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US 5,183,258 AGranted
Map reading game apparatus
OwnerCharles J. Lerkeinventor
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Abstract
A board game apparatus which educates the player about the culture of a geographic entity, such as a city and improves map reading skills. The apparatus includes a playing board having thereon a representation of a geographic entity including points of interest and streets, at least one point of interest card showing the points of interest on the playing board, a travel itinerary card which lists the points of interest that must be reached by the player and event cards which identify a cultural event located on the playing board.
Claims9
A board game apparatus for educating a player about the culture of a geographic entity comprising:
- (a) a playing board having thereon a representation of a select geographic entity including points of interest and streets, the streets being divided into a plurality of spaces for receiving a game piece, wherein a minor portion of said spaces are event spaces;
- (b) at least one game piece for moving along said spaces;
- (c) at least one point of interest card having thereon points of interest shown on the playing board;
- (d) a travel itinerary card having described thereon at least one point of interest that must be reached by the player;
- (e) means for selecting a number of spaces for moving the game piece along a street in the direction of a point of interest described on said players point of interest card and travel itinerary card;
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- (f) a plurality of event cards identifying a cultural event located on the playing board such that when a player lands on an event space, the player selects an event card and moves one of his game pieces to any space identified by the event shown on the event card;
- wherein the playing board comprises a listing of the points of interest and a corresponding grid in which each point of interest is located.
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