Electronic game board and control unit

Abstract

An electronic game board and DVD system in which the game board is provided with a plurality of game squares or spaces arranged on the surface of the game board. Each of the game squares or spaces is provided with a depressable switch. The depression of the switch would indicate a particular square or space on which a player has landed and this information is transmitted to a microprocessor by either a wired or wireless connection. A display associated with the microprocessor would project an appropriate scene, word, phrase or question based upon the position of the game piece as relayed to the microprocessor by the depression of the appropriate switch.

1 . A game system comprising:
 a planar game board provided with a plurality of first game spaces included on said game board, each of said first game spaces provided with written indicia thereon;   a plurality of switches, each of said plurality of switches connected to one of said first game spaces, wherein each of said first game spaces has only one of said switches connected thereto;   an electronic game controller and memory in communication with all of said switches;   one or more game pieces for movement along said first game spaces; and   a display device in communication with said electronic game controller and memory, wherein, the activation of one of said switches is communicated to said electronic game controller and memory, indicating the particular game space upon which one of said game pieces has landed, but not the identity of said one of said game pieces, thereby allowing an appropriate output to be projected onto said display device based upon the depression of one of said plurality of switches.   
   
   
       2 . The game system in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said electronic game controller and memory, as well as said display device are remotely located with respect to said game board. 
   
   
       3 . The game system in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said electronic game controller and memory are provided within said game board. 
   
   
       4 . The game system in accordance with  claim 3 , wherein said display device is physically attached to said game board. 
   
   
       5 . The game system in accordance with  claim 4 , wherein said display device is located within the periphery of said game board. 
   
   
       6 . The game system in accordance with  claim 4 , wherein said display device is physically connected to one edge of said game board. 
   
   
       7 . The game system in accordance with  claim 2 , wherein each of said switches is a pressure activated switch. 
   
   
       8 . The game system in accordance with  claim 7 , further including a separate coil connected to each of said switches, wherein the activation of each of said switches results in the production of a unique wireless signal transmitted to a receiver in communication with said electronic game controller and memory, allowing the appropriate output to be projected on said display device. 
   
   
       9 . The game system in accordance with  claim 3 , wherein each of said switches is a pressure activated switch. 
   
   
       10 . The game system in accordance with  claim 9 , wherein each of said switches is directly connected to said electronic game controller and memory, wherein the activation of each of said switches results in the appropriate output to be projected on said display device. 
   
   
       11 . The game system in accordance with  claim 6 , further including at least one hinge resiliently attaching said display device to said game board, wherein said display would move from a first collapsed position in which said display overlays said game board to a second erected position with said display is substantially perpendicular to said game board. 
   
   
       12 . The game system in accordance with  claim 1 , further including a battery connected to said game board. 
   
   
       13 . The game system in accordance with  claim 1 , further including an overlay comprising a planar surface provided with a plurality of second game spaces corresponding to said first game spaces, said overlay removably positioned over said game board. 
   
   
       14 . The game system in accordance with  claim 7 , further including an overlay comprising a planar surface provided in the plurality of game surfaces arranged along the periphery of said overlay, said overlay removably positioned over said game board. 
   
   
       15 . The game system in accordance with  claim 7 , wherein each of said pressure activated switches is provided on the surface of said game board and said overlay is provided with a plurality of apertures corresponding to the position of each of said pressure activated switches, wherein each of said pressure activated switches would extend through one of said apertures when said overlay is positioned over said game board. 
   
   
       16 . The game system in accordance with  claim 3 , wherein said display device is remotely located with respect to said electronic game board, said game system further provided with a wired conductor provided between to said display device and said electronic game controller and memory. 
   
   
       17 . The game system in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said first game space pieces are arranged along the periphery of said game board. 
   
   
       18 . The game system in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said first game spaces fill the entire surface are of said game board.