US 20150290552A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2015/0290552 A1 OWOc (43) Pub. Date: Oct. 15, 2015 (54) INDIVIDUAL GAME MODULES indicia, balls that roll into indented platforms out of cages, COLLECTIVELY UNIFIED INTO A tubes or boards with indicia, as in Bingo game apparatuses, et COMPOSITE NOVEL WORD GAME WITH al. These modules are collectively arranged or sequenced into OPTIONAL GAIMVARATIONS AND WORD game segments before or during the game play with a prede THREADS AND INTERACTIVE PLAYER termined content and duration. The modules are thusly uni FORMATS fied into a unique, composite, single “Wordsmith WarsTM game, which further may have a common theme(s) associated (71) Applicant: Greg John Owoc, Greenville, SC (US) within the game content modules. As well, letter(s) or word (S), and/or their correct word or phrase positions, in addition (72) Inventor: Greg John Owoc, Greenville, SC (US) to points or money won, may also be won throughout play. (21) Appl. No.: 14/253,419 These word and/or letter “threads,” which are strings or a series of letters or words, may be collected by the contestants (22) Filed: Apr. 15, 2014 or competitors, then strategically used to advantage in a cli mactic final round or closing game module that may also Publication Classification include a strategic letter and/or word bidding process. The game may be adapted into a typical physical stage TV show or (51) Int. Cl. any electronic formats that involve players watching or par A63. I/00 (2006.01) ticipating in the game through use of any of the broadcast A63F 9/00 (2006.01) mediums in which persons watch or play games. A board (52) U.S. Cl. game is also a preferred embodiment of the invention. Tele CPC. A63J I/00 (2013.01); A63F 9/0098 (2013.01) vision game shows, including interactive TV, and in other interactive communication media, such as over the internet or (57) ABSTRACT other communications networks such as desktop and com Novel games, aka, “Wordsmith WarsTM, playable by one or puter pad format, Smartphones and many other “connected more participants are disclosed comprising individual game devices, such as having an “app' for home audiences to play modules that have assigned value accruing to the module along during live broadcasts, all part of what is commonly winning player(s), as a unique game platform.” Modules are being called the “Cloud” and “Internet of Things” or IoT are selected preferably by a chance or random indicator mecha potential mediums for formats that may support and distrib nism, such as a chance wheel, cards, dice, spinning globe with ute the game. *::::::: (SECOi iD SCREEN CR (ESA's 8 88: ::::::::: Patent Application Publication Oct. 15, 2015 Sheet 1 of 38 US 2015/0290552 A1 $NºNo.NSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS †§?Š§§No.tae x~~~~~~~~~~<<<<<<x^*** Patent Application Publication Oct. 15, 2015 Sheet 2 of 38 US 2015/0290552 A1 sssssss``` ?????????: Patent Application Publication Oct. 15, 2015 Sheet 3 of 38 US 2015/0290552 A1 WHEELiSE- PSSN ars GA; iii, gy i.S. ? is it is " Baii-ype 3ane hai ce Selector R. 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