Abstract A board game playable by one or more persons, designed to simulate a moon landing or other space mission. A game flight board has a grid formed thereon symbolic of space flight positions. A manually movable marker simulates a space vehicle and is movable about the grid between a transverse orbital path and fixed target bases. A related controller board area has indicia symbolizing a consumable fuel supply for a space vehicle and additional indicia indicative of movement to be imparted to the game flight board marker about the grid. Indicator tokens are moved sequentially about the controller board in response to a chance device, thereby indicating movement to be imparted to the game board marker simulating a space vehicle and simulated use of fuel. The object is to move the marker or ''''space vehicle'''' across the grid between the orbital path and a chosen target base within the limits of the available ''''fuel supply'''' on the controller board area.
A space flight board game, comprising: a game flight board having a grid formed thereon symbolic of two-dimensional spaced flight positions located between starting and finishing positions on the grid; a position marker simulating a space vehicle, the position marker being manually movable about the grid of the game flight board; a manually movable indicator token; a controller board having a plurality of sequentially arranged spaces having indicia related thereto which, when interpreted in accordance with playing rules, relate to the player information concerning usage of a symbolic consumable fuel quantity and which individually direct movement to be imparted by the player to the position marker on the grid oF the game flight board in response to positioning of an indicator token on said indicia; chance means for the selection of a single symbol from a group of symbols; said indicator token being movable sequentially along said spaces on the controller board by a player in response to the symbol selected by said chance means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A space flight board game, comprising: a game flight board having a grid formed thereon symbolic of two-dimensional spaced flight positions located between starting and finishing positions on the grid; a position marker simulating a space vehicle, the position marker being manually movable about the grid of the game flight board; a manually movable indicator token; a controller board having a plurality of sequentially arranged spaces having indicia related thereto which, when interpreted in accordance with playing rules, relate to the player information concerning usage of a symbolic consumable fuel quantity and which individually direct movement to be imparted by the player to the position marker on the grid oF the game flight board in response to positioning of an indicator token on said indicia; chance means for the selection of a single symbol from a group of symbols; said indicator token being movable sequentially along said spaces on the controller board by a player in response to the symbol selected by said chance means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A game as set out in claim 1 wherein said sequentially arranged spaces on the controller board comprise: parallel rows of indicator squares each having printed indicia related thereto showing direction of the movement to be imparted to the indicia marker on the game flight board in response to the positioning of an indicator token thereon.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A game as set out in claim 2 wherein said sequentially arranged spaces further comprise: a column of indicator squares arranged perpendicular to said rows along one end thereof and respectively corresponding to individual rows, each square having printed indicia relates thereto showing progressive depletion of the symbolic consumable fuel quantity.