Amusement devices: games – Board games – pieces – or boards therefor – Piece moves over board having pattern
Patent
1990-09-24
1991-11-19
Layno, Benjamin
Amusement devices: games
Board games, pieces, or boards therefor
Piece moves over board having pattern
273276, 273290, A63F 300
Patent
active
050660152
ABSTRACT:
A board game based on a railroad theme is provided wherein the players each assemble the necessary components of a complete railroad train, under rules simulating conditions normally existing in the marshalling yard of a conventional railroad system. The gameboard has a playing surface depicting the trackage, switches and other elements of a marshalling yard. A plurality of playing pieces represent the players and have a changeable status or rank. Other pieces are included which represent messages sent from the yard dispatcher to the players during play of the game and train components. The tokens are moved about the trackage according to values established by casting dice, by the use of a spinner, or other chance device for establishing values at random. The goal of each player is to acquire a locomotive, and thereafter to collect all of the other rolling stock needed to make up a complete train, before any of the other players. However, each player begins the game with the rank of "fireman", and before being entitled to operate a locomotive and to collect any of the rolling stock, must first achieve promotion to the rank of "engineer". The rank of " engineer" is denoted by a small playing piece in the shape of a hat which is placed onto the head of the "fireman".
REFERENCES:
patent: 1338502 (1920-04-01), Gay
patent: 2977713 (1961-04-01), Alelyunas
patent: 3656757 (1972-04-01), Carroll
Layno Benjamin
Roddy Kenneth A.
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