Cards and dice game to develop public speaking ability

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A - Human Necessities

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A63F 1/00 (2006.01) G09B 3/02 (2006.01) G09B 19/04 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2197379

A cards and dice game to develop public speaking ability is disclosed. The game provides a single die which is rolled to determine the order of play. Timing and grammar judges are selected. The players take turns as speaker in sequence. Each player begins each turn by selecting a card from a stack of cards, wherein each card has a plurality of speaking topics on the card. The player then rolls the die to determine which speaking topic on the card is to be used. The player receives 1 point for every second of speech. A maximum speaking time of 3 minutes and 180 points is allowed. Points are deducted by the grammarian for speech fillers such as "ummms" and "ahhhs", and for pauses. Ten points are lost where the speaker strays from the topic.

Cette invention concerne un jeu de cartes et de dés axé sur le développement de l'art de parler en public. Un dé sert à déterminer l'ordre de jeu sous la gouverne d'un chronométreur et d'un arbitre. Les joueurs prennent la parole à tour de rôle. Le sujet est déterminé au hasard en tirant une carte proposant plusieurs sujets. Le choix du sujet est déterminé en lançant le dé. Chaque joueur accumule des points au rythme de un par seconde de discours, le temps maximum alloué étant de trois minutes pour un total possible de 180 points. L'arbitre retranche des points à chaque hésitation, pause et interjection ou bruit de remplissage. Un joueur qui s'éloigne de son sujet perd dix points.

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