Board game with player claim boards
OwnerJames C. Rimboldinventor
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Abstract
A novel game apparatus and method of play which includes a game board and various playing elements. Players move playing tokens about the board to acquire real and tangible property, to earn income, and to try to abscond with property of other players without being caught. The objective of each player is to acquire sufficient wealth and power to challenge other players in order to acquire their money and/or control of their property. The course of the game is controlled by movement of player tokens about the board, subordinate games of chance, and two sets of cards which affect players property ownership and income.
Claims8
A game board apparatus comprising a game board having means depicting a series of marked spaces defining a primary pathway extending in a closed loop about said game board, certain of said marked spaces along said primary pathway being designated as real property spaces, a set of tangible property tokens, certain of said tangible property tokens being associated with certain of said real property spaces to represent tangible property associated with such real property spaces, two or more movable player tokens, each said player token being dedicated to a different player, and movement means for determining the movement of said player tokens about said game board, whereby players are entitled to acquire property and earn income while moving their player tokens about said primary pathway by acquiring ownership of particular real property spaces and purchasing and selling tangible property tokens associated therewith, two or more claim boards, each said claim board being dedicated to a particular player and comprising a miniature representation of said game board, and a set of claim pegs of a number equal to the number of real property spaces on said primary pathway, each said claim peg being associated with a particular real property space and adapted to be placed upon a player's claim board upon acquisition of such real property space by such player to indicate that the property has been acquired.
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