Board Game

Abstract

The present invention consists of a new way to play board games.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

There is a known format for most board games which is an actual established layout made of cardboard, wood, plastic, or some other material consisting of images, patterns, shapes, and such that players interact with during game play. The interaction is habitual and unchanging because of the design and layout of the game board is static. The present invention consists of a new way to play board games.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is a board game. In one embodiment, the intent of the present invention is to operate opposite of how most board games operate by allowing the players the ability to create the board during game play. This is done by connecting the actual game pieces together during each players turn.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

This patent or application file contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copies of this patent or patent application publication with color drawing(s) will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee. As the color drawings are being filed electronically via EFS-Web, only one set of the drawings is submitted.

Color drawings have been submitted in this application. The color drawings are necessary as the only practical medium by which aspects of the claimed subject matter may be accurately conveyed. For example, the claimed invention relates to a board game played with different colored pieces and to adequately described the invention, color drawings are needed.

A more detailed understanding of the invention may be had from the following description of preferred embodiments, given by way of example and to be understood in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 shows one embodiment of one pair of dice needed to operate the game.

FIG. 2 shows one embodiment of one of the game board pieces.

FIG. 3 shows one embodiment of four of the game board pieces colored four different colors.

FIG. 4 shows one embodiment of multiple pieces connected in game play.

FIG. 5 shows one embodiment of four game tokens.

FIG. 6 shows one embodiment of one of the eye game pieces.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Now referring to FIGS. 1-6, The present invention consists of one hundred (100) board game pieces divided equally into four separate colors (e.g., red, blue, green, and yellow in this embodiment), a pair of dice, four colored game tokens (one red, one blue, one green, and one yellow, forty-four colored eye game pieces (ten red, ten blue, ten green, ten yellow and four pink in this embodiment), and non-legal tender used as game money. Each game piece is directly colored itself with one of the four colors previously stated. Each game piece color set contains one or more of the following described texts or American dollar amounts:

• • One hundred US dollars ($100)
  • Two hundred US dollars ($200)
  • Three hundred US dollars ($300)
  • Four hundred US dollars ($400)
  • Five hundred US dollars ($500)
  • The english word—“Pass”
  • The english word—Battle
  • The english words—Go Again
  • The english words—Lose Next Turn
  • The english words—Trade Places
  • The english words—Trade Money
  • The english words—Forward 1
  • The english words—Forward 2
  • The english words—Backward 1
  • The english words—Backward 2

The following is a description of how the game is played. First, each player chooses a board piece color and then rolls the dice with the highest roll going first and play continuing to the left.

• • Second, the first player rolls the dice and draws the number of their color board pieces equal to that of the dice roll and connect pieces together without the pieces touching two or more pieces, in any direction and moves their token equal to the dice roll along the path laid. Third, each subsequent player performs the previously explained steps and moves their token along the pieces laid by the previous player and does what is written on the piece that they land on, unless they land on a piece of their own color. If a player lands on another player's “Lose Turn” space, the player loses their next turn. A player takes another turn after rolling a double, even after landing on a “Go Again” space.

A player may choose to purchase “eyes” during their turn. All eye purchases goes into a bank to be battled for when landing on a board piece of another player with “Battle” on it who is still in the game. There are certain rules for the game in regards to the eyes. First, only one eye can occupy a space at a time. Second, an eye can be placed on a space that pays whenever a player lands on it and has to pay the player with that color. Third, a pink eye is placed on a player's “Lose Next Turn” space after a player of a different color lands on it. This denotes that the player should lose their next turn. The pink eye gets removed after the next turn is over. Fourth player's eye is returned to that player after a player of another color lands on a space with the eye on it. Fifth, a player may exchange with the bank any of their eyes placed on a space to pay any debt owed to another player.

The first player to use all of their game pieces during game play or connects the last game board piece to the first game board piece is to receive $200 from every other player. No “Forward 1” and “Backward 1” game pieces of the same color can be placed separated by one game piece and no “Forward 2” and “Backward 2” game pieces of the same color and can be placed separated by two game pieces. If a player is eliminated from the game, all pay spaces for that player are no longer active.

A player is eliminated from the game when the cannot pay another player. A player must attempt to pay as much of their debt to another player as possible before exiting the game.

The game can end as follows discussed herein. When landing on a space belonging to another player that contains a dollar amount, an eye can be placed there for the cost of $100. When the player of that color lands on that space, they must pay the dollar amount on that space to the player who owns the eye. When only one player remains with money that player wins the game.

One eye can be placed on any space belonging to a player during each turn for the cost of $100. First player to have all of their color's eyes placed on the board and landed on by another player wins the game.

The following is a description of what happens when a player's token lands on a particular game piece of another player:

• • $100—Give the player of the associated color $100
  • $200—Give the player of the associated color $200
  • $300—Give the player of the associated color $300
  • $400—Give the player of the associated color $400
  • $500—Give the player of the associated color $500
  • Pass—Pass the current turn to the player of the associated color.\m7tBattle—Take turns rolling the dice with the player of the associated color. Highest roll whens the difference of the dice rolls multiplied by $100.
  • Go Again—Take another turn whenever landing on this piece.
  • Lose Next Turn—Lose the next turn taken whenever landing on this piece.
  • Trade Places—Trade places with the player of the associated color.
  • Trade Money—Exchange all held money with the player of the associated color.
  • Froward 1—Move token forward one (1) game piece.
  • Forward 2—Move token forward two (2) game pieces.
  • Backward 1—Move token backward one (1) game piece.
  • Backward 2—Move token backward two (2) game pieces.
  • Eye—Pay the owner of the eye the amount found on the game piece.
  • Pink Eye—Gets placed on the game piece after landing on a game piece that contains “Lose Next Turn”.

Game pieces should always successfully connect their male parts to the female part of other game pieces and vice versa. FIG. 4 depicts this principle.

Claims

1. A puzzle board comprising: a. One pair of dice;b. One pack of non-legal tender currency no less than $10,000 US dollars;c. One red game token;d. One blue game token;e. One green game token;f. One yellow game token;g. Ten red eye game pieces;h. Ten blue eye game pieces;i. Ten green eye game pieces;j. Ten yellow eye game pieces; andk. Four pink eye game pieces.