Electronic or board game involving the capture of fictional characters and a method for playing same

• US 6,460,852 B1
• Filed: 08/07/2000
• Issued: 10/08/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: CTM Games, LLC
• Original Assignee: CTM Games, LLC
• Inventors: Tallian, Marion E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Layno, Benjamin H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mendiratta, Vishu K
• Application Number:
  US09/633,427
• Time in Patent Office: 792 Days
• Field of Search: 273/236, 273/237, 273/243, 273/246, 273/248, 273/249, 273/260, 273/261, 273/308, 273/244.2, 273/293, 273/296, 273/252, 273/251
• US Class Current: 273/243
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/00018 played along an endless track
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00148 Board games concerning westerns, detectives, espionage, pirates, murder, disasters, shipwreck rescue operations rodeo A63F3/00028; history A63F3/0449

Abstract

The present invention provides a game, played on an electronic or tangible board, in which the theme of the game is the capture of characters, such as mobsters. In addition, the present invention provides a method for playing the game. A minimum of two players play the game. In the game, a mobster may be represented by a card bearing an illustration of the mobster. A player, acting as an agent, for example, of the law, captures a mobster by acquiring the mobster card for the particular corresponding mobster. A player may then place the corresponding mobster'"'"'s card in a section of a game board designated as a player'"'"'s personal penitentiary. Placement of a mobster card in the area designated as a player'"'"'s personal penitentiary represents placement of that mobster in a prison. A secondary object of the game is to obtain the highest amount of money of any participating player.

Claims

1. A game board assembly for playing a game by at least two players, the assembly comprising:

a game surface having an outer perimeter having spaces and displaying an illustration and name of a mobster within at least one of the spaces and further having an interior area within the outer perimeter spaces of the game surface wherein the interior area has a plurality of penitentiary sections designating a figurative prison;

a mobster card having an illustration and a name of a mobster corresponding to the name and the illustration on at least one of the outer perimeter spaces;

a player card having a number for identifying each of the plurality of players of the game;

a first capture card having a number corresponding to the number on the player card; and

a second capture card without a number wherein possession of both the first capture card and the second capture card instructs the player to capture the mobster card and place the mobster card in the penitentiary section representing a holding of the mobster within the figurative prison.

2. The game board assembly of claim 1 further comprising:

a game card displaying instructions.

3. The game board assembly of claim 1 wherein the spaces include instructions.

4. The game board assembly of claim 1 further comprising:

a plurality of penitentiary sections within the interior of the game surface.

5. The game board assembly of claim 4 wherein each of the plurality of penitentiary sections are numbered.

6. The game board assembly of claim 1 further comprising:

a plurality of tokens.