US4884818A
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Board game apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-01-31
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Granted: 1989-12-05
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Expires: 2009-01-31
Abstract
Abstract A board game apparatus for playing the lottery and having other competitive aspects. Each player has a game piece which the players in turn move along the outside and inside tracks of the game board, by rolling a pair of dice. The outside and inside tracks have various playing positions which involve competitive interaction between players, winning and losing play money, and obtaining and losing lottery tickets. Included in the play positions are several "play lottery" positions entitling a player landing thereon to play the lottery using the lottery tickets currently in his or her possession. The player marks six selected numbers on each ticket, then a random number generator is used to randomly select the winning lottery numbers. The player wins money according to the number of matching numbers.
Inventors
- 👤 William M. Fogarty
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 23:50
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/06; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00006; A63F7/00; A63F7/04; A63F7/048
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
A board game apparatus comprising: a game board having track means thereon with a series of playing positions in succession, at least one of said playing positions being a lottery-play position; a plurality of game pieces for movement by respective players along said track means; chance means for use by the players in turn to determine how far a player's game piece is to be moved after each turn of said player with said chance means; a plurality of lottery tickets each having means thereon for a player to select a number when a player's game piece lands on a lottery-play position; and a random number generator for producing a plurality of winning lottery numbers against which said player whose game piece is at a lotter-play position on the game board compares the selected numbers on that player's selected lottery tickets.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
141 words
A board game apparatus comprising: a game board having track means thereon with a series of playing positions in succession, at least one of said playing positions being a lottery-play position; a plurality of game pieces for movement by respective players along said track means; chance means for use by the players in turn to determine how far a player's game piece is to be moved after each turn of said player with said chance means; a plurality of lottery tickets each having means thereon for a player to select a number when a player's game piece lands on a lottery-play position; and a random number generator for producing a plurality of winning lottery numbers against which said player whose game piece is at a lotter-play position on the game board compares the selected numbers on that player's selected lottery tickets.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
106 words
A board game apparatus according to claim 1 wherein: said game board has an endless-loop outer track and an endless-loop inner track thereon; said outer track having at least one playing position thereon designated for moving a game piece from said outer track to said inner track when said game piece lands on said one playing position; said inner track having at least one playing position thereon designated for moving a game piece landing thereon from said inner track to said outer track; said outer track having a plurality of said lottery-play positions thereon; and said inner track having a plurality of said lottery-play positions thereon.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
A board game apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said outer track has an exchange position thereon which entitles any player whose game piece lands thereon to change places with any other player's game piece on either said outside track or said inside track.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
77 words
A board game apparatus according to claim 2 wherein: said chance means is a pair of dice; and said playing positions on the outer track include a plurality of challenge positions each entitling a player whose game piece lands thereon to challenge any other player to a competitive rolling of said dice in turn for as many lottery tickets as are selected by the challenging player and held by both the challenging player and the challenged player.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
90 words
A board game apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said playing positions on the inside track include a plurality of avenge positions entitling a player whose game piece lands thereon to require any other player to: (a) pay play money to the player whose game piece is on an avenge position; or (b) pay a plurality of lottery tickets to the player whose game piece is on an avenge position; or (c) move said other player's game piece from the inside track to the outside track of the game board.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
158 words
A board game apparatus according to claim 2 wherein: said chance means is a pair of dice; said playing positions on the outer track include a plurality of challenge positions each entitling a player whose game piece lands thereon to challenge any other player to a competitive rolling of said dice in turn for as many lottery tickets as are designated by the challenging player and held by both the challenging player and the challenged player; and said playing positions on the inside track include a plurality of avenge positions entitling a player whose game piece lands thereon to require any other player to: (a) pay play money to the player whose game piece is on an avenge position; or (b) pay a plurality of lottery tickets to the player whose game piece is on an avenge position; or (c) move said other player's game piece from the inside track to the outside track of the game board.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
52 words
A board game apparatus according to claim 2 wherein: said outer track has a plurality of corners, each of which is the starting position for a corresponding player; and said inner track has a like plurality of corners, one of which is the starting position on the inside track for all players.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
76 words
A board game apparatus according to claim 7 wherein the remaining corner positions on the inside track are avenge positions entitling a player whose game piece lands thereon to require any other player to: (a) pay play money to the player whose game piece is on an avenge position; or (b) pay a plurality of lottery cards to the player whose game piece is on the avenge position; or (c) move said other player's game piece.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
A board game apparatus according to claim 8 wherein said outside track has a plurality of playing positions entitling a player whose game piece lands thereon to enter a lottery number on one of said lottery tickets held by that player.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
A board game apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said playing positions on the board include an exchange position entitling a player whose game piece lands thereon to change places with any other player's game piece on the board.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
66 words
A board game apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said playing positions on the board include a plurality of challenge positions each entitling a player whose game piece lands thereon to challenge any other player to a competitive playing of said chance means for as many lottery tickets as are selected by the challenging player and held by both the challenging player and the challenged player.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
37 words
A board game apparatus according to claim 11 wherein: said chance means is a pair of dice; and the winner of said competitive playing of said chance means is the first player to roll 4 or 5.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
53 words
A board game apparatus according to claim 1 and further comprising a stack of fortune cards with directions thereon, and wherein said playing positions on the board include at least one position entitling a player whose game piece lands thereon to take the next fortune card in said stack and follow its directions.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
56 words
A board game apparatus according to claim 1 and further comprising a stack of fortune cards with directions, and wherein said outer track has a plurality of playing positions each entitling a player whose game piece lands thereon to designate any other player to take the next fortune card in said stack and follow its directions.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
37 words
A board game apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said playing positions on the board include a plurality of avenge positions entitling a player whose game piece lands thereon to impose a penalty on any other player.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
68 words
A board game apparatus according to claim 15 wherein said penalty is selected from the following: (a) payment of play money to the player whose game piece is on an avenge position; (b) payment of a plurality of lottery tickets to the player whose game piece is on an avenge position; and (c) movement of the penalized player's game piece to a different position on the game board.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
131 words
A board game apparatus according to claim 1 and further comprising a stack of fortune cards with directions thereon, and wherein said playing positions on the board include: at least one position entitling a player whose game piece lands thereon to take the next fortune card and follow its directions; at least one position entitling a player whose game piece lands thereon to designate any other player to take the next fortune card in said stack and follow its directions; and a plurality of challenge positions each entitling a player whose game piece lands thereon to challenge any other player to a competitive playing of said chance means for as many lottery tickets as are designated by the challenging player and held by both the challenging player and the challenged player.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
47 words
A board game apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said playing positions on the board include a fast-forward position entitling a player whose game piece lands thereon to move said game piece to the playing position of another player's game piece farthest away along said track means.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
43 words
A board game apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said playing positions on the board include at least one position entitling a player whose game piece lands thereon to enter a lottery number on one of said lottery tickets held by that player.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1992-12-04 | 1993-06-05 | 1993-12-05 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1996-12-04 | 1997-06-05 | 1997-12-05 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2000-12-04 | 2001-06-05 | 2001-12-05 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |