Game board and cards

• US 4,296,927 A
• Filed: 10/30/1978
• Issued: 10/27/1981
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/1978
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Russell E. Larsen
• Original Assignee: Russell E. Larsen
• Inventors: Larsen, Russell E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pinkham, Richard C.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Brown, Scott L.
• Application Number:
  US05/956,022
• Time in Patent Office: 1,093 Days
• Field of Search: 273/243, 273/248
• US Class Current: 273/248
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00 Board games; Raffle games racing games, traffic games, or obstacle games characterised by figures moved by action of the players A63F9/14

Abstract

Game cards for use with a game board which has separate movement zones for each player, each zone having multiple confined locations for movement of markers therein. The game cards have movement instructions consisting of two symbols representing separate but concurrent move options for a player using the card. Card symbols are also used to identify which of the various movement zones may be played by the particular player, thereby permitting players to exercise move options based on strategy and marker positioning. Several distinguishable classes of symbols are used on a single card to provide options based on different combinations of such symbols.

Claims

1. A game apparatus including:

(a) a game board with a pluarlity of separate movement zones for each player, each zone having multiple locations for movement of markers positioned therein;

(b) markers for placement in each respective zone; and

(c) a plurality of cards defining movement instructions, each card having at least two symbols representing separate but concurrent move options for a player having possession of said card, each of said symbols having corresponding identity relationship with a specific movement zone based on total numbers of columns representing directions of movement within the given movement zone to limit marker movement within said zone.

2. A game apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said symbols comprise numerals selected from a range of numbers from 0 to 9, each number being coordinated with a number value assigned to a given movement zone.

3. A game apparatus as defined in claim 2, wherein one of the selected numerals for an instruction card is distinguishable in appearance from each other numeral on the card.

4. A game apparatus as defined in claim 3, wherein the distinguishable appearance of numerals arises by difference in style or color.

5. A game apparatus as defined in claim 2, wherein the game board comprises movement zones with assigned numerical values of 2, 3, 5, 3 and 2 respectively for each player, said selected numerals for the instruction cards being selected from the numbers 2, 3 and 5.

6. A game apparatus as defined in claim 5, wherein two numerals are placed on each card and represent each possible two-number combination of the numbers 2, 3 and 5.

7. A game apparatus as defined in claim 6, wherein the two-number combinations comprise three categories as follows:

(a) a first group of 22, 33 and 55--the numbers of said first group being depicted in substantially similar character and appearance;

(b) a second group of 53, 52 and 32--the first number of each pair of numbers of said second group being distinguishable from the second number in each pair, with the respective first numbers being substantially similar in character and appearance with the numbers of said first group and the respective second numbers being substantially similar in character and appearance; and

(c) a third group of 23, 25, and 35--the numbers of said third group being depicted in substantially similar character and appearance with the second numbers of said second group.

8. A game apparatus as defined in claim 7, wherein a total of five cards occurs for each number pair represented in said third group comprising 23, 25 and 35, and in said second group comprising 53, 52 and 32, and a total of 4, 5 and 6 cards occurring for the respective number pairs 22, 55 and 33 of the first group.