Spelling game apparatus

A spelling game apparatus to be played by at least first and second players, comprising:

• a gameboard having a playing surface depicting a starting location, a finishing location, a first path from said starting location to said finishing location, and a second path from said starting location to said finishing location, said first path being defined by a first plurality of steps, at least one of said steps of said first path defining a designated step, said second path being defined by a second plurality of steps, which is fewer than said first plurality of steps, and generally all of said steps of said first plurality of steps being hexagonally shaped;
• a first game piece for a first player;
• a second game piece for a second player;
• a chance means for directing the movement of said first and second game pieces along said steps of at least one of said first and second paths, said chance means including at least alternative first, second and third indicators, each having different instruction for the movement of said game pieces along at least said first path, said first indicator indicates that said first or second game pieces not proceed, said second indicator indicates that said first or second game pieces proceed at least one step back towards said starting location, and said third indicator indicates that said first or second game pieces proceed at least one step forward to said finishing location.
• a list of words at least one of the words of said list is to be spelled by the first or second players, depending on which of said steps of said first or second paths said first or second game pieces land;
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• an indicating means associated with said designated step for indicating, when said first game piece lands on said designated step and the first player correctly spells at lest one of the words, of said list, associated with said designated step, that said first game piece can then advance along said second path towards said finishing location.

A spelling game apparatus to be played by at least first and second players, comprising:

• a gameboard having a playing surface depicting a starting location, a finishing location, a first path from said starting location to said finishing location, and a second path from said starting location to said finishing location, said first path being defined by a first plurality of steps at least one of said steps of said first path defining a designated step, said second path being defined by a second plurality of steps, which is fewer than said first plurality of steps;
• a first game piece for a first player;
• a second game piece for a second player;
• a chance means for directing the movement of said first and second game pieces along said steps of at least one of said first and second paths, said chance means comprising a spinning element having a plurality of sides at least two of which have indicators which indicate how many steps, if any, and in which direction said first or second game pieces are to move along said first or second paths, after having been spun and indicating one of said sides;
• a list of words at least one of the words of said list is to be spelled by the first or second players, depending on which of said steps of said first or second paths said first or second game pieces land, said list including a first group of words and a second group of words which are generally more difficult to be spelled than and are to be used at a different time than said first group;
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• an indicating means associated with said designated step for indicating, when said first game piece lands on said designated step and the first player correctly spells at least one of the words, of said list, associated with said designated step, that said first game piece can then advance along said second path towards said finishing location.

A spelling game apparatus to be played by at least first and second players, comprising:

• a gameboard having a playing surface depicting a starting location, a finishing location, a first path from said starting location to said finishing location, and a second path from said starting location to said finishing location, said first path being defined by a first plurality of steps at least one of said steps of said first path defining a designated step, said second path being defined by a second plurality of steps, which is fewer than said first plurality of steps;
• a first game piece for a first player;
• a second game piece for a second player;
• a chance means for directing the movement of said first and second game pieces along said steps of at least one of said first and second paths;
• a list of words at least one of the words of said list is to be spelled by the first or second players, depending on which of said steps of said first or second paths said first or second game pieces land;
• and
• an indicating means associated with said designated step for indicating, when said first game piece lands on said designated step and the first player correctly spells at least one of the words, of said list, associated with said designated step, that said first game piece can then advance along said second path towards said finishing location;
• wherein said chance means directs the movement of said first game piece along at least one said first and second paths such that said first game piece moves backwards from the step on which it lands along said path towards said starting location if the first player does not correctly spell the word of said list associated with said step on which said first game pieces lands.