Hexahedrally-Shaped game piece and associated method of playing a parlor game

Abstract

A game piece which includes a body having a first face and a second face. The first face and the second face are integrally formed with one another. The first face is defined by a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, a first end edge, and a second end edge. The second face is defined by a third lateral edge, a fourth lateral edge, a third end edge, and a fourth end edge. Each of the first lateral edge, the second lateral edge, the third lateral edge, and the fourth lateral edge possesses a first length. Each of the first end edge, the second end edge, the third end edge, and the fourth end edge possesses a second length. The first length is greater than the second length. The game piece further includes a first gaming indicia secured to the first face, and a second gaming indicia secured to the second face. An associated method of playing a game is also disclosed.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A game piece, comprising: 
 a body having a first face and a second face, wherein (i) said first face and said second face are integrally formed with one another, (ii) said first face is defined by a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, a first end edge, and a second end edge, (iii) said second face is defined by a third lateral edge, a fourth lateral edge, a third end edge, and a fourth end edge, (iv) each of said first lateral edge, said second lateral edge, said third lateral edge, and said fourth lateral edge possesses a first length, (v) each of said first end edge, said second end edge, said third end edge, and said fourth end edge possesses a second length, and (vi) said first length is greater than said second length;    a first gaming indicia secured to said first face; and    a second gaming indicia secured to said second face.    
     
     
         2 . The game piece of  claim 1 , wherein: 
 said body has a third face which is interposed between said first face and said second face, and    said third face is devoid of gaming indicia.    
     
     
         3 . The game piece of  claim 2 , wherein: 
 said third face is defined by said first end edge, said third end edge, a fifth end edge, and a sixth end edge, and    each of said first end edge, said third end edge, said fifth end edge, and said sixth end edge possesses said second length.    
     
     
         4 . The game piece of  claim 1 , wherein: 
 said first gaming indicia includes a first set of dots, and    said second gaming indicia includes a second set of dots.    
     
     
         5 . The game piece of  claim 4 , wherein each of said first set of dots and said second set of dots includes a quantity of dots equal to an integer which is 6≧x≧0.  
     
     
         6 . The game piece of  claim 1 , wherein: 
 said first gaming indicia includes (i) a first set of dots, (ii) a second set of dots, and (iii) a separator, and    said separator is interposed between said first set of dots and said second set of dots.    
     
     
         7 . The game piece of  claim 1 , wherein said game piece is hexahedrally shaped.  
     
     
         8 . The game piece of  claim 7 , wherein (i) said body further has a third face, a fourth face, a fifth face, and a sixth face, and (ii) said third face and said sixth face are both devoid of gaming indicia, further comprising: 
 a third gaming indicia secured to said fourth face; and    a fourth gaming indicia secured to said fifth face.    
     
     
         9 . The game piece of  claim 1 , wherein: 
 said first gaming indicia is defined in said first face, and    said second gaming indicia is defined in said second face.    
     
     
         10 . A game piece, comprising: 
 a body having a first face, a second face, and a third face which is interposed between said first face and said second face, wherein (i) said first face, said second face, and said third face are integrally formed with one another, (ii) said first face is defined by a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, a first end edge, and a second end edge, (iii) said second face is defined by a third lateral edge, a fourth lateral edge, a third end edge, and a fourth end edge, and (iv) said third face is defined by said first end edge, said third end edge, a fifth end edge, and a sixth end edge;    a first gaming indicia secured to said first face; and    a second gaming indicia secured to said second face,    wherein said third face is devoid of gaming indicia.    
     
     
         11 . The game piece of  claim 10 , wherein: 
 said first gaming indicia includes a first set of dots, and    said second gaming indicia includes a second set of dots.    
     
     
         12 . The game piece of  claim 11 , wherein each of said first set of dots and said second set of dots includes a quantity of dots equal to an integer which is 6≧x≧0.  
     
     
         13 . The game piece of  claim 10 , wherein: 
 said first gaming indicia includes (i) a first set of dots, (ii) a second set of dots, and (iii) a separator, and    said separator is interposed between said first set of dots and said second set of dots.    
     
     
         14 . The game piece of  claim 10 , wherein said game piece is hexahedrally shaped.  
     
     
         15 . The game piece of  claim 14 , wherein (i) said body further has a fourth face, a fifth face, and a sixth face, and (ii) said third face and said sixth face are both devoid of gaming indicia, further comprising: 
 a third gaming indicia secured to said fourth face; and    a fourth gaming indicia secured to said fifth face.    
     
