Amusement devices: games – Board games – pieces – or boards therefor – Rotatably mounted board
Reexamination Certificate
1999-11-19
2001-06-19
Graham, Mark S. (Department: 3711)
Amusement devices: games
Board games, pieces, or boards therefor
Rotatably mounted board
C273S281000, C273S248000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06247696
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to a board game and more specifically, to board games of strategy and chance where, in racing from a starting point to a finish, the path of movement is associated with rotatable wheels and where numbered cards and dice are utilized to direct the course of the game.
2. Description of Related Art
Various types of game boards are known that have a number of designated playing paths through which playing tokens are moved from a starting point to a finish as determined by chance. A number of these games offer players concentric paths on or around a disk. U.S. Pat. No. 907,663 suggests a plurality of rotatable disks with recesses to receive playing pieces thereon. U.S. Pat. No. 3,075,772 discloses a game apparatus with a plurality of separate circular game boards which players traverse from separate starting points to a common finish point. The game board of U.S. Pat. No. 3,606,334 has a plurality of rotatable discs each having a portion of the path of movement thereon, with a centrally located spinner indicating the number of moves to be taken by each player. While the above cited references have advantages and merit, none of these board games employs the main path of movement on a plurality of bidirectionally rotatable wheels with chance elements of dice and rotation indicator cards directing player movement path.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An object of this invention is to provide a game in which a plurality of players can race their playing tokens around bidirectionally rotatable wheels having a path of movement indicated thereon where the number showing after a roll of the dice determines the total number of moves a player can divide among his tokens.
Another object of the invention is to provide a game board with a plurality of bidirectionally rotatable wheels, each having a path of movement indicated thereon, which can be oriented in various positions for controlling the movement of the playing tokens.
A further objective of this invention is to provide a game board having a plurality of cards with indicia thereon indicating the magnitude of rotation of the wheels by a player that will affect an opponent's path of movement.
Another object of this invention is to provide an exciting game of strategy and chance where a set of basic, easy to learn rules and operations can be built up into varied strategies in a game that is constantly changing with each roll of the dice and turn of the wheel.
A further goal of this invention is to provide a game designed such that a combination of the indicia on the card drawn and resultant rotation of a wheel produces an unpredictable movement of playing tokens, such that a large card number may cause a small rotation of a wheel and small movement of a playing token, or a small card number may cause a large rotation of a wheel and considerable movement of a playing token.
Still another goal of this invention is to provide a game that provides entertainment to a diverse age group, and has a relatively short playing time with an optional long play version.
REFERENCES:
patent: D. 223938 (1972-06-01), Eugene
patent: D. 366068 (1996-01-01), Levy
patent: 907663 (1908-12-01), Williams
patent: 3075772 (1963-01-01), Martino
patent: 3606334 (1971-09-01), Pippin
Eshete Zelalem
Graham Mark S.
Haugen Law Firm PLLP
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