Store-based board game

Abstract

A store-based board game allows a player can earn tokens and move those tokens about the board to occupy as many departments of a store as possible. Tokens may move to unoccupied departments or take over occupied departments based on provided game rules. Tokens may be exchanged for medium sized tokens, which may ultimately be exchanged for a large token. Store resources are earnable by the players, where such resources can be used for various purposes, such as earning additional resources, trading with other players, or as a requirement to win the game based on a card drawn initially by each player, indicating the required resources, along with the large token, required to win the game.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A board game comprising:
 a game board having at least one floorplan defining a plurality of departments connected by at least one of a door or a short cut;   a plurality of sets of small tokens, each set distinguishable for each of a plurality of players;   a plurality of sets of medium tokens, each set distinguishable for each of the plurality of players;   a plurality of large tokens, at least one of each of the plurality of large tokens distinguishable for each of the plurality of players;   a plurality of resource roll tokens sequentially numbered from 3 through 11;   a pair of six-sided dice;   a plurality of resource tokens representing a plurality of resources; and   a set of cards for each of the plurality of resources.   
     
     
         2 . The board game according to  claim 1 , further comprising a multi-sided die. 
     
     
         3 . The board game according to  claim 2 , wherein the multi-sided die is a 12-sided die with faces numbered from 1 to 12. 
     
     
         4 . The board game according to  claim 1 , wherein the game board includes two floorplans interconnected by a stair icon in each of the two floorplans. 
     
     
         5 . The board game according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of departments includes from 8 to 15 departments on each of the at least one floorplan. 
     
     
         6 . The board game according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of resources includes wood, metal, plastic, food, and a tool. 
     
     
         7 . The board game according to  claim 1 , wherein a number of distinct ones of the plurality of resource tokens is one-half a number of departments in each of the at least one floorplan. 
     
     
         8 . The board game according to  claim 1 , further comprising a second set of cards providing a player benefit or a player detriment. 
     
     
         9 . The board game according to  claim 1 , further comprising a second set of cards, each describing a set of requirements for a player to win. 
     
     
         10 . The board game according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sets of small tokens, the plurality of sets of medium tokens and the plurality of large tokens are horse-shaped. 
     
     
         11 . A board game comprising:
 a game board having two floorplan defining a plurality of distinct departments connected by at least one of a door, a short cut or a staircase;   a plurality of sets of small tokens, each set having a distinguishing color;   a plurality of sets of medium tokens, each set having the distinguishing color;   a plurality of large tokens, at least one of each of the plurality of large tokens having the distinguishing color;   a plurality of resource roll tokens sequentially numbered from 3 through 11;   a pair of six-sided dice;   a multi-sided die;   a plurality of resource tokens representing a plurality of resources; and   a set of cards for each of the plurality of resources.   
     
     
         12 . The board game according to  claim 11 , wherein the multi-sided die is a 12-sided die with faces numbered from 1 to 12. 
     
     
         13 . The board game according to  claim 11 , wherein the plurality of departments includes from 8 to 15 departments on each of the at least one floorplan. 
     
     
         14 . The board game according to  claim 11 , wherein the plurality of resources includes wood, metal, plastic, food, and a tool. 
     
     
         15 . The board game according to  claim 11 , wherein a number of distinct ones of the plurality of resource tokens is one-half a number of departments in each of the at least one floorplan. 
     
     
         16 . The board game according to  claim 11 , further comprising:
 a second set of cards providing a player benefit or a player detriment; and   a third set of cards, each describing a set of requirements for a player to win.   
     
     
         17 . A method for setting up a board game comprising:
 opening a game board, the board game having a game board having two floorplan defining a plurality of distinct departments connected by at least one of a door, a short cut or a staircase, a plurality of sets of small tokens, a plurality of sets of medium tokens, a plurality of large tokens, a plurality of resource roll tokens sequentially numbered from 3 through 11, a plurality of resource tokens representing a plurality of resources, and a set of cards for each of the plurality of resources;   placing one small token for each playing in a player start-designated department;   placing one of the plurality of resource roll tokens in each of the departments, except the player start-designated department, of each of the two floorplans;   placing one of the resource tokens in each of the departments of each of the floorplans;   providing a multi-sided die for determining a starting player; and   providing a pair of dice for player turn rolling.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the plurality of departments includes from 8 to 15 departments on each of the at least one floorplan. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein a number of distinct ones of the plurality of resource tokens is one-half a number of departments in each of the at least one floorplan. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 placing a second set of cards providing a player benefit or a player detriment on the game board; and   placing a third set of cards, each describing a set of requirements for a player to win, on the game board.