Drug awareness game and method for playing

A drug education game, comprising:

• (a) a playing board, including:
• (i) a start position and an end position,
• (ii) a pathway extending about the surface of said playing board between said start position and said end position, said pathway divided into a plurality of side by side shapes defining playing positions, each playing position representing point values or giving information or giving instructions or requiring the taking of a card or designating a neutral position or designating a barricade position,
• (iii) dividing means for dividing said playing board into a plurality of main regions, said pathway extending through said main regions, said pathway in a one of said main regions including playing positions representing a plurality of prerequisite items,
• (iv) a plurality of subregions disposed throughout said main regions, said subregions representing player holding zones or identifying prerequisite items or representing drug prevention indicia, or representing spaces for the placement of cards;
• b) a police chart, said police chart having means for monitoring a tally of points obtained by a player;
• (c) a game piece corresponding to a player, said game piece movable in a player's turn a selected number of playing positions upon said pathway;
• (d) a plurality of guidance cards, said guidance cards giving information on a first face and having identifying indicia on a second face corresponding with identical identifying indicia placed upon a plurality of said playing positions, said indicia indicating for a player to choose a one of said guidance cards;
• (e) a plurality of guilt determination cards, said guilt determination cards corresponding with a plurality of said playing positions on said playing board, said guilt determination cards further corresponding with said plurality of guidance cards;
• (f) a random number generator for selecting the numbers of playing positions said game piece must move.

A board game for educating players about the consequences of drug trafficking, comprising

• (a) a playing board including:
• (i) a start position and an end position,
• (ii) a pathway extending about the surface of said playing board between said start position and said end position, said pathway divided into a plurality of side by side shapes defining playing positions, each playing position representing point values or giving instructions or giving information or requiring the taking of a card or designating a neutral position or designating a barricade position,
• (iii) dividing means for dividing said playing board into four main regions, said pathway extending through said main regions,
• (iv) a first of said main regions including said start position, said pathway adjacent to said start position in said first of said main regions including a plurality of playing positions identifying a plurality of prerequisite items,
• (v) a one of said main regions including said end position, said end position having a master criminal residing thereon, said pathway adjacent to said end position representing a high risk zone,
• (vi) a plurality of subregions disposed within said main regions, said subregions representing player holding zones or identifying prerequisite items or representing drug prevention indicia, or representing spaces for the placement of cards;
• b) a police chart, said police chart including means for identifying point values awarded for confiscating a plurality of contraband items, point values awarded for convicting a plurality of criminals, point values awarded for taking a plurality of hostages and point totals required to obtain a plurality of police tools, said police chart further having means for monitoring an amount of contraband items confiscated, amount of criminals convicted, amount of total points obtained, amount of prerequisite items obtained, amount of hostages taken, and amount of police tools obtained, said police chart further having means for identifying the player as a police officer;
• (c) a game piece corresponding to a player, said game piece movable in a player's turn a selected number of playing positions upon said pathway;
• (d) a plurality of guidance cards, said guidance cards giving information on a first face and having identifying indicia on a second face corresponding with identical identifying indicia placed upon a plurality of said playing positions, said indicia indicating for a player to choose one of said guidance cards;
• (e) a plurality of guilt determination cards, said guilt determination cards corresponding with a plurality of said playing positions on said playing board, said guilt determination cards further corresponding with said plurality of guidance cards;
• (f) a random number generator for selecting the numbers of playing positions said game pieces must move.

A method for playing a board game apparatus, said board game apparatus comprising a playing board divided into a plurality of main regions having a start position and an end position, a pathway comprised of a plurality of playing positions disposed between said start and end positions, a plurality of subregions disposed upon said playing board, a police chart, one or more game pieces, a plurality of guidance cards, a plurality of guilt determination cards and a random number generator, the method comprising:

• (a) each player assuming the role of a law enforcement figure;
• (b) each player positioning a corresponding game piece on said start position at the commencement of a game;
• (c) obtaining a number from said random number generator;
• (d) each player moving said corresponding game piece, in a player's turn, a selected number of said playing positions along said pathway into a first of said main regions as indicated by said random number generator;
• (e) acquiring a plurality of prerequisite items from said first of said main regions;
• (f) advancing said game piece into said additional main regions upon acquiring said prerequisite items;
• (g) acting on information indicated on said playing positions when said game piece is moved to a playing position having information indicated thereon;
• (h) drawing a guidance card upon moving said game piece to a playing position which indicates that a guidance card must be drawn;
• (i) acting on the information indicated by said guidance card;
• (j) drawing a guilt determination card which determines whether a criminal is to be convicted, or set free, upon moving said game piece to a playing position which indicates that a guilt determination card must be drawn;
• (k) acquiring an amount of points by obtaining convictions against a plurality of criminals and by confiscating a plurality of contraband items;
• (l) monitoring said amount of points acquired by tallying all contraband items confiscated and criminals convicted and assigning point values from said police chart to said contraband items and convicted criminals;
• (m) gaining entry into said end position by convicting a requisite number of criminals, a master criminal residing at said end position;
• (n) winning said game by moving said game piece to said end position and selecting a final guilt determination card to obtain a conviction against said master criminal.

A method of playing a board game wherein a player assumes the role of a police officer engaging in a street narcotics operation wherein the primary goal is to convict a master criminal, said board game comprising a playing board divided into a plurality of main regions having a start position and an end position, a pathway comprised of a plurality of playing positions disposed between said start and end positions, a plurality of subregions disposed upon said playing board, a police chart, one or more game pieces, a plurality of guidance cards, a plurality of guilt determination cards and a random number generator, the method comprising:

• (a) each player positioning a corresponding game piece on said start position at the commencement of a game;
• (b) obtaining a number from said random number generator;
• (c) each player moving said corresponding game piece, in a player's turn, a selected number of said playing positions along said pathway into a first of said main regions as indicated by said random number generator:
• (d) acquiring a plurality of prerequisite items from said first of said main regions;
• (f) advancing said game piece into said additional main regions upon acquiring said prerequisite items;
• (g) acting on information indicated on said playing positions when said game piece is moved to a playing position having information indicated thereon;
• (h) drawing a guidance card upon moving said game piece to a playing position which indicates that a guidance card must be drawn;
• (i) acting on the information indicated by said guidance card;
• (j) drawing a guilt determination card which determines whether a criminal is to be convicted, or set free, upon moving said game piece to a playing position which indicates that a guilt determination card must be drawn;
• (k) acquiring points by obtaining convictions against a plurality of criminals and by confiscating a plurality of contraband items;
• (l) monitoring the amount of points acquired by tallying all contraband items confiscated and criminals convicted and assigning point values from said police chart to said contraband items and convicted criminals:
• (m) applying said amount of points toward the acquisition of one or more police tools;
• (n) said police tools allowing a player to obtain an increased amount of arrested criminals and confiscated evidence items, said police tools allowing a player to gain entrance to said end position in a shorter period of time, said police tools also allowing a player to penetrate a plurality of barricade positions indicating bonus point amounts;
• (o) gaining entry into said end position by convicting a requisite number of criminals, a master criminal residing at said end position;
• (p) winning the game by moving said game piece to said end position and selecting a final guilt determination card to obtain a conviction against said master criminal.

A method of playing a board game wherein a player assumes the role of a police officer engaging in a street narcotics operation wherein the primary goal is to convict a master criminal, said board game comprising a playing board divided into a plurality of main regions having a start position and an end position, a pathway comprised of a plurality of playing positions disposed between said start and end positions, a plurality of subregions disposed upon said playing board, a police chart, one or more game pieces, a plurality of guidance cards, a plurality of guilt determination cards and a random number generator, the method comprising:

• (a) each player positioning a corresponding game piece on said start position at the commencement of a game;
• (b) obtaining a number from said random number generator;
• (c) each player moving said corresponding game piece, in a player's turn, a selected number of said playing positions along said pathway into a first of said main regions as indicated by said random number generator;
• (d) acquiring a plurality of prerequisite items from said first of said main regions;
• (f) advancing said game piece into said additional main regions upon acquiring said prerequisite items;
• (g) acting on information indicated on said playing positions when said game piece is moved to a playing position having information indicated thereon;
• (h) drawing a guidance card upon moving said game piece to a playing position which indicates that a guidance card must be drawn;
• (i) acting on the information indicated by said guidance card;
• (j) drawing a guilt determination card which determines whether a criminal is to be convicted, or set free, upon moving said game piece to a playing position which indicates that a guilt determination card must be drawn;
• (k) acquiring points by obtaining convictions against a plurality of criminals and by confiscating a plurality of contraband items;
• (l) subtracting points upon being taken hostage by said master criminal or if said information on said playing positions or said guidance cards indicate for said player to subtract points;
• (m) monitoring the amount of points acquired by tallying all contraband items confiscated and criminals convicted and assigning point values from said police chart to said contraband items and convicted criminals;
• (n) applying said amount of points toward the acquisition of one or more police tools;
• (o) said police tools allowing a player to obtain an increased amount of arrested criminals and confiscated evidence items, said police tools allowing a player to gain entrance to said end position in a shorter period of time, said police tools also allowing a player to penetrate a plurality of barricade positions indicating bonus point amounts;
• (p) gaining entry into said end position convicting a requisite number of criminals, a master criminal residing at said end position;
• (q) winning the game by moving said game piece to said end position and selecting a final guilt determination card to obtain a conviction against said master criminal.