Amusement devices: games – Board games – pieces – or boards therefor – Piece moves over board having pattern
Reexamination Certificate
2000-11-09
2001-10-09
Pierce, William M. (Department: 3711)
Amusement devices: games
Board games, pieces, or boards therefor
Piece moves over board having pattern
C273S161000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06299168
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to amusement devices and, in particular, to board games wherein a chance device controls the movement of a game piece over a board with a pattern.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Predicting future events has, through the ages, been a popular pastime. Many individuals have claimed the ability to tell what is going to happen in another's life by reading cards, palms, weather signs, ouija boards and the like. Since such readings usually require some sort of experience to perform them, professionals now typically do them in exchange for money. Such drawbacks keep amateurs from participating in activities involving the prediction of future events for fun.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In light of the problems associated with known methods and apparatus for predicting the future for fun and amusement, it is a principal object of the invention to provide a board game wherein participants attempt to match their own wishes regarding the outcomes of a select group of future events with outcomes predicted by a chance device. The winner of the game is the player who most closely matches his wishes to those determined by the chance device.
It is another object of the invention to provide a board game that is simple to play, requiring minimal training, and that may be enjoyed by children and adults alike.
It is an object of the invention to provide improved elements and arrangements thereof in a board game for the purposes described which is lightweight in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and dependable in use.
Briefly, the board game in accordance with this invention achieves the intended objects by featuring a game board having a path with a number of stations representing lifestyle choices or events along its length. Each station is subdivided into segments having one portion with a symbol representing a response to the choice presented by the station and another portion with a number. A spinner-type, chance device for generating random numbers is used to predict a player's choice at any station. A tally sheet has identifiers representative of the stations on the game board. On blank lines adjacent the identifiers, a player scribes numbers representing his preferred choices posed at the stations. On other blank lines adjacent the first, a player scribes numbers generated by the chance device. On still other blank lines, a player scribes the absolute value of the difference between the numbers scribed on the first and second blank lines adjacent each identifier. The player with the lowest total difference at the end of play is declared the winner of the game.
The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become readily apparent upon further review of the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
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Greiner Stephen R.
Pierce William M.
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