Poker style board game and method for playing same
OwnerNicholas Mark DiSandroinventor
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Abstract
A board game apparatus includes a game board having a plurality of sequentially arranged game squares which follow a path of progression along the game. The game squares list a plurality of traditional poker hands thereon. A six-sided numeric die is provided for determining advancement of token playing pieces along the path of progression on the game board. Nine six-sided dice each side having one of fifty-two different playing card indicia listed thereon as well as two sides listing a joker or other wild card indicia are provided for attempted attainment of the poker hand listed on the game square that a token playing piece sets.
Claims8
A board game apparatus comprising:
- a game board having a plurality of sequentially arranged game squares which follow a path of progression along said game board,
- said game squares listing predetermined playing card hands from the game of poker thereon wherein each square has indicia thereon that represents a single playing card hand made up of a plurality of playing card indicia wherein each of said playing card hands comprise pairs, multiple pairs, three of a kind, straight sequence of five, full house, four of a kind, straight flush, royal straight flush, five of a kind and six of a kind;
- a plurality of six-sided dice each side thereof having one of fifty-two different playing card indicia;
- a plurality of game tokens for use in marking movement of the players along the game squares;
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- means for randomly determining a number of game squares for each player to move on an allotted turn.
A method of game play using board game apparatus including a game board having a plurality of sequentially arranged game squares sequentially arranged in a path wherein selected ones of said game squares have a playing card hand shown thereon, said board game apparatus further including a set of multi-sided dice having different playing card indicia on each respective side thereof, said method of game play comprising the steps of:
- a. advancing a player token a predetermined number of spaces along the game path to a predetermined game square;
- b. determining the playing card hand listed on the game square;
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- c. rolling the set of dice a predetermined number of times in an attempt to match selected sides of the dice with the playing card hand on the game square.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.