DYNAMIC DRINKING GAME

Abstract

A dynamic drinking game including a plurality of cups and at least one coin, the dynamic drinking game including a main body, including a rotating platform disposed at a top surface of the main body to rotate independently with respect to the main body, and a plurality of indented cup holders disposed within a top surface of the rotating platform to each receive one of the plurality of cups therein, a power button disposed on at least a portion of the main body to power on the dynamic drinking game, and a motor to cause the rotating platform to rotate in one of a clockwise direction and a counter-clockwise direction after the power button is pressed.

Claims

1. A dynamic drinking game including a plurality of cups and at least one coin, the dynamic drinking game comprising: a main body, comprising: a rotating platform disposed at a top surface of the main body to rotate independently with respect to the main body, and a plurality of indented cup holders disposed within a top surface of the rotating platform to each receive one of the plurality of cups therein; a power button disposed on at least a portion of the main body to power on the dynamic drinking game; and a motor to cause the rotating platform to rotate in one of a clockwise direction and a counter-clockwise direction after the power button is pressed.

2. The dynamic drinking game of claim 1, further comprising: a clockwise rotation button disposed on at least a portion of the main body to cause the rotating platform to rotate in a first rotational direction in response to the clockwise rotation button being pressed; and a counter-clockwise rotation button disposed on at least a portion of the main body to cause the rotating platform to rotate in a second rotational direction in response to the counter-clockwise rotation button being pressed.

3. The dynamic drinking game of claim 2, further comprising: a motion stop button disposed on at least a portion of the main body to cause the rotating platform to stop moving in response to the motion stop button being pressed.

4. The dynamic drinking game of claim 3, further comprising: a central processing unit disposed within the main body to control movement of the rotating platform by controlling the motor to activate and function in a particular manner based on the pressing of the at least one of the clockwise rotation button, the counter-clockwise rotation button, and the motion stop button.

5. The dynamic drinking game of claim 1, wherein a user may bounce the at least one coin off of a surface to attempt to cause the at least one coin to enter one of the plurality of cups while the plurality of cups are rotating along with the rotation of the rotating platform.

6. The dynamic drinking game of claim 1, wherein the plurality of indented cup holders comprises: a center indented cup holder disposed at a center portion of the rotating platform; and a plurality of outer indented cup holders disposed around the center indented cup holder.

7. The dynamic drinking game of claim 6, further comprising: a plurality of indented cup holder tracks to each correspond to one of the plurality of outer indented cup holders to control a lateral movement of the plurality of outer indented cup holders with respect to varying distances between each of the plurality of outer indented cup holders and the center indented cup holder.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] These and/or other features and utilities of the present generally inventive concept will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

[0019] FIG. 1 illustrates a front and top angled perspective view of a dynamic drinking game including a plurality of cups and at least one coin, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept;

[0020] FIG. 2 illustrates a front and top angled perspective view of the dynamic drinking game of FIG. 1 including the plurality of cups inserted into a plurality of indented cup holders, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept; and

[0021] FIG. 3 illustrates a front and top angled perspective view of a dynamic drinking game including a plurality of cups and at least one coin, according to another exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] Various example embodiments (a.k.a., exemplary embodiments) will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings in which some example embodiments are illustrated. In the figures, the thicknesses of lines, layers and/or regions may be exaggerated for clarity.

[0023] Accordingly, while example embodiments are capable of various modifications and alternative forms, embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the figures and will herein be described in detail. It should be understood, however, that there is no intent to limit example embodiments to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, example embodiments are to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the scope of the disclosure. Like numbers refer to like/similar elements throughout the detailed description.

[0024] It is understood that when an element is referred to as being connected or coupled to another element, it can be directly connected or coupled to the other element or intervening elements may be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being directly connected or directly coupled to another element, there are no intervening elements present. Other words used to describe the relationship between elements should be interpreted in a like fashion (e.g., between versus directly between, adjacent versus directly adjacent, etc.).

[0025] The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments. As used herein, the singular forms a, an and the are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms comprises, comprising, includes and/or including, when used herein, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components and/or groups thereof.

[0026] Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which example embodiments belong. It will be further understood that terms, e.g., those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art. However, should the present disclosure give a specific meaning to a term deviating from a meaning commonly understood by one of ordinary skill, this meaning is to be taken into account in the specific context this definition is given herein.

