US 4,306,724 AGranted

Board game apparatus

AssigneeStephen R. M. Brzezinski

InventorsStephen R. M. Brzezinski, Peggy J. Brzezinski

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Abstract

A board game apparatus is provided which combines advantageous features from business and crossword games, as well as other games. A board is provided which includes an inner area divided up into spaces for accommodating formation of words from letter pieces. Surrounding the inner area are a plurality of spaces defining a travel path for player pieces, which spaces include indicia referring the players landing thereon to respective bonus, penalty and category cards which will control their next step in forming words in the center area. Play money certificates are utilized to accumulate the player's scores, based upon the letter value of words formed, and also to accommodate purchase of additional letters under certain conditions, as well as penalty payments. The throw of dice control the movement of the player pieces along the outer portion of the board.

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Dependent claims

A board game comprising:

a plurality of separate movable letter pieces,
a plurality of separate movable player pieces,
board means having first and second board areas which are each divided into a plurality of spaces, said first board area including spaces for accomodating placement of said letter pieces to form words, said second board area including spaces defining a path for said player pieces,
and first random chance control means for controlling the movement of said player pieces along the path on said second board area,
wherein at least some of said spaces on said second board area include indicia delineating a category of words that may be formed on said first board area for controlling a player's word forming options in dependence on the particular space occupied by said player's playing piece on said second board area, and further comprising a plurality of category cards which each delineate a category of words that may be formed, wherein the indicia for controlling a player's word forming options delineate said category by including indicia directing a player to draw one of the category cards.

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