Relationship board game for use by couples

Abstract

A board game comprises at least a first and a second playing piece. The board game further comprises a game board. The game board comprises at least one track along which the first and second playing pieces are movable. The track comprises a plurality of track areas. The board game further comprises a plurality of card members. The card members comprise at least one of game information relating to a past relationship offense, game information relating to family law, game information related to a relationship asset, and an indicia of a relationship asset. The board game further comprises at least a first movement control piece configured to display an indicia in response to a manipulation of the first movement control piece.

1 . A method of playing a board game, the method comprising:
 a) manipulating at least one movement control piece, the movement control piece configured to display an indicia in response to manipulation;   b) moving one of a first playing piece and a second playing piece along a track of a gameboard to one of a plurality of track areas on the track as directed by the movement control piece;   c) obtaining a card member associated with the one of the plurality of track areas, the card member comprising at least one of game information relating to an occurrence of a past relationship offense, game information relating to family law, game information related to a relationship asset, and an indicia of a relationship asset; and   d) repeating steps (a) to (c) until at least one of the first player and the second player has obtained a pre-determined combination of card members.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined combination of card members comprises a predetermined number of card members comprising an indicia of a relationship asset. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein three categories of card members are provided, as well as card members comprising the indicia of the relationship asset. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the three categories of card members comprise:
 i) a first category comprising game information relating to a past occurrence of a minor relationship offense and game information instructing a player to carry out a task;   ii) a second category comprising game information relating to a past occurrence of a major relationship offense; and   iii) a third category comprising game information relating to at least one of family law, information relating to a relationship asset, and instructions for a player to carry out a task.   
     
     
         5 . The method of any of  claim 1 , wherein:
 i) the gameboard comprises a first track comprising a plurality of first track areas, at least some of the first track areas are each associated with one of a plurality of categories   ii) a second track comprising a plurality of second track areas, and   iii) at least some of the card members are first track card members and are each associated with one of the plurality of categories;   iv) at least some of the card members are second track card members and are each associated with one of the second track areas.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein
 i) the first track card members comprise game information indicating an occurrence of a past relationship offense, game information relating to family law, and game information related to a relationship asset; and   ii) the second track card members comprise the indicia of the relationship asset.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein
 i) step (b) comprises moving the one of the first playing piece and the second playing piece along the first track; and   ii) step (c) comprises obtaining a first track card member.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein
 i) step (b) comprises movement the one of the first playing piece and the second playing piece along the second track; and   ii) step (c) comprises obtaining a second track card member.   
     
     
         9 . A boardgame comprising:
 a) at least a first and a second playing piece;   b) a game board, the game board comprising at least one track along which the first and second playing pieces are movable, the track comprising a plurality of track areas; and   c) a plurality of card members, the card members comprising at least one of game information indicating an occurrence of a past relationship offense, game information relating to family law, game information related to a relationship asset, and an indicia of a relationship asset;   d) at least a first movement control piece configured to display an indicia in response to a manipulation of the first movement control piece.   
     
     
         10 . The board game of  claim 9 , wherein three categories of card members are provided, as well as card members comprising the indicia of the relationship asset. 
     
     
         11 . The board game of  claim 10 , wherein the three categories of card members comprise:
 a) a first category comprising game information relating to a past occurrence of a minor relationship offense and game information instructing a player to carry out a task;   b) a second category comprising game information relating to a past occurrence of a major relationship offense; and   c) a third category comprising game information relating to at least one of family law, information relating to a relationship asset, and instructions for a player to carry out a task.   
     
     
         12 . The boardgame of  claim 9 , wherein:
 i) the gameboard comprises a first track comprising a plurality of first track areas, at least some of the first track areas are each associated with one of a plurality of categories   ii) a second track comprising a plurality of second track areas, and   iii) at least some of the card members are first track card members and are each associated with one of the plurality of categories;   iv) at least some of the card members are second track card members and are each associated with one of the second track areas.   
     
     
         13 . The board game of  claim 12 , wherein
 i) the first track card members comprise game information indicating an occurrence of a past relationship offense, game information relating to family law, and game information related to a relationship asset; and   ii) the second track card members comprise an indicia of a relationship asset.   
     
     
         14 . A board game comprising:
 a) at least a first and a second playing piece;   b) a game board, the game board comprising;
 i) a first track along which the first and second playing pieces are movable in a first phase of the game, the first track comprising a plurality of first track areas, at least some of the first track areas associated with one of a plurality of categories; and 
 ii) a second track along which the first and second playing pieces are movable in a second phase of the game, the second track comprising a plurality of second track areas; 
   c) a plurality of first track card members, each first track card member associated with one of the plurality of categories and comprising game information;   d) a plurality of second track card members, each second track card member associated with one of the second track areas; and   e) at least one movement control piece configured to display an indicia directing movement of the playing pieces along the tracks in response to manipulation of the movement control piece.   
     
