US4936589A
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Board game apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-08-08
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Granted: 1990-06-26
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Expires: 2008-08-08
Abstract
Abstract A board game is described which simulates the acquiring of employment in various jobs, the receiving of paychecks, the paying of bills, and the receiving or paying of benefit checks associated with the status of being employed or unemployed. Players move their playing pieces along the game board path according to the roll of dice. According to the rules, a player can acquire employment by landing on a company space, rolling the dice and receiving the appropriate job credit card. Certain other spaces on the path have instructions for paying bills, receiving Welfare and Unemployment benefit checks, and paying Welfare and Unemployment benefit checks. A timing piece moves around the circumference of the board with each roll of the players' dice. Each circumnavigation of the board by the timing piece results in a payday. When payday occurs, employed players received paychecks corresponding to the jobs they currently hold. Players on the instruction spaces must pay the bank the corresponding bill, Welfare or Unemployment benefit check or must receive the appropriate Welfare or Unemployment benefit check.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael D. Sinclair
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 01:52
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00063; A63F3/00072
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
187 words
A board game apparatus comprising: (a) a game board having a continuous playing path comprising a plurality of consecutive spaces, certain of said spaces bearing indicia identifying such spaces as jobs capable of being held by a player of the game, certain others of said spaces bearing indicia representing bills to be paid, certain others of said spaces bearing indicia representing the payment of unemployment and welfare benefits; (b) a plurality of movable playing pieces, one of said playing pieces being designated as a timing piece and the remainder of said playing pieces representing individual players; (c) means for randomly selecting a number corresponding to the movement of a player; (d) a plurality of cards, each card bearing indicia representing a paycheck from a particular one of said jobs; (e) a plurality of bill payment cards, each card bearing indicia representing one of said bills to be paid and bearing indicia representing the amount of money payable for said bill; and (f) a plurality of cards representing amounts of money payable for said benefits; and (g) a plurality of cards representing receipts for payment of said bills.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
187 words
A board game apparatus comprising: (a) a game board having a continuous playing path comprising a plurality of consecutive spaces, certain of said spaces bearing indicia identifying such spaces as jobs capable of being held by a player of the game, certain others of said spaces bearing indicia representing bills to be paid, certain others of said spaces bearing indicia representing the payment of unemployment and welfare benefits; (b) a plurality of movable playing pieces, one of said playing pieces being designated as a timing piece and the remainder of said playing pieces representing individual players; (c) means for randomly selecting a number corresponding to the movement of a player; (d) a plurality of cards, each card bearing indicia representing a paycheck from a particular one of said jobs; (e) a plurality of bill payment cards, each card bearing indicia representing one of said bills to be paid and bearing indicia representing the amount of money payable for said bill; and (f) a plurality of cards representing amounts of money payable for said benefits; and (g) a plurality of cards representing receipts for payment of said bills.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
147 words
A board game apparatus comprising: (a) a game board having a continuous playing path comprising a plurality of consecutive spaces, certain of said spaces bearing indicia identifying such spaces as jobs capable of being held by a player of the game; (b) a plurality of movable playing pieces, one of said playing pieces being designated as a timing piece and the remainder of aid playing pieces representing individual players; (c) means for randomly selecting a number of corresponding to the movement of a player; (d) a plurality of cards, each card bearing indicia representing a paycheck from a particular one of said jobs; and (e) employment experience cards, each card bearing an indicia corresponding to a number selected by said random number selection means, one of said cards being acquired when landing on a job space and selecting an appropriate number using said random number selection means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
147 words
A board game apparatus comprising: (a) a game board having a continuous playing path comprising a plurality of consecutive spaces, certain of said spaces bearing indicia identifying such spaces as jobs capable of being held by a player of the game; (b) a plurality of movable playing pieces, one of said playing pieces being designated as a timing piece and the remainder of aid playing pieces representing individual players; (c) means for randomly selecting a number of corresponding to the movement of a player; (d) a plurality of cards, each card bearing indicia representing a paycheck from a particular one of said jobs; and (e) employment experience cards, each card bearing an indicia corresponding to a number selected by said random number selection means, one of said cards being acquired when landing on a job space and selecting an appropriate number using said random number selection means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
