unit and a deck of game cards, with each card having game indicia. Game cards may be distributed to each participant, and each player in turn comparing the game indicia of the game cards to the game indicia of a top card of a discard pile. The game may further include discarding at least one of the game cards onto the discard pile if the game indicia of the player's game cards corresponds to the game indicia of the top card of the discard pile, and actuating the instruction unit to output a game instruction if the player determines that none of their game cards may be played on the top card. Still further, the game may include the player selecting additional game cards from the deck in response to the game instruction output by the instruction unit.