Amusement devices: games – Board games – pieces – or boards therefor – Piece moves over board having pattern
Patent
1996-10-23
1998-08-04
Layno, Benjamin H.
Amusement devices: games
Board games, pieces, or boards therefor
Piece moves over board having pattern
A63F 300
Patent
active
057882347
ABSTRACT:
A business board game in which players attempt to win the game by transforming industries into cartels. Transformation of industries into cartels is by means of buying the majority of partnership stocks of all companies placed within specific industries. Controlling cartels enable players to sell essential products to their fellow players that own the partnership stocks in companies of other industries for a very high price to eventually cause bankruptcy. Such cartel product selling to other players is possible because the partnership stocks carry with them an unlimited liability. The game further includes cards that affect company book values per partnership stocks to further affect the market price of partnership stocks. Also, stock trading between players and the bank is involved where players try to make money by buying low and selling high, liquidate to cover expenses or just sell to escape the unlimited liability that comes along with owning partnership stocks. Players try to own as many partnership stocks as possible because they are the biggest source of income in the form of dividends. In addition, the game has a few companies that do not belong to any of the industries whose function is to provide services to the players for a fee.
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