US 4,053,157 A · Board game apparatus

Abstract

A game apparatus and method for playing the game including a game board having a plurality of squares located along each of its sides and bearing instructional information, a plurality of play directing cards which relate to the instructional information in the game board squares, random monetary units, a pair of dice to be thrown in turn by the players of the game, and game pieces representing human beings and motor vehicles to be moved around the game board a number of game board squares corresponding to the number showing on the dice thrown by the player. The players begin the game having no money or other assets and having only a game piece representing a human being which allows a player to throw only one die to determine the number of game board squares to move the game piece. An intermediate object of the game is to obtain a game piece representing a motor vehicle which allows the player to throw a pair of dice to determine the number of game board squares to move the game piece. The ultimate object of the game is to be the first player to accumulate total assets of at least $25,000 and zero liabilities.

A game apparatus, which comprises in combination:

a plurality of first movable game pieces, equal in number to said first movable game pieces, and each of said first movable game pieces being of a different color;
a plurality of second movable game pieces, equal in number to said first movable game pieces, and each being of the same color as a different one of said first movable game pieces;
a substantially square game board having a first side, second side, third side and fourth side;
a plurality of squares located along said first side, said second side, said third side and said fourth side of said game board for accommodating said first and second movable game pieces;
directional information printed in each of said squares;
a first corner square located at the intersection of said squares along said first side and said squares along said fourth side of said game board;
directional information printed in said first corner square;
a second corner square located at the intersection of said squares along said first side and said squares along said second side of said game board;
directional information printed in said second corner square;
a third corner square located at the intersection of said squares along said second side and said squares along said third side of said game board;
directional information printed in said third corner square;
a fourth corner square located at the intersection of said squares along said third side and said squares along said fourth side of said game board;
directional information printed in said fourth corner square;
a first block disposed generally at one corner of said game board adjacent the intersection of said squares located along two of said sides of said game board;
information printed in said first block;
a plurality of first information members containing printed information pertaining to directional information printed in a predetermined number of said squares and relating to the loan of money;
a plurality of second information members containing printed information pertaining to directional information printed in a predetermined number of said squares and relating to various jobs;
a plurality of third information members containing printed information pertaining to directional information printed in a predetermined number of said squares and relating to property;
a plurality of fourth information members containing printed information pertaining to directional information printed in a predetermined number of said squares and relating to bonds;
a plurality of play directing fifth information members containing directional information pertaining to directional information printed in a predetermined number of said squares and further pertaining to information contained on said fourth information members, which directional information relates to the payment and receipt of money related to the value of bonds;
a plurality of play directing sixth information members containing directional information printed in a predetermined number of said squares and further pertaining to information contained on said second information members, said third information members and said fourth information members, which directional information relates to the payment and collection of money and the advancement of the game pieces;
a predetermined amount of artificial money of various face value amounts to be distributed to the players of the game apparatus as a loan to be repaid;
and
a pair of dice to be thrown one die at a time or together by the players of the game to determine the movement of said first game piece and said second game piece, respectively.

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