Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
277 words
A competitive management teaching game-like apparatus for teaching at least two competitive players useful information about their respective jobs comprising: a gameboard having a first player territory representing the real life work environment of said first player, a second player territory representing the real life work environment of said second player, a path connecting said first and second player territories together and a plurality of player positions representing real life work situations located along said path, said player positions having predetermined penalty and reward values; at least a first and second player piece; chance means for determining the player positions of said player pieces on said path of said gameboard; question means for posing identified questions and multiple choice answers to said identified questions concerning specific subjects related to the real life work of said players, said player positions within said first and second territories referring said first and second players to questions from said question means corresponding to different categories of subject matter, said question means posing substantially differently identified questions and answers to each player respectively; answering means for determining the correctness of an answer to the identified question posed by said question means, said answering means comprising an electronic device preprogrammed to indicate the correctness of any one of said identified multiple choice answers to any one of said identified questions posed by said question means in such a way that both players know if a question is answered correctly, but only the player using the answering means know the content of the multiple choice answer selected; cumulative scoring means for providing a cumulative reward corresponding to said player positions; and, a reward means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
277 words
A competitive management teaching game-like apparatus for teaching at least two competitive players useful information about their respective jobs comprising: a gameboard having a first player territory representing the real life work environment of said first player, a second player territory representing the real life work environment of said second player, a path connecting said first and second player territories together and a plurality of player positions representing real life work situations located along said path, said player positions having predetermined penalty and reward values; at least a first and second player piece; chance means for determining the player positions of said player pieces on said path of said gameboard; question means for posing identified questions and multiple choice answers to said identified questions concerning specific subjects related to the real life work of said players, said player positions within said first and second territories referring said first and second players to questions from said question means corresponding to different categories of subject matter, said question means posing substantially differently identified questions and answers to each player respectively; answering means for determining the correctness of an answer to the identified question posed by said question means, said answering means comprising an electronic device preprogrammed to indicate the correctness of any one of said identified multiple choice answers to any one of said identified questions posed by said question means in such a way that both players know if a question is answered correctly, but only the player using the answering means know the content of the multiple choice answer selected; cumulative scoring means for providing a cumulative reward corresponding to said player positions; and, a reward means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
11 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said gameboard path is circular.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said question means comprises a question booklet.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
The apparatus of claim 3 wherein said scoring means comprises a score sheet which indicates which question to answer in a given subject matter category and provides a value for the correct answer to that question and further provides means for totaling the cumulative value of questions answered in that category.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus of claim 4 wherein said scoring means includes another sheet to indicate a reference source for learning more about the subject matter of the categories.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said chance means comprise dice means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said dice means comprise a pair of dice.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said reward means comprise play money.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said first and second player territories simulate the interiors of a retail store.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of claim 9 wherein said first and second player territories simulate the interior of a small retail food store.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said answering means includes an audio and visual means for indicating the correctness of a selected multiple choice answer.