Board game apparatus

Claim 2

In a board game apparatus, a board having a playing surface having on it marked spaces representing places and clusters of places which are to be visited by players during the playing of the game and bear titles and constitute stopping points, said playing surface also having lines that connect said spaces, said lines representing avenues of travel for connecting said spaces, certain lines representing avenues restricted to pedestrian travel, other lines encompassing both pedestrian travel and local transportation and still other lines representing avenues of rapid transit systems, a set of game pieces diversified in color or design representing players for registering movement along said lines, said lines constituting optional but continuous routes of play along which the speed of movement of said game pieces is governed by the density of stopping points marked in said lines, said avenues being differently colored or shaded and keyed to dice which are unlike in color corresponding to the colors or shading of said avenues for determining the permissible avenues along which a game piece may move and which also have indicia indicating the extent of movement of the game pieces, said lines connecting said clusters of spaces in such a manner as to permit travel between them to be interrupted by any player at points along the second-mentioned avenue designated on the playing surface according to randomly indicated directions, there being a plurality of cards bearing indicia indicating such directions and said dice having indicia to direct the drawing of said cards.

Claim 3

The game apparatus as defined in claim 1 with the addition of means manually manipulatable on said playing surface for interrupting travel on said lines.

Claim 4

The apparatus as defined in claim 1 with the addition of a set of playing pieces simulating barricades to be manually placed on the playing surface according to said directions to interrupt travel.

Claim 5

The apparatus as defined in claim 1 with the addition of a playing piece simulating a conveyance or rapid transit carrier for transport along a designated avenue of travel.

Claim 6

A board game apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said randomly indicated directions are provided by one or more spiral sets of card containing cards for the purposes of instructing rewarding or directing or penalizing players, said cards being received for visiting designated places or being drawn by chance, the set of cards received for visiting designated places and certain of those cards drawn by chance each bearing an indication by title corresponding to a title on a specific stopping pLace on the board, each card also bearing matter describing the stopping place; the remainder of the cards drawn by chance bearing directions which cause players drawing them to gain awards or suffer penalties or to take actions that are favorable or unfavorable for their winning the game; and a special set of dice, one colored and one uncolored corresponding to the colored and uncolored avenues, respectively, carrying indicia to control movement of said game pieces during the game, and other indicia to inititate the draw by a player of a card by chance from one or more of said sets of cards.

Claim 7

A game board apparatus as defined in claim 5 wherein said lines or avenues are respectively fully colored, semi-colored and uncolored to differentiate one from the other, the permissible advance of a game piece along the fully colored avenues being governed solely by the count on only the colored die, and there being indications at certain points along said avenues for cross-over from one avenue to another.

Claim 8

In a board game apparatus, a board serving as a playing surface, having on it marked spaces representing in their proper geographical orientation places and clusters of places of public congregation, cultural interest and commerce, which are visited by players during the course of the game, and bear titles and constitute stopping points along avenues of travel and transportation connecting them, said avenues constituting optional but continuous routes of play along which the speed of movement is governed by the density of marked stopping points and stations, the same being colored or semicolored or uncolored respectively, to differentiate one avenue from another with respect to the mode of travel permitted along it; which clusters of places are so connected by said avenues of travel as to permit travel between them to be wholly or partially interrupted, at points designated on the board, by any player directed randomly to do so according to the rules of the game; the whole constituting a simulated map of a city or similar political subdivision; the apparatus also including a simulated conveyance or rapid transit carrier for transport along designated avenues of travel connecting places and cluster of places; also one or more sets of cards containing cards for the purpose of instructing, rewarding, directing, or penalizing players, said cards being received either for visiting designated places, or being drawn by chance; a special set of attraction cards, each card bearing an indication by title that corresponds to a title on a specific place on the board; also a set of pieces representing barricades for the purpose of interrupting travel between clusters of places when placed on the playing surface by a player directed to do do; also a set of game pieces or ''''travelers''''for the purpose of registering movement, each of distinctive design, and a special set of dice one colored and one uncolored carrying indicia to control movement of the game pieces during the game, and other indicia to intitiate a draw by a player by chance from one or more of said sets of cards.

