US 6,247,696 B1Granted

Rotation-game board with rotatable wheels

OwnerDennis Lackenderinventor

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Abstract

A novel board game utilizing a two-dimensional game board having a plurality of bi-directional rotatable wheels with spaces for player movement arranged on the circumference of the wheel surface. Numbered cards determine the orientation and resulting magnitude of rotation of the wheels. Two dice randomly determine player movement. Each player is assigned a plurality of playing tokens and a wheel of origin. A path of play begins in a “START” circle on the periphery of a player's wheel and proceeds in a defined path around said wheel back to the “HOME” circle. A detour in the path of movement from a player's wheel to an opponent's wheel is through unidirectional alleyways. A path change occurs when the wheels are rotated, moving a player's token to a new position on the board. The object of the game is to be the first player to get all of his or her tokens to the “HOME” space.

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Dependent claims

A board game for use by a plurality of players, comprising:

a) a plurality of playing tokens with indicia indicated thereon;
b) a flat, generally square game board comprising:
i) a plurality of rotatable wheels mounted on said game board, each said wheel having a plurality of contiguous individual spaces arranged circumferentially;
ii) one of said spaces on each said wheel being colored and having an arrow;
iii) a colored border encircling each said wheel, said border having numbers;
iv) a plurality of unidirectional alleyways connecting said wheels at the periphery;
v) a bypass chute on the periphery of each said border, said chute contiguous with a bypass indicating circle located in said alleyway;
vi) a plurality of “START” position circles located at the periphery of each said wheel, to be used by a particular player to start said playing tokens therefrom;
vii) a plurality of “HOME” position circles located at the periphery of each said wheel, to be used by a particular player to reach said “HOME” position to win the game;
c) a chance element for determining the random number of moves throughout said game board, which a player can divide among said playing tokens;
d) a plurality of rotation cards placeable on area of said game board, each of said cards having indicia printed thereon, indicating an orientation which results in rotation of said wheels.

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