Game board with coded dice and game pieces

Claim 2

Game apparatus for use with incrementally movable playing pieces, the game involving the advancement of the playing pieces in a field of play which comprises: a game board defining a field of play for use with at least two playing pieces, the field of play comprising a track having a plurality of uniquely identified lanes, one for each playing piece, each lane being divided into individual segments, alternating segments of each lane being identified by a selected one of identical visual indicia and the other segments being identified by numerals, the numerical difference between successive numerals in a lane being two, a playing piece being assigned to an individual lane and each playing piece confined to incremental movements from segment to segment within the assigned lane only, and game control means for determining the number of increments the playing pieces are to progress along the assigned lanes, the playing pieces being moved that number of segments corresponding to each signal of the game control means and play continuing until at least one of the playing pieces traverses its entire lane.

Claim 3

The game apparatus of claim 1 wherein: the game board comprises a raised rib separating said track and a center zone of the game board, said rib being adapted for confining the game control means.

Claim 4

The game apparatus of claim 1 wherein: said track includes an over-run portion to accommodate a run-off between playing pieces that concurrently reach the finish.

Claim 5

The game apparatus of claim 1 wherein: the indicia comprise color coding, each lane having a different color code.

Claim 6

The game apparatus of claim 1 wherein: said game control means comprises an individual signaller for each lane that randomly selects the number of segments a playing piece is to be moved.

Claim 7

The game apparatus of claim 5 wherein: said individual signaller comprises a die having a plurality of faces, each face identifying a number of segments a playing piece is to advance for a given throw of said die, and each die is marked with indicia corresponding to the indicia for each lane, and the playing piece associated with a given lane advances according to the number of segments signalled by the upwardly facing horizontal face of the associated die.

Claim 8

Game apparatus for use with incrementally movable playing pieces, the game involving the advancement of the playing pieces in a field of play which comprises: a game board defining a field of play for use with at least two playing pieces, the field of play comprising a track having a plurality of uniquely identified lanes, one for each playing piece, each lane being divided into individual segments, alternating segments of each lane being identified by visual indicia, including color coding and numerals, each lane having a different color code, and the difference between successive numerals in a lane being two, and wherein the indicia on adjacent segments of adjacent lanes are alternately code color and numerals so that no indicia on successive transverse adjacent segments are the same, a playing piece being assigned to an individual lane and each playing piece confined to incremental movements from segment to segment within the assigned lane only, and game control means for determining the number of increments the playing pieces are to progress along the assigned lanes, the playing pieces being moved that number of segments corresponding to each signal of the game control means and play continuing until at least one of the playing pieces traverses its entire lane.

Claim 9

Game apparatus for use with incrementally movable playing pieces, the game involving the advancement of the playing pieces in a field of play which comprises: a game board defining a field of play for use with at least two playing pieces, the field of play comprising a track having a plurality of uniquely identified lanes, one for each playing piece, each lane being divided into individual segments, alternating segments of each lane being identified by visual indicia, including color coding and numerals, each lane having a different color code, and the difference between successive numerals in a lane being two, and wherein the indicia on adjacent segments of adjacent lanes are alternately code color and numerals so that no indicia on successive transverse adjacent segments are the same, a playing piece being assigned to an individual lane and each playing piece confined to incremental movements from segment to segment within the assigned lane only, and game control means for determining the number of increments the playing pieces are to progress along the assigned lanes, the playing pieces being moved that number of segments corresponding to each signal of the game control means and play continuing until at least one of the playing pieces traverses its entire lane.