BOARD GAME APPARATUS

• US 3,572,718 A
• Filed: 12/04/1967
• Issued: 03/30/1971
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/1967
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Moore, Robert L.
• Original Assignee: Moore, Robert L.
• Inventors: Moore, Robert L.
• Application Number:
  US04/687,879
• Time in Patent Office: 1,212 Days
• US Class Current: 273/254
• 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 3/00088 Board games concerning traffic or travelling trading A63F3/00063; racing A63F3/00082; teaching the highway code A63F3/0494

Abstract

A game construction comprising a playing board having indicia thereon defining a path of travel on the board. Playing positions are included in the path of travel to be occupied by playing pieces with some of the playing piece positions being interconnected by a plurality of lines of travel whereby alternatives are available to the players. Vehicles are provided for playing pieces, and the distance of travel available is determined by the vehicle selected by the player. Pictorial representations are displayed on the board at playing piece positions with a plurality of such representations being displayed adjacent those playing piece positions having a plurality of lines of travel extending therefrom. The representations provide locating positions for vehicles as well as means for determining which vehicles can be used for travel from a particular playing piece position. The appearance of each of said representations is sufficiently similar to that of the corresponding simulated vehicle to enable identifications of the vehicle by comparing its appearance with that of the representation.

Claims

1. In a game construction comprising a board defining a playing surface, a plurality of marked playing piece positions located along a path of travel on said board, and a plurality of playing pieces, the improvement comprising indicia on said board indicating lines of travel between playing piece positions, a plurality of such indicia extending away from selected playing piece positions whereby alternative lines of travel are available at these selected playing piece positions, a plurality of simulated vehicles of different designs, and pictorial representations displayed on said board at playing piece positions, a plurality of such representations being displayed adjacent said selected playing piece positions and each adjacent a particular line of travel whereby the representations serve as means for designating the line of travel which can be used for a particular vehicle, the appearance of each representation being sufficiently similar to that of a corresponding one of said vehicles to enable identification of the particular vehicle by comparison of its appearance with that of the representation.

2. A construction in accordance with claim 1 wherein said vehicles have means for receiving said playing pieces whereby the playing pieces can be placed on the vehicles for movement therewith between playing piece positions.

3. A construction in accordance with claim 2 wherein at least some of said vehicles have means to carry two or more playing pieces simultaneously.

4. A construction in accordance with claim 1 including a plurality of cards located on said board, and wherein at least some of the cards contain instructions which affect the travel of the playing pieces.

5. A construction in accordance with claim 1 wherein said playing positions have indicia associated therewith designating cities, and including a plurality of cards on said board, and wherein at least some of said cards provide for the simulated happening of an event when the playing piece of the player receiving the card reaches the city designated on the card.

6. A construction in accordance with claim 5 wherein said event involves picking up a game piece.

7. A game construction comprising a board defining a playing surface, a plurality of playing pieces, a plurality of marked spaces defining a path of travel on said board, said spaces serving as playing positions to be occupied by said playing pieces, the improvement comprising a plurality of simulated vehicles separate from said playing pieces and having different designs, means defined by said vehicles for the temporary physical association of a playing piece therewith, said playing piece positions being spaced apart from each other on said board, a plurality of indicia displayed on said board and defining lines of travel on said board, some only of the playing piece positions being connected by alternative lines of travel with other playing piece positions, and pictorial representations displayed on said board at said playing piece positions, a plurality of such representations being displayed adjacent said some playing piece positions and each adjacent a particular line of travel whereby the representations serve as means for designating the line of travel which can be used for a particular vehicle, the appearance of each representation being sufficiently similar to that of a corresponding one of said vehicles to enable identification of the particular vehicle by comparison of its appearance with that of the representation.

8. A construction in accordance with claim 1 wherein indicia designating values assigned to lines of travel are displayed On said board, the values for lines covering greater distances on the board being higher.