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US 8,894,067 B2Granted
Board game having multi-level playing rules
OwnerHenley W. Futrell, III, Bobbie J. Futrellinventors
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Abstract
A board game is provided having the theme Death and Taxes. Multiple levels of paths of spaces are indicated on a board, each level having differing rules affecting the amount of scrip currency that a player receives or loses in playing. Players' pieces are moved to differing levels dependent on the amount of currency assigned to that player (Net Worth).
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A method of playing a game comprising:
- providing a game, the game comprising:
- a game board, said game board having a first playing path including a plurality of individually marked spaces, including a starting space, disposed adjacent to each other to form a continuous path in the form of a closed loop,
- at least one additional playing path of individually marked spaces, including a starting space, disposed adjacent to each other to form at least one additional path in the form of a closed loop,
- the first playing path and at least one additional play path being entirely separated from each other,
- some of said spaces corresponding to a game event indicative of a monetary event that affects a net worth of a player at the end of each round of play by adding or subtracting script money to or from a player,
- each playing path defining a predetermined level of play in terms of the level of monetary consequences for landing on a given space,
- a set of occupation cards for each level of play, the occupation cards including job title information and a designated salary,
- the salary amounts increasing from one level of play to the next,
- a pad of paper sheets,
- a plurality of player indicator pieces,
- a randomizer for indicating the number of spaces to be moved by a player,
- determining the order of play, having each player draw an occupation card,
- assigning a predetermined amount of script money to each player at the beginning of each level of play,
- each player operating the randomizer and moving the player indicator piece a corresponding number of spaces,
- upon landing on a space, each player executing the actions indicated by the space,
- at the end of a turn determining the amount of script money for each player, which constitutes the net worth of each player,
- moving the player indicator pieces to the start space of the path level corresponding to net worth of a player, and
- initiating a second round of play and determining the net worth of each player after each round until a player exceeds a predetermined net worth at which point the player is the winner of the game.
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A method of playing a game comprising:
- providing a game, the game comprising:
- a game board, said game board having a first playing path including a plurality of individually marked spaces, including a starting space, disposed adjacent to each other to form a continuous path in the form of a closed loop;
- said spaces including indicia which affects the net worth of each player at the end of round of play;
- at least one additional playing path of individually marked spaces, including a starting space, disposed adjacent to each other to form at least one additional path in the form of a closed loop;
- the first playing path and at least one additional play path being entirely separated from each other;
- some of said spaces corresponding to a game event indicative of a monetary event that may affect the net worth of a player at the end of each round of play;
- each playing path defining a predetermined level of play in terms of the level of monetary consequences for landing on a given space;
- a set of occupation cards for each level of play, the occupation cards including job title information and a designated salary;
- the salary amounts increasing from one level of play to the next;
- a pad of paper sheets for recording net worth;
- a plurality of player's indicator pieces;
- a randomizer for indicating the number of spaces to be moved by a player;
- selecting a starting player, operating the randomizer, moving the game piece of that player from a starting space of a first level to a space indicated by the randomizer and executing the actions indicated by the space;
- taking turns of all players to complete a round;
- after each round, determining an amount of scrip money assigned to each player and moving the game piece of each player to a selected level determined by the amount of scrip money assigned to that player;
- and
- continuing turns of all players until a player has reached a designated amount of scrip money or a selected number of players are indicated to be dead.
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