US3770278A

US3770278A - Cookie game

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Publication number: US3770278A
Application number: US00259020A
Authority: US
Inventors: I Mueller
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1972-06-02
Filing date: 1972-06-02
Publication date: 1973-11-06
Anticipated expiration: 1990-11-06

Abstract

A cookie game including a plurality of cookies packaged as a set with a fortune-like strip of paper baked inside each cookie. Each strip of paper contains a segment of a written composition which is interrelated with segments on other fortune-like papers associated with other cookies in the package. When all the papers in the package are arranged side-by-side in a predetermined sequence they recreate the written composition. Each of the strips of paper bear a letter of the alphabet as an identifying mark. The letters are selected at random, and a separate piece of paper containing a key is included in the game. The key displays a sequence of the same letters displayed on the strips and hence is an instruction as to how to arrange the strips in the proper order to recreate the written composition.

Description

[ 1 [451 Nov. 6, 1973 1 COOKIE GAME Irene Elma Mueller, 449 Cumnock Rd., Palatine, 111. 60067 [22] Filed: June 2, 1972 [21] Appl. No.2 259,020

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[52] US. Cl. 273/153 R [51] Int. Cl. A63f 9/06 [58] Field of Search 273/153 R, 156, 157 R [56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,477,322 12/1923 Degheri 273/157 R UX 1,542,031 6/1925 Bruhn 35/71 1,701,557 2/1929 Clinch et a1 273/157 UX 3,512,780 5/1970 Allison 273/157 R X with other cookies in the package. When all the papers Primary EgcaminerAnton O. Oechsle Attorney-A. James Valliere [57] ABSTRACT A cookie game including a plurality of cookies packaged as a set with a fortune-like strip of paper baked inside each cookie. Each strip of paper contains a segment of a written composition which is interrelated with smsatwnv f tu i agqw o imd in the package are arranged side-by-side in a predetermined sequence they recreate the written composition. Each of the strips of paper bear a letter of the alphabet as an identifying mark. The letters are selected at random, and a separate piece of paper containing a key is included in the game. The key displays a sequence of the same letters displayed on the strips and hence is an instruction as to how to arrange the strips in the proper order to recreate the written composition.

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cooxm GAME BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Description of the Prior Art Fortune cookies are well known in the art. These cookies are usually manufactured by selecting .fortune papers at random and baking the papers inside the cookie. The cookies may be packaged or sold in bulk quantities. Each fortune, however, is independent of other fortunes, and the cookies are packaged by random selection.

2. Field of the Invention The field of art to which this invention pertains is cookie games, and in particular, to games involving cookies which contain fortune-like papers which are interrelated with each other.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is a principal feature of the present invention to provide a cookie game.

It is another feature of the present invention to provide a cookie game-having interrelated strips of paper contained in a given set of cookies.

It is a principal object of the present invention to provide a cookie game wherein a given plurality of cookies comprise a set and wherein a segment of a wrtten composition is contained within each cookie, the whole composition being formed from all the segments of a set.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a cookie game as described above wherein each of the papers associated with a given set of cookies contain indicia which permit the strips to be-arranged in a predetermined sequence to recreate the written composition.

It is an additional object of the present invention to provide a cookie game as described above wherein a key is provided which contains the decoding information to arrange the indicia of the various strips of paper in the proper order for recreating the written composition.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 shows a package for a fortune cookie game according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a fortune cookie of the type used in the game of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 shows a fortune cookie which has been opened to expose a strip of paper containing a segment of a written composition according to the present invention.

FIG. 4. shows a key having letters of the alphabet arranged in accordance with a predetermined schedule to assist in unscrambling the various strips of paper, which when unscrambled, comprise the written composition.

FIG. 5 shows 12 fortune-like strips of paper containing the indicia and the segment of the written composition and arranged in accordance with the key shown in FIG. 4.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT The present invention relates to a fortune cookie game which requires active participation on the part of the players. Fortune cookies have becomewell known and usually include a strip of paper within each cookie, the strip containing a fortune. The fortunes are unrelated to each other, and the cookies are usually manufactured by selecting from a stack of fortunes at random. When the cookies are packaged, they are also selected at random. If a sufficiently large number of different types of fortunes are used by a given manufacturer, the chances of duplicating fortunes in a given small package of cookies can be diminished.

In contrast, the present invention contemplates a package of fortune cookies where each cookie has a strip of paper containing information which is interrelated with information on the other papers contained in the cookies. For instance, a given fortune cookie game may include one dozen fortune cookies each containing one strip of paper.

The fortune cookies of a given game comprise a set and require packaging by sets rather than random selection.

