Dieting game board apparatus

Claim 2

Dieting game board apparatus adapted to be played by a plurality of players operating in turn, the apparatus comprising a combination of: manually manipulable means bearing indicia for making a chance selection; a plurality of playing pieces each representing a dieter; simulated weight indicating means corresponding to each playing piece and functioning as a scoring device; a playing board having a playing surface defined on a base surface thereof; a series of playing locations defined about the perimeter of said playing surface in substantially contiguous relationship comprising a playing path along which said playing pieces are moved in discrete steps between successive locations as indicated by said manually manipulable means, said series of playing locations comprising; a first plurality of locations indicating that a player whose piece lands thereon is to gain weight; and a second plurality of locations indicating that a player whose piece lands thereon is to lose weight.

Claim 3

Dieting game board apparatus according to claim 1 and also comprising a supply of game money.

Claim 4

Dieting game board apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said first plurality of locations includes at least one location indicating that a player whose piece lands thereon is to gain weight in return for a relatively large amount of money and at least one location indicating that a player whose piece lands thereon is to gain weight in return for a relatively small amount of money.

Claim 5

Dieting game board apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said second plurality of locations comprises at least one first location indicating that a player whose piece lands thereon may lose a relatively large amount of weight in return for a relatively large payment of money and at least one second location indicating that a player whose piece lands thereon may lose a relatively small amount of weight in return for a relatively small amount of money.

Claim 6

Dieting game board apparatus according to claim 4 wherein said at least one second location provides an electable opportunity to a player whose piece lands thereon to lose a relatively large amount of weight for a relatively large payment of money or to lose no weight for no money payment.

Claim 7

Dieting game board apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said weight indicating means comprises a miniature simulated bathroom scale.

Claim 8

A dieting game board apparatus adapted to be played by a plurality of players operating in turn, the apparatus comprising a combination of: manually manipulable means bearing indicia for making a chance selection. a plurality of playing pieces, each representing a dieter; simulated weight indicating means corresponding to each playing piece and functioning as a scoring device; a supply of game money initially distributed at least in part to each player; a plurality of weight cards containing player directions; a flat generally rectangular shaped playing board having a playing surface defined on a base surface thereof; a series of playing locations defined about the perimeter of said playing surface in substantially contiguous relationship to define a playing path along which said playing pieces are moved in discrete steps between successive locations as indicated by said manually manipulable means, the series of playing locations comprising: at least one location providing an electable opportunity to a player whose piece lands thereon to lose a relatively large amount of weight in return for payment of a relatively large amount of game money; at least one location indicating that a player whose piece lands thereon is to gain a relatively small amount of weight in return for an amount of money; at least one location which indicates that a player whose piece lands thereon is to lose a relatively small amount of weight in return for a relatively small amount of money; at least one location which indicates that a player whose piece lands thereon is to gain a relatively small amount of weight; at least one location which indicates that a player whose piece lands thereon is to take one of the weight cards and to be directed by the directions contained thereon.

Claim 9

A dieting game board apparatus adapted to be played by a plurality of players operating in turn, the apparatus comprising a combination of: manually manipulable means bearing indicia for making a chance selection. a plurality of playing pieces, each representing a dieter; simulated weight indicating means corresponding to each playing piece and functioning as a scoring device; a supply of game money initially distributed at least in part to each player; a plurality of weight cards containing player directions; a flat generally rectangular shaped playing board having a playing surface defined on a base surface thereof; a series of playing locations defined about the perimeter of said playing surface in substantially contiguous relationship to define a playing path along which said playing pieces are moved in discrete steps between successive locations as indicated by said manually manipulable means, the series of playing locations comprising: at least one location providing an electable opportunity to a player whose piece lands thereon to lose a relatively large amount of weight in return for payment of a relatively large amount of game money; at least one location indicating that a player whose piece lands thereon is to gain a relatively small amount of weight in return for an amount of money; at least one location which indicates that a player whose piece lands thereon is to lose a relatively small amount of weight in return for a relatively small amount of money; at least one location which indicates that a player whose piece lands thereon is to gain a relatively small amount of weight; at least one location which indicates that a player whose piece lands thereon is to take one of the weight cards and to be directed by the directions contained thereon.