A method of playing a board game that includes providing a comic book comprising a plurality of pages having content printed each page. One or more character tokens are provided, where each character token depicts a different pose of a superhero character that may be placed over content printed on one or more of the plurality of pages. Resource tokens are provided that represent thoughts or actions of a superhero character that may be placed over content printed on one or more of the plurality of pages. A character tableau board is provided that displays information about the character. An adversary board is also provided that displays the name and an image of a villian, and panes for placing crises cards, threat cards, and attach card. Finally, a plurality of crises cards are provided, where each crisis card depicts as action crisis that affects resource tokens attributed to a character.

A linked sequence of mechanically encoded puzzle pages is disclosed. Each page is comprised of multiple planar layers interconnected to implement the puzzle design of the page. The puzzle of each page must be solved to disengage a latching mechanism enabling the player to turn the page and begin solving the puzzle in the next page. Similarly for the next page, and each succeeding page until the last page, solution to the puzzle by the player will disengage a latching mechanism. The latching mechanism holds the active page being solved by the player to the next page. In the implementation of the invention described in this disclosure the latching mechanism comprises a hooking piece protruding in a perpendicular direction from the planar front surface of the next page, where the hooking piece fits into an opening on the planar back surface of the active page and a blocking piece on the active page is aligned between the hook portion and the exit to the opening, thereby preventing the hooking piece on the next page from disengaging from the active page.

A linked sequence of mechanically encoded puzzle pages is disclosed. Each page is comprised of multiple planar layers interconnected to implement the puzzle design of the page. The puzzle of each page must be solved to disengage a latching mechanism enabling the player to turn the page and begin solving the puzzle in the next page. Similarly for the next page, and each succeeding page until the last page, solution to the puzzle by the player will disengage a latching mechanism. The latching mechanism holds the active page being solved by the player to the next page. In the implementation of the invention described in this disclosure the latching mechanism comprises a hooking piece protruding in a perpendicular direction from the planar front surface of the next page, where the hooking piece fits into an opening on the planar back surface of the active page and a blocking piece on the active page is aligned between the hook portion and the exit to the opening, thereby preventing the hooking piece on the next page from disengaging from the active page.

A device including a base sheet, a top sheet fixed to the base sheet, and a profile cut into the top sheet delineating a foldable shape from a flat shape in the top sheet, wherein the foldable shape moves between a lowered position and a raised position. The flat shape has a forwardly-directed edge, projecting above the base sheet to define a stop formed by both the base sheet and the top sheet, and against which a rearwardly-directed edge of the foldable shape rests when the foldable shape is in the raised position.

An activity game that results in skill developing activities resulting in humorous pictures is disclosed. The activity game includes a plurality of picture pages, a spinning wheel, at least one pointer, a sketch pad and at least one sketching tool. Each side of the picture page has a unique page identity and distinct pictures. The spinning wheel is operated to achieve a rotating configuration. The spinning wheel is divided into a plurality of sectors. Each sector includes one unique page identity. The pointer connects with the spinning wheel and points to a sector from the plurality of sectors and the unique identity of the sector during a stationary configuration of the spinning wheel. In operation, the spinning wheel is rotated and when it is stationary, the player reads the unique identity pointed by pointer on the spinning wheel and searches for the unique identity to sketch a picture depicted.

An adventure kit comprising: (a) one or more treasure receptacles; (b) child instructions; (c) one or more parent packages including parent instructions, which differ from the child instructions.

A linked sequence of mechanically encoded puzzle pages is disclosed. Each page is comprised of multiple planar layers interconnected to implement the puzzle design of the page. The puzzle of each page must be solved to disengage a latching mechanism enabling the player to turn the page and begin solving the puzzle in the next page. Similarly for the next page, and each succeeding page until the last page, solution to the puzzle by the player will disengage a latching mechanism. The latching mechanism holds the active page being solved by the player to the next page. In the implementation of the invention described in this disclosure the latching mechanism comprises a hooking piece protruding in a perpendicular direction from the planar front surface of the next page, where the hooking piece fits into an opening on the planar back surface of the active page and a blocking piece on the active page is aligned between the hook portion and the exit to the opening, thereby preventing the hooking piece on the next page from disengaging from the active page.

A linked sequence of mechanically encoded puzzle pages is disclosed. Each page is comprised of multiple planar layers interconnected to implement the puzzle design of the page. The puzzle of each page must be solved to disengage a latching mechanism enabling the player to turn the page and begin solving the puzzle in the next page. Similarly for the next page, and each succeeding page until the last page, solution to the puzzle by the player will disengage a latching mechanism. The latching mechanism holds the active page being solved by the player to the next page. In the implementation of the invention described in this disclosure the latching mechanism comprises a hooking piece protruding in a perpendicular direction from the planar front surface of the next page, where the hooking piece fits into an opening on the planar back surface of the active page and a blocking piece on the active page is aligned between the hook portion and the exit to the opening, thereby preventing the hooking piece on the next page from disengaging from the active page.