LIST OF COMPONENTS

[0027] Cups 10 [0028] Game Cup 11 [0029] Collapsible Cup 12 [0030] Store-Bought Cup 13 [0031] Coins 20 [0032] Game Coin 21 [0033] Currency Coin 22 [0034] Remote Control 30 [0035] Remote Control Main Body 31 [0036] Remote Control Power Button 32 [0037] Remote Control Motion Stop Button 33 [0038] Remote Control Clockwise Rotation Button 34 [0039] Remote Control Counter-Clockwise Rotation Button 35 [0040] Remote Control Bottle Opener 36 [0041] Mobile Device 40 [0042] Dynamic Drinking Game 100 [0043] Main Body 110 [0044] Main Body Circumferential Side 111 [0045] Top Metal Strip 112 [0046] Bottom Metal Strip 113 [0047] Rotating Platform 114 [0048] Indented Cup Holders 115 [0049] Center Indented Cup Holder 115a [0050] First Outer Indented Cup Holder 115b [0051] Second Outer Indented Cup Holder 115c [0052] Third Outer Indented Cup Holder 115d [0053] Fourth Outer Indented Cup Holder 115e [0054] Fifth Outer Indented Cup Holder 115f [0055] Sixth Outer Indented Cup Holder 115g [0056] Power Button 120 [0057] Motion Stop Button 130 [0058] Clockwise Rotation Button 140 [0059] Counter-Clockwise Rotation Button 150 [0060] Charging Port 160 [0061] Battery 170 [0062] Central Processing Unit (CPU) 180 [0063] Motor 190 [0064] Dynamic Drinking Game 200 [0065] Main Body 210 [0066] Main Body Circumferential Side 211 [0067] Top Metal Strip 212 [0068] Bottom Metal Strip 213 [0069] Rotating Platform 214 [0070] Indented Cup Holders 215 [0071] Center Indented Cup Holder 215a [0072] First Outer Indented Cup Holder 215b [0073] Second Outer Indented Cup Holder 215c [0074] Third Outer Indented Cup Holder 215d [0075] Fourth Outer Indented Cup Holder 215e [0076] Fifth Outer Indented Cup Holder 215f [0077] Sixth Outer Indented Cup Holder 215g [0078] Indented Cup Holder Tracks 216 [0079] First Outer Indented Cup Holder Track 216b [0080] Second Outer Indented Cup Holder Track 216c [0081] Third Outer Indented Cup Holder Track 216d [0082] Fourth Outer Indented Cup Holder Track 216e [0083] Fifth Outer Indented Cup Holder Track 216f [0084] Sixth Outer Indented Cup Holder Track 216g [0085] Power Button 220 [0086] Motion Stop Button 230 [0087] Clockwise Rotation Button 240 [0088] Counter-Clockwise Rotation Button 250 [0089] Charging Port 260 [0090] Battery 270 [0091] Central Processing Unit (CPU) 280 [0092] Motor 290

[0093] FIG. 1 illustrates a front and top angled perspective view of a dynamic drinking game 100 including a plurality of cups 10 and at least one coin 20, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.

[0094] The dynamic drinking game 100, and all components therein and/or connected thereto, may be constructed from at least one of metal, plastic, stone, ceramics, wood, silicone, paper, cloth, circuitry, leather, wiring, liquids, and rubber, etc., but is not limited thereto, and can be constructed from any material known to one of ordinary skill in the art.

[0095] Referring to FIG. 1, the dynamic drinking game 100 may include a main body 110, a power button 120, a motion stop button 130, a clockwise rotation button 140, a counter-clockwise rotation button 150, a charging port 160, a battery 170, a central processing unit (CPU) 180, and a motor 190, but is not limited thereto.

[0096] The main body 110 may include a main body circumferential side 111, a top metal strip 112, a bottom metal strip 113, a rotating platform 114, and a plurality of indented cup holders 115, but is not limited thereto.

[0097] The main body 110 may preferably have a shape of a top portion of a beer barrel, and thus, the main body circumferential side 111 may have a wooden appearance (similar to a beer barrel), and the top metal strip 112 may be disposed at a top edge of the main body circumferential side 111 and the bottom metal strip 113 may be disposed at a bottom edge of the main body circumferential side 111, thus further substantiating the beer barrel style.

