Collectible dice
CA 2437732 A1 · Owner: Crisanti, Dino C. · Inventors: Macbain, Jamie D.; Zaruba, John V.; Crisanti, Dino C.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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A plurality of collectible dice (10), each including a multi-faceted polyhedron having an opaque base (14). A three dimensional character (20) is positioned on the base and contained within each die. At least one of the facets of each die, other than the base is transparent (16) or translucent to permit viewing of the character. Indicia for distinguishing the die and for use in game play are contained on each die. Players obtain a collection of dice from a universe of distinctive dice and establish a set of dice from the collection. A set of dice for use in a given turn of a game is selected from the collection. At least one selected die is cast and the value is determined from a …
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Why it's free to use
- Filed February 15, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 15, 2022.
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