Claim 9

In a board game apparatus, a board serving as a playing surface, having on it marked spaces representing in their proper geographical orientation places and clusters of places of public congregation, cultural interest and commerce, which are visited by players during the course of the game, and bear titles and constitute stopping points along avenues of travel and transportation connecting them, said avenues constituting optional but continuous routes of play along which the speed of movement is governed by the density of marked stopping points and stations, the same being colored or semicolored or uncolored respectively, to differentiate one avenue from another with respect to the mode of travel permitted along it; which clusters of places are so connected by said avenues of travel as to permit travel between them to be wholly or partially interrupted, at points designated on the board, by any player directed randomly to do so according to the rules of the game; the whole constituting a simulated map of a city or similar political subdivision; the apparatus also including a simulated conveyance or rapid transit carrier for transport along designated avenues of travel connecting places and cluster of places; also one or more sets of cards containing cards for the purpose of instructing, rewarding, directing, or penalizing players, said cards being received either for visiting designated places, or being drawn by chance; a special set of attraction cards, each card bearing an indication by title that corresponds to a title on a specific place on the board; also a set of pieces representing barricades for the purpose of interrupting travel between clusters of places when placed on the playing surface by a player directed to do do; also a set of game pieces or ''''travelers''''for the purpose of registering movement, each of distinctive design, and a special set of dice one colored and one uncolored carrying indicia to control movement of the game pieces during the game, and other indicia to intitiate a draw by a player by chance from one or more of said sets of cards.

Claim 10

A board game apparatus including, in combination, a board whose playing surface is the simulated map of a city or similar political subdivision and has marked spaces representing places and clusters of places of interest to sightseers such as public buildings, historical monuments, notable edifices, places of commerce, amusement and service as well as representations of avenues of travel and transport connecting said places, including stopping points along them; a simulated conveyance or rapid transit carrier, such as a subway car; a set of tokens, each of distinctive design or color, constituting the game playing pieces for the players; special dice differentiated from each other to determine the avenues along which a player may move and the permissible extent of such movement; a set of barricades manually manipulatable on the playing surface, to interrupt travel at designated points where a break in utility lInes at the point where they cross avenues of travel requires the placement of such barricades thereby to divide one region of the playing surface from the other regions by blocking access paths; a set of attraction cards, on each of which is given the name of a sightseeing place in the city depicted on the board, the phonetic spelling of its name in order to assist the player in pronouncing the name, descriptive, historical and explanatory data referring to the place, and a point value awarded to the player visiting it; a set of detour cards, all or several of which contain words and phrases in the language predominantly spoken in the city simulated with phonetic spellings, some of which cards bear data relating to places marked on the board which render a service to tourists and direct that a player''s token be moved thereto, others of which represent diversions from the players'' sightseeing tours or require actions, favorable or unfavorable, to be taken by the players; and a set of identical service cards bearing a point value which are awarded to players visiting places of service.

Claim 11

A board game apparatus including, in combination, a board whose playing surface is the simulated map of a city or similar political subdivision and has marked spaces representing places and clusters of places of interest to sightseers such as public buildings, historical monuments, notable edifices, places of commerce, amusement and service as well as representations of avenues of travel and transport connecting said places, including stopping points along them; a simulated conveyance or rapid transit carrier, such as a subway car; a set of tokens, each of distinctive design or color, constituting the game playing pieces for the players; special dice differentiated from each other to determine the avenues along which a player may move and the permissible extent of such movement; a set of barricades manually manipulatable on the playing surface, to interrupt travel at designated points where a break in utility lInes at the point where they cross avenues of travel requires the placement of such barricades thereby to divide one region of the playing surface from the other regions by blocking access paths; a set of attraction cards, on each of which is given the name of a sightseeing place in the city depicted on the board, the phonetic spelling of its name in order to assist the player in pronouncing the name, descriptive, historical and explanatory data referring to the place, and a point value awarded to the player visiting it; a set of detour cards, all or several of which contain words and phrases in the language predominantly spoken in the city simulated with phonetic spellings, some of which cards bear data relating to places marked on the board which render a service to tourists and direct that a player''s token be moved thereto, others of which represent diversions from the players'' sightseeing tours or require actions, favorable or unfavorable, to be taken by the players; and a set of identical service cards bearing a point value which are awarded to players visiting places of service.

Claim 12

A board game apparatus as defined in claim 5 wherein each attraction card corresponding to a title of a place has on its reverse side the name of the sightseeing sector in which said place is located.

Claim 13

A board game apparatus including, in combination, a board bearing the simulated map of a city of similar political subdivision, having marked spaces representing places and clusters of places of interest to sightseers, with lines representing avenues of travel and transport connecting them; said avenues being distinctively colored or shaded, a set of tokens, each of distinctive design, constituting the playing pieces; a special set of dice of unlike color matching the distinctive coloring or shading of the several avenues on the board in order to designate particular avenues along which a player may move his token, and bearing indicia to indicate the extent of such movement permitted; a set of barricades to interrupt travel among the avenues when placed by a player according to directions; there being means indicating by chance such directions.