[0098] The rotating platform 114 may be disposed at a top portion of the main body 110, and may be designed to be rotatable independent of the main body 110.

[0099] The rotating platform 114 may rotate about an axis A1, and may rotate in a first direction B1 (e.g., a clockwise direction), or a second direction B2 (e.g., a counter-clockwise direction).

[0100] In order to initiate the rotation of the rotating platform 114, the power button 120 may first be depressed by a user to provide power to at least one of the CPU 180 and the motor 190.

[0101] Subsequently, the user may press the clockwise rotation button 140 to cause the rotating platform 114 to rotate in the first direction B1.

[0102] The user may also press the counter-clockwise rotation button 150 to cause the rotating platform 114 to rotate in the second direction B2.

[0103] If the user desires to stop the rotation of the rotating platform 114, the user may press the motion stop button 130.

[0104] Alternatively, the user may utilize a remote control 30 to power on the dynamic drinking game 100 and thus supply power to at least one of the CPU 180 and the motor 190, and to control the rotating platform 114.

[0105] The remote control 30 may include a remote control main body 31, a remote control power button 32, a remote control motion stop button 33, a remote control clockwise rotation button 34, a remote control counter-clockwise rotation button 35, and a remote control bottle opener 36, but is not limited thereto.

[0106] The user may press the remote control power button 32 to power on the dynamic drinking game 100.

[0107] The user may press the remote control clockwise rotation button 34 to cause the rotating platform 114 to rotate in the first direction B1.

[0108] The user may also press the remote control counter-clockwise rotation button 35 to cause the rotating platform 114 to rotate in the second direction B2.

[0109] If the user desires to stop the rotation of the rotating platform 114, the user may press the remote control motion stop button 33.

[0110] Finally, the bottle opener 36 may be utilized by the user to open up a bottle of beer.

[0111] The battery 170 may be disposable/replaceable, or may be rechargeable via the charging port 160, which may be any type of charging port known to one of ordinary skill in the art, such as a USB charging port, a micro USB charging port, a mini USB charging port, a USB Type C charging port, etc., but is not limited thereto. Alternatively, the dynamic drinking game 100 may be plugged into an outlet.

[0112] The CPU 180 may include electronic circuitry to carry out instructions of a computer program by performing basic arithmetic, logical, control and input/output (I/O) operations specified by the instructions. The CPU 180 may include an arithmetic logic unit (ALU) that performs arithmetic and logic operations, processor registers that supply operands to the ALU and store the results of ALU operations, and a control unit that fetches instructions from memory and executes them by directing the coordinated operations of the ALU, registers and other components. The CPU 180 may also include a microprocessor and a microcontroller. The CPU 180 may be a local computer device, a remote server, or cloud computing device.

[0113] The CPU 180 may also include a storage unit, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), a hard disk, a flash drive, a database connected to the Internet, cloud-based storage, Internet-based storage, or any other type of storage unit.

[0114] The CPU 180 may access the Internet via an internal communication unit to allow the CPU 180 to access a website, and/or may allow for communication with a mobile application and/or a software application. For ease of description, the mobile and/or the software application will be hereinafter referred to as an app. The app may be downloaded from the Internet to be stored on the storage unit of the CPU 180.

[0115] The CPU 180 may also have a global positioning service (GPS) device installed therein, to allow the CPU 180 to be located via a GPS signal.

[0116] Thus, the CPU 180 may allow the dynamic drinking game 100 to be able to communicate with the remote control 30 to be controlled thereby, or alternatively, may allow the dynamic drinking game 100 to be able to communicate with a mobile device 40 to be controlled thereby via the APP. The mobile device 40 may be a cell phone, a laptop computer, a tablet computer, or any type of mobile device known to one of ordinary skill in the art.

[0117] Also, the CPU 180 may control the motor 190 to rotate the rotating platform 114 in the first direction B1 in response to the clockwise rotation button 140 being depressed, or may control the motor 190 to rotate the rotating platform 114 in the second direction B2 in response to the counter-clockwise rotation button 150 being depressed.

[0118] The CPU 180 may also control the motor 190 to cease rotating the rotating platform 114 in response to the motion stop button 130 being depressed.

