Oil drilling game board
US4394019A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 1981 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F3/00006
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A game board simulating an oil well field. The game board has a hollow interior with a plurality of movable elements positioned therein. A plurality of holes are provided on the game board playing surface simulating oil wells and leading into the hollow interior. An oil well derrick has a plunger extendable through the oil well holes to contact the movable elements located therebeneath. A plurality of oil well properties are positioned around the periphery of the game board and arranged in a path to be followed by player tokens. The properties are grouped into families of properties. The playing surface is colored in different regions with each region associated with a particular family of properties simulating oil well fields associated with a particular property.
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