Game having an environmental theme
AssigneeChez L.A. Salon Ltd.
InventorLu-Anne Mitchell
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an improved game having an environmental theme. In the improved game, players work together to solve environmental crises within a specified number of turns. In a first embodiment, an inventive board game is disclosed wherein players travel along World Boards until the environmental crises are solved. Once the environmental crises are solved, the players may travel along an additional passageway on the World Boards and win the game. In a second embodiment, the inventive game is adapted for a television game show in which players compete to solve environmental crises. In the television game show, players are assigned particular environmental crises and, using a chance device, attempt to obtain the corresponding environmental solution to end the game.
Claims15
An improved board game having an environmental problem solving theme for a plurality of players comprising:
- (a) a plurality of tokens for movement during play, each player having three tokens during play;
- (b) a plurality of pie-shaped game boards, each said pie-shaped game board including:
- (i) a plurality of passageways thereon, at least two of said passageways including spaces thereon for travel by said tokens during playing of the game, and a further one of said passageways for travel by said tokens when a given environmental problem has been solved;
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- (ii) a final play portion adjacent one end of said further of said passageways;
- (c) a first set of instruction means containing a plurality of problems, means corresponding to each problem for indicating a given number of turns to be taken by said players and a second set of instruction means containing corresponding solutions to said environmental problem information;
- (d) a third set of instruction means for directing movement of a said player on a said game board,
- (e) a plurality of counting devices for recording turns completed by said players during playing of the game,
- (f) whereby, at the beginning of play, players select a predetermined number of said instruction means containing environmental problems, players take turns moving said tokens along said at least two passageways and, during movement thereon, each player attempts to seek and obtain said corresponding solutions to each of their said selected problems within said given number of turns to be taken as indicated on their said selected problems, and whereby matching of an instruction means containing a corresponding solution to a said environmental problem permits travel along a said further one of said passageways and completing travel along a said further one of said passageway resulting in reaching said game board final play portion and winning of said game.
A television game show apparatus for playing a game between a plurality of players, wherein environmental problems are solved comprising:
- (a) a plurality of player stations, each player station representing a geographical area and including a display means for indicating a monetary value a said player has achieved during playing of said game;
- (b) a first display board divided into three categories, each category being divided into a plurality of differently colored display areas, each display area corresponding to a different problem, said display board being adapted to display an environmental problem according to a color selected by a said player;
- (c) a second display board, said second display board being adapted to display an environmental problem selected by a said player;
- (d) a chance device, said chance device comprising a spinning wheel having a plurality of categories thereon, said categories further comprising:
- (i) a plurality of first instruction means representing a solution to a said environmental problem;
- (ii) second instruction means for directing playing of the game;
- (iii) third instruction means for receiving monetary units;
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- (iv) further instruction means for purchasing lottery tickets,
- (v) whereby players take turns spinning said wheel and receiving a said category, a said player following instructions on said category,
- (e) a third display means for displaying a said solution to one of said environmental problems, a said solution being determined by spinning of said wheel by a said player,
- (f) whereby players select said environmental problems and attempt to win the game by obtaining a corresponding solution to said environmental problems by spinning of said wheel, the first player to solve said selected environmental problems in a given amount of turns being declared the winner of the game.
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