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US 6,854,728 · App. 10/825,546 · Granted Feb 15, 2005

Tabletop game with lighted features

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 6,854,728
App. No.
10/825,546
Granted
Feb 15, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a game having accentuating light emanating through or from a translucent playing surface, sidewalls, and/or representative players.

Claims (24)

1. A tabletop game comprising:

a playing surface;

at least one representative player residing above the playing surface;

at least one player light source illuminating at least a portion of the at least one representative player; and

means for supplying power to the at least one player light source, wherein the means for supplying power includes at least one battery in the at least one representative player.

2. A tabletop game comprising:

a playing surface;

at least one representative player residing above the playing surface;

at least one player light source illuminating at least a portion of the at least one representative player; and

means for supplying power to the at least one player light source, wherein the means for supplying power includes at least one power feed and, wherein the at least one power feed resides in at least one cross bar arranged to hold the at least one representative player above the playing surface.

3. A tabletop game comprising:

a playing surface wherein at least one portion of the playing surface is capable of passing light;

at least one representative player residing above the playing surface;

at least one player light source illuminating at least a portion of the at least one representative player; and

at least one playing surface light source arranged such that light is viewable from above the playing surface through the at least one portion of the playing surface; and,

a reflective surface below the playing surface.

4. The tabletop game according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one playing surface light source is arranged in the same plane as the playing surface.

5. A tabletop game comprising:

a playing surface wherein at least one portion of the playing surface is capable of passing light;

at least one representative player residing above the playing surface;

at least one player light source illuminating at least a portion of the at least one representative player; and

at least one playing surface light source arranged such that light is viewable from above the playing surface through the at least one portion of the playing surface; and,

a reflective coating on a bottom of the playing surface.

6. The table top game according to claim 5 , wherein the at least one playing surface light source is arranged in the same plane as the playing surface.