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US 6,685,187 B1Granted
Therapeutic role-playing board game
OwnerBeverly Kline, Emilie Wardinventors
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Abstract
A game apparatus and method for playing a game is disclosed. The game includes a board and a first set of cards bearing indicia of a situation to be enacted by the players and a second set of cards bearing indicia of at least one of a role, style or feeling for the situation to be enacted by the players. The game includes moving a player piece along a path of movement on the game board.
Claims5
A game apparatus comprising:
- a first set of cards, said first set of cards being a set of cards bearing indicia of a situation to be enacted;
- a second set of cards, said second set of cards being a set of cards bearing indicia of a style for said situation to be enacted;
- a third set of cards, said third set of cards being a set of cards bearing indicia of a feeling for said situation to be enacted;
- a game board defining at least one path of movement and requiring drawing one card from said first set of cards, and the at least one path of movement bearing indicia requiring drawing of at least one card from each set of cards;
- means to randomly select a number from a finite set of numbers;
- a plurality of player pieces for placement on and movement through the at least one path of movement;
- and
- wherein the players commence and maintain play by moving player pieces along the path of movement in response to random numbers obtained by the player operating the random selection means and wherein the players are directed to enact the situation read from said card from said first set of cards based on the style described on the card drawn from said second set of cards and based on the feeling described on the card drawn from said third set of cards.
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A method of playing a game with more than one player, comprising the steps of:
- providing a game board and a first set of cards, said first set of cards bearing indicia of a situation to be enacted;
- providing a second set of cards bearing indicia of a style for the situation to be enacted;
- providing a third set of cards bearing indicia of a feeling for the situation to be enacted;
- determining an order of play for the number of players;
- each player placing, in order of play, a player piece at a start position on the game board, the game board having a plurality of indicia defining at least one path of movement;
- each player operating a random selection means to obtain a number from a finite set of numbers;
- each player moving a player piece along the at least one path of movement based on the operation of the random selection means;
- each player selecting a first card from said first set of cards;
- each player selecting a second card from said second set of cards;
- each player selecting a third card from said third set of cards;
- and
- each player enacting the situation indicated on said first card in accordance with the style on said second card and the feeling indicated on said third card card.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.