Amusement devices: games – Board games – pieces – or boards therefor – Piece moves over board having pattern
Patent
1990-09-10
1991-04-23
Layno, Benjamin
Amusement devices: games
Board games, pieces, or boards therefor
Piece moves over board having pattern
273243, 273157R, 434150, A63F 304, A63F 910, G09B 2506
Patent
active
050094300
ABSTRACT:
A game for teaching the skills of geography and history utilizing a map of the major continents of the world having indicia representing the profiles of topographical or political bounderies of countries. Playing pieces are provided for one to four players which match the topographical or political bounderies of the countries and indicia on each of the playing pieces identifies the countries. The playing pieces defining the various countries are placed in matching registry with the indicia representing the topographical or political boundaries of the countries on the map. Game markers are provided for the players and a series of blocks surround the map, indicia on the blocks comprise secondary directions for movement of the game pieces, the primary directions for movement of the game pieces being originated by a die or other chance indicator actuated progressively by the players.
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