Board game apparatus

Claim 2

A monetary acquisition board game played by at least two players comprising: a. a board with property sites and paths for random multidirectional movement toward any of a plurality of said property sites; b. at least one marker for each player for representation of said movement; c. first indicia having rates of movement for the markers of each player; and d. second indicia displaying the acquisition status obtained by each player, with said acquisition status governing the type of property rights which may be purchased by each player.

Claim 3

The game of claim 1 in which there are more markers than players at the beginning of the game and players may purchase additional markers or added movement.

Claim 4

The game of claim 1 which includes a random occurrence means which is utilized after a pre-determined number of turns and in which one player determines the occurrences for all players in a given sector of the board.

Claim 5

The game of claim 1 in which the board represents space travel, the property to be acquired is colonization rights of planets, and the other components of the game reflect the space travel concept of the game board.

Claim 6

A monetary acquisition board game played by at least two players, said game including the obtaining of financial gain by payment from a bank after each play as a result of the purchase of property rights and purchasing of the right to move by each player for each of his turns, said game comprising: a. a board with property sites and paths for random multidirectional movement toward any of a plurality of said property sites; b. at least one marker for each player for representation of said movement; c. value tokens for correlation with specific pieces of property through random selection by a player when his marker lands on said specific piece of property, said property having no ascribed value prior to said landing, said tokens having inscribed thereupon an owner income amount and an acquisition status designation.

Claim 7

A monetary acquisition board game played by at least two players, said game including the obtaining of financial gain by payment from a bank after each play as a result of the purchase of property rights and purchasing of the right to move by each player for each of his turns, said game comprising: a. a board with property sites and paths for random multidirectional movement toward any of a plurality of said property sites; b. at least one marker for each player for representation of said movement; c. value tokens for correlation with specific pieces of property through random selection by a player when his marker lands on said specific piece of property, said property having no ascribed value prior to said landing, said tokens having inscribed thereupon an owner income amount and an acquisition status designation.

Claim 8

The game of claim 5 which further comprises: a. first indicia having rates of movement for the markers of each player; b. second indicia having the acquisition status designations shown on said value tokens; said acquisition status and said rates of movement obtained by purchase.

Claim 9

The game of claim 1 which includes at least two racks, the game designed to provide each player with a rack, each rack comprising pockets for display of first and second indicia in a predetermined order.

Claim 10

The game of claim 1 in which each player begins with an equal plurality of position markers, each of which may be moved independently during each player's turn and in which additional position markers may be purchased during the course of play with the rate of movement for each position marker governed by said first indicia.

Claim 11

The game of claim 1 in which position markers may be removed from the game board and ownership of property change hands through combat situations regulated by the relative placement of the opposing player's position markers with the results governed by the use of chance means to select at random instructions from a table of possible resolutions, and further including: a. third indicia indicating on a face thereof at least three weaponry effectiveness levels whose possession by opposing players establishes a relationship which dictates categories of said table from which random selection may be made; and b. a rack for each player comprising pockets for display of first, second and third indicia in a predetermined order.