Fishing game

Abstract

The game is a fishing tournament board game that is played in two parts, each part having seperate paths where players move game pieces along according to the roll of dice. The first path is a series of spaces leading through a tackle shop where players compete for lures. The second path is a series of fish forming a line leading around a body of water where players compete for fish. The game has cards that players use to enter the tackle shop, spaces with depictions of lures, cards that represent lures, cards indicating lures needed to catch fish, areas where lures are lost and a score pad. The game can be played with two to four players, ages eight years to adult.

1 . A fishing tournament board game consisting of: 
 a game board with a depiction of a body of water with a surrounding shoreline;    a marina depicted on the body of water;    a tackle shop depicted on the marina;    two separate paths representing two parts of the game.    
   
   
       2 . The fishing tournament board game according to  claim 1 , whereas one path has a series of spaces that forms a path beginning from a space identified as a parking area, leading into and through the tackle shop and ending at the parking area.  
   
   
       3 . The fishing tournament board game according to  claim 2 , whereas each space in the tackle shop has one lure depicted thereon, with the lure on each space being discernable from the lures on the other spaces.  
   
   
       4 . The fishing tournament board game according to  claim 1 , whereas one path is a series of fish forming a path beginning at a space identified as a boat ramp, leading around the body of water in various directions and ending at a boat ramp.  
   
   
       5 . The fishing tournament board game according to  claim 4 , whereas all fish in the path of fish are of one specie, which are depicted on the game board with the weight of each specific fish.  
   
   
       6 . The fishing tournament board game according to  claim 4 , whereas several depictions of ‘Marina Entry’ areas are included in the path of fish.  
   
   
       7 . The fishing tournament board game according to  claim 4 , whereas several depictions of ‘Bad Cast-Lose Lure’ areas are included in the path of fish.  
   
   
       8 . The fishing tournament board game according to  claim 3 , includes a deck of cards defined as ‘Lure’ cards, with each ‘Lure’ card having a depiction of one specific lure corresponding to one specific lure depicted in the tackle shop, sufficient in number to have at least one ‘Lure’ card for each specific lure depicted in the tackle shop.  
   
   
       9 . The fishing tournament board game according to  claim 3 , includes a deck of cards defined as ‘Fish’ cards, with each ‘Fish’ card having a depiction of one specific lure corresponding to one specific lure depicted in the tackle shop, sufficient in number to have at least one ‘Fish’ card for each specific lure depicted in the tackle shop.  
   
   
       10 . The fishing tournament board game according to  claim 1 , includes a deck of cards defined as ‘Free Pass-Tackle Shop’ cards, sufficient in number to have one ‘Free Pass-Tackle Shop’ card for each player.  
   
   
       11 . The fishing tournament board game according to  claim 1 , the method of playing the game in two parts and whereas the first part of the game must be completed before the second part of the game can begin.  
   
   
       12 . The fishing tournament board game according to  claim 2 , whereas the first part of the game is the path of spaces beginning at the parking space leading into and through the tackle shop and ending at the parking space.  
   
   
       13 . The fishing tournament board game according to  claim 12 , whereas players compete for lures in the first part of the game, with players receiving a ‘Lure’ card corresponding to the one specific lure depicted on each space their respective game piece lands on in the tackle shop.  
   
   
       14 . The fishing tournament board game according to  claim 4 , whereas the second part of the game is the path of fish.  
   
   
       15 . The fishing tournament board game according to  claim 14 , whereas players compete in catching fish in the second part of the game, whereas when a player's respective game piece lands on a fish, that fish has ‘hit’ that player's line, if that player wants to catch that fish a ‘Fish’ card is drawn, if that player has the one specific ‘Lure’ card corresponding to the one specific lure depicted on the ‘Fish’ card drawn, then that player catches that fish, the weight of the fish is recorded and the fish is left in the water for others to try to catch, and player retains the ‘Lure’ card used to catch that fish; whereas if players do not want to catch any fish their respective game piece lands on, a ‘Fish’ card is not drawn and play proceeds to the next player.  
   
   
       16 . The fishing tournament board game according to  claim 6 , the method of playing the game when a player's respective game piece lands on any ‘Marina Entry’ area in the path of fish, that player may use the ‘Free Pass-Tackle Shop’ card to enter the tackle shop to try to collect more lures; whereas the ‘Free Pass-Tackle Shop’ card can be used only one time, and then only when a player's respective game piece lands on a ‘Marina Entry’ area in the second part of the game.  
   
   
       17 . The fishing tournament board game according to  claim 7 , the method of playing the game when a player's respective game pieces lands on any ‘Bad Cast-Lose Lure’ area in the path of fish, that player loses one ‘Lure’ card of his/her choice and it is returned to the tackle shop.  
   
   
       18 . The method of determining moves when playing the game, whereas players, in turn roll a pair of dice, then move their respective game piece along the game board corresponding to the number rolled on only one die.