[0119] The motor 190 may be designed as any type of motor that can rotate the rotating platform 114, and may include gears, pulleys, levers, pistons, or any other type of mechanism known to one of ordinary skill in the art to be used by a mechanical system.

[0120] The plurality of indented cup holders 115 may be indentations carved into a top surface of the rotating platform 114, and may include a center indented cup holder 115a, a first outer indented cup holder 115b, a second outer indented cup holder 115c, a third outer indented cup holder 115d, a fourth outer indented cup holder 115e, a fifth outer indented cup holder 115f, and a sixth outer indented cup holder 115g, but are not limited thereto.

[0121] Although FIG. 1 depicts the plurality of indented cup holders 115 as seven total indented cup holders 115, the plurality of indented cup holders 115 may be provided in any number preferred by a manufacturer, such as three, five, nine, etc.

[0122] FIG. 2 illustrates a front and top angled perspective view of the dynamic drinking game of FIG. 1 including the plurality of cups 10 inserted into the plurality of indented cup holders 115, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.

[0123] Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the plurality of indented cup holders 115 may each be designed to hold one of the plurality of cups 10 securely therein.

[0124] A plurality of cups 10 may include a game cup 11, a collapsible cup 12, and/or a store-bought cup 13, but is not limited thereto, and any one of the game cup 11, the collapsible cup 12, and/or the store-bought cup 13 may be utilized in plurality or may be mixed and matched based on the user's preference.

[0125] The game cup 11 may be a cup that comes supplied with the dynamic drinking game 100, and may be disposable and/or reusable, and may have any type of shape desired by a manufacturer. The collapsible cup 12 may include a top portion 12a, a middle portion 12b, and a bottom portion 12c, and may collapse upon itself for easy storage. The store-bought cup 13 may be any type of cup that is purchasable in a store. Regardless of the type of the plurality of cups 10 selected by the user, the plurality of indented cup holders 115 may each be designed to hold one of the plurality of cups 10 securely therein.

[0126] The coins 20 may include a game coin 21 that comes supplied with the dynamic drinking game 100, or alternatively, may be a currency coin 22, such as a quarter, half-dollar, penny, or any other type of currency coin.

[0127] Thus, when the user wants to pay the dynamic drinking game with another user, the user may insert the plurality of cups 10 into each one of the plurality of indented cup holders 115 disposed within the rotating platform 114, and then may power-on the dynamic drinking game 100 via the power button 120 or the remote control power button 32. Next, the user may press the clockwise rotation button 140 (for example) to cause the rotating platform 114 (i.e., the rotating platform 114 including the plurality of cups 10 disposed within the plurality of indented cup holders 115) to rotate in the clockwise direction (i.e., the first direction B1). While the plurality of cups 10 are rotating, the user and the another user may attempt to bounce the coins 10 into one of the plurality of cups 10. When the user (for example) successfully bounces one of the coins 10 into one of the plurality of cups 10, the user may press the motion stop button 130 to cause the plurality of cups 10 to stop rotating, and then may order the another user to drink, perform an embarrassing act, or do whatever else the users have agreed-upon as a consequence for losing a round. Then, the user may press the counter-clockwise rotation button 150 (for example) to cause the rotating platform 114 to rotate in the counter-clockwise direction (i.e., the second direction B2).

[0128] Also, during game-play, the users may randomly press the clockwise rotation button 140 or the counter-clockwise rotation button 150, in order to add an additional challenge to the game.

[0129] FIG. 3 illustrates a front and top angled perspective view of a dynamic drinking game 200 including a plurality of cups 10 and at least one coin 20, according to another exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.

[0130] The dynamic drinking game 200, and all components therein and/or connected thereto, may be constructed from at least one of metal, plastic, stone, ceramics, wood, silicone, paper, cloth, circuitry, leather, wiring, liquids, and rubber, etc., but is not limited thereto, and can be constructed from any material known to one of ordinary skill in the art.

[0131] Referring to FIG. 3, the dynamic drinking game 200 may include a main body 210, a power button 220, a motion stop button 230, a clockwise rotation button 240, a counter-clockwise rotation button 250, a charging port 260, a battery 270, a central processing unit (CPU) 280, and a motor 290, but is not limited thereto.

