Board game for forming alphabetic symbols
OwnerMary J. Wadlandinventor
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Abstract
A game to teach children alphanumeric symbols uses a game board having a main course. Positions on such main course bear indicia entitling a player to obtain a playing piece called a symbol component piece. Various shapes of symbol component pieces are provided and can be combined in multiple fashions to form alphanumeric symbols. A reference board prescribes, by a physical lay-out to educate young children, the specific manners in which the several symbols may be formed. The use of colors and a color chart assists young children in learning to identify colors.
Claims5
An educational board game apparatus for a plurality of young child players to teach them how alphabetic symbols are formed, comprising:
- a gameboard having a main course of sequential board positions for player markers;
- respective distinctive player markers for each player;
- chance means for determining player marker movement along said main course;
- a plurality of differing symbol component pieces corresponding in shape to fractionalized prescribed alphabetic symbols, symbol component pieces of the same shape being marked with differing colors;
- said main course positions having indicia thereon identifying respective component pieces;
- a reference item having indicia thereon depicting said prescribed alphabetic symbols and the manner in which said symbol component pieces may be combined into alphabetic symbols;
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- a color chart having groups of indicia thereon conforming in size and shape to said symbol component pieces, each group having a unique color substantially matching one of said differing colors of said symbol component pieces, and each group forming a symbol, whereby a player can place symbol component pieces conforming in size, shape and color upon said color chart to duplicate substantially the symbol of each color chart group, thereby to associate a color with a symbol.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.