Rubber Based Board Game

Abstract

A novel board game system with board game tiles having a rubber based bottom is disclosed. The board game system comprises one or more board game tiles, a plurality of game dice; a plurality of game cards; and a plurality of game tokens. Each of the board games tiles comprises a paperboard top layer; a polymeric bottom layer; and a polyester fabric layer disposed between the paperboard top layer and the polymeric bottom layer. The plurality of dice may further comprise a movement die having a plurality of numbers on an outer surface; and a traffic die having a plurality of instruction icons on an outer surface.

1 ) A board game system comprising
 a) one or more board game tiles, wherein each of said board games tiles comprises a
 i) a paperboard top layer; 
 ii) a polymeric bottom layer having a plurality of channels extending from a bottom side of said one or more board games tiles into said polymeric bottom layer; 
 iii) a polyester fabric layer disposed between said paperboard top layer and said polymeric bottom layer; 
   b) a plurality of game dice;   c) a plurality of game cards; and   d) a plurality of game tokens.   
     
     
         2 ) The board game system as in  claim 1  wherein said plurality of dice further comprises
 a) a movement die having a plurality of numbers on an outer surface; and 
 b) a traffic die having a plurality of instruction icons on an outer surface. 
 
     
     
         3 ) The board game system as in  claim 1  wherein said plurality of game tokens are shaped three-dimensional objects. 
     
     
         4 ) The board game system as in  claim 1  wherein said plurality of game tokens further comprises
 a) two or more player tokens; 
 b) two or more car tokens; and 
 c) two or more truck tokens. 
 
     
     
         5 ) The board game system as in  claim 4   a) wherein said paperboard top layer of said board game tiles has a printed surface displaying a gaming image having a grid image.   b) wherein each of said two or more player tokens are no larger than one space within said grid image;   c) wherein each of said two or more car tokens are no larger than one space within said grid image; and   d) wherein each of said two or more truck tokens are no larger than two adjacent spaces within said grid image.   
     
     
         6 ) The game board system as in  claim 1  wherein said polymeric bottom layer is composed of a material selected from a group consisting of: rubber, synthetic rubber, polyurethane rubber, polyisoprene, cis-1,4-polyisoprene natural rubber, trans-1,4-polyisoprene gutta-percha, synthetic polyisoprene, polybutadiene, butadiene rubber, chloroprene rubber, polychloroprene, neoprene, butyl rubber, halogenated butyl rubber, styrene-butadiene rubber, nitrile rubber, hydrogenated nitrile rubber, ethylene propylene rubber, ethylene propylene diene rubber, epichlorohydrin rubber, polyacrylic rubber, silicone rubber, fluorosilicone rubber, fluoroelastomer, perfluoroelastomer, chlorosulfonated polyethylene, and ethylene-vinyl acetate. 
     
     
         7 ) (canceled) 
     
     
         8 ) The game board system as in  claim 1  wherein said plurality of channels are parallel. 
     
     
         9 ) The game board system as in  claim 1  wherein two or more of said plurality of channels intersect. 
     
     
         10 ) The board game system as in  claim 6  wherein said plurality of dice further comprises
 a) a movement die having a plurality of numbers on an outer surface; and 
 b) a traffic die having a plurality of instruction icons on an outer surface. 
 
     
     
         11 ) The board game system as in  claim 10  wherein said plurality of game tokens further comprises
 a) two or more player tokens; 
 b) two or more car tokens; and 
 c) two or more truck tokens. 
 
     
     
         12 ) The board game system as in  claim 11   a) wherein said paperboard top layer of said board game tiles has a printed surface displaying a gaming image having a grid image.   b) wherein each of said two or more player tokens are no larger than one space within said grid image;   c) wherein each of said two or more car tokens are no larger than one space within said grid image; and   d) wherein each of said two or more truck tokens are no larger than two adjacent spaces within said grid image.   
     
     
         13 ) (canceled) 
     
     
         14 ) The game board system as in  claim 12  wherein said plurality of channels are parallel. 
     
     
         15 ) The game board system as in  claim 12  wherein two or more of said plurality of channels intersect. 
     
     
         16 ) A method of utilizing a game board system
 a) wherein said game board system comprises
 i) one or more board game tiles, wherein each of said board games tiles comprises a
 (1) a paperboard top layer; 
 (2) a polymeric bottom layer; 
 (3) a polyester fabric layer disposed between said paperboard top layer and said polymeric bottom layer; 
 
 ii) a plurality of game dice; 
 iii) a plurality of game cards; and 
 iv) a plurality of game tokens; 
   b) wherein said method comprises
 i) placing said one or more game tiles on a planar surface such that said polymeric bottom layer is adjacent to said planar surface; 
 ii) placing one or more game tokens on said paperboard top layer; 
 iii) rolling said one or more game dice; 
 iv) taking one or more game cards; 
 v) discarding one or more game cards; and 
 vi) moving a predetermined game token along a top portion of said one or more game board tiles.