ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,718,704, issued on Aug. 25.

"Educational treasure hunting game assembly and method of use" was invented by Edward Faulkner (Marietta, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An educational treasure hunting game assembly for providing an entertaining and educational game includes a chest comprising a box with a lockable lid. Each piece of a plurality of pieces is insertable into a respective void of a plurality of voids, which extends into the chest. Each piece is configured to present a challenge question to a player, to recognize a correct answer to the challenge question, and to provide a clue upon receipt of the correct answer to the chall...