Education board game

Abstract

An educational board suitable for play by one, two or more players is disclosed. The purpose is to learn basic mathematical operation while enjoying the challenging game. The players roll one or more die, read the two numbers shown and either multiply, divide, add or subtract the numbers. A separate playing piece corresponding to the product, quotient, sum or difference is then placed on the playing surface. The players attempt to create a pattern on the playing surface, such as a continuous straight line of certain number of pieces or some other pre-agreed shape. The game may be further refined by terminating it after certain number of die rolls and declaring the player with the highest number of points the winner. Numerous other configurations on the playing surface are also possible.

1 . A board game comprising: 
 playing surface adopted to receive playing pieces;    at least one multi sided die;    a plurality of playing pieces, each said playing piece further comprising an identification thereon; and    a holder for said playing pieces, said holder having spaces defined therein for storing said playing pieces.    
   
   
       2 . The device of  claim 1  wherein at least one multi sided die are two multi sided dice.  
   
   
       3 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said holder is coupled to said playing surface.  
   
   
       4 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said spaces for holding said playing pieces further comprise an identification proximate to said spaces, said identification being identical to said identification on said playing pieces.  
   
   
       5 . The device of  claim 4  wherein said identification has a numerical value.  
   
   
       6 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said playing surface further comprises a plurality of distinct fields disposed thereon.  
   
   
       7 . The device of  claim 6  wherein said distinct fields are of at least two distinct colors or markings.  
   
   
       8 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said playing pieces have at least two surfaces coupled to each other, each surface further comprising a distinct color or marking corresponding to the colors or markings of said fields.  
   
   
       9 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said playing pieces further comprise circular, oval, elliptical or polygonal shapes.  
   
   
       10 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said at least one die comprises 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 or more sides, each side further comprising a number, symbol, character or picture thereupon.  
   
   
       11 . The device of  claim 10  wherein each said side is numbered consecutively.  
   
   
       12 . The device of  claim 10  wherein some of said sides are not numbered consecutively.  
   
   
       13 . The device of  claim 10  wherein said at least one die comprises two different colors or markings, said colors or markings corresponding to colors or markings on said horizontal surface and said playing pieces.  
   
   
       14 . The device of  claim 6  wherein said distinct fields are further arranged in a pattern comprising circular, oval, elliptical, conical or polygonal shapes.  
   
   
       15 . The device of  claim 10  wherein the product, quotient, sum or difference of any two numbers on at least one die is recorded on all sides of said playing pieces.  
   
   
       16 . The device of  claim 16  wherein the product, quotient, sum or difference of any two numbers on at least one die is recorded on at least one side of said playing pieces and a different product, quotient, sum or difference is recorded on at least another side of said playing pieces.  
   
   
       17 . The device of  claim 5  wherein said numerical value comprises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, 32, 33, 35, 36, 40, 42, 44, 45, 48, 49, 50, 54, 55, 56, 60, 63, 64, 66, 70, 72, 77, 80, 81, 84, 88, 90, 96, 99, 100, 108, 110, 120, 121, 132 or 144.  
   
   
       18 . The device of  claim 1  further comprising an addition, subtraction, multiplication or division table.  
   
   
       18 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said playing pieces are circular disks.  
   
   
       19 . The device of  claim 6  wherein each distinct field is identified by a numerical value proximate to each distinct field on said playing surface.  
   
   
       20 . A method for playing a board game, comprising the steps of: 
 (a) providing a playing surface comprising a pattern of distinct fields, said distinct fields comprising two different colors, said fields further arranged in a pattern comprising circular, oval, elliptical or polygonal shapes;    (b) providing a plurality of playing pieces, each of said playing pieces having at least two surfaces coupled to each other and having different color on each surface, said colors corresponding to colors on said distinct fields, each of said playing pieces having a different number from other playing pieces printed on said at least two surfaces of each of said playing pieces, wherein said number is selected from the group comprising 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, 32, 33, 35, 36, 40, 42, 44, 45, 48, 49, 50, 54, 55, 56, 60, 63, 64, 66, 70, 72, 77, 80, 81, 84, 88, 90, 96, 99, 100, 108, 110, 120, 121, 132 or 144;    (c) providing a holder having spaces defined therein for storing said plurality of playing, each space being identified by one of the numbers comprising 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, 32, 33, 35, 36, 40, 42, 44, 45, 48, 49, 50, 54, 55, 56, 60, 63, 64, 66, 70, 72, 77, 80, 81, 84, 88, 90, 96, 99, 100, 108, 110, 120, 121, 132 or 144;    (d) providing a pair of twelve-sided dice, said sides being numbered consecutively from one to twelve;    (e) providing a multiplication, division, addition or subtraction table;    (f) providing first player and the second player, each player having his own color;    (g) each player rolling his own die;    (h) choosing the higher of the two numbers shown on the top-most die surface and designating that player as the first player;    (i) agreeing on which of the die sides will be used for playing purpose,    (j) agreeing on the pattern the players want to pursue on the playing surface, or agreeing on the number of rolls of said dice to mark the end of the game and adding up each players numbers form said playing pieces with the higher or lower score being the winner, or agreeing on the numerical quantity to be achieved on the playing surface, the first player having reached that quantity being the winner;    (k) the first player rolling the two dice;    (l) multiplying, dividing, adding or subtracting any two numbers shown on the sides agreed to by the two players;    (m) removing a playing piece from the holder with a number corresponding to results of said multiplication, division, addition or subtraction;    (n) placing said playing piece anywhere on the playing surface;    (o) second player rolling the two dice;    (p) multiplying, dividing, adding or subtracting any two numbers shown on the sides agreed to by the two players;    (q) removing a playing piece from the holder with a number corresponding to results of said multiplication, division, addition or subtraction;    (r) placing said playing piece anywhere on the playing surface, or if the number is already on the playing surface turning over said playing piece so that the second players color is now visible or placing it elsewhere on the playing surface, or placing said playing piece in said holder, or denying the first player a turn in rolling said dice, or the second player gaining an additional turn in rolling said dice, at his complete discretion.    (s) repeating steps (k) through (r) until a desired pattern on the playing surface is reached or the desired total numerical goal of said playing pieces has been reached.    
   
   
       21 . The method of  claim 20  wherein said playing surface is a square with at least five shapes along each of its sides for a total of twenty five shapes.  
   
   
       22 . The method of  claim 21  wherein the first player to place five playing pieces in a continuous line wins.