Investment franchisement game and method of advertisement

Claim 2

A board game including a playing surface comprises of spaces to which player's tokens are moved according to chance selection during play, comprising: means for altering chance selected spaces during play of the game to dynamically alter said play, said means including a plurality of preselected cards: said cards representing business entities for installation by players on one or more of said spaces previously acquired by the player during the course of the game, the acquisition of said spaces and said cards being achieved through a fantasy barter system by the players according to rules of the game; and said cards bearing indicia identifying contemporary businesses which have purchased the right to be included as part of the game as a means for advertisement, said purchases being the means for preselecting said cards through normal, nonfantasy business practices of barter for real value such as money.

Claim 3

A board game as defined in claim 1, wherein said indicia is limited to franchised businesses.

Claim 4

A board game as defined in claim 1, comprising: a plurality of instruction cards including play instructions requiring players to engage in special functions which involve the transfer of play money.

Claim 5

A board game as defined in claim 3, wherein selected ones of said spaces include game playing indicia requiring a player whose token stops at said space during the course of play to draw one of said instruction cards.

Claim 6

A board game as defined in claim 3, wherein said spaces are bifurcated to create a token moving lane from adjoining bifurcated portions of said spaces and building lots from the remaining portion of some of said bifurcated spaces.

Claim 7

A board game as defined in claim 3, wherein said instruction cards include sets of vacation cards, lottery cards and hospital cards.

Claim 8

A board game as defined in claim 6, wherein said vacation and hospital cards are cash penalty cards and said lottery cards are cash benefit cards.

Claim 9

A board game as defined in claim 1, wherein said cards comprise a set representing a specific area of interest.

Claim 10

A board game as defined in claim 8, further including a plurality of different sets of cards representing different areas of interest.

Claim 11

A board game including a playing surface comprised of spaces to which player's tokens are moved according to chance selection during play, comprising: means for altering chance selected spaces during play of the game to dynamically alter said play, said means including a plurality of preselected cards; indicia on selected ones of said cards representing business entities acquired by the players during the course of the game, acquisition of said spaces and said cards being achieved through a fantasy barter system by the players according to rules of the game; and said indicia identifies contemporary businesses which have purchased the right to be included as part of the game as a means for advertisement, said purchases being the means for preselecting said cards through normal, nonfantasy business practices involving the transfer of real money.

Claim 12

A board game including a playing surface comprised of spaces to which player's tokens are moved according to chance selection during play, comprising: means for altering chance selected spaces during play of the game to dynamically alter said play, said means including a plurality of preselected cards; indicia on selected ones of said cards representing business entities acquired by the players during the course of the game, acquisition of said spaces and said cards being achieved through a fantasy barter system by the players according to rules of the game; and said indicia identifies contemporary businesses which have purchased the right to be included as part of the game as a means for advertisement, said purchases being the means for preselecting said cards through normal, nonfantasy business practices involving the transfer of real money.

Claim 13

A board game as defined in claim 10, wherein said indicia is limited to franchised businesses.

Claim 14

A board game as defined in claim 10, comprising: a plurality of instruction cards including play instructions requiring players to engage in special functions which involve the transfer of play money.

Claim 15

A board game as defined in claim 12, wherein said instruction cards include sets of vacation cards, lottery cards and hospital cards.

Claim 16

A board game as defined in claim 13, wherein said vacation and hospital cards are cash penalty cards and said lottery cards are cash benefit cards.

Claim 17

A board game as defined in claim 12, wherein selected ones of said spaces include game playing indicia requiring a player whose token stops at said space during the course of play to draw one of said instruction cards.

Claim 20

A method of playing a board game as defined in claim 16, including the step of selecting from a plurality of sets of cards representing different areas of interest, one set for use in current play.

Claim 21

A method of playing a board game as defined in claim 16, wherein some of said spaces represent building lots, including the further steps of: choosing a token and matching realty signs; rolling dice to see who will play first; moving a token around the board spaces according to a random number generator; purchasing, with play money, unowned lots on which a token stops for the value printed on the board; placing a realty sign on the board to assert ownership of the purchased lot; purchasing, with play money, business or franchise cards bearing paid for advertising purchased with real money; installing purchased business or franchise cards on acquired lots; and collecting fees indicated by said cards from players whose token stops on a lot improved by the installation of a business or franchise via the prior purchase of one of said cards.

Claim 24

A method of playing a board game as defined in claim 19, wherein said indicia describe franchises.

Claim 25

A method of playing a board game as defined in claim 19, including the further steps of: choosing a token and matching realty signs; generating random numbers to see who will play first; moving a token around the board spaces according to a random number generator; purchasing spaces on which a token stops with play money for the value printed on the board; purchasing identifying markers bearing indicia which alters the dynamics of the play of the game when placed on one or more of said spaces; placing said purchased identifying markers on purchased spaces to assert ownership of the purchased space and a business advertised by indicia on said marker; and collecting fees as a function of said advertising indicia on identifying marker from players whose token stops on owned spaces having an advertising indicia thereon.

Claim 28

A method of designing a board game as set forth in claim 22, wherein said cards are said symbols of improvement for use in conjunction with said spaces.

Claim 29

A method of designing a board game as set forth in claim 22, including the further step of creating game playing rules which make said symbols of improvement integral elements in the play of the game.

Claim 32

A method of designing a board game as set forth in claim 25, including the further step of creating game playing rules which make businesses purchasing said advertising advantage integral elements in the play of the game.

Claim 33

A board game including a playing surface comprised of spaces to which player's tokens are moved according to chance selection during play, comprising: cards representing business entities for installation by players on one or more of said spaces previously acquired by chance selection by the player during the course of the game, the acquisition of said spaces and said cards being achieved through a fantasy barter system by the players according to rules of the game; said cards bearing indicia which dynamically affects the play of the game and identifies contemporary businesses which have purchased the right to be included as part of the game as a means for advertisement, said purchases being achieved through normal, nonfantasy business practices of barter for real value such as money; said cards including play instructions requiring players to engage in special functions which involve the transfer of play money; and said spaces are bifurcated to create a token moving lane from adjoining bifurcated portions of said spaces and building lots from the remaining portion of some of said bifurcated spaces.

Claim 34

A board game including a playing surface comprised of spaces to which player's tokens are moved according to chance selection during play, comprising: cards representing business entities for installation by players on one or more of said spaces previously acquired by chance selection by the player during the course of the game, the acquisition of said spaces and said cards being achieved through a fantasy barter system by the players according to rules of the game; said cards bearing indicia which dynamically affects the play of the game and identifies contemporary businesses which have purchased the right to be included as part of the game as a means for advertisement, said purchases being achieved through normal, nonfantasy business practices of barter for real value such as money; said cards including play instructions requiring players to engage in special functions which involve the transfer of play money; and said spaces are bifurcated to create a token moving lane from adjoining bifurcated portions of said spaces and building lots from the remaining portion of some of said bifurcated spaces.