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US4535994A
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Board game apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1983-04-21
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Granted: 1985-08-20
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Expires: 2003-04-21
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to board games, and more particularly to the apparatus for such a game which combines the elements of strategic skill, chance and knowledge of corporate finance and the business world to provide entertainment for two or more players. The game includes a track with industry segments further subdivided into corporation spaces. Ten corporate shares corresponding to each corporation space are utilized with a pair of dice. The dice are numbered from zero to five and direct the movement of the playing pieces as well as the maximum number of corporate shares a player may buy.
Inventors
- 👤 William P. Cowan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 14:40
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00063; A63F3/00072; A63F3/00006
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
232 words
A business and finance game apparatus for play by two or more players comprising: a game board on which is imprinted a track having an inner and outer circumference, radially divided into several industry segments each of which is radially subdivided into several corporation spaces each corporation space designated with the name of the corporation, and an income and price per share number for each corporation, each segment being separated by a single situation space which allows the player the opportunity to buy and sell shares at the price per share which corresponds to the price per share number on the corporation space, collect income, pay off loans and pay taxes; a plurality of bank notes; a set of ten corporate shares corresponding to each corporation space, bearing the same price per share number that appears on the corporate space; two or more playing pawns employed to designate movement of the player around the board; and means for simultaneously governing movement of said playing pawn around the board and directing the maximum number of shares of a corporation a player may purchase upon landing on a corporation space, said means comprising a pair of dice each die bearing on each face a different single number from zero to five wherein the sum of the top exposed die faces corresponds to the maximum number of shares which can be purchased on the landing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
232 words
A business and finance game apparatus for play by two or more players comprising: a game board on which is imprinted a track having an inner and outer circumference, radially divided into several industry segments each of which is radially subdivided into several corporation spaces each corporation space designated with the name of the corporation, and an income and price per share number for each corporation, each segment being separated by a single situation space which allows the player the opportunity to buy and sell shares at the price per share which corresponds to the price per share number on the corporation space, collect income, pay off loans and pay taxes; a plurality of bank notes; a set of ten corporate shares corresponding to each corporation space, bearing the same price per share number that appears on the corporate space; two or more playing pawns employed to designate movement of the player around the board; and means for simultaneously governing movement of said playing pawn around the board and directing the maximum number of shares of a corporation a player may purchase upon landing on a corporation space, said means comprising a pair of dice each die bearing on each face a different single number from zero to five wherein the sum of the top exposed die faces corresponds to the maximum number of shares which can be purchased on the landing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The game apparatus of claim 1 wherein said bank notes are in denominations of five billion, one billion, five hundred million and one hundred million dollars.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
59 words
The game apparatus of claim 1 wherein the apparatus also includes a set of corporate shares corresponding to each corporation space on the game board, a set of full ownership markers identifying when a corporation is owned by a player and corporation fact sheets corresponding to each corporation space on the game board and bearing facts about the corporation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The game apparatus of claim 1 wherein the track is a separate interchangeable piece which is set into the game board.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The game apparatus of claim 1 wherein the corporate spaces are separate interchangeable pieces which are set into the track on the game board.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The game apparatus of claim 1 wherein the industry segments are separate interchangeable pieces set into the track on the game board.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
61 words
A business and finance game apparatus for play by two or more players comprising: a game board on which is imprinted a circular track having an inner and outer circumference, radially divided into six industry segments each of which is radially and bearing facts about the corporation which are awarded to a player when ten shares of a corporation is obtained.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
61 words
A business and finance game apparatus for play by two or more players comprising: a game board on which is imprinted a circular track having an inner and outer circumference, radially divided into six industry segments each of which is radially and bearing facts about the corporation which are awarded to a player when ten shares of a corporation is obtained.
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