The present invention relates to a device and a method associated with the device. With respect to the device, it is a set of game equipment, which is used to play an interactive athletic game. This device can be used to allow two teams of players to compete with the intent to score more points than the opposing team.

The core components of the invention are a ball and blocks, which, generally speaking, are configured as follows: cone-like blocks that can be assembled at the narrow ends and stacked into one column and a cushioned ball for throwing and striking.

With respect to the associated method, in order to carry out the method the following core steps are followed: begin the game by stacking all the blocks, then the offensive team will attempt to knock down the blocks and reassemble them.

Meanwhile, the opposing team attempts to eliminate the opposing team players by striking them with the ball. Ultimately, at the conclusion of these steps, if the offensive team is successful in stacking the blocks before the opposing team eliminates the members, they have scored a point.

Team tracking kits, methods of using a team tracking kits, and methods or providing team tracking kits are described. An example embodiment of a team tracking kit includes an elongate member, a first token, and a first plurality of tokens. The first token includes a representation of a first team. Each token of the first plurality of tokens includes a representation of a rival team, a representation of an event within a postseason within which the first team can participate, or a representation of an event within a tournament within which the first team can participate.

A board and components kit including a board with a wagering section and a numeric display section, and components including dice, and a marking chip is provided. The wagering section includes an ante area, a horns bonus area, a doubles bonus area, an under area, and an over area segregated and separately marked thereon for placing an ante and wagers by one or more players. The wagering section includes predefined rules and criteria for winning, losing, and placing wagers. The numeric display section is marked with numeric indicia. The marking chip indicates a numeric total on the numeric display section after each roll of the dice. One or more actions are performed for determining winners or losers based on a numeric total of numeric indicia on exposed faces of the dice rolled for a first time and on or more subsequent times respectively.

Provided are a method and apparatus for detecting a human body around a game table, an electronic device and a storage medium. The method includes that: three-dimensional scene data of the game table collected by at least one three-dimensional sensor arranged around the game table is acquired; human body detection information around the game table is acquired, wherein the human body detection information includes detection information of at least one human body; and the human body detection information is filtered based on the three-dimensional scene data to obtain a human body detection result around the game table.

Provided are a method and apparatus for detecting a human body around a game table, an electronic device and a storage medium. The method includes that: three-dimensional scene data of the game table collected by at least one three-dimensional sensor arranged around the game table is acquired; human body detection information around the game table is acquired, wherein the human body detection information includes detection information of at least one human body; and the human body detection information is filtered based on the three-dimensional scene data to obtain a human body detection result around the game table.

A method for automatically computing the position and score for each dart on a dartboard using a single image of the dart and dartboard captured from any camera angle. A computing device with at least one connected camera captures an image of a dartboard. The computing device performs various image processing tasks and computes the landing position of each dart present in the image and the positions of multiple dartboard calibration points. The dartboard calibration points are used to compute a transformation matrix that transforms the detected points in the image plane to corresponding points in the dartboard plane. The score of each dart is computed based on the relative positioning of the transformed points in the dartboard plane. The method may be used to perform automatic scorekeeping in a variety of different dart games, either in a single location or in remote locations.

A game designed to facilitate the formation of new relationships and deepen existing relationships by accomplishing an assigned task within the game. The game involves the players' personalities, traits, emotions, and opinions. Players gather evidence, alibis, or other information needed to solve a mystery by making inquiries and exchanging information. The game has two general formats: the “Networking” format being a setting in which any of eight or more players visit other players or settings to gather and exchange information in order to acquire evidence used to solve a mystery; and the “Family” format being a setting for up to ten players, the players gathering around a playing surface and answering personal questions, sharing and learning information about each other in exchange for evidence used to solve a mystery by considering Alibis and Evidence.

An Internet of Thing (IoT) device includes a body with a processor, a camera and a wireless transceiver coupled to the processor.

An Internet of Thing (IoT) device includes a body with a processor, a camera and a wireless transceiver coupled to the processor.

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to gaming devices that provide audio-visual animated characters in response to game play. The character has a personality that may be encouraging, taunting or another quality. A plurality of expressions of the personality is presented, between one extreme and another, dependant upon the history of game outcomes.