Patent Application
20210387082
Prior art for “Steal the Bacon” board and online game is slim to none. And the enclosed diagram is based on Stevie A. Burke's past fording/drawing/patent in process application Ser. No. 15/930,359. Steal the bacon is a tag-based traditional children's game, in which teams try to steal a flag or other items from the field without being tagged.
The fore mentioned invention is a transformation of an activity combined with a board game whereby we have designed different ways of collectively playing both at once.
The 4 drawings incorporated herein form part of the specifications and illustrate the diverse embodiments of the present disclosure. Together with the descriptions, they explain the principles and concept of the boardgame Steal the Bacon which also turns into and online application.
Part 1/game conversion and Solo steal the Bacon: The concept for the game originated from playing the traditional street game as a child. The traditional game has two lines of players facing each other and when “their” assigned number is called, they run to steal the bacon and bring it home. To replicate the traditional game into a board game; we designed Ref cards which are used in leu of a live referee calling out numbers. Each card has two numbers ranging from 1 to 4 in this format numbers 1 and 2 are on one card (each round has two ref cards). For example, when a Ref card indicating 1 and 2 is drawn; player 1 and 2 move to “steal the bacon” and or “Return Home” then numbers 3 and 4 will be discarded marking the completions of a round. To simulate 2 people running to “steal the bacon” and bring it home, we had each player roll a different color die at the same exact time. The player with the largest number rolled moved the number of spaces rolled on his/her dice (The numbered rolled equates to the number of spots a player(s) can move on the board). When that player was done, the other player moved the number of spaces on his/her die. This pattern repeats (rolling the dice) until a player “steals the bacon” and tried bringing it back to home. If the player makes it back to their Start/Home un-tagged, that player gets one point. The runner up/player keeps on rolling to try to stop their opponent from bringing the bacon home by tagging their opponent. A “tag” is accomplished when the chasing player is one square behind and or passes the player who “stole the bacon”. After the two ref cards have been discarded another round started. Once the third round is complete, the cards are then reshuffled and placed back to continue the game until a player gets 3 points to win.
To make the game somewhat more challenging, marked boxes have been added to the board which simulates moving forward 3 “running faster” or move backwards 2 “running slow”. For example, if a player lands on a marked box, they must either move forward 3 spots or move back and it gave us the option to accommodate up to 8 players.
Part 2/Team Steal the Bacon.
8 player games/Team Steal the Bacon are played with the same premise but with two teams divided into four. (4 players on the blue team and 4 players on the yellow team, each player gets a die to match their team color) There are 4 ref cards numbered 1 through 4 (example 1, 2, 3 and 4) and after all four numbers are called the deck is reshuffled and this process is continued until a winner is crowned. How to play the Solo and Team versions are explained below.
Object of the Game:
Be the first to get 3 points.
How to Play:
Solo Steal the Bacon.
First shuffle Ref cards, place 2 cards marked R1, R2 and R3 in the corresponding round boxes. Call out the numbers indicated on the Ref card in R1 and place the Ref card in the discard pile. Players selected on the ref card roll their dice simultaneously.
The opponent who rolled the highest number on their dice moves first, if both players roll the same number then both players move simultaneously.
The first player moves the number of spaces matching rolled amount toward the octagon to “steal the bacon” or back to “return home”.
Then the next player moves their pawn the number spaces rolled.
If you land on a forward arrow 3; move your pawn 3 spaces in the direction of the arrow. If you land on a back arrow 2; move your pawn 2 spaces in the direction of the arrow. The first player to reach the octagon “steals the bacon” and must turn around and take it back home without getting tagged.
When the player who “stole the bacon” returns home without getting tagged; they receive 1 point for that round.
The trailing player “chases” the player who “stole the bacon” to try to tag them. A “TAG” happens when the trailing player is one spot behind the player who “stole the bacon” or rolls a higher number to pass the player with the bacon.
If a player is tagged, no points will be awarded and both players return to their Home/Start. Flip remaining card and repeat the same steps. After the 3rd round reshuffle Ref cards and Continue playing until a winner is crowned.
Team Steal the Bacon—Eight (8) Player, Team Game.
Object of the Game:
Be the first team to get 7 points
How to Play:
Team Steal the Bacon.
Divide into two teams and pick a color (blue or yellow)
Shuffle Ref Cards and select Top card.
Call out the number indicated on the Ref card and place the Ref card in the discard pile.
The team players selected on the ref card roll their dice simultaneously.
The opponent who rolled the highest number on their dice moves first, if both players roll the same number then both move simultaneously.
The first player moves the number of spaces matching rolled amount toward the octagon to “steal the bacon” or back to “return home”.
Then the player with the lower number rolled moves their pawn the number of spaces rolled.
If you land on a forward arrow 3; move your pawn 3 spaces in the direction of the arrow.
If you land on a back arrow 2; move your pawn 2 spaces in the direction of the arrow.
The first player to reach the octagon “steals the bacon” and must turn around and take it back home without getting tagged.
When the player who “stole the bacon” returns home without getting tagged; their team receives 1 point. The trailing player “chases” the player who “stole the bacon” to try to tag them. A “TAG” happens when the trailing player is one spot behind the player who “stole the bacon” or rolls a higher number to pass the player with the bacon. If a player is tagged, no points will be awarded and both players return to their home/start. Repeat until all ref cards have been discarded then reshuffle the deck and repeat this process so a winner can be crowned.
This application is a continuation of U.S. Nonprovisional patent application Ser. No. 16/898,408 filed Jun. 10, 2020 which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety for missing Claims, Description, Unembedded Drawings, Description of drawings, Abstract and Summary. (Confirmation NO. 8860)
