Zodiac board game
US4560169A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | May 23, 1984 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F3/00006
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A zodiac board game comprises a board having a closed path of game spaces thereon, the path being divided into twelve sectors wherein each sector corresponds to a sign of the zodiac and wherein the twelve sectors define four sets of three sectors each, each sector in a set includes at least one special game space, each special game space in a sector in a given set bearing the same one of four different indicia, special game spaces in different sets bearing different indicia; and wherein the indicia of the at least one game space in each sector corresponds to one of four zodiac elements associated with the sign of each sector; and wherein the game piece is movable from one game space to another along a closed path. Preferably, each game piece is shaped to represent the symbol of a corresponding zodiac sign, the identifier of each game piece representing the zodiac element corresponding to the zodiac sign represented by each game piece.
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