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Board game apparatus

Assignee: Glass Marvin and Associates
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Filing: 1969-01-09
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Granted: 1972-04-18
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Expires: 1989-01-09
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Abstract

Abstract Game apparatus including a game board having a path for movement of markers in accordance with numbers with selected by means of a die, certain of the stations along the path being distinctly marked to indicate that the player should also use a second chance means to instruct him as to further play, and said board having areas thereof provided with pictorial representations. The players are provided with game pieces in the form of illustrated cards, each being identifiable with one of said pictorial representations, and the disposition of such cards is determined by instructions provided on sound reproducing means providing the second chance means. The sound reproducing means comprises an elongated strip having a plurality of parallel sound tracks with different messages, and a diaphragm and stylus device is manually moved along a sound track at random to effect reproduction of a message of instruction in the play of the illustrated cards.

Inventors

  • 👤 Marvin I Glass
  • 👤 Jeffrey D Breslow
  • 👤 Gunars Licitis

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 12:03
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00006

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 175 words
Game apparatus comprising a game board including a plurality of sequentially arranged stations thereon defining a path of movement, a plurality of markers for movement by the players along the path, a plurality of areas on said board each having thereon a pictorial representation, a plurality of game pieces eacH identifiable with one of said representations, a first chance means for determining the progress of said markers along the path, certain of said stations along the path being similarly and distinctly marked, and a second chance means which is also to be used by a player when his marker rests on one of said distinctly marked stations, said second chance means comprising sound reproducing means including an elongated strip having a plurality of parallel sound tracks each including an oral message of instruction for the players, and a sound reproducer including a stylus which is manually movable along said strip to randomly reproduce one of the messages recorded thereon, at least some of said recorded messages having reference to different ones of said pictorial representations.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 175 words
Game apparatus comprising a game board including a plurality of sequentially arranged stations thereon defining a path of movement, a plurality of markers for movement by the players along the path, a plurality of areas on said board each having thereon a pictorial representation, a plurality of game pieces eacH identifiable with one of said representations, a first chance means for determining the progress of said markers along the path, certain of said stations along the path being similarly and distinctly marked, and a second chance means which is also to be used by a player when his marker rests on one of said distinctly marked stations, said second chance means comprising sound reproducing means including an elongated strip having a plurality of parallel sound tracks each including an oral message of instruction for the players, and a sound reproducer including a stylus which is manually movable along said strip to randomly reproduce one of the messages recorded thereon, at least some of said recorded messages having reference to different ones of said pictorial representations.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2128608A Cited
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1975-04-18 1975-10-18 1976-04-18 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1979-04-18 1979-10-18 1980-04-18 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1983-04-18 1983-10-18 1984-04-18 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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