A board game that simulates basketball, including a board, a plurality of markers, a pair of dice and a defense die. The board includes a top playing surface, which includes two halves, a centerline and a plurality of marker player positions. The plurality of marker player positions include benching, initiating, and shooting positions. Each shooting position is associated with a specific roll of two dice that must be met to score. Players are represented by markers, and on each turn, each player can make three moves, each move represent by moving one space on the board. On the third move, a player may opt to take a shot on basket by rolling the dice to try to match a qualifying roll total for the shooting position. If a qualifying roll total is met, then the marker player scores by removing the marker player from the board.

A board game assembly includes a game board that has game board indicia printed thereon comprising imagery of a floor plan of a house. A plurality of identity boards is provided and each of the identity boards is assigned to a respective player. A pair of dice is provided for rolling during the course of game play. A plurality of playing cards is provided which includes a set of hint cards, a set of character cards, a set of ability cards, a set of quest cards and a set of memory cards. A selected number of the playing cards is dealt to each of the respective players and is positioned on a respective card location on the identity board that is assigned to the respective player. A plurality of game pieces is each assigned to a respective player and each of the game pieces is positionable on the game board to indicate a location of a character assigned to the respective player.

A teaching and learning aid for articulation of a verb-related language grammar. A number of grammar tables are gathered in structured assemblies. Each assembly describes different verb-related grammar category. A solid body unifies all assemblies into one system by providing one face to each assembly. Each face of a solid body has its assigned color to code its verb-related grammar category. Combination of sides of a solid body visualizes grammar of related colored parts in a sentence. A result is an intuitive and easy-to-use system for teaching, learning, presentation, navigation and analysis of a verb-related grammar.

A game which is instructive about a city's subway system, the game including a gameboard having a graphical representation of a city subway system, and disc playing pieces each of which represents a train for moving along a route drawn on the diagram, each player receiving six fares at the start of a game, the game also including a deck of instruction cards, a deck of places of interest cards and a pair of dice, the dice serving to determine the extent of the train movements, and the instruction cards giving specific favorable or unfavorable instructions. Also included is a set of tacks, each bearing indicia corresponding to indicia on one of said disc playing pieces. Additionally, included are turn pieces to remind a player of lost turns, up pieces and down pieces to remind the player of the direction of train movement along the board. The game can accommodate up to thirty players. Another version of the game provides a player-board to each player, which eliminates the need for the larger gameboard. The player-board is advantageous while playing the game in close quarters or while traveling in a vehicle. Also, another version of the game provides the game on an actual roll out map. All versions of the game are played the same way.

A portable craps game incorporating a color-coding or other indicia system of wagering, which includes a game mat, the game mat incorporating various sections, for participatory play, including a pay grid, a roll area, placed bets area, a pass bets area, and a location for field bets during game play. The game is played with 1-6 players, and a dealer, and each player commits to selection of one of the colors or indicia in front of them, which committed to color remains with the player during participation in the said game. The player also selects the coloration in the pay grid area, so that the odds can increase, during participation in the game, so long as the player participates and is successful in their selection of the placed bets area. The throw of the dice by the various participants generally progresses clockwise around the game mat, during participation in this portable craps game. The game mat may be a pair of back-to-back tables, with a divider provided therebetween, and the pay grid area may be electronically displayed upon the divider.

A modular dice system includes a block member including a plurality of sides each having a same shape and size. Each of the sides includes a first mating member. A plurality of tiles is provided and each has an interior surface, an exterior surface and a perimeter edge. Each of the interior surfaces includes a second mating member. Each of the second mating members is releasably couplable to one of the first mating members. The exterior surfaces each have indicia thereon and the indicia differ from tile to tile. The perimeter edges of the tiles are exposed when the tiles are attached to the block member such that the perimeter edges abut an upper side of a rolling surface when the block member is rolled on the rolling surface. The perimeter edges retain a space between the block member and the rolling surface.

Disclosed is a set of a plurality dice useful for playing a spelling game among multiple players and an exemplary method of playing the game. The plurality of dice is assembleable to form a dice block attractive for packaging. Typically, all of the dice are cube shaped and of the same dimensions. Each die of the set has each of its faces labeled with a character set consisting of one or more letters of the alphabet. The manner of play can be varied by altering the total number of individual dice in the dice set used for play, for example from 125 dice to 100 dice, by adding or removing dice specifically color-coded for that purpose. Thus the manner of play can be adjusted to alter the difficulty of play or the total time of play.

An illuminated game piece, such as a die or dice in which an electrical circuit powering a light source are encapsulated by a material forming a body of the game piece. The electrical circuit includes an inductive charging coil, an energy storage device and at least one illumination device. The inductive charging coil may be coupled to an inductive charger to replenish the energy storage device. When encapsulated, there are no ports or external connectors and the integrity of the game piece is assured so that is no change in game play.

The present invention relates to a device (1; 2) for randomly selecting a symbol among a plurality of pre-determined symbols, comprising a main body (11; 21) having a polyhedral shape provided with a plurality of sides (111) in even number parallel and in pairs parallel and opposite to each other, a plurality of containment compartments (12; 22) equal to the number of sides (111), provided with a transparent cover (121) at the side (111) and a support base (122), opposite the transparent cover (121) within the main body (11; 21), and a plurality of secondary devices (13) for randomly selection, each arranged within one of the containment compartments (12; 22) and comprising a secondary body having a polyhedral shape provided with a plurality of sides (131) in even number parallel and in pairs opposite to each other, wherein each face (131) of the secondary devices for randomly selection is able to be placed onto the support base (122) by arranging only one face (131), corresponding to the face (131) parallel and opposite to the support base (122). parallel to the support base (122) and at the transparent cover (121).

A game die device may include a body having a number of walls and each wall may comprise a contact surface. One or more walls may also comprise a wall aperture. The device may include at least one reel which may be pivotally or rotatably coupled to the body via one or more connectors, and the reel may include two or more outer plates which may be alternatingly positioned to be visible through the wall aperture as the reel is rotated. The reel may include one or more inner plates which may be configured to form a reel aperture into which the connector may be inserted. The reel aperture may be shaped to include two or more inner plate junctions and each inner plate junction may be positioned proximate to the center of one of the outer plates of the reel.