System and Methods for Generating a Game Board and Playing Games Therewith

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a system and methods for a board game in which boards, each containing multiple letters are combined in numerous combinations and configurations in order to generate and play different board games on different game boards. The object of the board game is for a player or team to place that team's colored translucent chips or tokens on letters and adjacent letters to create words, thereby creating a line or path of chips. By using this line of chips and adding to the line at each turn, the player or team can meet certain objectives, such as connecting various locations or ends on the game board, or racing from one end of the game board to the other, and other objectives as necessary to play each game.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A board game that incorporates a game board for generating words during game play, comprising a plurality of boards, each of said plurality of boards comprising a plurality of letters, said game board created by placing at least a first of said plurality of boards adjacent to at least a second of said plurality of boards such that some of said plurality of letters on said first board are adjacent to some of the plurality of letters on said second board, and such that words can be generated by connecting at least three letters on the first board by using the plurality of letters on the first board, words can be generated by connecting at least three letters on the second board by using the plurality of letters on the second board, and words can be generated by connecting at least three letters on both the first and second boards by using the plurality of letters on both the first and second boards, wherein during the game play, a player places a plurality of translucent colored chips on top of the plurality of letters on said first board, said second board or both said first and said second boards to create words and a path, said path being generated by the connection of the words, with the objective of the board game to be a path of translucent colored chips from one edge of the plurality of boards to the opposite edge of the plurality of boards. 
     
     
         2 . The board game of  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of letters are arranged in a four by four array on each of said plurality of boards. 
     
     
         3 . The board game of  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of letters are arranged in a four by four array on each side of said plurality of boards. 
     
     
         4 . The board game of  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of boards are arranged in a four by four array for use during game play. 
     
     
         5 . The board game of  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of boards are arranged in a six by two array for use during game play. 
     
     
         6 . The board game of  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of translucent chips are a single color. 
     
     
         7 . The board game of  claim 6 , wherein said plurality of translucent chips are a single color for a particular player or team. 
     
     
         8 . The board game of  claim 1 , wherein words are generated by a plurality of players alternatively generating words by placing the translucent colored chips on the plurality of boards. 
     
     
         9 . A method of playing a board game that incorporates a game board made up of a plurality of boards, each of the plurality of boards containing a plurality of letters, each of said plurality of boards configured to be placed adjacent to another of the plurality of boards, such that at least one of the plurality of letters on a first board of said plurality of boards is adjacent to at least one of the plurality of letters on a second board, and such that words can be generated by connecting at least three letters on the first board by using the plurality of letters on the first board, words can be generated by connecting at least three letters on the second board by using the plurality of letters on the second board, and words can be generated by connecting at least three letters on the first and second boards by using the plurality of letters on both the first and second boards, comprising the steps of:
 a) placing at least two of said plurality of boards adjacent to each other;   b) allowing for a first player to place a first plurality of translucent colored chips onto the plurality of letters on the first board, the second board and the combination of the first and second board, said first plurality of translucent chips creating a first path;   c) allowing for a second player to place a second plurality of translucent colored chips onto the plurality of letters on the first board, the second board and the combination of the first and second board, said second plurality of translucent colored chips being a different color than said first plurality of translucent colored chips, said second plurality of translucent chips creating a second path;   d) alternating steps b and c until either said first path or said second path continues unbroken from one edge of said plurality of boards to the opposite edge of said plurality of boards.   
     
     
         10 . The method of playing a board game of  claim 9 , wherein said plurality of letters are arranged in a four by four array on each of said plurality of boards. 
     
     
         11 . The method of playing a board game of  claim 9 , wherein said plurality of letters are arranged in a four by four array on each side of said plurality of boards. 
     
     
         12 . The method of playing a board game of  claim 9 , wherein said plurality of boards are arranged in a four by four array for use during game play. 
     
     
         13 . The method of playing a board game of  claim 9 , wherein said plurality of boards are arranged in a six by two array for use during game play. 
     
     
         14 . The method of playing a board game of  claim 9 , wherein said plurality of boards are arranged in a five by five array for use during game play. 
     
     
         15 . The method of playing a board game of  claim 9 , wherein said plurality of translucent chips are a single color for a particular player or team.