Board game incorporating electronic logic device

Claim 1

A board game comprising: a board on which objects can be placed by participating players in the game; an electrically powered sensor/indicator device mounted to the board, the device incorporating programmed electronic logic means for performing a plurality of functions; indicator means connected to the logic means for providing indications in response to said functions performed by said logic means; and a plurality of triggering means electrically connected to the logic means for selecting and initiating a selected one of said functions to be performed by said logic means; the plurality of triggering means being mounted to the board for being operable by respective players participating in the game; and the logic means being actuatable by the triggering means and programmed: (a) to electrically operate one of the indicator means to provide an umpire indication to signify a player who first operates a respective one of the triggering means, and not to signify another player who operates another one of the triggering means during said umpire indication; and (b) to operate a randomly selected one of said indicator devices to provide a dice indication in response to the operation of one of the triggering means.