[0132] The main body 210 may include a main body circumferential side 211, a top metal strip 212, a bottom metal strip 213, a rotating platform 214, a plurality of indented cup holders 115, and a plurality of indented cup holder tracks 216, but is not limited thereto.

[0133] The main body 210 may preferably have a shape of a top portion of a beer barrel, and thus, the main body circumferential side 211 may have a wooden appearance (similar to a beer barrel), and the top metal strip 212 may be disposed at a top edge of the main body circumferential side 211 and the bottom metal strip 213 may be disposed at a bottom edge of the main body circumferential side 211, thus further substantiating the beer barrel style.

[0134] The rotating platform 214 may be disposed at a top portion of the main body 110, and may be designed to be rotatable independent of the main body 210.

[0135] The rotating platform 214 may rotate about an axis A1, and may rotate in a first direction B1 (e.g., a clockwise direction), or a second direction B2 (e.g., a counter-clockwise direction).

[0136] In order to initiate the rotation of the rotating platform 214, the power button 220 may first be depressed by a user to provide power to at least one of the CPU 180 and the motor 290.

[0137] Subsequently, the user may press the clockwise rotation button 240 to cause the rotating platform 214 to rotate in the first direction B1.

[0138] The user may also press the counter-clockwise rotation button 250 to cause the rotating platform 214 to rotate in the second direction B2.

[0139] If the user desires to stop the rotation of the rotating platform 214, the user may press the motion stop button 230.

[0140] Alternatively, the user may utilize a remote control 30 to power on the dynamic drinking game 200 and thus supply power to at least one of the CPU 180 and the motor 290, and to control the rotating platform 214.

[0141] The remote control 30 may include a remote control main body 31, a remote control power button 32, a remote control motion stop button 33, a remote control clockwise rotation button 34, a remote control counter-clockwise rotation button 35, and a remote control bottle opener 36, but is not limited thereto.

[0142] The user may press the remote control power button 32 to power on the dynamic drinking game 200.

[0143] The user may press the remote control clockwise rotation button 34 to cause the rotating platform 214 to rotate in the first direction B1.

[0144] The user may also press the remote control counter-clockwise rotation button 35 to cause the rotating platform 214 to rotate in the second direction B2.

[0145] If the user desires to stop the rotation of the rotating platform 214, the user may press the remote control motion stop button 33.

[0146] Finally, the bottle opener 36 may be utilized by the user to open up a bottle of beer.

[0147] The battery 270 may be disposable/replaceable, or may be rechargeable via the charging port 260, which may be any type of charging port known to one of ordinary skill in the art, such as a USB charging port, a micro USB charging port, a mini USB charging port, a USB Type C charging port, etc., but is not limited thereto. Alternatively, the dynamic drinking game 100 may be plugged into an outlet.

[0148] The CPU 280 may include electronic circuitry to carry out instructions of a computer program by performing basic arithmetic, logical, control and input/output (I/O) operations specified by the instructions. The CPU 280 may include an arithmetic logic unit (ALU) that performs arithmetic and logic operations, processor registers that supply operands to the ALU and store the results of ALU operations, and a control unit that fetches instructions from memory and executes them by directing the coordinated operations of the ALU, registers and other components. The CPU 280 may also include a microprocessor and a microcontroller. The CPU 280 may be a local computer device, a remote server, or cloud computing device.

[0149] The CPU 280 may also include a storage unit, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), a hard disk, a flash drive, a database connected to the Internet, cloud-based storage, Internet-based storage, or any other type of storage unit.

[0150] The CPU 280 may access the Internet via an internal communication unit to allow the CPU 280 to access a website, and/or may allow for communication with a mobile application and/or a software application. For ease of description, the mobile and/or the software application will be hereinafter referred to as an app. The app may be downloaded from the Internet to be stored on the storage unit of the CPU 280.

[0151] The CPU 280 may also have a global positioning service (GPS) device installed therein, to allow the CPU 280 to be located via a GPS signal.

[0152] Thus, the CPU 280 may allow the dynamic drinking game 200 to be able to communicate with the remote control 30 to be controlled thereby, or alternatively, may allow the dynamic drinking game 200 to be able to communicate with a mobile device 40 to be controlled thereby via the app. The mobile device 40 may be a cell phone, a laptop computer, a tablet computer, or any type of mobile device known to one of ordinary skill in the art.

