Book and game combination device and method for using the device

Abstract

A book and board game combination device that allows a user to transport an entire board game in a book form. The device can comprise a book and a board for a board game coupled to said book. There can also be at least one container coupled to the book. There can also be a plurality of game pieces disposed in the container and being selectively removable from the container for use with the board in the board game. The game pieces can include at least one card, at least one interactive element such as clay or dough, at least one timer, at least one spinner, and at least one playing piece which can be used to identify a particular player. There can also be a method for playing a game which can include opening a book, presenting a game board coupled to the book, removing a playing piece from a container, answering a question and then selectively moving the playing piece on the game board in response to the answer to the question.

1 . A book and game combination device comprising: 
 a) a housing having a first cover, a second cover, and a spine wherein said first cover and said. second cover are coupled to said spine;    b) a board for a board game coupled to said housing and being extendable out from said housing;    c) at least one container coupled to said housing; and    d) a plurality of game pieces disposed in said container and being selectively removable from said container for use with said board in said board game.    
   
   
       2 . The device as in  claim 1 , wherein said board is in the form of at least two sections with at least one section foldable over an additional section.  
   
   
       3 . The device as in  claim 1 , further comprising a closure coupled to said housing wherein said closure is for selectively retaining said housing in a closed position.  
   
   
       4 . The device as in  claim 1 , wherein said first cover has an inside face and an outside face, and wherein said container is coupled to an inside face of said first cover.  
   
   
       5 . The device as in  claim 1 , wherein said container is in the form of a blister pack and includes separate compartments for organizing and storing said plurality of game pieces and includes a cover for selectively covering said plurality of game pieces in said container.  
   
   
       6 . The device as in  claim 1 , wherein said board is coupled to said housing in a slidable manner.  
   
   
       7 . The device as in  claim 2 , wherein said board is coupled to said second cover of said housing.  
   
   
       8 . The device as in  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of game pieces comprise a plurality of cards in at least one stack.  
   
   
       9 . The device as in  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of game pieces comprise at least one playing piece.  
   
   
       10 . The device as in  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of game pieces comprise at least one spinner.  
   
   
       11 . The device as in  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of game pieces comprise at least one writing instrument.  
   
   
       12 . The device as in  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of game pieces comprise at least one interactive element in the form of a malleable material.  
   
   
       13 . The device as in  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of game pieces comprise at least one timer.  
   
   
       14 . The device as in  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of pages that are coupled to said housing and at least one divider coupled to said housing wherein said plurality of pages are divided into. at least two different sections by said at least one divider.  
   
   
       15 . The device as in  claim 1 , further comprising at least one book coupled to said housing.  
   
   
       16 . The device as in  claim 2 , further comprising at least one additional container coupled to said housing.  
   
   
       17 . The device as in  claim 16 , wherein said spine has a recess for receiving said at least one additional container so that said at least one additional container is visible in an outer surface of said spine.  
   
   
       18 . A book and game combination device comprising: 
 a) a housing having a front cover, a back cover and a spine;    b) a plurality of pages coupled to said housing;    c) at least one container coupled to said housing;    d) a playing surface coupled to said housing;    e) a plurality of game pieces disposed in said at least one container and being selectively removable from said at least one container for use with a game which is associated with said plurality of pages.    
   
   
       19 . A process for playing a game comprising the following steps: 
 providing a housing having a first cover a second cover and a spine with said first cover and said second cover being coupled to said spine;    providing a playing surface coupled to said housing;    providing a container coupled to said housing;    providing a plurality of game pieces removably disposed in said container;    opening said housing;    presenting said playing surface;    opening said container; and    removing at least one of said playing pieces from said container to start the game.    
   
   
       20 . The process as in  claim 19 , wherein said step of presenting said playing surface further comprises presenting a game board by sliding said game board out from said housing.  
   
   
       21 . The process as in  claim 19 , wherein said step of providing a plurality of game pieces further comprises providing at least one timer, and wherein the process further comprises the step of removing said timer from said at least one container and starting said timer.  
   
   
       22 . The process as in  claim 19 , wherein said step of providing a plurality of game pieces includes providing at least one spinner, and wherein the process further comprises the steps of removing said spinner from said container and spinning said spinner to select a player in the game.  
   
   
       23 . The process as in  claim 19 , wherein said step of providing a plurality of game pieces includes providing a plurality of cards, wherein the process further comprises the steps of removing at least one card from said at least one container and then answering a question disposed on said at least one card.  
   
   
       24 . The process as in  claim 23 , wherein said step of answering a question includes writing an answer on a piece of paper.  
   
   
       25 . The process as in  claim 23 , wherein said step of answering a question further comprises molding a malleable substance in response to said question.  
   
   
       26 . The process as in  claim 23 , further comprising the steps of providing at least one playing piece, and moving said at least one playing piece to a different location on said game board if a question is answered correctly.