Patent · US Expired

Game

US6213468A · kind A · utility

7Cited by
4References
28Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 16, 1999
Grant dateApr 10, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 16, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63F2250/1073
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A board game comprising: (i) a board (13) defining a playing area (24) divided into two halves (20, 22) each of which is subdivided into regions (1-12) each bearing an indicia; (ii) a playing piece for movement between the regions; (iii) means for randomly determining to which region the playing piece is moved; (iv) means for randomly determining the outcome of an event associated with the region on which the playing piece is situated; and (v) rules determining how two opposing players may move the playing piece in an attempt to achieve a specified aim. The random determining means preferably comprises a plurality of dice and the rules specify how many dice a player uses in a given situation to determine the outcome of an event or movement of the playing piece. The game may also include means for recording and displaying parameters selected by a player used for biasing the outcome of certain events.

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