Maze game and method for playing

Abstract

A board game kit comprising a gameboard with markings that define a maze for a player to escape to win the game. The markings define a plurality of enclosed areas, a plurality of walls, a plurality of first directional arrows on the spaces, at least one passageway directing the player to skip at least one adjacent space, a plurality of different first graphical characters disposed on spaces within the maze, and a second graphical character on at least one space of the maze. The board game kit further includes at least one game piece assigned to each player to be moved within the maze, at least one die for each player to roll to provide a first instruction for each player to move within the maze, and a deck of a plurality of playing cards to provide a second instruction for each player to move within the maze.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A board game kit comprising:
 a gameboard having a gameboard face with markings that define a maze for players to escape before other players in order to win the game;   at least one game piece, wherein each game piece is assigned to a player and configured to be moved within the maze;   at least one die for each player to roll to provide a first instruction for each player to move within the maze;   a deck of a plurality of playing cards, wherein each of the playing cards provide a second instruction for each player to move within the maze;   wherein the markings define:
 a plurality of areas, wherein each area represents a space on the maze; 
 a plurality of walls, wherein each wall prevents movement into at least one space; 
 a plurality of first directional arrows on the spaces configured to direct the players in which direction to move their associated game on the gameboard face; 
 at least one passageway directing the player to skip at least one adjacent space, wherein the at least one passageway includes a third graphical element that indicates that players can only move though the passageway in a single direction; 
 a plurality of different first graphical characters disposed on spaces within the maze, wherein the first graphical character comprises at least one digit, wherein the first graphical character instruction for each of the first graphical characters is printed on an instruction sheet table, wherein moving the game piece onto one of the spaces having one of first graphical characters requires a first player associated with the game piece to receive and follow a first graphical character instruction that is associated with first graphical character; and 
 a second graphical character on at least one space of the maze, wherein the second graphical representation comprises a spiral element, wherein moving onto the space having the second graphical character requires the first player to draw one of the playing cards from the deck and to follow the second instruction displayed on the playing card. 
   
     
     
         2 . The board game kit of  claim 1 , wherein the maze defines no dead ends and at least a single exit for players to exit the maze. 
     
     
         3 . The board game kit of  claim 1 , wherein each area defines a square shape. 
     
     
         4 . The board game kit of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of markings define at least passageway defined by at least one of a hue, color, shade and pattern on the gameboard face different than surrounding spaces, and a second directional arrow on at least a portion of the passageway that directs players in which direction to move. 
     
     
         5 . (canceled) 
     
     
         6 . (canceled) 
     
     
         7 . The board game kit of  claim 1 , wherein the first player advances an amount of spaces equal to a number of spots on an upward facing side of the at least one die after rolling the dice when it is the first player's turn to play. 
     
     
         8 . (canceled) 
     
     
         9 . (canceled) 
     
     
         10 . A game system comprising:
 a gameboard having markings that define a maze for players to escape before other players in order to win the game;   wherein the markings define:
 a plurality of areas, wherein each area represents a space on the maze; 
 a plurality of walls defined by line segments, wherein each wall prevents movement into at least one space; 
 at least passageway defined by at least one of a hue, color, shade and pattern on the gameboard different than surrounding spaces, and a second directional arrow on at least a portion of the passageway that directs players in which direction to move, wherein at least one passageway includes a third graphical element that indicates that players can only move though the passageway in a single direction; and 
 wherein the plurality of markings include a plurality of different first graphical characters are disposed on spaces within the maze, wherein moving the game piece onto one of the spaces having one of first graphical characters requires a first player associated with the game piece to receive and follow a first graphical character instruction that is associated with first graphical character, wherein the first graphical character instruction for each of the first graphical characters is displayed on an instruction sheet table, and wherein the maze defines no dead ends and at least a single exit for players to exit the maze. 
   
     
     
         11 . The game system of  claim 10 , wherein at least one of the gameboard, markings, random instruction generator, game pieces and playing cards are represented by graphical representations on a remote computing device. 
     
     
         12 . The game system of  claim 10 , wherein the system includes at least one game piece, wherein each game piece is assigned to a player and configured to be moved within the maze. 
     
     
         13 . (canceled) 
     
     
         14 . The game system of  claim 10  wherein the system further includes:
 a deck of a plurality of playing cards, wherein each of the playing cards provide a second instruction for each player to move within the maze; and, 
 and wherein the plurality of markings further include a second graphical character on at least one space of the maze, wherein moving onto the space having the second graphical character requires the first player to draw one of the playing cards from the deck and to follow the second instruction displayed on the playing card. 
 
     
     
         15 . (canceled) 
     
     
         16 . (canceled) 
     
     
         17 . (canceled) 
     
     
         18 . The game system of  claim 10 , wherein the game piece advances an amount of spaces equal to a number provided in a first instruction by a random instruction generator, and wherein the random instruction generator is at least one of a die and an electronic random generator that randomly generates a number. 
     
     
         19 . (canceled) 
     
     
         20 . (canceled)