Medical Board Game
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1. A board game wherein players advance by correctly answering questions relating to the Health Care System, said game comprising:
- A plurality of tokens with a medical theme;
A plurality of question and answer cards wherein the questions are medically based;
A plurality of “
Health Care Dollars”
of various denominations;
A plurality of cards indicating rank in the medical profession;
A game board having a playing surface comprising an outer periphery and an inner space, said outer periphery comprising a plurality of playing spaces each having a medically oriented name, said outer periphery further comprising a starting space, said inner space comprising a design with the name of the game and a playing space for receiving and holding said “
Health Care Dollars,”
A chance means for determining movement along said outer periphery.
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A board game for educational and recreational purposes allowing players to simulate advancement through the various levels of employment and knowledge in the health care industry. The game is played on a board with a continuous path along its outer edge. Players advance around the board using a thrown die, keeping their place with a token. Each player starts at the lowest level in the health care industry and endeavors to become Surgeon General of the United States.
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1. A board game wherein players advance by correctly answering questions relating to the Health Care System, said game comprising:
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A plurality of tokens with a medical theme;
A plurality of question and answer cards wherein the questions are medically based;
A plurality of “
Health Care Dollars”
of various denominations;
A plurality of cards indicating rank in the medical profession;
A game board having a playing surface comprising an outer periphery and an inner space, said outer periphery comprising a plurality of playing spaces each having a medically oriented name, said outer periphery further comprising a starting space, said inner space comprising a design with the name of the game and a playing space for receiving and holding said “
Health Care Dollars,”A chance means for determining movement along said outer periphery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of providing a medical profession education using a board game wherein players progress by correctly answering questions comprising:
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A plurality of tokens with a medical theme;
A plurality of question and answer cards wherein the questions are medically based;
A plurality of “
Health Care Dollars”
of various denominations;
A plurality of cards indicating rank in the medical profession;
A game board having a playing surface comprising an outer periphery and an inner space, said outer periphery comprising a plurality of playing spaces each having a medically oriented name, said outer periphery further comprising a starting space, said inner space comprising a design with the name of the game and a playing space for receiving and holding said “
Health Care Dollars,”
labeled “
Scholarship Fund,”A starting playing space on said periphery labeled “
Annual Salary,”Said method comprising;
1. having each player select a token, 2. having each player roll the die, the highest roll determining who plays first, 3. rolling the die and advancing the same number of playing spaces around the periphery as are indicated by the die, 4. answering a question picked from the question and answer cards, 5. advancing to the next level of the health care profession if the question is answered correctly and if the player has landed on the Nursing School square while the player is in the nursing ranks, or the Medical School square if the player is in the medical profession ranks, and by paying a predetermined tuition, 6. paying an amount of “
Health Care Dollars”
to the “
Scholarship Fund”
for an incorrect answer on those playing spaces labeled “
Co-Pay”7. collecting an amount of “
Health Care Dollars”
for a correct answer on a playing space labeled “
Co-Pay,”8. collecting an amount of Health Care Dollars equal to a predetermined salary amount for the level the player has achieved each time the player passes or lands on the “
Annual Salary”
playing space,9. progressing through the medical profession ranks until the highest rank “
Surgeon General of the United States is achieved.
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Current AssigneeCarl M. Germain III
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Original AssigneeCarl M. Germain III
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InventorsGermain, Carl M. III
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Application NumberUS10/908,613Publication NumberTime in Patent OfficeDaysField of SearchUS Class Current273/243CPC Class CodesA63F 2003/0492 MedicalA63F 3/00006 Board games played along a ...A63F 3/00697 Playing piecesA63F 3/04 Geographical or like games ...