[0153] Also, the CPU 280 may control the motor 290 to rotate the rotating platform 114 in the first direction B1 in response to the clockwise rotation button 240 being depressed, or may control the motor 290 to rotate the rotating platform 214 in the second direction B2 in response to the counter-clockwise rotation button 250 being depressed.

[0154] The CPU 280 may also control the motor 290 to cease rotating the rotating platform 214 in response to the motion stop button 230 being depressed.

[0155] The plurality of indented cup holders 215 may be indentations carved into a top surface of the rotating platform 214, and may include a center indented cup holder 215a, a first outer indented cup holder 215b, a second outer indented cup holder 215c, a third outer indented cup holder 215d, a fourth outer indented cup holder 215e, a fifth outer indented cup holder 215f, and a sixth outer indented cup holder 215g, but are not limited thereto.

[0156] Although FIG. 3 depicts the plurality of indented cup holders 215 as seven total indented cup holders 215, the plurality of indented cup holders 215 may be provided in any number preferred by a manufacturer, such as three, five, nine, etc.

[0157] The plurality of indented cup holder tracks 216 may include a first outer indented cup holder track 216b, a second outer indented cup holder track 216c, a third outer indented cup holder track 216d, a fourth outer indented cup holder track 216e, a fifth outer indented cup holder track 216f, and a sixth outer indented cup holder track 216g, but is not limited thereto.

[0158] The first outer indented cup holder track 216b may allow for back and forth movement of the first outer indented cup holder 215b, such that the first outer indented cup holder 215b may move inward toward the center indented cup holder 215a and then outward away from the center indented cup holder 215a.

[0159] The second outer indented cup holder track 216c may allow for back and forth movement of the second outer indented cup holder 215c, such that the second outer indented cup holder 215c may move inward toward the center indented cup holder 215a and then outward away from the center indented cup holder 215a.

[0160] The third outer indented cup holder track 216d may allow for back and forth movement of the third outer indented cup holder 215d, such that the third outer indented cup holder 215d may move inward toward the center indented cup holder 215a and then outward away from the center indented cup holder 215a.

[0161] The fourth outer indented cup holder track 216e may allow for back and forth movement of the fourth outer indented cup holder 215e, such that the fourth outer indented cup holder 215e may move inward toward the center indented cup holder 215a and then outward away from the center indented cup holder 215a.

[0162] The fifth outer indented cup holder track 216f may allow for back and forth movement of the fifth outer indented cup holder 215f, such that the fifth outer indented cup holder 215f may move inward toward the center indented cup holder 215a and then outward away from the center indented cup holder 215a.

[0163] The sixth outer indented cup holder track 216g may allow for back and forth movement of the sixth outer indented cup holder 215g, such that the sixth outer indented cup holder 215g may move inward toward the center indented cup holder 215a and then outward away from the center indented cup holder 215a.

[0164] The motor 290 may be designed as any type of motor that can both rotate the rotating platform 214 and control the back and forth movements of the plurality of indented cup holder tracks 216, and may include gears, pulleys, levers, pistons, or any other type of mechanism known to one of ordinary skill in the art to be used by a mechanical system.

[0165] Referring to FIG. 3 and with reference to FIG. 2, the plurality of indented cup holders 215 may each be designed to hold one of the plurality of cups 10 securely therein.

[0166] A plurality of cups 10 may include a game cup 11, a collapsible cup 12, and/or a store-bought cup 13, but is not limited thereto, and any one of the game cup 11, the collapsible cup 12, and/or the store-bought cup 13 may be utilized in plurality or may be mixed and matched based on the user's preference.

[0167] The game cup 11 may be a cup that comes supplied with the dynamic drinking game 100, and may be disposable and/or reusable, and may have any type of shape desired by a manufacturer. The collapsible cup 12 may include a top portion 12a, a middle portion 12b, and a bottom portion 12c, and may collapse upon itself for easy storage. The store-bought cup 13 may be any type of cup that is purchasable in a store. Regardless of the type of the plurality of cups 10 selected by the user, the plurality of indented cup holders 215 may each be designed to hold one of the plurality of cups 10 securely therein.

[0168] The coins 20 may include a game coin 21 that comes supplied with the dynamic drinking game 100, or alternatively, may be a currency coin 22, such as a quarter, half-dollar, penny, or any other type of currency coin.

