Storytelling Strategy Board Game Method of Playing and Apparatus

Abstract

A storytelling strategy board game, method of playing and apparatus, of placing tokens printed with alphabetic characters, numbers, symbols or images on groups of colored squares that occur pseudo-randomly on one of a large number of possible game boards assembled from game board segments, with the players telling a story based on the tokens they play.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A method of playing a game, comprising the steps of,
 providing a number of flat game board segments printed with a pseudo-random arrangement of squares of different colors on one or both sides;   providing a number of game tokens;   assigning a color to each player by some random means such as shuffling flat tokens face down that have different colors on one side and the players drawing from them;   determining the order of play by some means such as according to the color drawn by the player;   arranging the game board segments into a game board by selecting, flipping and/or rotating the game board segments and laying them side by side;   providing a certain number of game tokens for each player;   taking turns placing game tokens on groups of adjacent unoccupied colored squares of the player's color adjacent to occupied squares, or passing the turn if no such squares are available; or on any unoccupied group of the player's color if no players have any unoccupied squares adjacent to occupied squares;   continuing until one player has used all his/her tokens, which player is the winner.   
     
     
         2 . A game apparatus consisting of,
 a number of flat game board segments printed on one or both sides with a pseudo-random arrangement of squares of different colors such that they can be arranged in various orientations producing a number of possible game boards consisting of groups of adjacent squares of the same color;   a number of game tokens that may be played to groups of colored squares of the player's assigned color.   
     
     
         3 . A method of playing a game, comprising the steps of,
 providing a number of flat game board segments printed with a pseudo-random arrangement of squares of different colors on one or both sides;   providing a number of flat game tokens, printed on one side with alphabetic characters, numbers, symbols or images;   assigning a color to each player by shuffling flat tokens face down that have different colors on one side and the players selecting from them;   determining the order of play according to the color drawn by the player;   arranging the game board segments into a game board by selecting, flipping and/or rotating game board segments and laying them side by side;   shuffling game tokens face down and each player drawing a certain number of game tokens;   taking turns placing game tokens on groups of adjacent unoccupied colored squares of the player's color adjacent to occupied squares, or passing the turn if no such squares are available; or on any unoccupied group of the player's color if no players have any unoccupied squares adjacent to occupied squares;   telling a continuing story inspired by the alphabetic characters, numbers, symbols or images on the tokens;   continuing until one player has used all his/her tokens, which player is the winner.   
     
     
         4 . A game apparatus consisting of,
 a number of flat game board segments printed on one or both sides with a pseudo-random arrangement of squares of different colors such that they can be arranged in various orientations producing a number of possible game boards consisting of groups of adjacent squares of the same color;   a number of flat game tokens, printed on one side with alphabetic characters, numbers, symbols and images.