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US3892408A
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Educational game
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1973-11-12
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Granted: 1975-07-01
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Expires: 1993-11-12
Abstract
Abstract An educational game providing a playing board on which is represented a plat of contiguous parcels of real property cooperatively designating a multiplicity of potential paths, or rights of way, across the board; visually distinctive sets of property ownership markers individual to participants in the game; playing cards initially dealt to the participants in the game; playing cards initially dealt to the participants in predetermined equal number with a remainder consigned to a draw stack, the participants in successive turns playing a selected card and replacing such card from the draw stack, the cards containing one group designating generally advantageous actions to be taken by the participants with respect to the parcels or benefits received as such cards are selectively played and another group designating disadvantages imposed on opponents as such cards are selectively played on such opponents; and simulated money by which each participant seeks to acquire and to protect parcels of property so as to be the first to establish a right of way of continuous parcels across the board as permitted by the advantages achieved and disadvantages imposed by the cards played.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles E Small
- 👤 Lawrence E Small
- 👤 Charles R Small
- 👤 Harlan F Ellis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:36
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00063
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
198 words
A game simulating the acquisition of property rights in establishing a potential path comprising: A. a game board having a playing area representative of a region to be traversed by said potential paths, said area being bounded by side edges between which the area is continuous; B. means partitioning the playing area into a plat of contiguous, interfitted, mutually eXclusive, substantially polygonal parcels having sides and corners, said parcels being of different sizes so that the sides of the larger parcels extend along and beyond the sides of adjacent smaller parcels so that there are smaller parcels contiguous with the sides of the larger parcels and other smaller parcels which have corners contiguous with the corners of the larger parcels said contiguous corners being interfitted with one thereof extended into the other to form a common angular boundary between their respective parcels, said smaller and larger parcels cooperatively defining a multiplicity of potentially interfering paths between opposite side edges of the playing area continuous from parcel to contiguous parcel; and C. a plurality of sets of visually distinguishable markers adapted individually to occupy selected parcels on the game board to delineate acquisition of parcels in establishing a path.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
198 words
A game simulating the acquisition of property rights in establishing a potential path comprising: A. a game board having a playing area representative of a region to be traversed by said potential paths, said area being bounded by side edges between which the area is continuous; B. means partitioning the playing area into a plat of contiguous, interfitted, mutually eXclusive, substantially polygonal parcels having sides and corners, said parcels being of different sizes so that the sides of the larger parcels extend along and beyond the sides of adjacent smaller parcels so that there are smaller parcels contiguous with the sides of the larger parcels and other smaller parcels which have corners contiguous with the corners of the larger parcels said contiguous corners being interfitted with one thereof extended into the other to form a common angular boundary between their respective parcels, said smaller and larger parcels cooperatively defining a multiplicity of potentially interfering paths between opposite side edges of the playing area continuous from parcel to contiguous parcel; and C. a plurality of sets of visually distinguishable markers adapted individually to occupy selected parcels on the game board to delineate acquisition of parcels in establishing a path.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The game of claim 1 in which the parcels are disposed in intersecting rows.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The game of claim 2 in which the larger parcels are located at the intersections of the rows.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
209 words
A game for a plurality of players which simulates the acquisition of property rights in establishing a path comprising a game board having a playing area continuous between opposite side edges thereof simulating a region to be traversed by the path from a side edge to an opposite side edge and being partitioned into a plat of contiguous, intermingled groups of interfitted, polygonal parcels, said parcels being of different sizes and having common boundaries so that the boundaries of some of the parcels extend along the boundaries of more than one contiguous parcel and successively adjacent boundaries on the invididual parcels are angularly related to form corners with the corners of adjacent parcels being contiguous and extended one into the other to provide common angularly related boundaries, the parcels forming a multiplicity of potential paths from each parcel to a plurality of contiguous parcels with such potential paths extending between opposite side edges of the playing area; sets of markers individual to the players adapted individually to occupy the parcels to designate acquisition of rights therein and the markers of each set being visually distinct from the markers of the other sets; and chance means to award the players opportunities to place their respective markers individually on selected parcels.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
209 words
A game for a plurality of players which simulates the acquisition of property rights in establishing a path comprising a game board having a playing area continuous between opposite side edges thereof simulating a region to be traversed by the path from a side edge to an opposite side edge and being partitioned into a plat of contiguous, intermingled groups of interfitted, polygonal parcels, said parcels being of different sizes and having common boundaries so that the boundaries of some of the parcels extend along the boundaries of more than one contiguous parcel and successively adjacent boundaries on the invididual parcels are angularly related to form corners with the corners of adjacent parcels being contiguous and extended one into the other to provide common angularly related boundaries, the parcels forming a multiplicity of potential paths from each parcel to a plurality of contiguous parcels with such potential paths extending between opposite side edges of the playing area; sets of markers individual to the players adapted individually to occupy the parcels to designate acquisition of rights therein and the markers of each set being visually distinct from the markers of the other sets; and chance means to award the players opportunities to place their respective markers individually on selected parcels.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The game of claim 4 in which the parcels are disposed in intersecting rows and the larger parcels are located at the intersections of the rows.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
220 words
A game which simulates the acquisition of rights in establishing a path across a region to be traversed comprising: A. a game board having a playing area representative of said region to be traversed and bounded by right angularly related side edges, said playing areas being continuous between said side edges; B. visual means partitioning the playing area into a plat of contiguous, interfitted, substantially rectangular parcels having right-angularly related boundaries substantially parallel to the side edges of the playing area with adjacent boundaries forming corners, said parcels being of different sizes so that the boundaries of the larger parcels extend along and beyond the boundaries of adjacent smaller parcels so that there are smaller parcels having boundaries contiguous with the boundaries of the larger parcels and smaller parcels having corners contiguous with the corners of the larger parcels, the contiguous corners of the smaller and larger parcels being interfitted with one thereof extended into the other to form a common boundary between their respective parcels; C. a plurality of sets of visually distinguishable markers for players of the game adapted individually to occupy selected parcels on the playing area to designate acquisition of parcels to establish such a path; and D. chance means to award players opportunities to place their respective markers on selected parCels to designate path formation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
220 words
A game which simulates the acquisition of rights in establishing a path across a region to be traversed comprising: A. a game board having a playing area representative of said region to be traversed and bounded by right angularly related side edges, said playing areas being continuous between said side edges; B. visual means partitioning the playing area into a plat of contiguous, interfitted, substantially rectangular parcels having right-angularly related boundaries substantially parallel to the side edges of the playing area with adjacent boundaries forming corners, said parcels being of different sizes so that the boundaries of the larger parcels extend along and beyond the boundaries of adjacent smaller parcels so that there are smaller parcels having boundaries contiguous with the boundaries of the larger parcels and smaller parcels having corners contiguous with the corners of the larger parcels, the contiguous corners of the smaller and larger parcels being interfitted with one thereof extended into the other to form a common boundary between their respective parcels; C. a plurality of sets of visually distinguishable markers for players of the game adapted individually to occupy selected parcels on the playing area to designate acquisition of parcels to establish such a path; and D. chance means to award players opportunities to place their respective markers on selected parCels to designate path formation.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1978-06-30 | 1978-12-30 | 1979-07-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-06-30 | 1982-12-30 | 1983-07-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-06-30 | 1986-12-30 | 1987-07-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |