Interactive game between a plurality of players viewing a sporting game

Abstract

The device for allocating a scoring event in a sporting game to one of a plurality of players of an interactive game depending on specific circumstances during play of the sporting game which result in scoring of one adversary in the sporting game over at least one of the other adversaries in the sporting game, the device including a set of discrete game members having depicted thereon a corresponding set of unique scoring event descriptors so that each game member has thereon a single unique scoring event descriptor from the set of unique scoring event descriptors.

1 . For use in an interactive game between a plurality of players viewing a sporting game wherein the sporting game has an object of scoring, as between at least two adversarial teams trying to score one over the other, as a result of their respective skill levels, ability, size, endurance, coordination, complexity of play and the like, and wherein the players of the interactive game are observers of the sporting game and interact with one another during play of the sporting game, a device for allocating a scoring event in the sporting game to one of the plurality of players of the interactive game depending on specific circumstances during play of the sporting game which result in scoring of one adversary over at least one of the other adversaries, the device comprising: 
 a set of discrete game members having depicted thereon a corresponding set of unique scoring event descriptors so that each game member of said set of discrete game members has thereon a single unique scoring event descriptor from said set of unique scoring event descriptors,    wherein during play of the sporting game individual viewers of the sporting game may be each provided with one or more of said game members so that upon a scoring event in the sporting game, the particular set of play circumstances resulting in the scoring event are correlated to the corresponding unique scoring event descriptors of the corresponding game member held by a viewer and a reward allocated to that viewer.    
   
   
       2 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said set of discrete game members are formed on a substrate having a surface on which are depicted an array of separate said scoring event descriptors, wherein each said scoring event descriptor of said array of separate scoring event descriptors describes a unique said set of play circumstances which result in a said scoring event by one of the adversarial teams in the sporting game.  
   
   
       3 . The device of  claim 2  wherein said substrate is a substantially opaque sheet and further comprising: 
 a second substantially opaque cover sheet removably mounted by removable mounting means onto said sheet substrate so as to cover said array of separate event descriptors on said sheet substrate to prevent reading of said event descriptors until said cover sheet is manually removed.    
   
   
       4 . The device of  claim 3  further comprising: 
 means for separating said array into discrete said scoring event descriptors on correspondingly discrete removed sections of said sheet substrate overlaid by corresponding discrete sections of said cover sheet so as to form individual pull-tab means once so separated, whereby, once so separated, each section of said cover sheet of said corresponding discrete sections of said cover sheet may be lifted from its said removable mounting onto a corresponding section of said sheet substrate of said corresponding discrete removed sections of said sheet substrate so as to expose a corresponding said scoring event descriptor.    
   
   
       5 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said scoring event descriptors include tackle football, plays chosen from the group comprising: 
 running plays, passing plays, field goal plays, defence plays, special teams plays, and, no score/end-of-game.    
   
   
       6 . The device of  claim 5  wherein said scoring event descriptors chosen from said group each include a specified range of values associated with a corresponding said scoring event descriptor.  
   
   
       7 . The device of  claim 6  wherein, collectively, said specified range of values specifies a range of values covering all possible values for said corresponding said scoring event descriptor so that no play in a football game resulting in a scoring event will not be described in one of said unique scoring event descriptors.  
   
   
       8 . The device of  claim 2  wherein said scoring event descriptors include tackle football plays chosen from the group comprising: 
 running plays, passing plays, field goal plays, defence plays, special teams plays, and, no score/end-of-game.    
   
   
       9 . The device of  claim 8  wherein said scoring event descriptors chosen from said group each include a specified range of values associated with a corresponding said scoring event descriptor.  
   
   
       10 . The device of claims  9  wherein, collectively, said specified range of values specifies a range of values covering all possible values for said corresponding said scoring event descriptor so that no play in a football game resulting in a scoring event will not be described in one of said unique scoring event descriptors.  
   
   
       11 . The device of claim.  3  wherein said scoring event descriptors include tackle football plays chosen from the group comprising: 
 running plays, passing plays, field goal plays, defence plays, special teams plays, and, no score/end-of-game.    
   
   
       12 . The device of  claim 11  wherein said scoring event descriptors chosen from said group each include a specified range of values associated with a corresponding said scoring event descriptor.  
   
   
       13 . The device of  claim 12  wherein, collectively, said specified range of values specifies a range of values covering all possible values for said corresponding said scoring event descriptor so that no play in a football game resulting in a scoring event will not be described in one of said unique scoring event descriptors.  
   
   
       14 . The device of  claim 4  wherein said means for separating said array includes perforations around said game members so that said game members are separable one from another as between adjacent said game members.  
   
   
       15 . The device of  claim 1  further comprising means for selectively separating said array into individual said game members.  
   
   
       16 . The device of  claim 15  wherein said means for selectively separating said array includes perforated seams around said game members.  
   
   
       17 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said set of discrete game members are a deck of playing cards and wherein a discrete game member of said set of discrete game members is a playing card from said deck of playing cards.  
   
   
       18 . The device of  claim 2  wherein said set of discrete game members are a deck of playing cards and wherein a discrete game member of said set of discrete game members is a playing card from said deck of playing cards.  
   
   
       19 . A method of playing an interactive game between a plurality of players viewing a sporting game wherein the sporting game has an object of scoring, as between at least two adversarial teams trying to score one over the other, as a result of their respective skill levels, ability, size, endurance, coordination, complexity of play and the like, and wherein the players of the interactive game are observers of the sporting game and interact with one another during play of the sporting game, and using a device for allocating a scoring event in the sporting game to one of the plurality of players of the interactive game depending on specific circumstances during play of the sporting game which result in scoring of one adversary over at least one of the other adversaries, the method comprising the steps of: 
 distributing to the players of said interactive game a set of discrete game members having depicted thereon a corresponding set of unique scoring event descriptors so that each game member of said set of discrete game members has thereon a single unique scoring event descriptor from said set of unique scoring event descriptors,    during play of the sporting game correlating a scoring event in the sporting game and the particular set of play circumstances resulting in the scoring event to the corresponding unique scoring event descriptors of the corresponding game member held by a player of said interactive game and allocating a reward to that player.