Board game

• US 8,328,196 B1
• Filed: 08/10/2010
• Issued: 12/11/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Judy Kihslinger, Robert Kihslinger
• Original Assignee: Judy Kihslinger, Robert Kihslinger
• Inventors: Kihslinger, Robert, Kihslinger, Judy
• Primary Examiner(s): Mendiratta, Vishu K.
• Application Number:
  US12/853,915
• Time in Patent Office: 854 Days
• Field of Search: 273/243, 273/261, 273/287
• US Class Current: 273/287
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/00012 with movable means for switching to another track
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/00268 about a vertical axis, e.g. a disc
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/00725 Peg and socket connection
• 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 3/00261 Details of game boards, e.g. rotatable, slidable or replaceable parts, modular game boards, vertical game boards

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a board game with a start point, end point, and a path between. The object of the game is to advance all of one'"'"'s pawns from the starting point to the end point before any other player. In various exemplary embodiments, the game also includes a sweeper arm that comes into play at the occurrence of an arbitrary and/or random event (e.g., a particular roll of a dice or die), but the direction of movement is selected by a player (e.g., the player during whose turn the sweeper arm will be moved). The sweeper arm moves about the playing board and effects the position of pieces thereon (e.g., sending them back to the start point or changing their location on the board). In various exemplary embodiments, the playing pawns are stackable on one another. Moreover, multiple pieces may become stacked and move as a group, including pawns belonging to any number of different players.

Claims

1. A board game comprising:

a game board having three concentric rings disposed about a central position provided on a playing surface, each ring having twelve sequential spaces defining the perimeter of each ring, and a sweeper arm rotatably coupled to the central position and having a length corresponding to at least a diameter of an outermost ring, wherein for each player;

a first outermost ring space corresponding to a start space is provided on the outermost ring, followed by ten sequential spaces provided on the outermost ring leading to a twelfth outermost ring space provided on the outermost ring;

the twelfth outermost ring space is coupled to a first middle ring space provided on a middle ring by a first passage;

ten sequential spaces are provided on the middle ring leading to a twelfth middle ring space provided on the middle ring;

the twelfth middle ring space is coupled to a first innermost ring space provided on an innermost ring by a second passage;

ten sequential spaces are provided on the innermost ring leading to a twelfth innermost ring space provided on the innermost ring; and

a home space is coupled to the twelfth innermost ring space, the home space is provided between the innermost ring and the central position provided on the playing surface;

at least three game pieces for each player; and

a random number generator.

2. The board game of claim 1, wherein the first outermost ring space, the first middle ring space, and the first innermost ring space are in approximate radial alignment outward from the central position provided on the playing surface.

3. The board game of claim 2, wherein the first outermost ring space, the first middle ring space, and the first innermost ring space are a first color which is different from colors of the remaining spaces provided on the outermost ring, middle ring, and innermost ring.

4. The board game of claim 1, wherein the first outermost ring space abuts the twelfth outermost ring space.

5. The board game of claim 4, wherein the first middle ring space abuts the twelfth middle ring space.

6. The board game of claim 5, wherein the first innermost ring space abuts the twelfth innermost ring space.

7. The board game of claim 1, wherein the game pieces for each player are pawns.

8. The board game of claim 7, wherein each of the pawns include a first side having an arcuate projection opposite a second side having an arcuate cavity, the arcuate cavity of each pawn being adapted to removably receive the arcuate projection of another pawn to allow for the stacking of pawns.

9. The board game of claim 1, wherein each of the players share the outermost, middle, and innermost rings of the game board.

10. The board game of claim 9, wherein the start space for each player is provided on a separate, unique space of the outermost ring.

11. The board game of claim 1, wherein the random number generator is at least one six-sided die.