METHOD OF TEACHING THE SCRIPTURES EMBODIED IN A BOARD GAME

• US 20200129846A1
• Filed: 10/30/2019
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: David Jerome Carlisle
• Original Assignee: David Jerome Carlisle
• Inventors: Carlisle, David Jerome
• Granted Patent: US 11,452,932 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/0011 Board games having religion aspects
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00006 Board games played along a linear track, e.g. game of goose, snakes and ladders, along an endless track A63F3/00028 - A63F3/00157, A63F3/04 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00072 played along an endless track, e.g. monopoly A63F3/00069 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/001 Board games concerning astrology, religion, or fortune-telling fortune-telling games A63F9/181
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/0052 with a plurality of boards used during one game, i.e. separate game boards or playing areas
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/04 Geographical or like games ; Educational games educational appliances in general G09B
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/18 Question-and-answer games
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/00 Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26

Abstract

A method of teaching a path to salvation according to the New Testament of the King James Version of the Bible is provided. The method is embodied in a board game having a plurality game squares, each game square having a citation from Christian Scriptures. Each of the game squares is organized in one of five sacramental sections associated with the citation. Each sacramental section has a plurality of staggered columns, and each column is formed by the game squares. Players help each other navigate their game pieces through the columned game squares, by answering Scripture-related questions, to reach an uppermost or top portion of the columns of each sacramental section.

Claims

1. A method of teaching the Christian scriptures, comprising:

providing a game board having a playing surface providing a plurality of board portions, wherein each board portion a Christian scriptures citation;

the plurality of board portions divided into five sacramental sections;

each sacramental section comprising a plurality of staggered columns; and

each column comprising a subset of the plurality of board portions; and

providing a question related to each Christian scripture citation for each board portion each player occupies, wherein each player advances to a subsequent board portion by answering said question.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sacramental sections includes a baptism section, a believe section, a confess section, hear section and a repent section.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein only one or two of the columns in each sacramental section defines a top board portion for said sacramental section.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising an English letter is adjacent and upward of each column, wherein the English letters of each sacramental section, when read left to right, spells a theme associated with said sacramental section.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein each player wins upon advancing to each of the said top board portions.