MAGNETIC GAME APPARATUS AND METHOD

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EP 3 072 562 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	19.10.2016 Bulletin 2016/42

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	28.09.2016 Bulletin 2016/39

(21)	Application number: 16161184.3

(22)	Date of filing: 18.03.2016

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A63F 9/30^(2006.01)
A63F 11/00^(2006.01)

A63F 9/34^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
	Designated Extension States:
	BA ME
	Designated Validation States:
	MA MD

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Priority:

25.03.2015 US 201562137864 P

(71)	Applicant: Spin Master Ltd.
	Toronto, Ontario M5V 1B6 (CA)

(72)	Inventor:
	Reid, Donald Clifford London, Ontario N6H 5N1 (CA)

(74)	Representative: Loo, Chi Ching et al
	Albright IP Limited County House Bayshill Road Cheltenham, Glos. GL50 3BA Cheltenham, Glos. GL50 3BA (GB)

(54)	MAGNETIC GAME APPARATUS AND METHOD

(57) A game apparatus is provided and includes a magnetic pickup apparatus and a plurality of ferromagnetic game pieces. The magnetic pickup apparatus such as a wand has at least two spaced-apart game piece pickup regions wherein each pickup region incorporates a magnet having field strength differing than the field strength of the magnet associated with other pickup points. The magnetic pickup apparatus is capable of being manipulated by a user to magnetically pick up a ferromagnetic object using any one of the incorporated magnets. The ferromagnetic game pieces are provisioned having different colour, size and/or weight characteristics.

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