Educational science game and method of play
AssigneeDoublestar, LLC
InventorStuart Montaldo
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Abstract
An educational game is shown which encourages learning while providing a novel and unique gaming experience. An array of unusual or unique features are combined in the game, such as the ability to move any game piece along a primary and a secondary game board, variable movement for different game pieces depending upon the characteristics of that game piece, the ability to obtain “equipment” to alter those characteristics, and an ultimate goal based upon the acquisition of a plurality of tokens. Other unusual or unique game playing features are disclosed.
Claims22
A board game for play by a plurality of players comprising:
- a primary game board having a plurality of game spaces connected along one or more contiguous paths;
- a secondary game board disjointed from said primary game board, also having a plurality of game spaces connected along one or more contiguous paths;
- a plurality of game pieces, each belonging to a particular player, designed to move along the contiguous paths of either the primary or secondary game board;
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- one or more transition mechanisms in the game, said transition mechanism moving a game piece from the primary game board to the secondary game board or vice versa.
A board game for play by a plurality of players comprising:
- one or more game boards, each game board having a plurality of game spaces connected along one or more contiguous paths;
- a plurality of game pieces, each belonging to a particular player, designed to move along said contiguous paths, each game piece having certain innate characteristics associated therewith that are unique to that game piece;
- a plurality of characteristic-altering pieces which may be acquired by a player to alter one or more of the innate characteristics of his/her/their game piece;
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- wherein the rules for movement of said game pieces along said contiguous paths are based at least in part upon the characteristics of said game pieces, whether innate or altered.
A board game for play by a plurality of players comprising:
- one or more game boards, each game board having a plurality of game spaces connected along one or more contiguous paths;
- a plurality of game pieces, each belonging to a particular player, designed to move along said contiguous paths;
- a random number generator activated by player that fixes the number of game spaces the game piece of that player will move on that turn;
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- wherein a player has the option of moving his/her/their game piece along a path in a direction opposite that which he/she/they moved in the preceding turn by declaring such an intent prior to activating said random number generator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.