US 4,871,177 AGranted

Board game

OwnerRoger C. Mockinventor

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Abstract

A business board game in which players attempt to win the game by either purchasing a controlling share of stock of a particular industry or by purchasing a sufficient amount of stock in each industry so as to block any other player from gaining control of an industry; as opposed to merely amassing assets or forcing other players out of the game. The game further includes a variety of cards which effect the profits and losses of the various players owning stocks. Also, the game provides bankruptcy proceedings which enable a player to continue the game and still win.

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A business board game for play by two or more players comprising:

a board having a closed loop having four quadrants looped around a centrally located enclosed space constituting the starting point of play;
a plurality of spokes extending outwardly from said centrally located space to said loop path;
said closed loop path and said spokes being divided into a plurality of spaces on which some of the spaces is imprinted a business name and on which others of said spaces is imprinted the name of a bank or one of several other designated organizations;
each of said businesses being designated a segment of a designated industry imprinted in the space;
two or more playing pawns employed to designate movement of the player on the closed loop path and spokes;
chance means operated by the players for determining the movement of the pawns from one space to another space on the loop path and/or spokes;
said spaces for businesses of each of said industries being located on different quadrants of said loop path or on different ones of said spokes so that any one industry does not have more than one business in each of said quadrants or in each of said spokes;
said spaces for each of said businesses being imprinted thereon a cost for each share so as to designate the purchase price of a share when a player lands on a space for any business thereby permitting the player the opportunity to purchase at least one share thereof;
a plurality of cards for each of said other designated organization spaces, said cards having imprinted thereon instructions which may have a detrimental effect on the progress toward winning the game;
said spaces for each bank and other designated organizations being located between the spaces for businesses of each industry located on said closed loop whereby a pawn moving around said closed loop cannot land on two businesses of the same industry without the risk of landing on one of said spaces for a bank or other organization which might have a detrimental effect on the progress towards winning the game;
a plurality of asset means which are purchased by each player, said asset means including one or a combination of play money and stock certificates;
said stock certificates provided for each of said businesses, and available for purchase with said asset means when a player lands on a space for a business;
said purchase of said stock certificates being available until one player obtains a predetermined number of stock certificates in each and every business in any one industry, at which point the player is declared the winner of the game.

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Abstract

A business board game for play by two or more players comprising:

a board having a closed loop having four quadrants looped around a centrally located enclosed space constituting the starting point of play;
a plurality of spokes extending outwardly from said centrally located space to said loop path;
said closed loop path and said spokes being divided into a plurality of spaces on which some of the spaces is imprinted a business name and on which others of said spaces is imprinted the name of a bank or one of several other designated organizations;
each of said businesses being designated a segment of a designated industry imprinted in the space;
two or more playing pawns employed to designate movement of the player on the closed loop path and spokes;
chance means operated by the players for determining the movement of the pawns from one space to another space on the loop path and/or spokes;
said spaces for businesses of each of said industries being located on different quadrants of said loop path or on different ones of said spokes so that any one industry does not have more than one business in each of said quadrants or in each of said spokes;
said spaces for each of said businesses being imprinted thereon a cost for each share so as to designate the purchase price of a share when a player lands on a space for any business thereby permitting the player the opportunity to purchase at least one share thereof;
a plurality of cards for each of said other designated organization spaces, said cards having imprinted thereon instructions which may have a detrimental effect on the progress toward winning the game;
said spaces for each bank and other designated organizations being located between the spaces for businesses of each industry located on said closed loop whereby a pawn moving around said closed loop cannot land on two businesses of the same industry without the risk of landing on one of said spaces for a bank or other organization which might have a detrimental effect on the progress towards winning the game;
a plurality of asset means which are purchased by each player, said asset means including one or a combination of play money and stock certificates;
said stock certificates provided for each of said businesses, and available for purchase with said asset means when a player lands on a space for a business;
said purchase of said stock certificates being available until one player obtains a predetermined number of stock certificates in each and every business in any one industry, at which point the player is declared the winner of the game.

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