     
         16 . The game piece of  claim 10 , wherein: 
 said first gaming indicia is defined in said first face, and    said second gaming indicia is defined in said second face.    
     
     
         17 . A method of playing a game, comprising the steps of: 
 rolling a first game piece on a gaming surface such that a first face of said first game piece comes to rest on said gaming surface thereby causing a second face of said first game piece to face upwardly from said gaming surface, wherein said first game piece has (i) a body having said first face and said second face defined therein, with (a) said first face and said second face being integrally formed with one another, (b) said first face being defined by a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, a first end edge, and a second end edge, (c) said second face being defined by a third lateral edge, a fourth lateral edge, a third end edge, and a fourth end edge, (d) each of said first lateral edge, said second lateral edge, said third lateral edge, and said fourth lateral edge possessing a first length, (e) each of said first end edge, said second end edge, said third end edge, and said fourth end edge possessing a second length, and (f) said first length being greater than said second length, (ii) a first gaming indicia secured to said first face, and (iii) a second gaming indicia secured to said second face; and    moving said first game piece adjacent to a second game piece, wherein (i) said second game piece has a third face which faces upwardly from said gaming surface, (ii) said third face has a third gaming indicia secured thereto, and (iii) said third gaming indicia has a predetermined relationship with said second gaming indicia.    
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein said moving step includes the step of moving said first game piece into contact with said second game piece if said third gaming indicia matches said second gaming indicia.  
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising the steps of: 
 rolling a third game piece on said gaming surface such that a fourth face of said third game piece comes to rest on said gaming surface thereby causing a fifth face of said third game piece to face upwardly from said gaming surface; and    moving said third game piece adjacent to said second game piece, wherein (i) said fifth face of said third game piece has a fourth gaming indicia secured thereto, and (ii) said fourth gaming indicia matches said third gaming indicia.    
     
     
         20 . A game piece having an integrally formed body, wherein: 
 said integrally formed body has (i) a first face which is bound by a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, a first end edge, and a second end edge, (ii) a second face which is bound by said second lateral edge, a third lateral edge, a third end edge, and a fourth end edge, (iii) a third face which is bound by said third lateral edge, a fourth lateral edge, a fifth end edge, and a six end edge, and (iv) a fourth face which is bound by said fourth lateral edge, said first lateral edge, a seventh end edge, and an eighth end edge, and    each of said first face, said second face, said third face, and said fourth face includes (i) a first gaming indicia portion, (ii) a second gaming indicia portion, and (iii) a separator interposed between the first gaming indicia portion and the second gaming indicia portion.    
     
     
         21 . The game piece of  claim 20 , wherein said integrally formed body further has: 
 a fifth face which is bound by said first end edge, said third end edge, said fifth end edge, and said seventh end edge, and    a sixth face which is bound by said second end edge, said fourth end edge, said sixth end edge, and said eighth end edge,    each of said fifth face and said sixth face is devoid of any gaming indicia.    
     
     
         22 . The game piece of  claim 20 , wherein: 
 each of said first face, said second face, said third face, and said fourth face possesses a length L and a width W, and    said length L is greater than said width W.    
     
     
         23 . The game piece of  claim 22 , wherein: L≧2W.  
     
     
         24 . A method of playing a game, comprising the steps of: 
 rolling a first game piece and a second game piece, wherein each of said first game piece and said second game piece has (i) a first face which is bound by a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, a first end edge, and a second end edge, (ii) a second face which is bound by said second lateral edge, a third lateral edge, a third end edge, and a fourth end edge, (iii) a third face which is bound by said third lateral edge, a fourth lateral edge, a fifth end edge, and a six end edge, and (iv) a fourth face which is bound by said fourth lateral edge, said first lateral edge, a seventh end edge, and an eighth end edge, and further wherein each of said first face, said second face, said third face, and said fourth face includes (i) a first gaming indicia portion, (ii) a second gaming indicia portion, and (iii) a separator interposed between the first gaming indicia portion and the second gaming indicia portion; and    positioning the first game piece relative to the second game piece.    
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein said body further has: 
 a fifth face which is bound by said first end edge, said third end edge, said fifth end edge, and said seventh end edge, and    a sixth face which is bound by said second end edge, said fourth end edge, said sixth end edge, and said eighth end edge,    each of said fifth face and said sixth face is devoid of any gaming indicia.    
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein: 
 each of said first face, said second face, said third face, and said fourth face possesses a length L and a width W, and    said length L is greater than said width W.    
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein: L≧2W.