Geographic cultural and economic board game
OwnerEugene D. Alexanderinventor
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Abstract
A game construction wherein a gameboard is provided with an endless circular path surrounding a continent. The path includes designated nation spaces serially there-along, within nation blocks which correspond to incidental spaces within continental quadrants. Movement of tokens along the path is indicated by chance. The players attempt to acquire a majority of regional nations for the purpose of collecting revenue and are subject by chance to various import and export opportunities, thereby simulating personal and business life occurences and economic realities in actual particularly African nations. The winner is the wealthiest player at the end of the game.
Claims10
An economic, geographic, and cultural awareness board game apparatus, comprising;
- a board having a playing surface which is a color-keyed map of a continent, a continuous circular playing path divided into a plurality of adjacent nation spaces, within distringuishable color blocks, and within four directionally significant quadrants with interposed satellite corner blocks, utilizing the acquisition of nations, and the exporting of resources;
- a plurality of nation cards, each indicating required duty-fee and providing a brief description of the characteristics of a nation;
- a plurality of import and export cards, said cards each indicating monetary loss or gain due to an import or an export transaction;
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- culturally significant tokens for moving on said playing path;
- wherein said plurality of nation cards, color-keyed to said nation spaces, utilize printed duty-fees to generate revenue, each nation card providing said brief description of the characteristics of the nation on the reverse side thereof, said brief description including capitol city, total area, major export, location within the continent, and national flag.
An economic, geographic, and cultural awareness board game apparatus, comprising:
- a board having a playing surface which is a color-keyed map of a continent and a continuous circular playing path which surrounds said map, said continuous circular playing path being divided into a plurality of adjacent nation spaces, within distinguishable color blocks color keyed to said map, utilizing the acquisition of nation, and the exporting of resources;
- a plurality of nation cards, each indicating required duty-fee and providing a brief description of the characteristics of a nation;
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- a plurality of import and export cards each indicating monetary loss or gain due to an import or an export transaction
- wherein said plurality of nation cards, color-keyed to said nation spaces utilize printed duty fees to generate revenue, each nation card providing said brief description of the characteristics of the nation on the reverse side thereof, said brief description including capitol city, total area, major export, location within the continent and national flag.
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