Amusement devices: games – Board games – pieces – or boards therefor – Piece moves over board having pattern
Patent
1988-04-14
1990-01-02
Coven, Edward M.
Amusement devices: games
Board games, pieces, or boards therefor
Piece moves over board having pattern
A63F 300
Patent
active
048908444
ABSTRACT:
A game for stimulating a plurality of participants to improve language skills and learning to interpret the meaning of figurative expressions includes a game board having a playing field defined by a course extending in a continuous path from a start to a finish. The path is divided into increments and a plurality of game pieces are used by the participants to advance from the start to the finish. A deck of cards is provided and includes on one face of the card a figurative expression, the definition of the figurative expression, and a number designating an increment of advancement on the game board. Appearing on the opposite face of the card is an illustration of the figurative expression. An answering participant is required to interpret from a view of the illustration the corresponding figurative expression, as well as a definition of the expression. Correctly recognizing the figurative expression from the illustration and defining the figurative expression permits the player to advance incrementally the designated number of spaces for each turn on the board. The winner of the game is the first player to advance the full incremental distance from the start to the finish.
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Coven Edward M.
Layno Benjamin
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