Expert: Dante - 7/1/2011

Question
I bought the game Crosswords and there are no instructions with it.  Can you help me?

Answer
Well, you found an impressively challenging question for me. So, here's what I've got.

I can't find the 1978 version of Crosswords, but I did manage to find another game named Crosswords, published in 1987 from J.R.S. Games. I'm hoping it's the same game, but simply a different edition.

Unfortunately, my resources couldn't find the exact rules.

What I *WAS* able to find was... and I hope you're sitting down... is the original patent filed for the game, which seems to have the instructions. Here is the link to the patent:

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7275746.html

If you search for the string DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS, the instructions of the game and the mechanics of the game are listed there. Of course, they're written as if a LAWYER wrote them, so understanding it is going to be challenging.

I'm actually on vacation at the moment, but if you're willing to wait a week or so, I can spend a little time once I'm back and try to translate it to human speak... and again, I'm HOPING it's the same game. But, this is the best I can do at the moment.

Sorry I couldn't be more help right now, but if the rule translation might be useful, I'll see what I can do.

--Dante