US4323249A
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Board game apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1980-06-16
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Granted: 1982-04-06
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Expires: 2000-06-16
Abstract
Abstract A game device consisting of a playing board having a "driving" track around the center of the board. The board has multiple lanes, each divided into successive discrete areas bearing players' instructions. The game also includes at least one listing, adapted to have numbered tokens placed thereon, of numbered "defensive driving" tactics. Playing pieces are provided including pieces in the form of cars for movement around the "driving" track in accordance with the roll of a die and game instructions. The players "solve" a plurality of picture cards, each depicting a unique traffic situation calling for certain of the said listed "defensive driving" tactics; and consecutively numbered tokens are provided for selection of the correct tactics in the correct order; and instruction cards are provided for use depending upon the correctness of tactics selected by the player.
Inventors
- 👤 Hugh D. Brady
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 17:35
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F9/00; A63F9/18; A63F3/00; A63F3/04; A63F3/0494; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00006
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
253 words
Board game apparatus comprising: (a) one or more playing boards including playing areas; (b) means dividing said playing areas into at least two sectors; (c) the first said sector being a "driving" track around the center of a said board, said driving track including a plurality of "driving" lanes; (d) first means partitioning each said driving lane into a plurality of first discrete areas, the number of said first discrete areas in each said lane being equal; (e) second means partitioning the second said sector into a plurality of second discrete areas; (f) a plurality of second indicia means that identify each said second discrete area, each said second indicia means including a unique tactic number in association with a unique described "defensive driving" tactic; (g) a first plurality of illustrations, each said illustration depicting a unique vehicle traffic driving situation from the point of view of the driver, and, in association with each said illustration, a listing of the corresponding preferred "defensive driving" tactics called for by said unique vehicle traffic driving situation; (h) at least two pluralities of game instruction cards, each plurality being adapted to be shuffled and stacked; (i) a plurality of playing pieces adapted to be received in said first discrete areas, each said playing piece being visually distinguishable from each other said playing piece; (j) a plurality of tokens adapted to be received in said second discrete areas; (k) token indicia means for uniquely identifying and numbering each said token consecutively; and (l) at least one die.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
253 words
Board game apparatus comprising: (a) one or more playing boards including playing areas; (b) means dividing said playing areas into at least two sectors; (c) the first said sector being a "driving" track around the center of a said board, said driving track including a plurality of "driving" lanes; (d) first means partitioning each said driving lane into a plurality of first discrete areas, the number of said first discrete areas in each said lane being equal; (e) second means partitioning the second said sector into a plurality of second discrete areas; (f) a plurality of second indicia means that identify each said second discrete area, each said second indicia means including a unique tactic number in association with a unique described "defensive driving" tactic; (g) a first plurality of illustrations, each said illustration depicting a unique vehicle traffic driving situation from the point of view of the driver, and, in association with each said illustration, a listing of the corresponding preferred "defensive driving" tactics called for by said unique vehicle traffic driving situation; (h) at least two pluralities of game instruction cards, each plurality being adapted to be shuffled and stacked; (i) a plurality of playing pieces adapted to be received in said first discrete areas, each said playing piece being visually distinguishable from each other said playing piece; (j) a plurality of tokens adapted to be received in said second discrete areas; (k) token indicia means for uniquely identifying and numbering each said token consecutively; and (l) at least one die.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The board game apparatus of claim 1 wherein each said illustration comprises a picture card of the type adapted to be shuffled and stacked in association with other said picture cards.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The board game apparatus of claim 2 wherein the front of each said picture card depicts a unique vehicle traffic driving situation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The board game apparatus of claim 3 wherein the back of each said picture card includes said listing of the corresponding preferred "defensive driving" tactics called for by said unique vehicle traffic driving situation.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The board game apparatus of claim 4 wherein said listing includes, in association with each said corresponding preferred "defensive driving" tactic, a said unique tactic number.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
74 words
The board game apparatus of claim 5 wherein each said corresponding preferred "defensive driving" tactic in said listing on said back of said picture card includes, in association therewith, a first identifying unique consecutive number corresponding to the order in which each said corresponding preferred "defensive driving" tactic in said listing is preferred to be taken as called for by said unique vehicle traffic driving situation depicted on said front of said picture card.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
57 words
The board game apparatus of claim 6 wherein each said front of each respective said picture card includes a plurality of "hint" numbers, said plurality of "hint" numbers including at least each said unique tactic number associated with each said corresponding preferred "defensive driving" tactic in said listing on the back of each said respective picture card.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
The board game apparatus of claim 7 wherein each picture card comprising said first plurality of illustrations includes a second indentifying unique consecutive number on the said front of each said picture card.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
38 words
The board game apparatus of claim 1 wherein said first said sector is included on a first playing board and said second said sector is included on a second playing board separate from said first said playing board.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
The board game apparatus of claim 9 wherein said second said playing board comprises the lid of a tray adapted and arranged to hold sorted accoutrements associated with the said board game apparatus.
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