Essentially, the present invention comprises a set of fortune cookies where each cookie contains a paper bearing a segment of a written composition. The cookies are placed in a package at random,. and when opened by the players, must be arranged'in a specified order, to recreate the composition or story. The object of the game is to have the players recreate the composition solely by reading the various segments on the respective fortune-like papers and guessing the proper order of the segments of the story.

When a given time has expired or when the players believe they have recreated the composition, they can check their results by a key which is included in the game. Each of the fortune-like papers has an indicia such as a scrambled letter of the alphabet, and the key contains the order in which the indicia must be arranged so that the papers will recreate the written composition. A fortune of the traditional type may also be inserted on each strip of paper in addition to the respective segment of the story.

Referring to the drawings, FIG. 1 shows a package 10 for a cookie game according to the present invention. The package must contain a set of cookies, for example, one dozen. This could be accomplished during the manufacture of the cookies simply by arranging the fortunes in sets, rather than at' random, and by grouping each dozen cookiesfor packaging in the order in which they are baked.

FIG. 2 shows a fortune cookie ll of the type which may be contained within the package 10.

FIG. 3 shows the cookie 11 after having been opened by a player exposing a paper strip 12 which contains a segment of a written composition. The paper 12 contains a written portion 13 and indicia 14.

FIG. 4 shows the paper key according to the present invention having the various letters ,of the alphabet, D-G- L-E-C-A-F-J-H-B-K-I; arranged in the required order to unscramble the various fortune-like papers to recreate the written composition.

FIG. 5 shows 12 fortune-like papers arranged in the order described by the key of FIG. 4. When arranged in the indicated manner, the written composition may be 'read by beginning at the upper left and reading downwardly.

Accordingly, the invention provides a fortune cookie game in which the host may distribute fortune cookies to a number of guests. The guests then open the cookies and read the segments of the story or composition and attempt to piece together the story in a given amount of time. The game could even be employed by competing groups with the winner being the one to properly piece together the story in the shortest amount of time. The host can then check the results by comparing with the order specified in the key of FIG. 4.

Various forms of short stories may be the subject of the written composition according to the present invention. Stories may be written for adults only, for children, or for general use, the type of story being used being specified on the outside of the package 10.

I claim:

1. A fortune cookie game comprising: a predetermined plurality of fortune cookies, means for grouping said predetermined plurality of fortune cookies for being handled as a unit, each of said fortune cookies having a piece of material disposed therein, each piece of material having different written information contained therein, the written information of each of said pieces of material being interrelated with the written information of each other of said pieces of material, keying means being provided to readily arrange each of said pieces of material in a specified order to recreate a written composition.

2. A fortune cookie game in accordance with claim 1 wherein said keying means includes indicia on each piece of material and a separate piece of material containing all of said indicia arranged in the proper order to recreate said written composition.

3. A fortune cookie game comprising: a predetermined plurality of fortune cookies, means for grouping said predetermined plurality of fortune cookies for being handled as a unit, each of said fortune cookies having a piece of material disposed therein, each piece of material having different written information contained therein, the written information of each of said pieces of material being interrelated with the written information of each other of said pieces of material, said means for grouping said predetermined plurality of cookies comprising a package, said package containing said cookies together with the interrelated written information inside the respective cookies, and a written key for unscrambling the order of said pieces of material to recreate a written composition.

4. A cookie game comprising: a given number of cookies, means for packaging said given number of cookies as a unit game, a paper disposed within each one of said cookies, each of said papers containing a segment of a written composition, all of said papers together forming said written composition when they are arranged in a predetermined sequence, each of said papers having coded information thereon and wherein said game includes means for decoding said coded information to permit said papers to be readily arranged in said predetermined sequence.

5. A cookie game in accordance with claim 4 wherein said coded information comprises a selected letter of the alphabet on each paper, said selected letter on each paper being chosen to be unrelated to the predetermined sequence required to form said written composition, and said decoding means including a key containing said selected alphabet letters arranged in the order of said predetermined sequence, 7 whereby arranging said papers in the order specified in the key results in the recreation of said written composition.

6. A cookie game in accordance with claim 5 wherein a fortune is included on each paper in addition to a segment of said written composition.

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5. A cookie game in accordance with claim 4 wherein said coded information comprises a selected letter of the alphabet on each paper, said selected letter on each paper being chosen to be unrelated to the predetermined sequence required to form said written composition, and said decoding means including a key containing said selected alphabet letters arranged in the order of said predetermined sequence, whereby arranging said papers in the order specified in the key results in the recreation of said written composition.