US2010219583A1PendingUtilityA1
Decision-making board game that helps shape a life
Est. expiryMar 2, 2029(~2.6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Jerry Trainello
A63F 9/18A63F 2011/0062A63F 3/00643A63F 3/0423
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Abstract
A decision making family fun board or electronic game having a playing surface, playing pieces, and multiple choose questions that help shape a life. The common sense questions have an earned value of best, good, or poor that correspond to the answer and the playing piece. There are designated spots on the playing surface to place the playing pieces that is orderly and challenging.
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exact text as granted — not AI-modified1 - 7 . (canceled)
8 . Apparatus for playing a game,
comprising: a game playing surface, and (a) means on the playing surface for a plurality of decision-making questions and answers; (b) each decision-making answer has an earned value from a high of best to a low of poor; (c) means on the board for dividing certain sections of the playing surface into a plurality of areas constituting spots for occupancy by playing pieces; (d) a plurality of said playing pieces and a portion of said playing pieces are sectionalized the remaining portion are whole pieces; (e) upon answering the question, each playing piece has means formed on said playing piece for identifying the piece and aligning said whole or sectionalized playing piece on one of the appropriate said spots on the playing surface.
9 . A game apparatus,
comprising: a game playing surface and a plurality of playing pieces, (a) means on the playing surface for dividing certain sections of the playing surface into a plurality of delineated areas constituting spots for occupancy by said playing pieces; (b) a portion of said playing pieces are sectionalized the remaining portion are whole pieces; (c) means formed on each playing piece for identifying the piece, and aligning said whole or sectionalized playing piece on one of the appropriate said spots on the playing surface.
10 . The game apparatus of claim 9 further including on each said playing piece means for value indicia.
11 . The game apparatus of claim 9 wherein said whole playing pieces approximately cover said spots.
12 . The game apparatus of claim 9 wherein said sectionalized playing pieces partly cover said spots.
13 . The game apparatus of claim 9 further including on said playing surface means for a plurality of decision-making questions and answers.
14 . The game apparatus of claim 13 wherein the decision-making answers have earned values that correspond to said playing pieces.
15 . A method of playing a game apparatus
having a game playing surface, comprising: (a) providing on the playing surface in a predetermined location delineated areas containing indicia, constituting spots for occupancy by playing pieces; (b) providing a plurality of said playing pieces and said playing pieces can be whole pieces or in sections; formed on each playing piece is both identifying and value indicia, the identifying indicia corresponds to the indicia constituting said spots for occupancy by said playing pieces, the value indicia can be minus value or plus value; (c) providing on the playing surface and in a predetermined location is a plurality of real-life decision making questions and answers with earned values; (d) during play, and upon answering one of said questions, the player acquires said playing piece that corresponds to the value designated to both said answered question and said playing piece; (e) having acquired said playing piece, the player moves said playing piece to one of the appropriate said spots on the playing surface, depending on the value of the piece, the piece will approximately cover or partly cover one of said spots; (f) continuing until and game ending, when all appropriate said spots are approximately covered with all said whole playing pieces.Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
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