182 words
A board game apparatus comprising: (a) a game board having a continuous playing path comprising a plurality of consecutive spaces, and a plurality of spaces not in said continuous playing path, each of said spaces not in said continuous playing path being contiguous with one of said consecutive spaces, wherein said non-continuous spaces bear indicia identifying such spaces as jobs capable of being held by a player of the game and certain of said consecutive spaces bear indicia representing the payment of bills; (b) a plurality of movable playing pieces; (c) means for randomly selecting a number corresponding to the movement of a player; (d) a plurality of cards, certain of said cards bearing indicia representing a paycheck from a particular one of said jobs and certain of said cards representing amounts of money payable for said bills; and (e) employment experience cards, each card bearing an indicia corresponding to a number selected by said random number selection means, one of said cards being acquired when landing on a job space and selecting an appropriate number using said random number selection means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
182 words
A board game apparatus comprising: (a) a game board having a continuous playing path comprising a plurality of consecutive spaces, and a plurality of spaces not in said continuous playing path, each of said spaces not in said continuous playing path being contiguous with one of said consecutive spaces, wherein said non-continuous spaces bear indicia identifying such spaces as jobs capable of being held by a player of the game and certain of said consecutive spaces bear indicia representing the payment of bills; (b) a plurality of movable playing pieces; (c) means for randomly selecting a number corresponding to the movement of a player; (d) a plurality of cards, certain of said cards bearing indicia representing a paycheck from a particular one of said jobs and certain of said cards representing amounts of money payable for said bills; and (e) employment experience cards, each card bearing an indicia corresponding to a number selected by said random number selection means, one of said cards being acquired when landing on a job space and selecting an appropriate number using said random number selection means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
225 words
A board game apparatus comprising: (a) a game board having a continuous playing path comprising a plurality of consecutive spaces, and a plurality of spaces not in said continuous playing path, each of said spaces not in said continuous playing path being contiguous with one of said consecutive spaces, wherein said non-continuous spaces bear indicia identifying such spaces as jobs capable of being held by a player of the game and certain of said consecutive spaces bear indicia representing the payment of bills, certain of said consecutive spaces bearing indicia representing the payment of welfare and employment benefits; (b) a plurality of movable playing pieces; (c) means for randomly selecting a number corresponding to the movement of a player; (d) a plurality of cards, certain of said cards bearing indicia representing a paycheck from a particular one of said jobs and certain of said cards representing amounts of money payable for said bills; and (e) employment experience cards, each card bearing an indicia corresponding to a number selected by said random number selection means, one of said cards being acquired when landing on a job space and selecting an appropriate number using said random number selection means; (f) welfare and unemployment benefit payment cards, each card bearing indicia representing one of said benefits and bearing indicia representing the amount of money payable to said benefit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
225 words
A board game apparatus comprising: (a) a game board having a continuous playing path comprising a plurality of consecutive spaces, and a plurality of spaces not in said continuous playing path, each of said spaces not in said continuous playing path being contiguous with one of said consecutive spaces, wherein said non-continuous spaces bear indicia identifying such spaces as jobs capable of being held by a player of the game and certain of said consecutive spaces bear indicia representing the payment of bills, certain of said consecutive spaces bearing indicia representing the payment of welfare and employment benefits; (b) a plurality of movable playing pieces; (c) means for randomly selecting a number corresponding to the movement of a player; (d) a plurality of cards, certain of said cards bearing indicia representing a paycheck from a particular one of said jobs and certain of said cards representing amounts of money payable for said bills; and (e) employment experience cards, each card bearing an indicia corresponding to a number selected by said random number selection means, one of said cards being acquired when landing on a job space and selecting an appropriate number using said random number selection means; (f) welfare and unemployment benefit payment cards, each card bearing indicia representing one of said benefits and bearing indicia representing the amount of money payable to said benefit.
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