"War Game Patent?" Topic
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 Bobgnar  | 30 Jan 2008 11:10 a.m. PST |
Any one know about this game, it seems to be patented. Dismember figures in the dark? Very strange link |
| MiniatureWargaming dot com | 30 Jan 2008 11:14 a.m. PST |
Drugs are the only possible explanation. |
| Griefbringer | 30 Jan 2008 11:32 a.m. PST |
Drugs are the only possible explanation. Are you referring to the original author or to the patent office official who let that pass, or to both? Griefbringer |
| CraigH | 30 Jan 2008 11:36 a.m. PST |
I'm trying to figure out what was patented. You can't patent an idea and the concept of assembling figures is hardly new. Hasbro obviously hasn't heard of this – sounds like Cooties is very similar. boardgames.com/cootie.html |
| Farstar | 30 Jan 2008 12:10 p.m. PST |
The patent summary seems to suggest dynamically removable pieces that glow in the dark. Now, I've never considered using a LiteBrite in this context, but… |
| Bardolph | 30 Jan 2008 8:40 p.m. PST |
Combots had figures that removed pieces to show damage, though they didn't glow in the dark.
Zombies has pieces that glow in the dark, though you don't generally remove pieces from the figures. I dunno. |
| GarrisonMiniatures | 31 Jan 2008 12:53 a.m. PST |
Firstly, it looks like 'patent applied for' rather than granted. Next, if it is novel (ie no prior mentions in the literature), it is allowable. Who would have wanted to particularly mention a game like this? This seems to be basically a user patent rather than anything else? I imagine it would be very difficult to enforce as well. Still seems pretty pointless, but then, so are most patent applications. |
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