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A game apparatus is provided for one or more players having a first game member that includes a puzzle or a game area having indicia forming a grid having sub-grids including a plurality of cells. Each cell is assigned indicia in a solution pattern of the puzzle such that a distinct indicia appears

A game apparatus is provided for one or more players having a first game member that includes a puzzle or a game area having indicia forming a grid having sub-grids including a plurality of cells. Each cell is assigned indicia in a solution pattern of the puzzle such that a distinct indicia appears once in each row, column, and sub-grid. The first game member displays the solution indicia for some of the cells and the remaining cells are divided into a number of sub-cells bearing the possible solution indicia for the corresponding cell such that each sub-cell includes a distinct indicia. A player speculates which sub-cell bears the correct solution indicia for the respective cell. The apparatus further includes at least one game piece adapted to randomly display an indicia when manipulated, the indicia modifying a game parameter such as a player's score or number of possible speculations the player can make in one turn.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An apparatus for playing a board game, comprising: a playing game member having a master grid with a plurality of cells arranged in columns and rows, wherein the master grid is subdivided into sub-grids, each sub-grid having a number of cells equal to the number of colu

The invention claimed is: 1. An apparatus for playing a board game, comprising: a playing game member having a master grid with a plurality of cells arranged in columns and rows, wherein the master grid is subdivided into sub-grids, each sub-grid having a number of cells equal to the number of columns in the master grid, each cell divided into a number of sub-cells equal to the number of columns in the master grid, and each sub-cell assigned a distinct indicia; a solution game member having indicia corresponding to respective cells of the playing game member, the solution game member positioned with respect to the playing game member to substantially align the indicia with corresponding cells of the playing game member, the indicia providing an indication of correctness of a user-proposed solution; and an intermediate game member having a plurality of apertures respectively aligned with the sub-cells of the playing game member, the intermediate game member positioned between the playing game member and the solution game member, the playing, solution, and intermediate game members removably secured to each other. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: at least a first game piece not connected to the playing and solution game members and configured to be manually manipulated, the first game piece carrying at least two distinct indicia and adapted to randomly display at least one distinct indicia in response to a manipulation of the first game piece for providing an indication of a first rule of play applicable to a first game parameter of a current player. 3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the first game piece includes a cubic structure having distinct surfaces respectively carrying a plurality of distinct indicia. 4. The apparatus of claim 2, further comprising: at least a second game piece not connected to the in and solution game members and configured to be manually manipulated, the second game piece carrying at least two distinct indicia and adapted to randomly display at least one distinct indicia in response to a manipulation of the second game piece for providing an indication of at least a second rule of play applicable to at least one of the first game parameter and a second game parameter of a current player. 5. The apparatus of claim 4 further comprising: printing on at least one of the first game piece and the second game piece wherein the printing defines the first and second game parameters as respectively comprising at least one of a score of the current player, a quantity of opportunities afforded the current player for making the user-proposed solutions, and a duration of time afforded the current player for making the user-proposed solutions. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: at least one selection piece insertable in the apertures of the intermediate game member; and at least one mounting device configured to hold the intermediate game member, the playing game member, and the solution game member in a stacked configuration wherein a surface of the playing game member is contiguous to a surface of the intermediate game member, and the solution game member is revealably concealed by at least the playing game member such that the selection piece is insertable in a respective aperture of the intermediate game member to reveal an indicia on the solution game member associated with a sub-cell of the playing game member aligned with the respective aperture. 7. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein each cell of the solution game member comprises one sub-cell configured to display a first indicia and a remainder of sub-cells configured to display a second indicia, the first indicia indicating a correct selection and the second indicia indicating an incorrect selection, the one sub-cell corresponding to a playing game member sub-cell indicia that is a solution indicia for the corresponding cell, each solution indicia occurring once in each sub-grid, row and column of the master grid. 8. A game apparatus comprising: a playing plane having a master grid with a plurality of cells arranged in columns and rows, wherein the master grid is subdivided into sub-grids, each sub-grid having a number of cells equal to the number of columns in the master grid, each cell divided into a number of sub-cells equal to the number of columns in the master grid, and each sub-cell assigned a distinct indicia; a solution plane having a plurality of cells corresponding to the respective cells of the playing plane, the solution plane configured to provide an indication of correctness of a user-proposed solution for a respective cell of the playing plane, each cell of the solution plane divided into a plurality of sub-cells corresponding to respective sub-cells of the playing plane, each sub-cell associated with an electric circuit to generate a selection signal comprising one of a first and a second signal, the first signal indicating a correct selection and the second signal indicating an incorrect selection; a display device associated with the playing plane and configured to display indicia on the playing plane; and at least one data storage device electrically coupled to the game apparatus. 9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein each cell of the solution plane comprises one sub-cell associated with a circuit to generate the first signal, the sub-cell corresponding to a playing plane sub-cell indicia that is a solution indicia for the corresponding cell, each solution indicia occurring once in each sub-grid, row and column of the master grid. 10. The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising: at least one selection piece configured to facilitate selecting a sub-cell. 11. The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising: a device configured to communicate the first and second signals including at least one illumination device, the first and second signals including illuminations of a first and a second color or of a first and a second intensity. 12. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the one sub-cell of each cell comprises a circuit having an exposed conductor and the selection pieces each comprise at least one illumination device toward an exposed surface thereof, each selection piece having an exposed electrical contact positioned toward a portion of the selection piece, which is insertable in the apertures, the electrical contact being configured to touch the exposed conductor for electrically coupling the illumination device to the circuit, the circuit closing upon insertion of the selection piece in the aperture corresponding to the solution sub-cell for illuminating the illumination device to generate the first signal. 13. The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising: at least one port and at least one removable memory media configured to be removably coupled to the at least one port. 14. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the data storage device is integrally coupled to a portion of the apparatus. 15. The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising: a device configured to communicate the first and second signals including at least one of a fiber optic device and a magnifying device configured to display or relay the first and second signals. 16. The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising: a device configured to communicate the first and second signals including at least one audible device. 17. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of game pieces respectively marked with distinct indicia substantially similar to the respective distinct indicia of the sub-cells in a sub-grid of the playing game member, each game piece being selectively positionable on respective cells of the playing game member to indicate the solution indicia for the corresponding cell.