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US 5,702,103 AGranted
Game board having mechanical characters
OwnerSybil Salleyinventor
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Abstract
A game board is shown having a playing surface with a map and a game playing path thereon. The players move their markers or talismen along the path. The path can be optionally a slot or groove, a series of peg holes, or a marked mileage strip. By a chance mechanism, player movement is determined. The preferred talisman carries a torch with simulated light from a bulb provided with battery power.
Claims31
A game comprising:
- (a) a board having a top located game playing surface;
- (b) one or more game playing paths comprising left and right walls defining an elongate even width receptacle on said game playing surface wherein said path has
- (i) a start position;
- (ii) an end position;
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- (iii) an intermediate portion connecting to said start and end positions with said elongate receptacle therebetween;
- (c) a talisman for use by a player to move along said playing path and having
- (i) a base suitable to rest on said path between said left and right walls;
- (ii) a lamp;
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- (iii) means to illuminate said lamp;
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- (d) a chance determined talisman move generator operated by a player to control talisman movement.
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A game comprising:
- (a) a game board having a game playing surface;
- (b) a marked game playing surface having one or more game playing paths defined by left and right walls in an elongate receptacle in said game board wherein said path has
- (i) a start position;
- (ii) an end position;
- and
- (iii) an intermediate portion connecting to said start and end positions;
- (c) a talisman for play by a player on said path and supported on a base positioned in said receptacle and said base electrically contacts said left and right walls for power;
- (d) a chance determined talisman move generator operated by a player to control talisman movement;
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- (e) said recess comprises a recessed talisman support extending along said game playing path to enable said talisman to be electrically powered thereby.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.