Smarty smart sticks

Abstract

The present invention discloses an article of manufacture comprising a game which includes playing media such as sticks or cards. The playing media have a first side with an identifying indicia and a second side with a question and its corresponding answer. The game consists of players collecting sticks for providing correct answers to the questions on the media. The object of the game is to collect the most media in a specified period.

1 . An article of manufacture, comprising:
 a playing media having first and second sides wherein the first side has an identifying indicia and the second side has a question thereon and the answer to said question is also affixed to the second side.   
   
   
       2 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the playing media is a wooden stick. 
   
   
       3 . The article of  claim 1  wherein the playing media is a card. 
   
   
       4 . The article of  claim 1  wherein the playing media is plastic. 
   
   
       5 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the identifying indicia is color. 
   
   
       6 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the identifying indicia is a design. 
   
   
       7 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the question is suitable for children ages 4 to 7 years old. 
   
   
       8 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the question is suitable for children ages seven to 12 years old. 
   
   
       9 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the question is suitable for children ages 12 to 18 years old. 
   
   
       10 . The article of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of playing media. 
   
   
       11 . The article claimed  10 , wherein the playing media are sticks and the identifying indicia are colors. 
   
   
       12 . The article of  claim 11 , wherein the playing media have questions selected from different topic categories. 
   
   
       13 . The article of  claim 11 , wherein the playing media have questions selected from different topic categories. 
   
   
       14 . A method of playing a game, comprising the steps of:
 distributing playing media to at least two players, wherein the playing media has first and second sides, the first side has an identifying indicia and the second side has a question thereon and the answer to said question is also affixed on the second side;   allowing a first player to select a playing media from a second player;   allowing the second player to read the question on the playing media;   allowing the first player to answer the question;   allowing the second player to announce the answer to the question; and   allowing the second player to give the first player the playing media if the first player provides the answer to the question, or allowing the second player to retain the playing media if the first player does not provide the answer to the question.   
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the method is repeated at least 10 times, and the player with the largest number of playing media wins. 
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the game is played with at least two players. 
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the first player has a time limit to answer the question. 
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the playing media have unique identifying indicia for each player participating in the game. 
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the identifying indicia are colors, and the playing media are sticks. 
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the playing media have questions selected from different topic categories. 
   
   
       21 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the playing media have questions selected from the same topic categories.