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US 6,361,048 B1Granted
Game board apparatus and method of playing same
OwnerJames Lynninventor
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Abstract
A game board requiring strategy and providing the element of chance includes a playing surface having a fixed path section and a path altering section providing a route from at least one area to at least one finishing area and including a plurality of game piece positions along route determining placement of a number of game pieces. The playing surface overlies a king section having at least one actuator for moving the path altering section to a determined position based upon the outcome of a random number generator. A method for playing a game using the game board is also described herein.
Claims20
A game board apparatus comprising:
- a game board having an upper portion and a lower portion;
- a playing surface covering said upper portion with a display defining a route between a plurality of starting areas and a plurality of ending areas, said route including a fixed path section and a path altering section, each of said areas and said sections including a plurality of discrete game piece positions;
- a random number generator including a plurality of predetermined number designations;
- a working section in said lower portion including an actuator for actuating at least one said path altering section to move said path altering section to a predetermined position based on upon a result provided by said random number generator;
- a plurality of game pieces constructed to be positioned individually in one of said discrete game piece positions;
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- whereby players may initially position their respective said game pieces in said discrete positions in their respective said starting areas by taking turns move selected said game pieces along said fixed and path altering sections from their respective said starting area to their respective said finishing area while altering the disposition of said path altering sections by actuating said actuator to a predetermined position dependent upon an outcome of said random number generator.
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A game board apparatus comprising:
- a game board including a playing surface having a number of starting areas and an equal number of finishing areas, said playing surface further including a game piece positioning network connecting said starting and finishing areas and having a fixed path section and a path altering section formed of interconnected rotating discs having an initial orientation;
- a random number generator having a predetermined number of indicia;
- a working section underlying said playing surface and including at least one actuator connected to at least one of said rotating discs for altering said orientation of said discs based upon one of said indicia provided by said random number generator;
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- a plurality of game pieces for each player constructed to be positioned in said game piece positioning network and moved along said fixed and path altering sections from a starting position to a finishing position.
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A method for playing a game of strategy and chance comprising the steps of:
- providing a game board including a playing surface having a plurality of starting and finishing areas connected by a game piece positioning network including a fixed path section and a path altering section having discrete game piece positions, said path altering section constructed to be placed in alternate orientations, said game board further including a working section underlying said playing surface and including an actuator having a number of predetermined positions and connected to said path altering section for altering said orientation of said path altering section;
- providing a random number generator having a number of indicia corresponding to said actuator predetermined positions;
- providing at least two sets of game pieces;
- positioning each set of game pieces in a starting area;
- determining the order of play;
- initiating said random number generator to determine a particular indicia;
- actuating said actuator to a predetermined position corresponding to said indicia to alter said orientation of said path altering section;
- moving a game piece from one game piece position to another;
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- repeating said initiating, actuating, and moving steps between players as necessary for one player to move all respective said game pieces to a respective said finishing area.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.