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Board game employing playing tiles and color coded dice

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1976-10-13
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Granted: 1977-08-23
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Expires: 1996-10-13
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Abstract

Abstract A board game includes a game board upon which there is provided a series of areas having indicia keyable to identical indicia on a set of playing tiles. Additional areas on the board are designated for the positioning therein of pre-valued coin-like elements. The board is also given a designated starting area having indicia keyable with like indicia carried by selected ones of the playing tiles. A set of playing tiles is subdivided into a series of sub-sets equal in number to the number of areas in the aforementioned series of areas on the game board. Each such sub-set includes a plurality of playing tiles provided with indicia which is identical to the indicia in a different one of the areas of the series of areas on the game board. A set of three dice is provided. One of the dice carries non-numerical indicia on each of its faces. A second of the dice carries a different even-numbered numeral on each of its faces. The third of the dice carries a different odd-numbered numeral on each of its faces. The second and third dice are color coded each in a different color, and the unnumbered dice has at least two faces color coded to the correspond with the colors on respective ones of the numbered dice. The game further includes a set of coin-like elements having point values assigned to each and at least two playing tiles carrying indicia thereon identical to the indicia on the starting area of the game board.

Inventors

  • 👤 Irving L. Blackman

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 13:26
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00157

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 251 words
A board game comprising in combination: a game board having a series of areas provided with indicia therein keyable with identical indicia provided on a set of playing tiles, additional areas designated for the positioning therein of pre-valued elements, and a designated starting area having indicia therein keyable with like indicia carried by selected ones of said playing tiles; a set of playing tiles subdivided into a series of sub-sets equal in number to the number of areas in said series of areas on the game board, each of said sub-sets comprising a plurality of playing tiles provided with identical indicia thereon, the indicia on the tiles of the respective sub-sets being identical to the indicia in a different one of the areas of said series of areas of the game board; a set of three dice, a first of said dice carrying non-numerical indicia on each of the faces thereof, a second of said dice carrying a different even-numbered numeral on each of the faces thereof, and the third of said dice carrying different odd-numbered numeral on each of the faces thereof, said second and third dice each being color coded a different color, and said first dice having at least one of the faces thereof, color coded to correspond with the color on a different one of said second and third dice; a set of pre-valued elements; and at least two playing tiles carrying indicia thereon identical to the indicia carried by the starting area of said game board.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 251 words
A board game comprising in combination: a game board having a series of areas provided with indicia therein keyable with identical indicia provided on a set of playing tiles, additional areas designated for the positioning therein of pre-valued elements, and a designated starting area having indicia therein keyable with like indicia carried by selected ones of said playing tiles; a set of playing tiles subdivided into a series of sub-sets equal in number to the number of areas in said series of areas on the game board, each of said sub-sets comprising a plurality of playing tiles provided with identical indicia thereon, the indicia on the tiles of the respective sub-sets being identical to the indicia in a different one of the areas of said series of areas of the game board; a set of three dice, a first of said dice carrying non-numerical indicia on each of the faces thereof, a second of said dice carrying a different even-numbered numeral on each of the faces thereof, and the third of said dice carrying different odd-numbered numeral on each of the faces thereof, said second and third dice each being color coded a different color, and said first dice having at least one of the faces thereof, color coded to correspond with the color on a different one of said second and third dice; a set of pre-valued elements; and at least two playing tiles carrying indicia thereon identical to the indicia carried by the starting area of said game board.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 59 words
A board game according to claim 1, wherein each of the areas of said series of areas on said game board is provided with a different numerical integer of from 1 to 12 and at least one symbol selected from the four symbols carried by the cards of a deck of playing cards, i.e., clubs, diamonds, hearts and spades.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 54 words
A board game according to claim 1, wherein the designated starting area on said game board is quadrilateral and a different one of each of the four symbols carried by the cards of a deck of playing cards, i.e., clubs, diamonds, hearts and spades, is carried therewithin adjacent respective ones of the side thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 33 words
A board game according to claim 1, wherein the integers on said second dice run consecutively from 2 to 12 and the integers on said third dice run consecutively from 1 to 11.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 16 words
A board game according to claim 2, wherein each of said sub-sets comprises six playing tiles.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 28 words
A board game according to claim 1, wherein said set of pre-valued elements comprise a set of coin-like elements each of which carries a pre-selected assigned point value.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 41 words
A board game according to claim 1, wherein said game board is provided with a series of eight adjacently arranged spaces which are consecutively numbered from 1 to 8, selected ones of said spaces carrying indicia specifying a game ending play.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 41 words
A board game according to claim 1, including a plurality of elongated tile-holder members adapted to support a plurality of playing tiles in side-by-side relation and in such manner that the indicia on all of such playing tiles are simultaneously displayed.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1980-08-22 1981-02-21 1981-08-23 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1984-08-22 1985-02-21 1985-08-23 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1988-08-22 1989-02-21 1989-08-23 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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