Strategy game utilizing boards and cards

• US 4,795,160 A
• Filed: 04/03/1987
• Issued: 01/03/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 04/03/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Willard C. Sterling
• Original Assignee: Willard C. Sterling
• Inventors: Sterling, Willard C.
• Primary Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Application Number:
  US07/033,670
• Time in Patent Office: 641 Days
• Field of Search: 273/269, 273/270
• US Class Current: 273/269
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/04 Card games combined with other games
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/0423 Word games, e.g. scrabble electric A63F3/0421; two-dimensional puzzles with rotating rings or discs A63F9/0811, A63F9/0819

Abstract

A combination board and card game to be played by a number of players, wherein each player has an individual board and an individual card pool. The individual card pools are comprised of a number of cards from the primary card deck. Each board has a number of circular spaces arranged in a continuous pattern. Each player attempts to be the first player to cover all of the spaces on his board. Players establish a six-card hand from their individual card pool and then, in turn, play cards from their hand to indicate which spaces may be covered by chips. A player may play cards from his hand in combination with a card or cards which are lying face up for use by all players. Upon covering all of the spaces on a player'"'"'s board, the player may draw one card from a secondary deck, to determine if he has won the current round, or if he must remove chips from his board and continue play. At the completion of each round points are awarded to the player who has covered all the spaces on his board. The number of points awarded is dependent upon the cards and uncovered spaces remaining in the possession of all players.

Claims

1. Apparatus for a game comprised of at least one round, each round comprised of at least one turn;

comprising;

a plurality of playing boards,

a continuous pattern of uniquely identifiable spaces on each of said boards,

a first deck of playing cards, including cards having indicia thereon corresponding to at least one of said spaces, and further including cards having indicia corresponding to the indicia on a plurality of adjacent spaces, said indicia on said first deck of cards directing the covering of the spaces on the boards having corresponding indicia,

a second deck of playing cards including "continue" cards having indicia thereon corresponding to at least one of said spaces, and "continue" cards having indicia corresponding to the indicia on a plurality of adjacent spaces, said indicia on said "continue" cards directing the uncovering of spaces having corresponding indicia,

said second deck further including at least one "win" card having indicia indicative of round termination, and

means for selectively covering individual spaces of said boards.

2. The game apparatus of claim 1, wherein:

said spaces are distinguished by unique numerical and color composition.

3. The game apparatus of claim 2, wherein:

said continuous patterns are comprised of twenty-five individual spaces,

said first deck is comprised of one hundred and twenty-eight cards, and

said second deck is comprised of forty-two cards.

4. The game apparatus of claim 1, wherein:

said spaces are distinguished by unique color composition.

5. The game apparatus of claim 4, wherein:

each space is comprised of a unique combination of at least two colors, wherein;

each of said colors is found on other spaces of said board.

6. The game apparatus of claim 1, wherein:

said spaces are distinguished by unique alphabet character designation.

7. The game apparatus of claim 1, wherein:

said spaces are distinguished by unique pictorial representation.