US4012045A
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Jurisprudence -educational game
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1975-05-05
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Granted: 1977-03-15
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Expires: 1995-05-05
Abstract
Abstract A teaching device and game comprising a game board bearing instructions; marker pieces; dice for determining by lot the advancement and position of the marker pieces; reward indicator members representing "jurors" to be won or lost by each participant who, having been accused of a "crime", stands in the position of a criminal "defendant"; a variety of game elements or cards representing a variety of different criminal indictments, criminal defenses, and questions relating to various criminal and constitutional evidentiary situations, which, if answered correctly, gain reward indicators or "jurors" for the participant, the ultimate goal being to become the first participant to accumulate a predetermined number of "jurors" and thereby to be found "not guilty".
Inventors
- 👤 James N. Vail
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 16:04
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00138; A63F3/00006
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
271 words
An entertaining and teaching game device comprising: A game board having a plurality of various different discrete areas thereon which are arranged in a continuous path, said discrete areas including areas having identification thereon for cooperation with a plurality of game elements which have related identification thereon; A plurality of marker pieces for marking movement along said path of two or more players; Means for determining by lot increments of advance of marker pieces of successive players so as to position said marker pieces of said various discrete areas; A plurality of game elements adapted for distribution to the players which game elements each have at least two faces with one of the faces thereof having an identification thereon which is related to the identification on certain of said discrete areas on said board and the other one of said faces having information thereon which requires a response by the player according to the knowledge of the player; Certain of said game elements having on said other one of said faces information which requires the player to exercise his judgement according to his knowledge as to how best to respond in order to further his progress toward obtaining reward indicators; Certain others of said game elements having information on said other one of said faces which enables the player to respond according to his knowledge and to obtain or lose reward indicators; and A plurality of reward indicators which are distributable to the players in accordance with their correctness in responding to the information on said game elements and to the positioning of said markers on certain of said discrete areas.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
271 words
An entertaining and teaching game device comprising: A game board having a plurality of various different discrete areas thereon which are arranged in a continuous path, said discrete areas including areas having identification thereon for cooperation with a plurality of game elements which have related identification thereon; A plurality of marker pieces for marking movement along said path of two or more players; Means for determining by lot increments of advance of marker pieces of successive players so as to position said marker pieces of said various discrete areas; A plurality of game elements adapted for distribution to the players which game elements each have at least two faces with one of the faces thereof having an identification thereon which is related to the identification on certain of said discrete areas on said board and the other one of said faces having information thereon which requires a response by the player according to the knowledge of the player; Certain of said game elements having on said other one of said faces information which requires the player to exercise his judgement according to his knowledge as to how best to respond in order to further his progress toward obtaining reward indicators; Certain others of said game elements having information on said other one of said faces which enables the player to respond according to his knowledge and to obtain or lose reward indicators; and A plurality of reward indicators which are distributable to the players in accordance with their correctness in responding to the information on said game elements and to the positioning of said markers on certain of said discrete areas.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
79 words
An entertaining and teaching game device as set forth in claim 1 wherein said game board is arranged with separate playing positions for each of a plurality of players which are positioned along the path defined by said discrete areas with one of said areas constituting a common starting point for a marker piece of each of the players and said board having at each of said playing positions an area for accommodating a predetermined number of reward indicators.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
79 words
An entertaining and teaching game device as set forth in claim 1 wherein said game board has a discrete area positioned remote from the areas which are arranged in said continuous path, which remote area is subdivided so as to accommodate separate marker pieces for each said player at the start of the game and at periods thereafter when the progress of the player is interrupted as a result of incorrect response to the information on a game element.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
67 words
An entertaining and teaching game device as set forth in claim 1 wherein certain of said game elements have on one of said faces identification which relates to the identification on the faces of certain other ones of said game elements and on another of said faces having information which will require a response by an opposing player affecting said opposing players progress toward obtaining reward indicators.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
An entertaining and teaching game device as set forth in claim 1 wherein certain of said game elements have on said other one of said faces information requiring a response which will interrupt the progress of the player holding said game element toward obtaining reward indicators.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
63 words
An entertaining and teaching game device as set forth in claim 1 wherein certain of said game elements have on said other one of said faces information which requires a response according to the players knowledge and which enables the holder to require a response from an opposing player the correctness of which will affect the opposing players progress toward obtaining reward indicators.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
236 words
An entertaining and teaching game device comprising: A game board having a plurality of various different discrete areas thereon which are arranged in a continuous path along which each player may indicate his progress by a marker, said discrete areas having identification thereon for cooperation with a plurality of game elements which have related identification thereon and the use of which may affect the players' progress along said path and the accumulation of a desired number of reward indications; Means for determining by lot increments of advance of markers indicating progress of the players along said path; A plurality of game elements adapted for distribution to the players which game elements each have a face with an identification thereon which is related to the identification on certain of said discrete areas; Said game elements each having on another face thereof information which requires the player to respond in a way that will affect his success or lack of success in obtaining said predetermined number of reward indications; Certain of said game elements having on a face thereof information requiring the player to exercise his judgment on how to proceed in order to further his progress toward obtaining the desired number of reward indications; and Certain of said game elements having on a face thereof information requiring the player to respond according to his knowledge so as to obtain further reward indications when his response is correct.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
236 words
An entertaining and teaching game device comprising: A game board having a plurality of various different discrete areas thereon which are arranged in a continuous path along which each player may indicate his progress by a marker, said discrete areas having identification thereon for cooperation with a plurality of game elements which have related identification thereon and the use of which may affect the players' progress along said path and the accumulation of a desired number of reward indications; Means for determining by lot increments of advance of markers indicating progress of the players along said path; A plurality of game elements adapted for distribution to the players which game elements each have a face with an identification thereon which is related to the identification on certain of said discrete areas; Said game elements each having on another face thereof information which requires the player to respond in a way that will affect his success or lack of success in obtaining said predetermined number of reward indications; Certain of said game elements having on a face thereof information requiring the player to exercise his judgment on how to proceed in order to further his progress toward obtaining the desired number of reward indications; and Certain of said game elements having on a face thereof information requiring the player to respond according to his knowledge so as to obtain further reward indications when his response is correct.
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