Sean E Mcgeoghegan

US Patent:

20080293468, Nov 27, 2008

Filed:

Mar 2, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/681289

Inventors:

Sean Eric McGeoghegan - Haymarket VA, US
James Samuel Stein - Gainesville VA, US

International Classification:

A63F 9/24
A63F 3/00

US Classification:

463 9

Abstract:

A process or method for playing a board game that incorporates at least one digital storage device, at least one player, playing surface & equipment, and multimedia speaker(s) with the steps of: Digital storage device(s): i.e. MP3 Player, laptop, mobile phone, Tivo, cable box, iPod, etc, access to related website(s) that maintains game content, playing surface & equipment provided, or the use of existing playing surface and equipment, at least one participant, audio cable for connection to multimedia speakers, or, wireless connection to multimedia speakers, age and gender qualified trivia questions, age and gender qualified music, age and gender qualified video, age and gender qualified spoken word, and rules or conditions for playing. The content arrangement and method of play allows any participant to compete against other participants (players) regardless of age, skill, experience, knowledge, or competence. Each player or team must achieve the same desired completion, or victory, associated with conditions or rules of play. Each player or team answers questions selected for them from a “game related” website downloaded to a digital storage device. Downloaded information is organized, categorized, and/or qualified by profiles entered on the “game related” website. Players goal of achieving completion, or victory, by answering questions in a “first response” format or a timed format and advance a game piece on a surface or game board or the measurable increase on a digital gauging device.