US 7,766,335 B1Granted

Board game with 3D dynamic game play

OwnerThomas H. Greenawaltinventor

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Abstract

A board game incorporating multiple paths of travel which traverse a plurality of elevations with moveable obstacles that change the paths of travel. The moveable obstacles take the form of moveable structures; such as stairs; bridges and moveable-walls which cut-off some available paths while opening others. Through strategic use of the obstacles; players can facilitate their own movement through the game while impeding that of their opponents.

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A board game comprising:

a game board with a game board face, having at least one start location disposed on the game board face;
a plurality of elevated surfaces disposed on the face of the game board;
a plurality of segmented paths disposed on the game board face and plurality of elevated surfaces, where the segmented paths begin at the at least one start location;
at least one moveable obstacle disposed on the game board;
wherein the at least one obstacle is selected from the group consisting of
a pivoting wall structure, further comprising
a horizontal member having a first end and a second end, where the first end is pivotally connected to the game board or one of the elevated surfaces, where the horizontal member rotates between at least a first position and a second position;
a three-dimensional vertical member disposed on the second end of the horizontal member, such that the vertical member is disposed on one of the segmented paths of travel when the horizontal member is disposed in the second position;
a sliding wall structure, further comprising
a horizontal member having a first end and a second end, where the first end and second end are slideably connected to the game board or one of the elevated surfaces, where the horizontal member slides between at least a first position and a second position;
a three-dimensional vertical member disposed between the first end and the second end of the horizontal member, such that the vertical member is disposed on one of the segmented paths of travel when the horizontal member is disposed in the second position;
a pivoting bridge, further comprising
an elevated pivot surface having the size of about one segment of the segmented path;
a segmented horizontal member having a first end and a second end, where the segmented horizontal member is pivotally connected to the elevated pivot surface at the medial section of the segmented horizontal member and rotates between at least a first position and a second position;
where the first end is disposed adjacent to a first segmented path and the second end is disposed adjacent to a second segmented path when disposed in the first position;
a sliding bridge, further comprising
a segmented horizontal member having a first end and a second end, where the first end slideably engages a first elevated surface of the game and the second end slideably engages a second elevated surface of the game, where the segmented horizontal member slides between at least a first position and a second position;
where the first end is disposed adjacent to a first segmented path and the second end is disposed adjacent to a second segmented path when disposed in the first position;
a pivoting segmented staircase, further comprising
a first end at a first elevation and a second end at a higher, second elevation, where the first end is disposed adjacent to a first segmented path and wherein the first end is pivotally connected to the game board or one of the elevated surfaces and rotates between at least a first position and a second position;
where the second end is disposed adjacent to a second segmented path when the staircase is disposed in the second position;
a sliding segmented staircase, further comprising
a first end at a first elevation and a second end at a higher, second elevated surface,
where the first end is disposed adjacent to a first segmented path and wherein the first end is slideably connected to the game board and the second end is slideably connected to the second elevated surface and slides between at least a first position and a second position;
where the second end is disposed adjacent to a second segmented path when the staircase is disposed in the second position;
and
a floor, further comprising
a horizontal disc member segmented into a plurality of elements, where the disc member is rotatably connected to the game board or one of the elevated surfaces, where the plurality of elements are disposed on at least one segmented path;
a knob disposed on the pivot of the disc member.

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Abstract

A board game comprising:

a game board with a game board face, having at least one start location disposed on the game board face;
a plurality of elevated surfaces disposed on the face of the game board;
a plurality of segmented paths disposed on the game board face and plurality of elevated surfaces, where the segmented paths begin at the at least one start location;
at least one moveable obstacle disposed on the game board;
wherein the at least one obstacle is selected from the group consisting of
a pivoting wall structure, further comprising
a horizontal member having a first end and a second end, where the first end is pivotally connected to the game board or one of the elevated surfaces, where the horizontal member rotates between at least a first position and a second position;
a three-dimensional vertical member disposed on the second end of the horizontal member, such that the vertical member is disposed on one of the segmented paths of travel when the horizontal member is disposed in the second position;
a sliding wall structure, further comprising
a horizontal member having a first end and a second end, where the first end and second end are slideably connected to the game board or one of the elevated surfaces, where the horizontal member slides between at least a first position and a second position;
a three-dimensional vertical member disposed between the first end and the second end of the horizontal member, such that the vertical member is disposed on one of the segmented paths of travel when the horizontal member is disposed in the second position;
a pivoting bridge, further comprising
an elevated pivot surface having the size of about one segment of the segmented path;
a segmented horizontal member having a first end and a second end, where the segmented horizontal member is pivotally connected to the elevated pivot surface at the medial section of the segmented horizontal member and rotates between at least a first position and a second position;
where the first end is disposed adjacent to a first segmented path and the second end is disposed adjacent to a second segmented path when disposed in the first position;
a sliding bridge, further comprising
a segmented horizontal member having a first end and a second end, where the first end slideably engages a first elevated surface of the game and the second end slideably engages a second elevated surface of the game, where the segmented horizontal member slides between at least a first position and a second position;
where the first end is disposed adjacent to a first segmented path and the second end is disposed adjacent to a second segmented path when disposed in the first position;
a pivoting segmented staircase, further comprising
a first end at a first elevation and a second end at a higher, second elevation, where the first end is disposed adjacent to a first segmented path and wherein the first end is pivotally connected to the game board or one of the elevated surfaces and rotates between at least a first position and a second position;
where the second end is disposed adjacent to a second segmented path when the staircase is disposed in the second position;
a sliding segmented staircase, further comprising
a first end at a first elevation and a second end at a higher, second elevated surface,
where the first end is disposed adjacent to a first segmented path and wherein the first end is slideably connected to the game board and the second end is slideably connected to the second elevated surface and slides between at least a first position and a second position;
where the second end is disposed adjacent to a second segmented path when the staircase is disposed in the second position;
and
a floor, further comprising
a horizontal disc member segmented into a plurality of elements, where the disc member is rotatably connected to the game board or one of the elevated surfaces, where the plurality of elements are disposed on at least one segmented path;
a knob disposed on the pivot of the disc member.

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