US 4,498,675 AGranted

Board game with quoits movement indicator

OwnerWilliam P. Jonesinventor

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Abstract

This invention is directed to a board game having a playing track comprising a number of distinct areas of different colors. There is also an area for pegs having colors and which colors correspond to the colors of the discrete areas. A person moves and directs a ring toward the peg. With the ring moving over the peg and positioning itself on the peg, the person can advance an indicator to a discrete area of a color corresponding to the color of the peg. It is possible for young children who cannot read or write to play this game as the game is based on color. To assist those who are color blind, there is also a letter indicating the color and a person who is color blind can play the game. The game is such that people of a very young age through people of an advanced age in their seventies and eighties can play the game for amusement and pleasure.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A game comprising:

a. a playing track;
b. said playing track having a plurality of areas for indicating position on said playing track;
c. said plurality of areas being of different first colors;
d. said playing track having a starting place and a finishing place;
e. a selection area for selecting one of said plurality of areas for indicating position on said playing track;
f. said selection area having a first means for selecting said one of said plurality of areas for indicating position on said playing track;
g. said first means comprising various means corresponding to various areas on said playing track;
h. a second means for associating with one of said various means for selecting said one of said plurality of areas for indicating position on said playing track;
i. said first means comprising different second colors corresponding to the colors of said plurality of areas;
j. said second means associating with one of said second colors for selecting one of said first colors for indicating position on said playing track;
k. said first means comprising a plurality of pegs of a first exterior cross-sectional dimension;
l. each of said pegs having a color and having indicia indicating said color of said peg;
m. said second means being an article having a passageway of a second interior cross-sectional dimension;
n. said second interior cross-sectional dimension being larger than said first exterior cross-sectional dimension so that said article can move around said pegs;
and,
o. with said article around one of said pegs then said one of said pegs indicating an appropriate area for indicating position on said playing track.

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A method for making and playing a game, said method comprising:

a. preparing a playing track having a number of discrete areas;
b. the discrete areas having first different colors and indicia indicating said first different colors;
c. preparing a selective area having a plurality of pegs;
d. said pegs having second different colors;
e. preparing an article having a passageway for fitting over one of said pegs;
f. said first different colors and said second different colors corresponding with each other;
g. moving and directing said article toward said pegs with the expectation that said article will descend and fit over one of said pegs;
h. selecting an indicator to move on said track;
i. moving said indicator on said track to an area having a first different color corresponding to the second different color of said one of said pegs;
and,
j. preparing said playing track to have a starting place and a finishing place.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.