Board game apparatus

Claim 1

A board game for at least two players comprising in combination, a playing board having on its playing surface a map of a political entity including a plurality of indicia representing respectively different geographic locations and a plurality of route portions between adjacent such locations which are each divided into a multiplicity of spaces, at least some adjacent locations being connected by a plurality of route portions each bearing different indicia which are each representative of respectively different modes of transportation, each of said plurality of route portions emanating from one said adjacent location and terminating at the other said adjacent location, at least some of said locations being represented by a circuitous closed loop track divided into a plurality of spaces each providing a starting or termination point for a respective one of the route portions emanating from such location, at least one of said tracks on said playing board being provided by a disc member whose center is located at the site of the corresponding location, means for rotatably securing said disc member to said playing board, said disc member having a peripheral portion divided circumferentially into a plurality of spaces corresponding in number to the number of routes emanating from said location, said spaces being numbered in order for identification, whereby said disc may be rotated to bring any numbered peripheral space into alignment with any route leading into a corresponding location, at least one token for each player being distinctively marked for the respective players, and a means operable by each player in turn to indicate by chance the number of spaces that said player may advance.