Method of playing a board game
OwnerFernando J. Jovainventor
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Abstract
A board game of the type which combines the use of a game board having a playing surface divided into large numbers of subunits with one or more playing pieces which are movable over the playing surface from subunit to subunit during the course of a game in order to achieve a particular objective. The game includes a random movement piece movable periodically in an unpredictable manner during the course of the game and one or more counters for each player which are also movable periodically during the course of the game. The object of the game is for a player to move his counters so as to interact with the random movement piece in a specified manner and to then move the counters to an exit position on the game board, and the first player that moves all of his counters to the exit position wins the game.
Claims12
A method for playing a board game which includes a game board having a playing surface having a plurality of subunits thereon, one or more random movement pieces movable periodically from subunit to subunit in an unpredictable manner during the course of a game, one or more counters for each player of the game which are movable from subunit to subunit during the course of the game toward an objective which includes an interaction with one of the one or more random movement pieces, first designating means for designating the number of subunits of movement of at least one of the one or more counters, and second designating means for designating the number of subunits of movement and the direction of movement of the at least one random movement piece;
- the method comprising:
- A. each player of the game in sequence taking a turn by operating the first designating means to designate the number of subunits of movement of at least one of his one or more counters, the player thereafter moving the at least one of his one or more counters by the number of subunits designated by the first designating means in a direction of his choice;
- B. each player, in sequence, operating the second designating means to designate the movement of at least one of the one or more random movement pieces and moving the at least one of the one or more random movement pieces by the number of subunits and in the direction designated by the second designating means;
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- repeating steps A and B until one player achieves the objective with each of his one or more counters.
A method for playing a board game which includes a game board having a playing surface having a plurality of subunits thereon, one or more random movement pieces movable periodically from subunit to subunit in an unpredictable manner during the course of a game, one or more counters for each player of the game which are movable from subunit to subunit during the course of the game toward an objective which includes an interaction with one of the one or more random movement pieces, first designating means for designating the number of subunits of movement of at least one of the one or more counters, and second designating means for designating the number of subunits of movement and the direction of movement of the at least one random movement piece;
- the method comprising:
- A. each player of the game in sequence taking a turn by operating the first designating means to designate the number of subunits of movement of at least one of his one or more counters, the player thereafter moving the at least one of his one or more counters by the number of subunits designated by the first designating means;
- B. periodically, during the course of the game, operating the second designating means to designate the movement of at least one of the one or more random movement pieces and moving the at least one of the one or more random movement pieces by the number of subunits and in the direction designated by the second designating means;
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- repeating steps A and B until one player achieves the objective with each of his one or more counters.
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