Amusement devices: games – Board games – pieces – or boards therefor – Piece moves over board having pattern
Reexamination Certificate
2003-02-20
2004-06-29
Mendiratta, V K (Department: 3722)
Amusement devices: games
Board games, pieces, or boards therefor
Piece moves over board having pattern
C273S445000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06755418
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to a board game and, more specifically, to a board game based upon the preparation of a dinner in which the players must prepare a dinner consisting of food items from four food groups.
2. Description of the Prior Art
There are other board games designed for recreational activities but do not contain a board including necessary measures needed to prepare a dinner. Another difference is that other board games do not function in the same manner as the present invention with regard to the necessary objectives and procedures that must be met in order to win.
While these board games may be suitable for the purposes for which they were designed, they would not be as suitable for the purposes of the present invention, as hereinafter described.
SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
A primary object of the present invention is to provide a board game based on the preparation of a four course dinner.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a board game containing a pair of dice that contain various amounts of minutes marked thereon.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a board game containing a pair of dice that when rolled the total does not exceed eight.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide two decks of cards containing various instructions to affect game play.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a game board based on the preparation of a dinner including food groups, foods, and cooking time.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a board game where it is necessary to land on one food from each food group and deplete the related cooking time to win.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a board game that teaches children mathematics and provides food preparation information.
Additional objects of the present invention will appear as the description proceeds.
The present invention overcomes the shortcomings of the prior art by providing a board game for recreational use centered on the preparation of a dinner that also teaches mathematics and food preparation information. The board game is based upon the preparation of a dinner in which the players must prepare a dinner consisting of a food item from each of four food groups.
Each of the four food group items is along a separate side of the game board. Two of the corner spaces are marked with instructions either to draw a card from the “Simmer” or “Boil” stacks, and to follow the instructions on the card. A third corner is marked as “Stew” and causes the addition of 60 minutes to the accumulation of preparation/cooking times for the food item. The fourth corner is the “Get Cooking” space that serves as the starting place for the player's tokens.
The object of the game is to roll numbered dice, move the player's token and land on a food item from one of the four food groups and then continue rolling the dice and moving the token until the player's token lands on the space predefined as “Get Cooking”. The food item and various game features create an accumulation of preparation/cooking time that must be eliminated. After landing on the Get Cooking space the player rolls a second pair of dice marked with various amounts of preparation/cooking times, each displayed sum of time amounts being taken from the accumulated preparation/cooking time until all accumulated time is eliminated. The first player to complete this process for a food item from each of the four food groups is the winner.
A board game is provided for a number of players, the game designed to select and prepare food items for a meal, each player accumulating a total food preparation time during play for each food item, the apparatus comprising: at least two player tokens; at least one numbered die having at least four sides, each side having a number displayed; a game board defining a platform upon which the game is played, the board having at least four sides, each side representing a group of food items, each side having a plurality of individual spaces delineated for player token advancement according to a roll of the at least one die, each delineated space representing and displaying an item of food within the group of food items represented by the side on which the space is located, and each delineated space displaying a time indicia indicating the amount of preparation time required for the item of food displayed on said delineated space, one of said game board sides having a delineated space for player token occupation at the game beginning, and one of said game board sides having a delineated preparation time penalty space displaying the amount of the time penalty; at least one time indicia die having at least four sides, each side having an amount of time displayed; at least one stack of cards, each card having an instruction, with at least one card's instruction affecting the player's board position, and with at least one card's instruction affecting the player's total preparation time accumulation, the game board further having a designated area for placement of the at least one stack of cards, the game board further having at least one delineated space having an instruction to draw from the at least one stack of cards.
In another embodiment, the number of numbered die is two and the highest combination of displayed numbers equals four.
In another embodiment, the number of numbered die is two and the highest combination of displayed numbers equals eight.
In another embodiment, the at least one numbered die is six-sided.
In another embodiment, the at least one numbered die is eight-sided.
In another embodiment, the at least one time indicia die is six-sided.
In another embodiment, the at least one time indicia die is eight-sided.
In another embodiment, the number of stacks of cards is two.
In another embodiment, the first stack has cards labeled “Simmer” and the second stack has cards labeled “Boil”.
In another embodiment, the starting space is labeled “Get Cooking”.
In another embodiment, one game board side is for the main course food group.
In another embodiment, one game board side is for the vegetable food group.
In another embodiment, one game board side is for the food group including soups and salads.
In another embodiment, one game board side is for the dessert food group.
In another embodiment, the board game further comprises a set of instructions.
A method of playing a board game is provided for a number of players, the game designed to select and prepare food items for a meal, each player accumulating a total food preparation time during play for each food item, the comprising the steps of: providing at least two player tokens; providing at least one numbered die having at least four sides, each side having a number displayed; providing at least one time indicia die having at least four sides, each side having an amount of time displayed; providing a game board defining a platform upon which the game is played, the board having at least four sides, each side representing a group of food items, each side having a plurality of individual spaces delineated for player token advancement according to a roll of the at least one die, each delineated space representing and displaying an item of food within the group of food items represented by the side on which the space is located, and each delineated space displaying a time indicia indicating the amount of preparation time required for the item of food displayed on said delineated space, one of said game board sides having a delineated space for player token occupation at the game beginning, and one of said game board sides having a delineated preparation time penalty space displaying the amount of the time penalty; providing at least one stack of instruction cards, each card having an instruction, with at least one card's instruction affecting the player's board position, and with at least one card's instruction affecting the player's total prepara
Kroll Michael I
Mendiratta V K
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