Amusement devices: games – Board games – pieces – or boards therefor – Piece moves over board having pattern
Patent
1979-12-11
1982-01-26
Pinkham, Richard C.
Amusement devices: games
Board games, pieces, or boards therefor
Piece moves over board having pattern
273284, 273288, A63F 300
Patent
active
043125107
ABSTRACT:
A board game apparatus whose play simulates the various aspects of market trading and in the preferred embodiment simulates in relative detail the aspects of the trading of shares of stock in various markets of a market exchange. The game board has a continuous track defined by a plurality of spaces, the majority of which each constitute a market which belongs to one of a set of market groups. A set of value scales, preferably also provided on the game board, and each corresponding to one of the market groups has indicia associated therewith for indicating the value of shares of the particular markets which belong to the corresponding market group. A plurality of value indicating marker means are provided, each corresponding to a particular one of the markets and are located on respective value scales to indicate a particular current value for the shares of the corresponding markets. In order to closely simulate the various aspects of actual market operations, structure is provided for directing the movement of the value indicating marker means on their respective value scales in a manner such that various factors such, for example, as purchases and sales of shares, news flashes, mergers, etc., will affect the value of the shares of the various markets.
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Moy Carl
Pinkham Richard C.
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