A traffic sign learning game playable by players, comprising:
- a) a game board having a path thereon;
- b) a plurality of playing pieces movable along same said path on said game board and representing the players of said traffic sign learning game;
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- c) a single deck of cards for all players, each having instruction indica thereon for instructing the only movement of said plurality of playing pieces along said path on said game board;
- wherein said path on said game board being divided into a plurality of spaces, each of which representing a street block and having a traffic sign with indicia of its meaning depicted thereon, with each player learning the meaning of said traffic sign associated with said street block said playing piece of said plurality of playing pieces lands upon when moved thereto by the player in accordance with the instruction indicia on a card from said single deck of cards drawn by the player;
- said path including an elliptic-shaped peripheral portion being continuous and non-ending and having a first section originating with a single start space for use by all players from which said traffic sign learning game begins and having 21 spaces extending clockwise therefrom;
- said path further including a first branch extending inwardly from right to left from, and forming with, the twenty first space of said first section of said elliptic-shaped peripheral portion of said path a first junction, to, and forming with, the ninth space of said first section of said elliptic-shaped peripheral portion of said path a second junction, and being divided into 8 spaces;
- said first junction space having a "TURN RIGHT" traffic sign with corresponding indicia of its meaning depicted thereon forcing the player who lands thereon to turn right from said elliptic-shaped peripheral portion of said path and enter said first branch which further reenforces the meaning of the traffic sign by having the player not only see the sign and its meaning, but also physically carry out its instruction;
- said second junction space having a "NO ENTRY" traffic sign with corresponding indicia of its meaning depicted thereon forcing the player who lands thereon to turn from said elliptic-shaped peripheral portion of said path and enter said first branch which further reenforces the meaning of the traffic sign by having the player not only see the sign and its meaning, but also physically carry out its instruction;
- said elliptic-shaped peripheral portion of said path further including a second section extending clockwise from the twenty first space of said first section of said elliptic-shaped peripheral portion of said path, and being divided into 9 spaces;
- said path further including a second branch extending inwardly from, and forming with, the ninth space of said second section of said elliptic-shaped peripheral portion of said path a third junction, to, and forming with, the second space of said second section of said elliptic-shaped peripheral portion of said path a fourth junction, and being divided into 6 spaces;
- said third junction space having a "TURN RIGHT" traffic sign with corresponding indicia of its meaning depicted thereon forcing the player who lands thereon to turn right from said elliptic-shaped peripheral portion of said path and enter said second branch which further reenforces the meaning of the traffic sign by having the player not only see the sign and its meaning, but also physically carry out its instruction;
- said fourth junction space having a "DO NOT ENTER" traffic sign with corresponding indicia of its meaning depicted thereon forcing the player who lands thereon to turn from said elliptic-shaped peripheral portion of said path and enter said second branch which further reenforces the meaning of the traffic sign by having the player not only see the sign and its meaning, but also physically carry out its instruction;
- said path further including a third branch extending inwardly from, and forming with, the third space of said second branch of said path a fifth junction, to, and forming with, the sixth space of said first branch of said path a sixth junction, and being divided into 9 spaces;
- said fifth junction space having a "TURN LEFT" traffic sign with corresponding indicia of its meaning depicted thereon forcing the player who lands thereon to turn left from said second branch of said path and enter said third branch which further reenforces the meaning of the traffic sign by having the player not only see the sign and its meaning, but also physically carry out its instruction;
- said sixth junction space having a "NO RIGHT TURN" traffic sign with corresponding indicia of its meaning depicted thereon forcing the player who lands thereon to continue on said first branch and not enter said third branch which further reenforces the meaning of the traffic sign by having the player not only see the sign and its meaning, but also physically carry out its instruction;
- said elliptic-shaped peripheral portion of said path further including a third section extending clockwise from the ninth space of said second section of said elliptic-shaped peripheral portion of said path, and being divided into 8 spaces;
- said elliptic-shaped peripheral portion of said path further including a fourth section extending clockwise from the eighth space of said third section of said elliptic-shaped peripheral portion of said path, and being divided into 2 spaces;
- said path further including a fourth branch extending inwardly from, and forming with, the eighth space of said third section of said elliptic-shaped peripheral portion of said path, a seventh junction, to, and forming with, the second space of said third section of said elliptic-shaped peripheral portion of said path an eighth junction, and being divided into 7 spaces;
- said seventh junction space having a "TURN RIGHT" traffic sign with corresponding indicia of its meaning depicted thereon forcing the player who lands thereon to turn right from said elliptic-shaped peripheral portion of said path and enter said fourth branch which further reenforces the meaning of the traffic sign by having the player not only see the sign and its meaning, but also physically carry out its instruction;
- said eighth junction space having a "NO LEFT TURN" traffic sign with corresponding indicia of its meaning depicted thereon forcing the player who lands thereon to continue on said elliptic-shaped peripheral portion of said path or enter said fourth branch which further reenforces the meaning of the traffic sign by having the player not only see the sign and its meaning, but also physically carry out its instruction;
- said path further including a fifth branch extending inwardly from, and forming with, the second space of said fourth section of said elliptic-shaped peripheral portion of said path a ninth junction, to, and forming with the third space of said fourth branch of said path a tenth junction, and being divided into 9 spaces;
- said ninth junction space having a "25 MPH MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT" traffic sign with corresponding indicia of its meaning depicted thereon forcing the player who lands thereon to slow down;
- said tenth junction space having a "TURN LEFT" traffic sign with corresponding indicia of its meaning depicted thereon forcing the player who lands thereon to turn left and enter the fourth branch which further reenforces the meaning of the traffic sign by having the player not only see the sign and its meaning, but also physically carry out its instruction;
- said elliptic-shaped peripheral portion of said path further including a fifth section extending clockwise from the second space of said fourth section of said elliptic-shaped peripheral portion of said path to said single start space of said first section of said elliptic-shaped peripheral portion of said path, and being divided into 8 spaces, with the eighth space being a single finish for use by all players;
- said path further including a sixth branch extending inwardly from, and forming with, the fourth space of said fifth section of said elliptic-shaped peripheral portion of said path an eleventh junction, and being divided into 5 spaces;
- said eleventh junction space having an "ADVANCE WARNING OF NO THROUGH ROAD" traffic sign with corresponding indicia of its meaning depicted thereon forcing the player who lands thereon to continue on said elliptic-shaped peripheral portion of said path and not enter said sixth branch which further reenforces the meaning of the traffic sign by having the player not only see the sign and its meaning, but also physically carry out its instruction.