US 5,259,623 AGranted

Driver education board game

OwnerJames C. Kanelos, Sr.inventor

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Abstract

A board game teaching traffic laws and regulations provides a peripheral playing path about the perimeter of a rectangular board and further inwardly located paths. The inwardly located paths are provided for the purpose of various examinations or tests to be undertaken by each player during the course of the game. The first player to successfully complete the written examination, eye examination, and road test portions of the game is declared the winner. However, other questions and requirements must be satisfactorily responded to during the portion of play which takes place along the peripheral playing path of the game board.

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A method of playing a driver education board game, comprising the following steps:

providing a generally rectangular game board having four sides, four corners of different colors, four quadrants, a peripheral playing path formed of a plurality of peripheral playing positions providing instruction relating to motor vehicle operating practices and the playing of the game, a midpoint playing position on each of the four sides and a corner playing position at each of the corners, four inwardly directed playing paths having playing positions thereon and extending from the midpoint playing position of each side of the game board to a central area, a test site located in each of the four quadrants of the game board and having a playing path extending from the central area to one of the corners and comprising a plurality of playing positions therein, with each midpoint playing position providing access to one of the inwardly directed playing paths and the inwardly directed playing paths providing access to each of the test sites and a plurality of traffic signs thereon;
further providing player position markers in the colors of the corner positions for the players, chance means for the determination of moves of the player position markers by the players, and a plurality of driver's trivia cards, police cards, good driver's award cards, driving violation cards, and examination passed cards;
choosing a player position marker for each player, placing each player position marker on a corner position having a color matching that of the player position marker, and determining an order of play for the players by using the chance means;
manipulating the chance means and using the result to determine the magnitude of the move, moving the player position marker for the first player to the peripheral position corresponding to the result obtained by manipulating the chance means, and responding to the instructions on the peripheral position upon which the move is terminated;
further manipulating the chance means and thereby providing for entrance to one of the inwardly directed playing paths and thence to one of the test sites;
successfully responding to the requirements of the test site, passing therefrom to the peripheral playing path, and collecting a card confirming the passage of the test of that test site;
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continuing in the above manner with each of the players alternatingly taking turns until a player collects three different test passage cards from each of three different test sites, thereby winning the game.

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Abstract

A method of playing a driver education board game, comprising the following steps:

providing a generally rectangular game board having four sides, four corners of different colors, four quadrants, a peripheral playing path formed of a plurality of peripheral playing positions providing instruction relating to motor vehicle operating practices and the playing of the game, a midpoint playing position on each of the four sides and a corner playing position at each of the corners, four inwardly directed playing paths having playing positions thereon and extending from the midpoint playing position of each side of the game board to a central area, a test site located in each of the four quadrants of the game board and having a playing path extending from the central area to one of the corners and comprising a plurality of playing positions therein, with each midpoint playing position providing access to one of the inwardly directed playing paths and the inwardly directed playing paths providing access to each of the test sites and a plurality of traffic signs thereon;
further providing player position markers in the colors of the corner positions for the players, chance means for the determination of moves of the player position markers by the players, and a plurality of driver's trivia cards, police cards, good driver's award cards, driving violation cards, and examination passed cards;
choosing a player position marker for each player, placing each player position marker on a corner position having a color matching that of the player position marker, and determining an order of play for the players by using the chance means;
manipulating the chance means and using the result to determine the magnitude of the move, moving the player position marker for the first player to the peripheral position corresponding to the result obtained by manipulating the chance means, and responding to the instructions on the peripheral position upon which the move is terminated;
further manipulating the chance means and thereby providing for entrance to one of the inwardly directed playing paths and thence to one of the test sites;
successfully responding to the requirements of the test site, passing therefrom to the peripheral playing path, and collecting a card confirming the passage of the test of that test site;
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continuing in the above manner with each of the players alternatingly taking turns until a player collects three different test passage cards from each of three different test sites, thereby winning the game.

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