Method and apparatus for teaching power distribution
AssigneeDenton County Electric Cooperative Inc.
InventorDan Mugg
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for teaching power distribution with an educational board game includes providing a game board that includes a power station location, power pole locations, and a target building location. A power pole indicator is placed at a power pole location and a power line indicator is connected from the power station location to the power pole indicator during the player's turn. Additional power pole indicators are positioned at additional power pole locations during the player's subsequent turns and the power line indicator is connected from the power station location to the target building location via the power pole indicator and the additional power pole indicators.
Claims20
A method for teaching power distribution with an educational board game, comprising:
- providing a game board that includes a power station location, a power pole location comprising a stand and a target building location;
- placing a power pole indicator at the power pole location during a player's turn by placing the power pole indicator in an upright position in the stand;
- connecting a power line indicator from the power station location to the upright power pole indicator during the player's turn,
- the power line indicator comprising an elongated line stored on a spool and having a miniature figurine at an end of the elongated line and coupleable between the power station location and the upright power pole indicator;
- placing an upright additional power pole indicator at an additional power pole location during the player's subsequent turn;
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- connecting the power line indicator from the power station location to the target building location via the power pole indicator and the additional power pole indicator.
A method of playing an educational board game to teach power distribution, comprising:
- providing a game board that includes power pole locations, building locations, underground power line locations, a power station location and a target building location;
- providing action cards placed between a pair of the power pole locations or a pair of the underground power line locations;
- at a player's turn, placing one of a power pole indicator and an underground power line indicator at a power pole location or an underground power line location, respectively;
- connecting a power line indicator between the power station location and the power pole indicator or the underground power line indicator chosen by the player,
- wherein the underground power line indicator comprises:
- a three-dimensional rectangle and a hook removably coupleable to the power line indicator;
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- a magnetic material coupleable to an underground power line indicator;
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- performing an action indicated by an action card in response to crossing the action card by the power line indicator.
An apparatus for playing an educational game for teaching power distribution, comprising:
- a game board that includes building locations, a power station location, power pole locations, underground power line locations and a target building location;
- a power line indicator connectable between the power station location and the target building location via one or more of the power pole locations and the underground power line locations;
- a power pole indicator coupleable to the game board at the power pole locations;
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- an underground power line indicator coupleable to the game board at the underground power line locations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.