Scent-based board game
AssigneeUnknown Games, LLC
InventorsDale Harris, Russell Pinto
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Abstract
The present invention includes a scent-based board game to challenge the olfactory sense of the player, and a method of play thereof, further including a game board having a start space, an end space and a set of spaces positioned between the start and end space; a scented card having a scent, the identity of the scent and an order; and positional markers. The players progress along the game path by following instructions on the game spaces, identifying the correct scent on the scented cards, and avoiding obstacles. The first player to arrive to the end space is declared as winner.
Claims28
A game for at least one player, comprising:
- a card having a scented area, an identity of said scent, and an order;
- a playing path having a start, an end, and a section comprising:
- (i) a set of spaces;
- and
- (ii) an action corresponding to a subset of said set of spaces;
- and
- a positional marker to mark a position on said playing path.
A game stored on a machine readable medium, comprising:
- a card generating module that generates a card having a scented area, an identity of said scent, and an order;
- a playing path generating module that generates a path having a start, an end, and a section comprising:
- (i) a set of spaces;
- and
- (ii) an action corresponding to a subset of said set of spaces;
- and
- a positional marker generating module that generates a positional marker to mark a position on said playing path.
A card comprising:
- a first side having a scented area;
- and
- a second side having an identity of said scent and an order.
A method of playing a scent-based game, comprising:
- (a) moving a positional marker along a playing path, wherein said playing path includes:
- (i) a start;
- (ii) an end;
- and
- (iii) a section having a set of playing spaces, wherein a first subset of said set of spaces containing a direction, a second subset of said set of spaces corresponding to a scented card, and a third subset of said set of spaces corresponding to an action;
- (b) identifying a scent on a card having an order;
- and
- (c) following said order in response to correctly identifying said scent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.