1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to board games and more particularly pertains to a new board game for helping players playing to remember a deceased friend or family member.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of board games is known in the prior art. While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the need remains for a system and method that has certain improved features that allow players to work together to remember a deceased friend or family member. Additionally, the system should require that all the players finish the game at the same time.
The present invention meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a plurality of puzzle pieces being assembled to reveal a picture of a loved one and a plurality of player tokens. A game board is positionable on a support surface. The game board has a path indicated thereon. The path is divided into a plurality of spaces. The spaces include a plurality of action spaces to indicate an action to be performed by a player when one of the player tokens is positioned on one of the action spaces. The spaces include a plurality of character spaces to indicate receiving of one of the puzzle pieces when one of the player tokens is positioned on one of the character spaces. At least one die is rolled to indicate movement characteristics of the player tokens.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The invention will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A game board 28 is positionable on a support surface. The game board 28 has a path 30 indicated thereon. The path 30 is divided into a plurality of spaces 32. The spaces 32 include a plurality of action spaces 34 to indicate an action to be performed by a player when one of the player tokens 20 is positioned on one of the action spaces 34. The spaces 32 include a plurality of character spaces 36 to indicate receiving one of the puzzle pieces 12 when one of the player tokens 20 is positioned on one of the character spaces 36. Each of the character spaces 36 may include written indicia or picture indicia. The spaces 32 include a plurality of trivia spaces 38 indicating drawing of one of the trivia cards 16 when one of the player tokens 20 is positioned on one of the trivia spaces 38.
The path 30 of the game board 28 is divided into a plurality of theme sections 40. The spaces 32 of each of the theme sections 40 include an entrance space 42 to indicate entering of the associated one of the theme sections 40. The spaces 32 of a last one of the theme sections 40 includes a plurality of ring spaces 44 to indicate receiving one of the ring tokens 26 when one of the player tokens 20 is positioned on one of the ring spaces 44.
A spinner 46 is rotatably mounted to the game board 28. The spaces 32 include a plurality of spin spaces 48 to indicate spinning of the spinner 46 by one of the players when an associated one of the player tokens 20 is positioned on one of the spin spaces 48. The spinner 46 is spun to point to one of a plurality of reward spaces 50.
At least one die 52 is rolled to indicate movement characteristics of the player tokens 20. The at least one die 52 includes a plurality of faces 54. Four of the faces 54 are numbered 1 through 4 to indicate a number of spaces 32 to be moved. One of the faces 54 has a turn indicia 56 to indicate a loss of a turn. One of the faces 54 has a back indicia 58 to indicate a number of spaces 32 an associated one of the player tokens 20 are moved backwards.
The theme sections 40 include a school theme containing the trivia spaces 38. The theme sections 40 also include a carnival theme. The theme sections 40 include a dark park theme where the players get to choose one of a plurality of paths. The theme sections 40 additionally include a castle section that includes the ring spaces 44 and includes the distribution of the remembrance cards 18 to the players.
In use, each of the players selects one of the player tokens 20 and places the player tokens 20 on the entrance space 42 of a first one of the theme sections 40. One of the players is chosen to go first and one of the players is chosen to read the trivia cards 16, to handle the reward tokens 14 and the ring tokens 26. The at least one die 52 is rolled by each of the players in turn and the associated one of the player tokens 20 is moved along the path 30 as indicated on the at least one die 52. The indicated action is performed by one of the players when the associated one of the player tokens 20 stops on one of the action spaces 34. Each of the action spaces 34 is to help the players to remember the person that is depicted on the puzzle pieces 12.
One of the trivia cards 16 is read and answered when one of the player tokens 20 lands on one of the trivia spaces 38 of a first one of the theme sections 40. The player required to answer the one of the trivia cards 16 can be assisted by the other players. One of the reward tokens 14 or one of the puzzle pieces 12 is rewarded to the player of the associated one of the player tokens 20 positioned on the trivia spaces when the trivia card 16 is correctly answered. The spinner 46 is spun by one of the players when an associated one of the player tokens 20 is positioned on one of the spin spaces 48 and the player is rewarded with a reward shown on the designated one of the reward spaces 50.
One of the puzzle pieces 12 is rewarded to one of the players when the associated one of the player tokens 20 is positioned on one of the character spaces 36. The puzzle pieces 12 are assembled by the players when the players receive the puzzle pieces 12. One of the remembrance cards 18 is giving to one of the players when the associated one of the player tokens 20 is positioned on character spaces 36 in the last one of the theme sections 40 when all but the last one of the puzzle pieces 12 has been assembled. One of the ring tokens 26 is given to one of the players when the associated one of the player tokens 20 is positioned on one of the ring spaces 44.
The player tokens 20 are gathered on a meeting space 60 of the last one of the theme sections 40 when the players have collected all of the ring tokens 26 and all but the last one of the puzzle pieces 12. If all the ring tokens 26 or all but the last one of the puzzle pieces 12 have not been collected the player tokens 20 are moved to the entrance space 42 of the last one of the theme sections 40. If all the ring tokens 26 and all but the last one of the puzzle pieces 12 has been collected the players with player tokens 20 in the meeting space may roll the at least one die 52 and give the subsequent movement characteristics to another player to further that player further along the path 30 or collect one of the remembrance cards 18. Each of the player tokens 20 is advanced together one space at a time each turn towards an end of the path 30. The game is ended and the last one of the puzzle pieces 12 is awarded when all of the player tokens 20 reach an end of the path 30.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed easily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by the present invention.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.
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