Educational balancing game

Abstract

The application provides for a system and method of playing an educational balancing game. An electronic game spinner is used to select a category to be tested, as well as a specific question within this category. Once the specific question has been selected, potential answers are shown on an electronic game board whereby a user must then use their body to select a circle containing an answer. The game board may also be constructed out of plastic, where the answers are fixed, however, the electronic game spinner scans a code on the game board so that appropriate questions are used with the printed answer selections.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of playing an educational balancing game, the method comprising the steps of:
 a. providing, at least one predetermined question/answer set;   b. loading, via a prompter said at least one predetermined question/answer set, said prompter comprising:
 a bottom surface, 
 a top surface,
 wherein said top surface is disposed with a touch-sensitized display, a memory, disposed between said top surface and said bottom surface, a processor, disposed between said top surface and said bottom surface, a wireless transceiver, disposed between said top surface and said bottom surface, 
 
 a power source,
 wherein said power source is in electronic communication with said memory, said processor, said wireless transceiver; 
 
   c. displaying, a plurality of question/answer subsets, on said prompter;   d. initiating, by a first user, a random selection process;   e. selecting, by said memory and said processor, a question/answer subset;   f. presenting, said question;   g. showing, an answer grid on an game board,
 said game board, comprising:
 a bottom surface, 
 a top surface,
 wherein said top surface is disposed with at least one touch-sensitized display, 
 
 a memory, disposed between said top surface and said bottom surface, 
 a processor, disposed between said top surface and said bottom surface, 
 a wireless transceiver, disposed between said top surface and said bottom surface, 
 a power source,
 wherein said power source is in electronic communication with said memory, said processor, said wireless transceiver; 
 
 
 said answer grid comprising
 a plurality of answer zones each corresponding to an answer in said question/answer subset, 
 wherein said plurality of answer zones are non-uniformly sized, and 
 wherein said plurality of answer zones move around said touch-sensitized display until selected by said at least one additional user; 
 
   h. selecting by at least one additional user or said first user, one of said plurality of answer zones, by placing an appendage on said answer;   i. repeating, steps b through h, as desired.   
     
     
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         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said random selection process comprises displaying a plurality of representations of said plurality of question/answer subsets and selecting said plurality of representations based on an input by said first user. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein said random selection process is displayed as a spinning wheel and said user input is to stop said spinning wheel. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein said spinning wheel is stylized. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , where said random selection process comprises a digital spinner randomly selecting a category, and subsequently selecting a random question within said category. 
     
     
         9 . A gaming apparatus, comprising:
 at least one electronic game board, comprising:
 a bottom surface; 
 a top surface,
 wherein said top surface is disposed with at least one touch-sensitized display; 
 
 a memory, disposed between said top surface and said bottom surface; 
 a processor, disposed between said top surface and said bottom surface; 
 a wireless transceiver, disposed between said top surface and said bottom surface; 
 a power source,
 wherein said power source is in electronic communication with said memory, said processor, said wireless transceiver; and 
 
   a prompter, comprising:
 a bottom surface; 
 a top surface,
 wherein said top surface is disposed with a touch-sensitized display; 
 
 a memory, disposed between said top surface and said bottom surface; 
 a processor, disposed between said top surface and said bottom surface; 
 a wireless transceiver, disposed between said top surface and said bottom surface; 
 a power source,
 wherein said power source is in electronic communication with said memory, said processor, said wireless transceiver; 
 
 wherein said prompter is in electronic communication with said at least one electronic game board. 
   
     
     
         10 . The gaming apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein said at least one electronic game board has a plurality of touch-sensitized displays. 
     
     
         11 . The gaming apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein said at least one electronic game board further comprises at least one speaker. 
     
     
         12 . The gaming apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein said at least one electronic game board is a plurality of electronic game boards,
 wherein said plurality of electronic game boards are removably detachable from each other.   
     
     
         13 . The gaming apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein said plurality of electronic game boards show complimentary images on said at least one touch-sensitized display upon the removable detachment of said plurality of electronic game boards. 
     
     
         14 . The gaming apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein said prompter is an internet-enabled electronic device. 
     
     
         15 . The gaming apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein said plurality of electronic game boards are in wireless communication. 
     
     
         16 . The gaming apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein said plurality of electronic game boards are in wired communication. 
     
     
         17 . The gaming apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein said plurality of electronic game boards are of a non-uniform size. 
     
     
         18 . The gaming apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein said prompter and said electronic game board are independently selected from the group consisting of: a smartphone, a tablet, and a multi-point touch-screen computer. 
     
     
         19 . A gaming apparatus, comprising:
 a prompter, comprising:
 a bottom surface; 
 a top surface,
 wherein said top surface is disposed with a touch-sensitized display; 
 
 a memory, disposed between said top surface and said bottom surface; 
 a processor, disposed between said top surface and said bottom surface; 
 a power source,
 wherein said power source is in electronic communication with said memory, said processor, said wireless transceiver; 
 
   at least one game board, comprising:
 a top surface, 
 an answer grid disposed on said top surface,
 said answer grid comprising a plurality of answers; 
 
 a unique optical identifier, disposed on top surface,
 wherein said unique optical identifier is readable by said prompter, and said prompter will load a predetermined question/answer set upon reading said unique optical identifier, and 
 wherein said predetermined question/answer set corresponds to said unique optical identifier, such that said question set will relate to said plurality of answers. 
 
   
     
     
         20 . The gaming apparatus of  claim 19 , wherein said gaming board is constructed out of plastic, and is disposed with ornamentation indicating the subject matter of said predetermined question/answer set. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 1 , said game board further comprising a speaker; and wherein step f is performed audibly by said electronic game board via said speaker. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of answer zones are uniformly distributed on said touch-sensitized display.