Education and demonstration – Game – board or table type – Using playing card
Patent
1992-04-30
1993-07-20
Mancene, Gene
Education and demonstration
Game, board or table type
Using playing card
293243, G09B 1900, A63F 300
Patent
active
052288609
ABSTRACT:
An Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) educational device comprised primarily of a game board with a continuous path around its edge with some spaces designated "virus" spaces and others designated "Hospital", "Doctor's Office", etc. surrounding a central "graveyard" area for removed player tokens and space for game components and a Mortality Time-line depicting the yearly mortality from AIDS. Each player is assigned four tokens and by chance movement around the board, tokens become "infected" with the AIDS virus and eventually "expire". Cards of three types provide basic facts regarding the AIDS epidemic and terminal medical events and direct activities such as effects of the epidemic on a player generated list of Family members and Friends. Simulations of an Epidemiologist and Physician treatment are provided. The game can be played to a predetermined end point or time limit or until only one player has tokens on the playing path.
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Mancene Gene
Thomas L.
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