Board game apparatus

Claim 2

Game board apparatus, comprising in combination: a game board having marked locations constituting a path of progression about the board, with at least some of the locations being possessory locations and at least some of the locations being nonpossessory, reward/penalty locations; means for indicating ownership of the possessory locations; means for determining the reward/penalty of the reward/penalty locations; at least two playing pieces with one playing piece being associated with each player of the game; chance taking apparatus for determining the movement of the playing piece of each player along the path of progression on the board, at least a portion of the possessory locations comprising betting possessory locations, at least one additional different known chance taking apparatus, one of said chance taking apparatus being selectable by a player whose playing piece comes to rest on a betting possessory location possessed by an opposing player for determining an occupancy payment due said opposing player by betting prior to movement from the betting possessory locatIon in a game of chance using only said one selected chance taking apparatus; means for indicating a minimum and maximum bet required for determining said occupancy payments due to an owner of a betting possessory location; and a medium of payment for satisfying certain obligations or benefits from the means for determining the reward/penalty and for satisfying occupancy payments for possessory locations.

Claim 3

The game board apparatus of claim 1, wherein some of the possessory locations comprise nonbetting locations including means for indicating a fixed amount for occupancy payments due when a playing piece comes to rest thereon.

Claim 4

The game board apparatus of claim 2, wherein: the game board is generally square in configuration; the path of progression is arranged about the periphery of the board to form a generally square closed figure of four sides with a particular location in each of the corners of the square thereby defining a space within the square for placement of the chance taking apparatus and reward/penalty cards; each side of the path of progression includes several betting possessory locations, at least one nonbetting possessory location, and at least one reward/penalty location; and wherein the four locations in the corners of the board are reward/penalty locations to thereby allow a variety and well intermingled arrangement of locations about the board.

Claim 5

The game board apparatus of claim 1, wherein the means for determining the reward/penalty of the reward/penalty locations comprises cards.

Claim 6

The game board apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the game board is generally square in configuration; the path of progression is arranged about the periphery of the board to form a generally square closed figure of four sides with a particular location in each of the corners of the square thereby defining a space within the square for placement of the chance taking apparatus and the means for determining the reward/penalty; each side of the path of progression includes several betting possessory locations, at least one nonbetting possessory location, and at least one reward/penalty location; and wherein the four locations in the corners of the board are reward/penalty locations to thereby allow a variety and well intermingled arrangement of locations about the board.

Claim 7

Game board apparatus comprising in combination; a game board having marked locations constituting a path of progression on the board, with at least some of the locations being possessory locations including betting possessory locations, and at least some of said locations being nonpossessory reward/penalty locations; at least two playing pieces with one playing piece being associated with and movable to represent each player of the game; means for indicating ownership of the possessory locations whereby individual players may own said possessory locations; means for determining the reward due a player landing in some of said reward/penalty locations; separate means for determining the penalty imposed upon a player landing in some of said reward/penalty locations; chance taking apparatus for determining the movement of the playing piece representing each player along the path of progression on the board and for determining occupancy payments due to the player holding means for indicating ownership of a betting possessory location from a different player landing on that possessory location by betting and playing a known game of chance with said chance taking apparatus means for indicating fixed maximum and minimum bets in each of said betting possessory locations to provide different worth to the betting possessory locations; a medium of payment for satisfying occupancy payments and for satisfying at least some rewards to and some penalties imposed upon players landing in some of the respective reward/penalty locations; the means for indicating penalties imposed upon a player for landing on at least one of said reward/penalty locations including several different possible penaltiEs at the one location, at least one of said penalties comprising paying an amount of said medium of payment into a reward fund, and at least one of said reward/penalty locations including means to entitle a player landing thereon to collect said reward fund.

Claim 8

Game board apparatus comprising in combination; a game board having marked locations constituting a path of progression on the board, with at least some of the locations being possessory locations including betting possessory locations, and at least some of said locations being nonpossessory reward/penalty locations; at least two playing pieces with one playing piece being associated with and movable to represent each player of the game; means for indicating ownership of the possessory locations whereby individual players may own said possessory locations; means for determining the reward due a player landing in some of said reward/penalty locations; separate means for determining the penalty imposed upon a player landing in some of said reward/penalty locations; chance taking apparatus for determining the movement of the playing piece representing each player along the path of progression on the board and for determining occupancy payments due to the player holding means for indicating ownership of a betting possessory location from a different player landing on that possessory location by betting and playing a known game of chance with said chance taking apparatus means for indicating fixed maximum and minimum bets in each of said betting possessory locations to provide different worth to the betting possessory locations; a medium of payment for satisfying occupancy payments and for satisfying at least some rewards to and some penalties imposed upon players landing in some of the respective reward/penalty locations; the means for indicating penalties imposed upon a player for landing on at least one of said reward/penalty locations including several different possible penaltiEs at the one location, at least one of said penalties comprising paying an amount of said medium of payment into a reward fund, and at least one of said reward/penalty locations including means to entitle a player landing thereon to collect said reward fund.

Claim 9

The game board apparatus of claim 6 wherein the means for determining the reward due in at least some reward/penalty loctions comprise a plurality of cards each including a different reward, and said separate means for determining the penalty imposed in at least some of said reward/penalty locations include cards having different penalties thereon.

Claim 10

The game board apparatus of claim 6 wherein some of the different possible penalties at said one location include penalties involving movement to possessory locations on said game board.