Christmas-Themed Search and Find Game

Abstract

A holiday search and find game is provided having a plurality of diversified, tangible and movable holiday thematic objects, a plurality of cards, a random chance device, and a timing device. The plurality of thematic objects is arranged for disbursement about a playing environment. The plurality of cards each have an indication of at least one of the thematic objects. The random chance device is provided for randomly selecting occurrence of a category of a next event comprising: a) selection of a card from at least one category of cards, and b) at least one of: 1) a number of players, and 2) an identity of one or more players participating in the next event. The timing device establishes a predetermined time period in which to locate and identify one of the thematic objects as indicated on a selected one of the plurality of cards. A method is also provided.

1 . A holiday search and find game, comprising:
 a plurality of diversified, tangible and movable holiday thematic objects arranged for disbursement about a playing environment;   a plurality of cards each having an indication of at least one of the thematic objects;   a random chance device provided for randomly selecting occurrence of a category of a next event comprising: a) selection of a card from at least one category of cards, and b) at least one of: 1) a number of players, and 2) an identity of one or more players participating in the next event; and   a timing device establishing a predetermined time period in which to locate and identify one of the thematic objects as indicated on a selected one of the plurality of cards.   
     
     
         2 . The holiday search and find game of  claim 1 , wherein the occurrence of a category of a next event comprises positional identification of one or more players participating in the next event. 
     
     
         3 . The holiday search and find game of  claim 1 , wherein the random chance device selects one of a plurality of predetermined time periods to be implemented for performing a next event. 
     
     
         4 . The holiday search and find game of  claim 1 , wherein the movable holiday thematic objects include holiday miniature ornaments. 
     
     
         5 . The holiday search and find game of  claim 1 , wherein the indication on at least one of the plurality of cards is an enlarged partial image segment indicative of a geometric feature of a respective one of the movable holiday thematic objects. 
     
     
         6 . The holiday search and find game of  claim 1 , further comprising a points allocation scheme for assigning points to a player in response to at least one of: 1) a randomly selected occurrence of the random chance device, and 2) selection of a card from the plurality of cards indicating a points allocation for performance of a next event. 
     
     
         7 . The holiday game of  claim 1 , wherein the indications of at least one of the thematic objects comprises information used to identify at least one of the thematic objects comprising at least one of: a riddle, a clue, a name, a description, a word scramble, a photograph, and a zoomed-in photograph. 
     
     
         8 . The holiday game of  claim 1 , wherein the thematic objects comprise a Christmas tree ornament. 
     
     
         9 . The holiday game of  claim 1 , wherein the playing environment comprises a Christmas tree. 
     
     
         10 . The holiday game of  claim 1 , wherein the indication on at least one of the plurality of cards comprises a picture card having at least one of an image, a photograph, a caricature, and a pictorial representation. 
     
     
         11 . The holiday game of  claim 1 , wherein the indication on at least one of the plurality of cards comprises a zoom card having one of: a subset of an image, a cropped image, and a subset of the full image. 
     
     
         12 . The holiday game of  claim 1 , wherein the indication on at least one of the plurality of cards comprises a phrase card providing an indication of the thematic object. 
     
     
         13 . The holiday game of  claim 1 , wherein the indication on at least one of the plurality of cards comprises a stocking stuffer card having an indication of one of: 1) a game strategy reward, and 2) a game strategy demerit. 
     
     
         14 . The holiday game of  claim 1 , wherein the random chance device comprises a spinner. 
     
     
         15 . A holiday gaming apparatus for a plurality of players, comprising:
 a plurality of physically distinct holiday thematic objects arranged for disbursement about a playing environment;   a plurality of uniquely different groups of playing cards, each card having an indication of at least one of the thematic objects;   a random chance device provided for randomizing occurrence of an event comprising at least one of:
 a) selection of a card from one of the plurality of uniquely different groups of cards; and 
 b) designation of a number of players participating in the event; and 
   a timing device establishing a predetermined time period in which to locate and identify one of the thematic objects as indicated on a selected one of the plurality of cards.   
     
     
         16 . The holiday gaming apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the playing cards comprise virtual cards provided within a virtual gaming environment. 
     
     
         17 . The holiday gaming apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the playing cards are physical playing cards having one of an image, an image segment, and a phrase having a descriptor indicative of a correlated one of the thematic objects. 
     
     
         18 . The holiday gaming apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the playing cards comprise computer graphics images of a playing card rendered on a user interface of a personal electronic device. 
     
     
         19 . A method for identifying a holiday thematic object arranged on a playing environment using a unique deck of playing cards, comprising:
 providing a plurality of diversified, tangible, physically distinct, and movable holiday thematic objects disbursed about a physical playing environment and a random chance device configured to select at least one of 1) a number of player, 2) an identity of one or more players participating in the next event, and 3) a length of time allotted for completion of the next event;   determining a player from a plurality of players for a next event;   determining a time allotment for finding a next thematic object;   receiving a clue to identify a specific one of the thematic objects; and   locating the thematic object on the playing environment.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising, providing a random chance device, and randomly selecting occurrence of a category of a next event comprising: a) selection of a card from at least one category of cards, and b) at least one of: 1) a number of players, 2) an identity of one or more players participating in the next event, and a length of time allotted for completion of the next event. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising determining the time allotment based on one or more of: A) a player's age; and B) a player's knowledge.