Scrapbooking Game

Abstract

A scrapbooking board game having a game board with a continuous travel path divided into stations having markings, including instructions for the completion of a scrapbooking layout and/or interactions with other players, through inherent messages, keyed relationships to cards containing or displaying messages and/or images, and/or one or more chance-controlled devices. Movement of a game-piece along the travel path is determined by a chance-controlled device. When a player completes the instructions associated with a given station on which the player's game-piece then currently resides, the player marks the completion of that space's respective instructions by way of a token. The method of determining a winner is variable, but is generally determined by whichever player completes the most challenges within a given time period.

Having thus described the invention, there is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent: 
     
         1 . A method for playing a scrapbooking game with a singularity or plurality of players, said game including a substantially planar game board, said game having a pattern thereon defining a continuous travel path, said travel path being divided into a plurality of stations, at least some of said stations being color-designated stations, said color-designated stations being overlaid with clear sleeves for containing and displaying certain cards included in the game, said game including a plurality of cards each having a designated player instructions and/or prompts related to the activity defined herein as “scrapbooking”, a plurality of game-pieces, said game-pieces being adapted for movement within said stations, a plurality of tokens, said tokens being adapted for marking the completion of a unique set of instructions corresponding to given stations, a set of two dice having markings on its faces, with one die having six sides, and the second die having 12 sides, whereby a roll of either die will randomly provide an upturned face on each its face, comprising the steps of:
 a) placing cards inside the clear sleeves overlaid on the color-designated stations, 
 b) each player selecting a uniquely colored game-piece, 
 c) placing all players' game-pieces on a designated starting station on the game board, 
 d) rolling said six-sided die to determine the extent of movement along the travel path of the player's game-piece, 
 e) moving the game-piece the equivalent amount of stations represented by the numerical markings appearing on the respective upturned face of the six-sided die, and then 
 f) completing the challenge presented by the corresponding instructions displayed on and/or referenced by the station to which said game-piece has been so moved, said instructions being partially or entirely comprised of elements and social interactions of the herein defined activity of “scrapbooking”, said elements including, but not limited to the style, color, material, quantity, technique, location, proximity, size, character, shape, relationship, and/or theme of various elements of a herein defined “scrapbooking layout”. 
 
     
     
         2 . A method for playing a scrapbooking game as claimed in  claim 1  further including the step of:
 marking the completion of a given challenge, by use of the player's tokens. 
 
     
     
         3 . A method for playing a scrapbooking game as claimed in  claim 1  further including a plurality of cards each having instructional messages and/or images that affect a player's herein defined activity of “scrapbooking” or social interaction, at least one of said stations being keyed to said cards, further including the step of:
 complying with the message thereon when a player's game-piece lands on a station keyed to a single individual card, and/or selecting a card and complying with the message thereon when a player's game-piece lands on a station keyed to a type or set of said cards. 
 
     
     
         4 . A method for playing a scrapbooking game as claimed in  claim 1  further including a device or devices that randomly indicates single or multiple requirements that can be added to the messages associated with, contained in, or displayed on the previously described stations and/or cards for the purpose of increased the difficulty and/or complexity of a given message's compliance requirements.