ASTROLOGY BOARD GAME APPARATUS

• US 3,652,092 A
• Filed: 10/24/1969
• Issued: 03/28/1972
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/1969
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Lola Elizabeth Boyer, Richard G. Boyer
• Original Assignee: Lola Elizabeth Boyer, Richard G. Boyer
• Inventors: Boyer, Richard G., Boyer, Lola Elizabeth
• Primary Examiner(s): Lowe, Delbert B.
• Application Number:
  US04/869,009
• Time in Patent Office: 886 Days
• Field of Search: 273/134
• US Class Current: 273/243
• 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 3/001 Board games concerning astrology, religion, or fortune-telling fortune-telling games A63F9/181

Abstract

An astrology game board comprising a flat stationary board having positioned on a surface thereof a circular indicator means rotatable about a fixed axis, disposed around said indicator means twelve radially extending bands, each of said bands having within its field in radially disposed fashion; an image of the earth having therein a orbiting flag receiving aperture, a plurality of zodiac sign symbols in circularly disposed arrangement, in proximity to each of said symbols a peg receiving aperture, and a plurality of peg receiving apertures in circularly disposed arrangement; between said bands and each associated with one of said bands a circularly disposed degree scale, said scale having at regular increments a orbiting flag receiving aperture. Each of said bands is identified by a color associated with a particular zodiac sign. The bands are arranged in the cosmic order of the zodiac signs around the indicator means. The degree scale has at its center the planet symbol and name of the planet which cosmically rules the zodiac sign of the band associated with said scale. Alternatively, said indicator means may be deleted in favor of twelve suits of astrological playing cards.

Claims

1. An astrology game board comprising:

a flat stationary board having positioned on a surface thereof a circular indicator means rotatable about a fixed axis, disposed around said indicator means a plurality of radially extending differently colored bands each bearing individual Zodiac symbols, said symbols being arranged with respect to each other in the cosmic order of the Zodiac signs;

between said bands and each associated with one of said bands a circularly disposed degree scale, said scale having at regular increments playing piece-receiving apertures, and within said degree scale, the symbol of the planet which rules the Zodiac sign to its immediate right;

each of said bands having within iTs field in radially disposed fashion;

a. an image of the earth having therein a playing piecereceiving aperture, b. a plurality of Zodiac sign symbols in circularly disposed arrangement, and in proximity to each of said symbols a playing piece-receiving aperture, c. a plurality of playing piece-receiving apertures in circularly disposed arrangement;

said indicator means being adapted to select one of said bands.

2. The astrology game board of claim 1 wherein said bands are 12 in number and are equidistant from one another.

3. The astrology game board of claim 1 wherein said indicator means is provided, along its axis of rotation, with a projection extending outwardly from the plane of the board which is adapted to receive a rotation-imparting force.

4. The astrology game board of claim 1 wherein said board is in the form of a thin circular disk.

5. The astrology game board of claim 1 wherein said plurality of playing piece-receiving apertures in circularly disposed arrangement is disposed around a single zodiac sign symbol.

6. The astrology game board of claim 1 wherein each of said bands is identified by a color associated with a particular zodiac sign.

7. An astrology board game apparatus comprising:

a flat board, disposed on said board, a plurality of radially extending differently colored bands each bearing individual Zodiac symbols, said symbols being arranged with respect to each other in the cosmic order of the Zodiac signs, between said bands and each associated with one of said bands a circularly disposed degree scale, said scale having at regular increments playing piece-receiving apertures, and within said degree scale, the symbol of the planet which rules the Zodiac sign to its immediate right;

each of said bands having within its field in radially disposed fashion;

a. an image of the earth having therein a playing piece-receiving aperture, b. a plurality of Zodiac sign symbols in circularly disposed arrangement and in proximity to each of said symbols a playing piece-receiving aperture, c. a plurality of playing piece-receiving apertures in circularly disposed arrangement, and means for selecting by chance one of said bands.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said selecting means comprises a deck of at least 12 different astrological playing cards, each card carrying one of the twelve signs of the Zodiac.