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Board game apparatus

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1991-03-04
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Granted: 1991-11-26
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Expires: 2011-03-04
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Abstract

Abstract A board game including a printed board with a perimeter path defining a single discontinuous path, including a start and finish space. A central space of the board includes three spaces, and each space including a deck, each deck including questions to direct each player choosing a card to respond to a question regarding a synonym, an antonym, or a homonym. The path includes directional spaces to direct a player in sequence to choose a card from one of the three decks. Dice members are utilized to direct movement about the path. Each token is further provided with indicator structure to further indicate correct or incorrect responses to questions of the cards in the deck to reinforce a player's ability or inability to correctly respond to questions presented by the cards of each deck.

Inventors

  • 👤 Wanda F. Bundy

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 21:27
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/00697; A63F3/04; A63F3/0423; A63F1/00; A63F1/04; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00006; A63F2003/00018; A63F3/00643; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S273/00; Y10S273/24

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 292 words
A board game apparatus comprising, in combination, a game board, the game board including a top planar surface, the top planar surface including a discontinuous single path, the path defined by a series of directional spaces, and the game board including a central space positioned medially of the perimeter path, the central space including a respective first, second, and third space to receive a respective first, second, and third space to receive first, second, and third deck, each deck having cards posing predetermined questions for response by individual players, and the directional spaces directing players to select a card from a respective deck from each of the respective first, second, or third deck space, and a perimeter path including a start space and a finish space, and at least one dice member for directing movement about the perimeter path, and at least one token means for each player for indicating position of each respective player about the perimeter path, and for indicating correctness of a response relative to questions posed by the cards of the respective decks positioned within each respective first, second, and third space, wherein each token includes a transparent base, and an opaque head, the opaque head rotatably mounted relative to the transparent base, the opaque head including an axle coaxially aligned with an axis defined by the opaque head and transparent base, and a battery mounted within the transparent base, and a first indicator light defined by a first coloration positioned within the transparent base, and a second indicator light defined by a second contrasting coloration relative to the first coloration positioned within the transparent base, and contact means for selectively effecting electrical communication between the battery and said first indicator light or said second indicator light selectively.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 292 words
A board game apparatus comprising, in combination, a game board, the game board including a top planar surface, the top planar surface including a discontinuous single path, the path defined by a series of directional spaces, and the game board including a central space positioned medially of the perimeter path, the central space including a respective first, second, and third space to receive a respective first, second, and third space to receive first, second, and third deck, each deck having cards posing predetermined questions for response by individual players, and the directional spaces directing players to select a card from a respective deck from each of the respective first, second, or third deck space, and a perimeter path including a start space and a finish space, and at least one dice member for directing movement about the perimeter path, and at least one token means for each player for indicating position of each respective player about the perimeter path, and for indicating correctness of a response relative to questions posed by the cards of the respective decks positioned within each respective first, second, and third space, wherein each token includes a transparent base, and an opaque head, the opaque head rotatably mounted relative to the transparent base, the opaque head including an axle coaxially aligned with an axis defined by the opaque head and transparent base, and a battery mounted within the transparent base, and a first indicator light defined by a first coloration positioned within the transparent base, and a second indicator light defined by a second contrasting coloration relative to the first coloration positioned within the transparent base, and contact means for selectively effecting electrical communication between the battery and said first indicator light or said second indicator light selectively.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 92 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein said contact means includes an electric conductive contact plate mounted to a bottom surface of the opaque head orthogonally relative to the axle, and the transparent base including a first indicator light contact and a second indicator light contact, wherein the contact plate includes a contact projection, and wherein the contact projection is arranged for selective electrical communication with a first indicator light or the second indicator light contact to effect selective illumination of the first indicator light or the second indicator light.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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7.5 Years (Year 8) 1998-11-25 1999-05-27 1999-11-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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