Amusement devices: games – Board games – pieces – or boards therefor – Piece moves over board having pattern
Reexamination Certificate
2000-09-29
2002-12-03
Layno, Benjamin H. (Department: 3711)
Amusement devices: games
Board games, pieces, or boards therefor
Piece moves over board having pattern
C273S250000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06488283
ABSTRACT:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
Priority is claimed to British patent application Ser. No. 9922898.3 filed Sep. 29, 1999.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
Not Applicable.
TECHNICAL FIELD
The invention related to a board game.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Entertainment or recreational board games in which a player throws dice or spins a wheel or used some other means for generating a random number which represents moves are well known.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention is directed to a board game and to a method for playing a novel board game. The playing surface used for the game is a two-dimensional generally rectangular board having a surface which includes positions representing real and/or imaginary regions in space. Paths are provided between various regions in space. Each player has a game piece which preferably represents a space ship or space shuttle. The player pieces are moved along the paths according to a random indicating means, such as dice, or a spinner, or a programmed random indicator.
Details of the board game are set forth in the following detailed description.
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Layno Benjamin H.
MacMillan Sobanski & Todd LLC
Mendiratta Vishu K
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