Game of skill and chance

• US 4,012,046 A
• Filed: 06/09/1975
• Issued: 03/15/1977
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/1975
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hendrik Liket
• Original Assignee: Hendrik Liket
• Inventors: Liket, Hendrik
• Primary Examiner(s): Lowe, Delbert B.
• Application Number:
  US05/585,072
• Time in Patent Office: 645 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 3/00072 played along an endless track, e.g. monopoly A63F3/00069 takes precedence

Abstract

A game apparatus having a game board with a continuous path around its perimeter, the path being divided into consecutive spaces, each space bearing instructions for playing the game. Playing pieces are utilized by the game players to move around the spaces. Play money is distributed to the players with the remainder remaining in the bank. Two decks of standard playing cards are utilized. Some of the cards are distributed to the players; the remainder forming a supply for selection by the players in consecutive order. The playing cards serve as both a determination of the number of moves for each playing piece, as well as providing for unique combinations in the hands of the players to determine the winning player.

Claims

1. In a game apparatus, the combination of a game board having a continuous path around its perimeter divided into consecutive spaces bearing instructions representing amounts to be paid or received during the game, each of said spaces defining a playing position, a plurality of playing pieces one for each of the game players, said playing pieces being of a size to fit within said playing positions, play money of different denominations for distribution of part thereof to each player, and at least two decks of standard playing cards for distribution of at of least some of the cards in equal allotment to each of the players, the cards simultaneously bearing indications representing the number of playing positions to be moved by a playing piece and also bearing representations forming a part of win determining means, said game board further comprising a bank area for storing the remainder of the play money not distributed to the players and said apparatus further comprising a plurality of additional cards, all of a single type, said single type being one of the types already included within each of said decks of playing cards.

2. The combination as in claim 1 and wherein said playing pieces represent figurines of animate and inanimate objects.

3. The combination of claim 1 and wherein said game board further comprises two playing card areas, one for storing said playing cards prior to selection by the players, and the other for storing said playing cards after being discarded by the players.

4. The combination of claim 1 and wherein said single type of card is the Joker card.

5. The combination as in claim 4 and wherein there are included seven such Joker cards.

6. The combination of claim 1 and wherein said game board is square, said continuous path forming a further inner square within said perimeter.

7. The combination of claim 1 and wherein said play money comprises a plurality of papers bearing indicia representing denominations of money.

8. The combination of claim 7 and wherein said denominations are of 1 dollar, 5 dollars, 10 dollars and 25 dollars.