Don't Get it, Board Game of infectious diseases of the world

Abstract

A board game wherein the board represents a map of the world and each of several countries are visited by the players is provided. The countries are identified by infectious diseases, and the players are challenged to identify the appropriate treatment. The players are challenged to avoid or treat infectious diseases found in particular countries of the world.

1 . A game comprising:
 a board representing a map of the world, wherein countries are numbered and the countries represent the locality of a particular disease or condition;   a set of Vaccine cards containing content relative to the treatment of a country-specific disease;   a set of wild cards setting forth questions to be answered, tasks to be performed or coupons redeemable for play;   a set of treatment cards having treatment printed thereon relative to the treatment of a country-specific disease;   a set of country cards having questions printed thereon relative to a country-specific condition or disease;   a set of dice;   a set of travelers, which move from country to country to travel around the world; and   an answer book.   
     
     
         2 . The game of  claim 1 , wherein
 a) the game is played by more than one player wherein the treatment cards are dealt to each player; the first player rolls the dice and places one or more travelers on the board on any country or countries with numbers totaling the number rolled on the dice;   b) the player draws a country card corresponding to the country of each traveler;   c) the player answers the question on the country card; the answer given by the player is compared to the answer in the answer book; if the answer is correct, the player takes another turn; if the answer is incorrect, the traveler contracts the disease listed and the player must draw from the stack of “Wild cards” or from the stack of “Vaccine cards;   d) if the player has an appropriate Treatment card, the player may use one of his or her “Treatment cards;”   e) if the player does not have the appropriate Treatment card, a Treatment card can be traded or bought from other players;   f) the traveler is unable to leave that country until an appropriate solution or treatment is achieved;   g) the first player repeats steps b) through f) for all travelers;   h) the play then continues to the second player;   i) the second player performs steps a) through g);   j) the player who succeeds in bringing all of their travelers to all countries first, wins.   
     
     
         3 . The game of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 one of the players starts the game with a traveler having an infectious disease, as noted on one of the treatment cards; and   wherein this “infectious disease” treatment card can be passed off to another player's traveler by landing on a country where the infected traveler has landed;   the newly infected traveler must go to the nearest hospital which comprises missing one turn for that traveler, after which, the traveler then returns to the game and can now pass off their disease to another traveler.   
     
     
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