US 4,889,345 AGranted

Board game

OwnerRandy A. Wawrykinventor

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Abstract

A board type game utilizes a square game board having an outer perimeter track and an adjacent inner track, each formed by a series of adjacent squares. A square central portion of the game board is designated by five consecutively numbered circles. The four corner squares on the outer track are designated as starting squares and the remaining squares of the outer track are designated by repeated series of numbers one through five. Some of the squares in the outer track are designated as penalty squares. The squares of the inner track are designated similarly as the outer track, with the exception that the corner squares are designated as penalty squares. The game utilizes question and answer cards which are divided into five different categories. Each card is printed with the last name of a famous individual and a clue as to the individual's identity. The answer, which is the individual's first name, is also printed on the card. In the play of the game, each player moves a playing token about the outer and inner tracks to the central portion of the game board according to the throw of dice and the correct answering of the various question cards.

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Dependent claims

A board game, comprising:

a generally square game board;
an outer perimeter track formed by a series of adjacent squares around said game board;
an inner track formed by a series of adjacent squares within said outer perimeter track;
four corner squares of said outer perimeter track each designated by an "X" symbol;
two spaced squares on each of the four sides of said outer perimeter track designated by a dot;
remaining squares of said outer perimeter track designated by repeating sequential series of the numbers one through five;
four corner squares of said inner track designated by a dot;
remaining squares of said inner track designated by repeating sequential series of the numbers one through five;
a square central zone bordered by said inner track;
five circles sequentially numbered one through five spaced evenly around a central point of said central zone;
four different colored markers for movement around said game board;
five different groups of subject category question cards;
each of said question cards having a back face designated by a particular subject category and one number from one through five, and a front face bearing a name of a famous individual in said particular subject category and a clue to the individual's identity;
a pair of dice for randomly controlling movement of said markers around said game board;
four three tiered score markers, each having a color matching one of said game markers, each tier of said score markers having a plurality of spaced apertures;
and
a plurality of pegs for insertion into said score marker apertures.

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