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US 2003/0127796 A1Published application
Game with pivoting pointer
OwnerJonathan Bedfordinventor
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Abstract
A game wherein players move their game pieces across a game board and attempt to collect end game cards by moving their player mover to a space that is occupied by a reward mover. Moreover, the game may be portable. In some cases, the game apparatus may be carried in a plastic case that resembles a hard-backed book. The game components may be based on an individual chapter from a published children's book or novel.
Claims18
A game comprising:
- a game board having
- a plurality of spaces radiating from a central position, wherein a subset of the spaces are reward mover spaces;
- barrier markings indicating areas where movement between two or more of the spaces is forbidden;
- and
- a pointer pivotally attached to the central position;
- rules for playing the game;
- a random number generator;
- a reward mover;
- a player mover;
- and
- a plurality of cards, wherein a subset of the cards are end game cards.
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A method for playing a game comprising:
- moving a playing piece on a game board, the game board having a plurality of spaces radiating from a central rotating pointer, wherein a turn in the game comprises;
- obtaining a number from a random number generator and moving a player mover on the game board the number of spaces indicated by the random number generator;
- and
- obtaining a number from a random number generator and rotating the pointer the number of spaces indicated by the random number generator, penalizing a player controlling a player mover if the pointer points at the player mover after the pointer is rotated;
- drawing a card from a plurality of cards when a player mover and a reward mover share a space and moving the reward mover from a first reward mover space to a second reward mover space;
- collecting end game cards;
- and
- reaching a finish space.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.