Game of skill and chance

Claim 1

In a game apparatus, the combination of a game board having a continuous path around its perimeter divided into consecutive spaces bearing instructions representing amounts to be paid or received during the game, each of said spaces defining a playing position, a plurality of playing pieces one for each of the game players, said playing pieces being of a size to fit within said playing positions, play money of different denominations for distribution of part thereof to each player, and at least two decks of standard playing cards for distribution of at of least some of the cards in equal allotment to each of the players, the cards simultaneously bearing indications representing the number of playing positions to be moved by a playing piece and also bearing representations forming a part of win determining means, said game board further comprising a bank area for storing the remainder of the play money not distributed to the players and said apparatus further comprising a plurality of additional cards, all of a single type, said single type being one of the types already included within each of said decks of playing cards.