US5058896A
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Board game
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-07-05
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Granted: 1991-10-22
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Expires: 2010-07-05
Abstract
Abstract An educational tool in the form of a word game is disclosed. Each player starts on his own colored starting point at the bottom of the game area. Each player is represented by a colored alphabet set of blocks that are selected before the start of the game. During successive turns, the players must travel up and across the board by forming words while using one letter from the previous word, and must return the remaining letters to a return section of a tray with the letters facing down. All the letters used by a player from his selector holder to form a word must be substituted by the letters from a surplus section of a supply tray. To accomplish their goal and win the game, the players must enter their respective color goal or finish point on the top of the game area. If in a turn more than one player reaches his goal, the winner will be the one having the most letters in his color goal.
Inventors
- 👤 Jacques R. Bez
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 07:23
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/04; A63F3/0423
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
179 words
A board game, comprising: a plurality of coded sets of playing pieces, each of said coded sets of playing pieces having a coding means, definite configuration and indicia means on at least one surface thereof for distinguishing them from other sets of coded playing pieces and for forming a word when positioned adjacent other of similarly coded playing pieces; a game board having a flat surface for receiving thereon said coded playing pieces; a grid of plurality of essentially equal spaces formed of intersecting lines conforming substantially to the configuration of said playing pieces, with said grid defining a boundary of a playing surface of said flat surface; at least two coded starting points corresponding to the coding means of the sets of coded playing pieces and positioned adjacent the boundary and at least two corresponding coded finishing points corresponding to the coded starting points and positioned adjacent the boundary; and a plurality of randomly spaced obstacle means positioned about said grid, said obstacle means being coded spaces and are obstacles for dissimilar coded playing pieces of each set.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
179 words
A board game, comprising: a plurality of coded sets of playing pieces, each of said coded sets of playing pieces having a coding means, definite configuration and indicia means on at least one surface thereof for distinguishing them from other sets of coded playing pieces and for forming a word when positioned adjacent other of similarly coded playing pieces; a game board having a flat surface for receiving thereon said coded playing pieces; a grid of plurality of essentially equal spaces formed of intersecting lines conforming substantially to the configuration of said playing pieces, with said grid defining a boundary of a playing surface of said flat surface; at least two coded starting points corresponding to the coding means of the sets of coded playing pieces and positioned adjacent the boundary and at least two corresponding coded finishing points corresponding to the coded starting points and positioned adjacent the boundary; and a plurality of randomly spaced obstacle means positioned about said grid, said obstacle means being coded spaces and are obstacles for dissimilar coded playing pieces of each set.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The game board as defined in claim 1, wherein said sets of coded playing pieces, said coded starting and finishing points and said plurality of coded spaces are color coded.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
The game board as defined in claim 1, wherein the boundary of said playing surface forms a polygon having sides of varying length, and said coded starting points are positioned adjacent a longer side than said coded finishing points.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1998-10-21 | 1999-04-22 | 1999-10-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2002-10-21 | 2003-04-22 | 2003-10-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |