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Stock market game apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1975-04-14
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Granted: 1976-09-14
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Expires: 1995-04-14
Abstract
Abstract Apparatus is provided for playing a game which similates actual stock market operations as the events which mean a profit or a loss to the players cannot be forecast. It involves throwing dice and matching their numbers with the same numbers on a playing board which identify particular financial instructions. In some instances the instructions are contained in stacks of cards to introduce additional unexpectedness of the transaction.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald W. Raub
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 18:46
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00063; A63F3/00069
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
A game apparatus comprising: 1. dice, each of which has a distinct identifying symbol on each face different from that on any other of its faces, 2. a playing board having a plurality of individualized spaces marked thereon, the individualized spaces each having a distinct identifying symbol identical to only one pair of the dice symbols, 3. some spaces having additional indicia thereon, 4. a stack of cards on each of other ones of said spaces, a. all the cards in each stack differing from the cards in the other stacks, b. each card in each stack differing from all other cards in the same stack, 5. stock certificate cards and 6. money means to transact financial operations.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
118 words
A game apparatus comprising: 1. dice, each of which has a distinct identifying symbol on each face different from that on any other of its faces, 2. a playing board having a plurality of individualized spaces marked thereon, the individualized spaces each having a distinct identifying symbol identical to only one pair of the dice symbols, 3. some spaces having additional indicia thereon, 4. a stack of cards on each of other ones of said spaces, a. all the cards in each stack differing from the cards in the other stacks, b. each card in each stack differing from all other cards in the same stack, 5. stock certificate cards and 6. money means to transact financial operations.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The game apparatus of claim 1 in which there are two dice and they are identical as to their identifying symbols.
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