Board game
OwnerGarry L. Baranowskiinventor
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Abstract
A star maze game, comprising marbles, a die, and a game board. The game board has four sides, three levels, and a continuous hole path near the periphery of the game board. There is a center star in the center of the board. The game board has four identical player groupings on each of its four edges, each assigned to a different player. Each player grouping has a starting position and a home position, the object of the game being accomplished by a player who is the first to move each of the marbles around the continuous hole path, from the starting position to the home position, with the exception of one last marble, which is moved to the center star. The relative movement around the board is controlled by the rolling of the die.
Claims12
A board game, having a plurality of marbles, and a game board having four sides and a periphery, comprising:
- a) at least two player groupings, each player grouping comprising:
- i) a starting position, having more than one hole, where each hole holds a marble, and having a starting position exit;
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- ii) a home position, having approximately the same number of holes as in the starting position, for receiving the marbles from the starting position;
- b) a continuous hole path for receiving the marbles extending around the game board and past all of the player groupings, the starting position and home position adjacent to the continuous hole path, and the starting position exit being disposed in the continuous hole path, the home position having holes for one less marble than the starting position has holes for, and further comprising a center star having a hole for holding a marble;
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- c) a die, for selecting the relative movement of the marbles around the continuous hole path of the game board, and for selectively allowing a marble to enter the continuous hole path from the starting position exit.
A board game, having a plurality of marbles, and a game board having four sides, a periphery and a first level and a second level, comprising:
- a) at least two player groupings, each player grouping comprising:
- i) a starting position on the first level, having more than one hole, where each hole holds a marble, and having a starting position exit;
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- ii) a home position, having approximately the same number of holes as in the starting position, for receiving the marbles from the starting position which home position holes are distributed between the first and the second levels;
- b) a first and a second continuous hole path for receiving the marbles and extending around the game board on first and second levels, respectively, and past all of the player groupings, the starting position and home position adjacent to the continuous hole path, the starting position exit disposed in the continuous hole path;
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- c) a die, for selecting the relative movement of the marbles around the continuous hole path of the game board, and for selectively allowing a marble to enter the continuous hole path from the starting position exit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.