     
         15 . The board game of  claim 14 , wherein the first track and the second track are closed loops and there is an absence of path connecting the first and second tracks. 
     
     
         16 . The board game of  claim 14 , wherein the first track and the second track are concentric. 
     
     
         17 . The board game of  claim 16 , wherein each of the first track card members comprises a first face and a second face, and
 a) the first face of each first track card member comprises one of a plurality of category indicia indicating the category with which the card member is associated,   b) at least some of the first track areas comprise one of the plurality of category indicia indicating the category with which the first track area is associated; and   c) the second face of each first track card member comprises the game information.   
     
     
         18 . The board game of  claim 14 , wherein the plurality of categories comprises at least a first category, a second category, and a third category. 
     
     
         19 . The board game of  claim 18 , wherein the game information of at least some of the card members associated with the first category comprises information relating to a past minor relationship offense by a first player, and instructions for the first player to carry out a second task for a second player 
     
     
         20 . The board game of  claim 19 , wherein at least some of the card members associated with the first category are further subdivided into a first sub-category and a second sub-category, the card members of the first sub-category comprising an indicia indicating that the card member is to be picked up by a female player, and the card members of the second sub-category comprising an indicia indicating that the card member is to be picked up by a male player. 
     
     
         21 . The board game of  claim 18 , wherein the game information of at least some of the card members associated with the second category comprises information relating to a past major relationship offense. 
     
     
         22 . The board game of  claim 18 , wherein the game information of at least some of the card members associated with the third category comprises instructions for a player to manipulate at least one of another of the first track card members or one of the second track card members. 
     
     
         23 . The board game of any of  claim 18 , wherein the game information of at least some of the card members associated with the third category comprises information relating to family law. 
     
     
         24 . The board game of  claim 18 , wherein the game information of at least some of the card members associated the third category comprises information relating to a relationship asset. 
     
     
         25 . The board game of  claim 14 , wherein at least some of the second track areas comprises one of a plurality of asset indicia, at least some of the asset indicia indicating an relationship asset. 
     
     
         26 . The board game of  claim 25 , wherein each of the second track card members comprises one of the plurality of asset indicia. 
     
     
         27 . The board game of  claim 14 , wherein the movement control piece comprises a die. 
     
     
         28 . A method of playing a board game, the method comprising:
 a) manipulating at least one movement control piece to display an indicia directing movement of one of a first playing piece and a second playing piece;   b) moving the one of a first playing piece and the second playing piece along a first track on a game board to one of a plurality first track areas as directed by the random indicia, wherein at least some of the first track areas are each associated with one of a plurality of categories;   c) obtaining a first track card member based on the category with which the one of the plurality of first track areas is associated;   d) repeating steps (a) to (c) until one or both of the first player and the second player has obtained a pre-determined combination of card members;   e) moving one or both of the first game piece and the second game piece to a second track;   f) manipulating the at least one movement control piece to display another indicia;   g) moving one of the first playing piece and the second playing piece along a second track on the game board to one of a plurality of second track areas as directed by the random indicia;   h) obtaining a second track card member associated with the one of the second track areas; and   i) repeating steps (f) to (h) until one of the first player and the second player has obtained a predetermined combination of second track card members.   
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein t step (c) further comprises taking an action based on the game information displayed on the first track card member. 
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein the action comprises at least one of storing the first track card member, obtaining at least a first other first track card member from a first other player, giving the first track card member to the first other player, and carrying out a task chosen by the first other player. 
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 28 , further comprising;
 (i) determining a winner and a loser based on the one of the first player and the second player that has obtained the predetermined combination of second track card members; and   (j) assigning at least one task to the loser.   
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 31 , wherein the task is at least one of a household chore, and a favor to the winner. 
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 32 , wherein the task is assigned based on the first track card members obtained by the loser in step (c). 
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 28 , further comprising
 a) manipulating the at least one movement control piece to display an indicia;   b) moving one of the first playing piece and the second playing piece along the first track as directed by the movement control piece to one of the plurality first track areas; and   c) performing a task based on miscellaneous indicia in the one of the first track areas.   
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 34 , wherein the task relates to real-life. 
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 28 , further comprising forfeiting the second track card member associated with the one of the second track areas. 
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising taking an action based on the game information.