Crossword puzzle game, method of generating the same, and game show generated therefrom

Abstract

The present invention relates to a crossword puzzle game. The game includes a medium. The game includes indicia displayed on the medium and representing a crossword portion having a plurality of adjacent cells for filling in intersecting words. The crossword portion has at least one clue for supplying at least one of the words. The game includes indicia displayed on the medium and representing a graphical puzzle portion the solution to which supplies another of the words, whereby solving the graphical puzzle portion promotes solving the crossword portion and, alternatively, solving the crossword portion promotes solving the graphical puzzle portion.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A crossword puzzle game comprising:
 a medium;   indicia displayed on the medium and representing a crossword portion including a plurality of adjacent cells for filling in intersecting words and at least one clue for guiding a player to identify and fill in at least one of said words; and   indicia displayed on the medium and representing a graphical puzzle portion, the solution to which supplies another of said words,   whereby solving one of the portions promotes solving another of the portions.   
     
     
         2 . The crossword puzzle game as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the graphical puzzle includes an arrangement of symbols suggesting the solution to the graphical puzzle by the symbols displayed taken with their arrangement. 
     
     
         3 . The crossword puzzle game as claimed in  claim 2  wherein the symbols are letters. 
     
     
         4 . The crossword puzzle game as claimed in  claim 2  wherein the arrangement of symbols further suggests the solution to the graphical puzzle by the symbols displayed taken with their size relative to each other. 
     
     
         5 . The crossword puzzle game as claimed in  claim 2  wherein the arrangement of symbols further suggests the solution to the graphical puzzle by the symbols displayed taken with their orientation relative to each other. 
     
     
         6 . The crossword puzzle game as claimed in  claim 2  wherein the arrangement of symbols further suggests the solution to the graphical puzzle by the symbols displayed taken with their shading relative to each other. 
     
     
         7 . The crossword puzzle game as claimed in  claim 2  wherein the symbols have a stylization and the arrangement of symbols further suggests the solution to the graphical puzzle by the symbols displayed taken with the stylization of the symbols relative to each other. 
     
     
         8 . The crossword puzzle game as claimed in  claim 7  wherein said stylization varies according to differing font thickness and font boldness of the symbols. 
     
     
         9 . The crossword puzzle game as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the graphical puzzle portion is connected to the crossword portion. 
     
     
         10 . The crossword puzzle game as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the graphical puzzle portion is at least partially surrounded by the crossword portion. 
     
     
         11 . The crossword puzzle game as claimed in  claim 1  wherein each of the cells receives an individual letter, a plurality of said letters when combined, form said words. 
     
     
         12 . The crossword puzzle game as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the plurality of cells includes a row of squares for respectively receiving letters of a first word and a column of squares intersecting with the row of squares, the column of squares respectively receiving letters of a second word, one of said first word and said second word being associated with the clue, the other of said first word and said second word being associated with the graphical puzzle portion, whereby identifying the one of the first word and the second word associated with the clue promotes solving the graphical puzzle portion and thereby promotes identifying the other of the first word and the second word to solve the crossword portion and solving the graphical puzzle portion to obtain the other of the first word and the second word promotes identifying the one of the first word and the second word associated with the clue to solve the crossword portion. 
     
     
         13 . The crossword puzzle game as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the medium includes a display screen for showing the graphical puzzle portion. 
     
     
         14 . The crossword puzzle game as claimed in  claim 13  wherein the display screen consists of at least one from the group consisting of a television screen, a video screen, an analog display screen and a digital display screen. 
     
     
         15 . The crossword puzzle game as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the graphical puzzle portion is in the form of a full motion video. 
     
     
         16 . The crossword puzzle game as claimed in  claim 1  where in the medium consists of at least one from the group consisting of printed matter, paper and a game board. 
     
     
         17 . The crossword puzzle game as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the clue is in the form of a written clue including one or more clue words. 
     
     
         18 . The crossword puzzle game as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of cells for filling in intersecting words includes a first set of cells for filling in a first word and a second set of cells for filling in a second word, the sets having a common cell, the cells intersecting via the common cell, wherein in order to fill in one of the sets of cells a player must solve one of the clue portion or the graphical puzzle portion and the letter of the common cell obtained thereby promotes solving the other of the clue and the graphical puzzle portion, and wherein each of the set of cells must be filled in with correct words to complete the game. 
     
     
         19 . A method of cruciverbalism, the method comprising:
 arranging a crossword including a plurality of adjacent cells that respectively receive letters of a first word and letters of a second word intersecting with the first word;   providing a clue for guiding a player to identify and supply the first word; and   displaying a graphical puzzle, the solution to which supplies the second word,   whereby solving the graphical puzzle promotes solving the crossword and solving the crossword promotes solving the graphical puzzle.   
     
     
         20 . The method as claimed in  claim 19 , the method further including, before the arranging of the crossword portion, the step of:
 selecting said first word and said second word, the second word having a letter in common with the first word; and   arranging the second word so as to interconnect with the first word, an answer key to the crossword portion thereby being provided.   
     
     
         21 . The method as claimed in  claim 19 , the method further including:
 providing a display screen for showing the graphical puzzle.   
     
     
         22 . A crossword puzzle game show for a first player and a second player, including a medium, indicia displayed on the medium and representing a crossword portion, the crossword portion including a plurality of adjacent cells that receives a first word, a second word interconnected to the first word and a third word interconnected to at least one of said first word and said second word, a first clue for supplying the first word, a second clue for supplying in the second word, and indicia representing a graphical puzzle the solution to which supplies the third word, the game show comprising the steps of:
 a) displaying the medium to the first player and the second player;   b) providing the opportunity for either of the players to be a selected player, the selected player reviewing one of said clues and the graphical puzzle, and supplying an answer for either of the said one of said clues and the graphical puzzle;   c) determining whether the answer provided by the selected player in step b) corresponds to the correct word, and if so, allowing said selected player to return to step b) for solving a further one from the group consisting of said clues and the graphical puzzle, and if not, allowing the other of said first player and said second player to become a further selected player of step b),   whereby solving the graphical puzzle promotes solving the crossword portion and, solving the crossword portion promotes solving the graphical puzzle.   
     
     
         23 . The game show according to  claim 22  further including allotting points in step c) to the selected player who provides the answer that corresponds to the correct word and further including the step of:
 d) identifying as the winner of the game show the player with the highest tally of points upon all of said clues and the graphical puzzle being solved.