[0169] Thus, when the user wants to pay the dynamic drinking game with another user, the user may insert the plurality of cups 10 into each one of the plurality of indented cup holders 215 disposed within the rotating platform 214, and then may power-on the dynamic drinking game 200 via the power button 220 or the remote control power button 32. Next, the user may press the clockwise rotation button 240 (for example) to cause the rotating platform 214 (i.e., the rotating platform 214 including the plurality of cups 10 disposed within the plurality of indented cup holders 215) to rotate in the clockwise direction (i.e., the first direction B1) while also causing the plurality of indented cup holders 215b, 215c, 215d, 215e, 215f, and 215g to move back and forth toward and away from the center indented cup holder 215a. While the plurality of cups 10 are rotating and moving back and forth, the user and the another user may attempt to bounce the coins 10 into one of the plurality of cups 10. When the user (for example) successfully bounces one of the coins 10 into one of the plurality of cups 10, the user may press the motion stop button 230 to cause the plurality of cups 10 to stop moving, and then may order the another user to drink, perform an embarrassing act, or do whatever else the users have agreed-upon as a consequence for losing a round. Then, the user may press the counter-clockwise rotation button 250 (for example) to cause the rotating platform 214 to rotate in the counter-clockwise direction (i.e., the second direction B2).

[0170] Also, during game-play, the users may randomly press the clockwise rotation button 240 or the counter-clockwise rotation button 250, in order to add an additional challenge to the game.

[0171] Furthermore, the dynamic drinking game 200 may include the motion stop button 230 to be designed to cause the plurality of indented cup holders 215b, 215c, 215d, 215e, 215f, and 215g to move back and forth upon a first depression, and then to cause all movement of the dynamic drinking game 200 to stop upon a second depression.

[0172] The present general inventive concept may include a dynamic drinking game 100 including a plurality of cups and at least one coin 20, the dynamic drinking game 100 including a main body 110, including a rotating platform 114 disposed at a top surface of the main body 110 to rotate independently with respect to the main body 110, and a plurality of indented cup holders 115 disposed within a top surface of the rotating platform 114 to each receive one of the plurality of cups 10 therein, a power button 120 disposed on at least a portion of the main body to power on the dynamic drinking game 100, and a motor 190 to cause the rotating platform 114 to rotate in one of a clockwise direction and a counter-clockwise direction after the power button 120 is pressed.

[0173] The dynamic drinking game 100 may further include a clockwise rotation button 140 disposed on at least a portion of the main body 110 to cause the rotating platform 114 to rotate in a first rotational direction in response to the clockwise rotation button 140 being pressed, and a counter-clockwise rotation button 150 disposed on at least a portion of the main body 110 to cause the rotating platform 114 to rotate in a second rotational direction in response to the counter-clockwise rotation button 150 being pressed.

[0174] The dynamic drinking game 100 may further include a motion stop button disposed 130 on at least a portion of the main body 110 to cause the rotating platform 114 to stop moving in response to the motion stop button 130 being pressed.

[0175] The dynamic drinking game may further include a central processing unit 180 disposed within the main body 110 to control movement of the rotating platform 114 by controlling the motor 190 to activate and function in a particular manner based on the pressing of the at least one of the clockwise rotation button 140, the counter-clockwise rotation button 150, and the motion stop button 130.

[0176] A user may bounce the at least one coin 20 off of a surface to attempt to cause the at least one coin 20 to enter one of the plurality of cups 10 while the plurality of cups 10 are rotating along with the rotation of the rotating platform 114.

[0177] The plurality of indented cup holders may include a center indented cup holder 115a disposed at a center portion of the rotating platform 114, and plurality of outer indented cup holders 115b, 115c, 115d, 115e, 115f, and 115g disposed around the center indented cup holder 115a.

[0178] The dynamic drinking game may further include a plurality of indented cup holder tracks 116 to each correspond to one of the plurality of outer indented cup holders 115 to control a lateral movement of the plurality of outer indented cup holders 115 with respect to varying distances between each of the plurality of outer indented cup holders 115b, 115c, 115d, 115e, 115f, and 115g, and the center indented cup holder 115a.

[0179] Although a few embodiments of the present general inventive concept have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes may be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the general inventive concept, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.