US 2003/0155711 A1Published application

Educational driving board game

OwnerJohn J. Barry, Erik J. Wrobelinventors

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Abstract

The present invention is directed to a competitive educational driving board game. It includes a game board having a plurality of paths representing roadways with a plurality of spaces located therein. There are a plurality of icons -representing a motor vehicle for movement along the spaces on the board. Game cards are included, having instructions thereon representing an event, an icon movement, an icon freeze, a fine, penalty, or bonus. There is at least one chance device to determine movement of the icons for competitive movement along the plurality of spaces, and instructions setting forth rules for playing said competitive educational driving board game. In some embodiments, the present invention game may be used in driver's education programs and the instructions and other components of the game may include or incorporate the rules of the road and fines and penalties corresponding to actual state law.

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Dependent claims

A competitive educational driving board game for a plurality of players, which comprises:

(a) a game board having a plurality of paths representing roadways and having a plurality of spaces located therein, and having a beginning space and an ending space;
(b) a plurality of icons, each of said icons representing a motor vehicle for movement along said plurality of spaces on said board;
(c) a plurality of game cards, each of said plurality of game cards having instructions thereon representing an event, an icon movement, an icon freeze, a fine, penalty, or bonus;
(d) at least one chance device to determine movement of said icons along said plurality of spaces by generally sequential use of said chance device by a plurality of players for competitive movement along said plurality of spaces and,
(e) instructions setting forth rules for playing said competitive educational driving board game;
wherein said instructions direct a plurality of players to move along said plurality of spaces in accordance with the outcomes of said chance device with an object of the game to move from said beginning space to said ending space and to incur fines and penalties for violating rules of the road of said instructions.

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