Board Game about Principles of Democracy and Politics

Abstract

A game apparatus and method for playing an educational and recreational game about principles of democracy and politics is disclosed. The game includes a board, member certificates as well as a first set of cards about key aspects necessary for the function of a democratic society, which bear instructions to be enacted by the players and a second set of cards elated to spaces in which players will create political organizations and support democracy pillars, these cards also bear specific instructions to be enacted by the players. The game includes moving a player piece along a path of movement on the game board. A booklet including topical questions for educational purpose may also be provided.

1 . A game apparatus comprising a game board displaying a path of movement including spaces showing the following: steps for establishing political organizations, democracy pillars, and a series of spaces that indicate players either to take specific actions or obtain cards with instructions related to key aspects for the function of a democratic society; and member certificates; and “the public” as the source of members certificates; and a first set of cards about key aspects necessary for the function of democratic society; and a second set of cards related to the creation of political organizations and support of democracy pillars; said game includes moving a player piece along a path of movement on the game board. 
   
   
       2 . The game apparatus of  claim 1 , each card of said set of playing cards further displaying text indicating aspects related to the function of a democratic society including the following subset of cards: civil society, economy, the media, branches of power, and judicial process outcome. 
   
   
       3 . The game apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising: a set of cards related to the spaces in which players take steps to either create political organizations and support democracy pillars, these cards bear specific instructions to be enacted by the players. 
   
   
       4 . The game apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said game board further displays numbers identifying groups of spaces in which players take steps to create political organizations. 
   
   
       5 . The game apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said member certificates show different numbers of members. 
   
   
       6 . The game apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of game pieces with traditional party colors used by players to indicate the creation of political organizations. 
   
   
       7 . The game apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising set of game pieces to represent on the game board the election of party candidates, elected leaders, and main party leaders. 
   
   
       8 . A method of playing a board game comprising: a game kit including a game board displaying spaces showing steps for the creation of political organizations and the support of democracy pillars, said spaces showing group identifying numbers, said game board showing democracy pillars, said game board also indicating when players should draw cards with specific instructions, said cards including a subset of cards related to civil society, economy, the media, branches of power, and judicial process outcome; said game kit providing additional cards, said additional cards comprising one card for each number-group and for democracy pillars, each card of said set of cards providing details related to the development of political parties and the support of democracy pillars and the subsequent implications; said game kit including “the public”, which contains member certificates, group cards, democracy pillar cards, as well as party candidates, elected leaders, and main party leaders when not used by the players, said “the public” provides a respective hand of certificates with a number of members for each of a plurality of players, and passing play among the players, each player in turn, committing members to the control of spaces required for the formation and support of political institutions represented by said political organizations and democracy pillars, creating political parties, and establishing party candidates and leaders; and drawing a card from said subset of cards when landing on related spaces; and returning said card face down to the bottom of the same pile; when a player does not have enough members to fulfill commitments entailed by the game the player abandons the game, said player must yield all resources to the public, and retire from the game being the winner the last player left in the game. 
   
   
       9 . The game board apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising printed instructions including text describing play of a game in accordance with the method of  claim 8 .