The present disclosure relates to a system and methods for a board game in which boards, each containing multiple letters are combined in numerous combinations and configurations in order to generate and play different board games on different game boards. The object of the board game is for a player or team to place that team's colored translucent chips or tokens on letters and adjacent letters to create words, thereby creating a line or path of chips. By using this line of chips and adding to the line at each turn, the player or team can meet certain objectives, such as connecting various locations or ends on the game board, or racing from one end of the game board to the other, and other objectives as necessary to play each game.

A board game comprises one or more game objects such as a game board and game pieces, at least one memory device and at least one controller. Each of the game objects comprise a globally unique identifier and dynamic characteristic values associated with the unique identifier, stored in the memory device, that define the characteristics/attributes of the corresponding game object when used in the game. A user is able to play the game by utilizing the game objects according to their characteristic values. During the course of game play, the events of the game are able to dynamically change the characteristic values of each game object affected by the event. Similarly, outside of game play, external events are also able to dynamically change the characteristic values of a game object. These characteristic values are able to be kept and updated during and in between games.

A thundering hoofs game system for a game of horse racing in a challenging and entertaining manner. The thundering hoofs game system may include a race track, horse-shaped figurines, saddle cloths, game move instructional cards, a calculator, a set of play money, auction forms, betting tickets, race card setup forms, a race-start indicator, a race-finish indicator, a stamp, trading cards, containers, a dice, a tote bag, and a set of user instructions in combination to provide a game about horse racing in a challenging and entertaining manner A method of using a thundering hoofs game system may include auctioning horses to owners, selecting the type of horse race to run with game-play, placing bets for a horse race, completing a horse race with game-play, and cashing in winning bets.

An multi-dimensional game comprises a physical component including a game board and game pieces and a virtual component including a virtual environment displayed on a display device. A user is able to play the game by interacting with the virtual or physical component, wherein in order to complete tasks in the game the user must transition between interacting with the virtual component and the physical component. The physical component comprises game blocks, which are able to couple to each other and form objects that are then represented in the virtual component.

A challenging set of two-player (or multi-player) games of skill with increased levels of difficulty that greatly enhance the players' abilities to visualize in 3-D. The games can also be developed to be played electronically and on-line. The basic objective of the game components of the present invention is to adapt 2-D board game surfaces into 3-D cylindrical configurations. By bending a 2-D board game into 3-D and connecting it back onto itself, additional skills associated with 3-D visualization are required of the players. A variety of traditional 2-D board games are translated into 3-D cylindrical board game structures and methods. In its basic form, the game method of play involves two players alternately placing game pieces into apertures on the cylindrical game board. Although most of the games associated with the objective of the present invention are two-player games, a variety of multi-player games are also possible.

A portable game device for use when playing a game according to game rules, said game device comprising a kaleidocycle comprising a plurality of n-gon bodies hingedly joined to form a ring of said n-gon bodies wherein a plurality of said n-gon bodies each comprise a surface member provided with game graphics related to said game rules.

A game apparatus includes a first total number of playing-pieces and an article of manufacture including: a grid structure which is sufficiently flexible so as to be substantially conformable to a surface of a substrate on which the grid structure is disposable; apertures in the grid structure exposing corresponding portions of the surface of the substrate on which the grid structure is disposable; areas of the apertures being sized to accommodate corresponding playing-pieces of a game; and a second total number of the apertures being sufficient to accommodate the first total number of the playing-pieces.

A hybrid card game apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a playing surface having a set of card hand stations on which playing cards can be positioned, the set of card hand stations being distributed around a dealer position at a side edge of the playing surface, wherein a distance between the dealer position and a nearest edge of each of the set of card hand stations is at most 36 inches, a card sensor system positioned near each of the set of card hand stations to sense an identity of the playing cards positioned face down on the card hand station and generate card identification data enabling identification of the playing cards positioned on the card hand station. At least one network interface is connected to the card sensor systems and configured to transmit at least one of the card identification data and an identification of the playing cards.

The sports coaching tactical table kit is a three-dimensional structure that comprises a working surface, a plurality of field images, and a plurality of operational tokens. A field image selected from the plurality of field images attaches to the working surface. Each of the plurality of operational tokens attaches to the selected field image. The sports coaching tactical table kit forms a structure that presents a model of game play that provides: a) a three-dimensional image of a field of play; b) a representation locations and movements of the critical game elements present on the field of play; and c) an easy way of representing the motion and movements of the players on the field of play. The plurality of field images are interchangeable such that the game represented by the sports coaching tactical table kit can be changed. The plurality of operational tokens are interchangeable such that the game represented by the sports coaching tactical table kit can be changed.

A flexible game board, and related gaming system, for easier travel. The flexible game board comprises a flexible material imprinted with a gaming pattern, and it is foldable from a playing position to one or more folded storage positions or rollable from the playing position to a rolled storage position. The gaming system may comprise the flexible game board, all components used to play the game, and a storage pouch. The gaming system may have a total weight of less than half the standard board game while maintaining the full-sized gaming experience of the standard board game.