Claim 14

A board game apparatus including, in combination, a board bearing the simulated map of a city of similar political subdivision, having marked spaces representing places and clusters of places of interest to sightseers, with lines representing avenues of travel and transport connecting them; said avenues being distinctively colored or shaded, a set of tokens, each of distinctive design, constituting the playing pieces; a special set of dice of unlike color matching the distinctive coloring or shading of the several avenues on the board in order to designate particular avenues along which a player may move his token, and bearing indicia to indicate the extent of such movement permitted; a set of barricades to interrupt travel among the avenues when placed by a player according to directions; there being means indicating by chance such directions.

Claim 15

A board game apparatus including, in combination, a square board, being the simulated map of a city or similar political subdivision, having marked spaces representing places of interest along representations of interconnected paths or avenues of travel joining them, there being one such avenue designated by color or shading, respectively, for walking (the sidewalk), for walking or riding (the street), and another avenue for rapid transit by means of a simulated public conveyance; said places including four corner areas one of which represents a racetrack at which are collected all admission charges, fees, penalties and other charges levied on players, and from which payments are to be made to players arriving there, another of which represents an airport at which play begins and ends, the other two representing special attractions outside the city; said apparatus also including cards describing sightseeing attractions to be visited and noting a point value accorded for such visitation and also containing instructions for payment of charges, fees and penalties; a single playing piece for each player to be moved in accordance with the rules of the game; means for determining by chance the permissible paths and extent of travel of players'' pieces along said paths or avenues.

Claim 16

A board game apparatus including, in combination, a square board, being the simulated map of a city or similar political subdivision, having marked spaces representing places of interest along representations of interconnected paths or avenues of travel joining them, there being one such avenue designated by color or shading, respectively, for walking (the sidewalk), for walking or riding (the street), and another avenue for rapid transit by means of a simulated public conveyance; said places including four corner areas one of which represents a racetrack at which are collected all admission charges, fees, penalties and other charges levied on players, and from which payments are to be made to players arriving there, another of which represents an airport at which play begins and ends, the other two representing special attractions outside the city; said apparatus also including cards describing sightseeing attractions to be visited and noting a point value accorded for such visitation and also containing instructions for payment of charges, fees and penalties; a single playing piece for each player to be moved in accordance with the rules of the game; means for determining by chance the permissible paths and extent of travel of players'' pieces along said paths or avenues.

Claim 17

In a board game apparatus, a board having a playing surface having on it marked spaces bearing titles representing in their proper geographic orientation places and clusters of places of public congregation, cultural interest and commerce which are to be visited by players during the playing of the game and constitute stopping points or stations, said playing surface also having lines representing avenues of pedestrian travel and lines representing transportation systems that connect said spaces, a set of game pieces diversified in color or design reprEsenting the players for registering movement along said lines, said lines constituting optional but continuous routes of play along which the speed of movement of said game pieces is governed by the density of stopping points and stations marked in said lines which are differentiated one from the other by shading or coloring according to the form of transport permissible along them, as stated in the Rules of Play, one or more sets of cards containing cards for the purpose of instructing, rewarding, directing or penalizing players, said cards being received either for visiting designated places, or being drawn by chance; a special set of cards, each card bearing an indication by title corresponding to a title on a specific place on the board and also bearing indicia of point value which are used during the playing of the game for determining a player''s progress, and a special set of dice of unlike color corresponding, respectively, to the shading or coloring of said routes of play, and carrying indicia to control movement of the game pieces during the game and other indicia to inititate the draw by a player of a card by chance from at least one of said sets of cards.

Claim 18

In a board game apparatus, a board having a playing surface having on it marked spaces bearing titles representing in their proper geographic orientation places and clusters of places of public congregation, cultural interest and commerce which are to be visited by players during the playing of the game and constitute stopping points or stations, said playing surface also having lines representing avenues of pedestrian travel and lines representing transportation systems that connect said spaces, a set of game pieces diversified in color or design reprEsenting the players for registering movement along said lines, said lines constituting optional but continuous routes of play along which the speed of movement of said game pieces is governed by the density of stopping points and stations marked in said lines which are differentiated one from the other by shading or coloring according to the form of transport permissible along them, as stated in the Rules of Play, one or more sets of cards containing cards for the purpose of instructing, rewarding, directing or penalizing players, said cards being received either for visiting designated places, or being drawn by chance; a special set of cards, each card bearing an indication by title corresponding to a title on a specific place on the board and also bearing indicia of point value which are used during the playing of the game for determining a player''s progress, and a special set of dice of unlike color corresponding, respectively, to the shading or coloring of said routes of play, and carrying indicia to control movement of the game pieces during the game and other indicia to inititate the draw by a player of a card by chance from at least one of said sets of cards.