Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
604 words
A method of playing a tax board game apparatus, comprising the steps of, providing playing pieces one for each player, providing a chance device, providing play money, providing a game board, the game board having an outer periphery, with an outer continuous path directed continuously about the outer periphery, and providing an inner continuous path positioned in adjacency to the outer path, the outer path having an outer path start space, and an outer path initial space, and an outer path terminal space, wherein the outer path including the outer path initial space, the outer path terminal space, and outer path spaces between the outer path initial space and the outer path terminal space including outer path first spaces to indicate monetary expenses for each player, outer path second spaces to indicate penalty spaces relative to each player, outer path third spaces directed in association with a first card stack and an outer path fourth space directed in association with the second card stack, the inner path including inner path first spaces to indicate monetary expense, inner path second spaces to indicate penalty spaces, inner path third spaces directed to the first card stack and inner path fourth spaces directed to the second card stack, the first card stack including first cards to indicate income accumulation relative to each player, the second card stack including second cards to indicate tax deduction indications relative to each player, with the second cards of the second card stack to be employed at each player landing upon the inner path terminal space, providing a central space within the inner path, providing a first rotary spinner and a second rotary spinner, with the first rotary spinner including an first annular array of first directions about the first spinner, and the second spinner including a second annular array of second directions about the second spinner, each first direction indicating a percentage wherein there are at least two different percentages on the first spinner, each second direction indicating a percentage wherein there are at least two different percentages in the second spinner, distributing a predetermined amount of play money equally to the players, placing the playing pieces on the start space, each player taking turns operating the chance device and moving their corresponding playing pieces along the outer continuous path then along the inner continuous path, each player, upon landing their playing piece on one of the first or second spaces, paying out or receiving play money according to the directions on the first or second spaces landed on, or upon landing their playing piece on one of the third or fourth spaces paying out or receiving money according to the directions on the corresponding first or second cards drawn, each player, upon landing on the terminal space, spinning the first spinner wherein the indicated percentage resulting from the spin is a first tax the player must pay out which is the percentage of that player's remaining cash or play money total subsequent to the receiving of money through the first cards, paying out the first tax, each player, upon landing on the terminal space, also spinning the second spinner wherein the indicated percentage resulting from the spin is a second tax the player must pay out which is the percentage of that player's remaining cash or play money total subsequent to the receiving of money through the first cards, paying out the second tax, subsequent to all the players' playing pieces landing on the terminal space, the paying of all the taxes, utilizing the second cards to limit payment, the player with the greatest monetary total being declared the winner.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
604 words
A method of playing a tax board game apparatus, comprising the steps of, providing playing pieces one for each player, providing a chance device, providing play money, providing a game board, the game board having an outer periphery, with an outer continuous path directed continuously about the outer periphery, and providing an inner continuous path positioned in adjacency to the outer path, the outer path having an outer path start space, and an outer path initial space, and an outer path terminal space, wherein the outer path including the outer path initial space, the outer path terminal space, and outer path spaces between the outer path initial space and the outer path terminal space including outer path first spaces to indicate monetary expenses for each player, outer path second spaces to indicate penalty spaces relative to each player, outer path third spaces directed in association with a first card stack and an outer path fourth space directed in association with the second card stack, the inner path including inner path first spaces to indicate monetary expense, inner path second spaces to indicate penalty spaces, inner path third spaces directed to the first card stack and inner path fourth spaces directed to the second card stack, the first card stack including first cards to indicate income accumulation relative to each player, the second card stack including second cards to indicate tax deduction indications relative to each player, with the second cards of the second card stack to be employed at each player landing upon the inner path terminal space, providing a central space within the inner path, providing a first rotary spinner and a second rotary spinner, with the first rotary spinner including an first annular array of first directions about the first spinner, and the second spinner including a second annular array of second directions about the second spinner, each first direction indicating a percentage wherein there are at least two different percentages on the first spinner, each second direction indicating a percentage wherein there are at least two different percentages in the second spinner, distributing a predetermined amount of play money equally to the players, placing the playing pieces on the start space, each player taking turns operating the chance device and moving their corresponding playing pieces along the outer continuous path then along the inner continuous path, each player, upon landing their playing piece on one of the first or second spaces, paying out or receiving play money according to the directions on the first or second spaces landed on, or upon landing their playing piece on one of the third or fourth spaces paying out or receiving money according to the directions on the corresponding first or second cards drawn, each player, upon landing on the terminal space, spinning the first spinner wherein the indicated percentage resulting from the spin is a first tax the player must pay out which is the percentage of that player's remaining cash or play money total subsequent to the receiving of money through the first cards, paying out the first tax, each player, upon landing on the terminal space, also spinning the second spinner wherein the indicated percentage resulting from the spin is a second tax the player must pay out which is the percentage of that player's remaining cash or play money total subsequent to the receiving of money through the first cards, paying out the second tax, subsequent to all the players' playing pieces landing on the terminal space, the paying of all the taxes, utilizing the second cards to limit payment, the player with the greatest monetary total being declared the winner.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method of playing a board game as set forth in claim 1 providing a U-shaped calculator mount having an L-shaped wall of cross-sectional configuration to define a pocket to secure an associated calculator therewithin.