Board game

Abstract

A method of playing a board game includes a game board arranged as a grid. The board is set up before play where certain playing squares include respective first or second uniform indicia such that respective numbered tiles with matching uniform indicia may be randomly placed on the certain playing squares. Players may then perform a series turns placing tiles having a third indicia on the board in a single straight line using at least one of the numbered tiles already placed on the board. The tiles must create one or more linear sequences wherein the sum of the numbered tiles within each linear sequence equals a predetermined value. Points are awarded to the player based at least in part on the number of linear sequences created during the turn. The winner may be the player with the highest total awarded points at the end of the game.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of playing a board game having at least two players, the board game comprising a game board arranged as a grid of a plurality of playing squares, wherein the plurality of playing squares includes a first set of playing squares having a uniform first indicia, a second set of playing squares having a second uniform indicia, and a third set of playing squares having a third indicia; a first set of numbered tiles having the first uniform indicia; a second set of numbered tiles having the second uniform indicia; and a third set of numbered tiles having the third indicia, the method comprising:
 a) a setup phase comprising:
 A) placing a respective number of numbered tiles from the first set of numbered tiles on each playing square in the first set of playing squares; 
 B) placing a respective number of numbered tiles from the second set of numbered tiles on each playing square in the second set of playing squares; 
 C) placing the third set of numbered tiles in a draw pool; 
 D) each of the at least two players removing a predetermined number of numbered tiles from the draw pool to form respective player pools; and 
   b) a game play phase comprising:
 E) performing a series of successive player turns where each of the at least two players sequentially takes a turn, wherein the player taking a current turn either:
 i) passes on the current turn to a next successive player, wherein the next successive player is one of the at least two players, or 
 ii) plays the current turn by:
 a) selecting one or more numbered tiles from the player pool of the player taking the current turn, and either: 
  i) placing the selected one or more numbered tiles on the game board adjacent to at least one of the first set, the second set, or the third set of numbered tiles already placed on the game board in at least one of a straight vertical line or a straight horizontal line including at least one of the first set, the second set, or the third set of numbered tiles already placed on the game board, wherein the placed one or more numbered tiles creates one or more linear sequences, and wherein a sum of the numbers on the numbered tiles within each of the one or more linear sequences equals a predetermined value, or 
  ii) placing the selected one or more tiles in the draw pool; 
 b) awarding points to the player taking the current turn based at least in part on a number of linear sequences created during the current turn; and 
 c) replacing from the draw pool a number of replacement numbered tiles equal to a number of the selected one or more numbered tiles played from the player pool during the current turn, 
 
 
 F) continuing the series of successive player turns until the occurrence of an end of game event; and 
 G) determining a winner following the end of game event, wherein the winner is one of the at least two players. 
   
     
     
         2 . A method in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the end of game event occurs when the draw pool is empty of numbered tiles of the third set of numbered tiles and one of the at least two players has placed all of the numbered tiles in their respective player pool on the game board. 
     
     
         3 . A method in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein determining the winner includes identifying one of the at least two players having a highest cumulative total of awarded points following the end of the game event. 
     
     
         4 . A method in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of playing squares further includes a bonus set of playing squares having a bonus indicia, wherein the method further comprises awarding points if the selected one or more numbered tiles placed on the game board in the current turn is located on at least one of the bonus set of playing squares. 
     
     
         5 . A method in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the numbered tiles within the first set, the second set, and the third set of numbered tiles further include an image of a ten frame thereon. 
     
     
         6 . A method in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the game board further includes a fourth set of playing squares having a fourth uniform indicia, and wherein the board game further includes a fourth set of numbered tiles having the fourth uniform indicia, the method further comprising:
 during the setup phase, placing a respective number of numbered tiles from the fourth set of numbered tiles on each playing square in the fourth set of playing squares before the step of performing a series of successive player turns.   
     
     
         7 . A method in accordance with  claim 6 , wherein one or more of the numbered tiles in the first set, the second set, the third set, and the fourth set of numbered tiles further include an image of a ten frame thereon. 
     
     
         8 . A method in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein each of the numbered tiles in the first set, the second set, and the third set of numbered tiles includes an image of an integer. 
     
     
         9 . A method in accordance with  claim 8 , wherein the integers on at least two of the numbered tiles in each of the first set, the second set, and the third set of numbered tiles are different. 
     
     
         10 . A method in accordance with  claim 8 , wherein the integers on all of the numbered tiles are the same in at least one of the first set, the second set, and the third set of numbered tiles. 
     
     
         11 . A method in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein each of the numbered tiles in the first set, the second set, and the third set of numbered tiled includes an image of a fraction. 
     
     
         12 . A method in accordance with  claim 11 , wherein the fractions on at least two of the numbered tiles in each of the first set, the second set, and the third set of numbered tiles are different. 
     
     
         13 . A method in accordance with  claim 11 , wherein the fractions on all of the numbered tiles are the same in at least one of the first set, the second set, and the third set of numbered tiles. 
     
     
         14 . A method in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein each of the numbered tiles in the first set, the second set, and the third set of numbered tiles includes an image of a decimal. 
     
     
         15 . A method in accordance with  claim 14 , wherein the decimals on at least two of the numbered tiles in each of the first set, the second set, and the third set of numbered tiles are different. 
     
     
         16 . A method in accordance with  claim 14 , wherein the decimals on all of the numbered tiles are the same in at least one of the first set, the second set, and the third set of numbered tiles. 
     
     
         17 . A method in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the first uniform indicia, the second uniform indicia, and the third indicia are different symbols. 
     
     
         18 . A board game comprising:
 a game board arranged as a grid of a plurality of playing squares, wherein the plurality of playing squares includes a first set of playing squares having a first uniform indicia, a second set of playing squares having a second uniform indicia, and a third set of playing squares having a third indicia, wherein no playing square of the first set is directly adjacent to another playing square of the first set, and wherein no playing square of the second set is directly adjacent to another playing square of the second set;   a first set of numbered tiles having the first uniform indicia, wherein only tiles of the first set of numbered tiles are only positioned on the first set of playing squares;   a second set of numbered tiles having the second uniform indicia, wherein only tiles of the second set of numbered tiles are only positioned on the second set of playing squares; and   a third set of numbered tiles having the third indicia, wherein only the third set of numbered tiles are positioned in a draw pool, wherein a predetermined number of the third set of numbered tiles are selectively removed from the draw pool and positioned in two or more player pools,   wherein the third set of numbered tiles in the player pools are selectively positioned only on the third set of playing squares adjacent to at least one of the first set, the second set, or the third set of numbered tiles already positioned on the game board in at least one of a straight vertical line or a straight horizontal line including at least one of the first set, the second set, or the third set of numbered tiles already positioned on the game board, and   wherein the positioned one or more numbered tiles create one or more linear sequences so that a sum of the numbers on the numbered tiles within each of the one or more linear sequences equals a predetermined value.   
     
     
         19 . The board game in accordance with  claim 18 , wherein the third set of playing squares further includes a bonus set of playing squares having a bonus indicia. 
     
     
         20 . The board game in accordance with  claim 18 , wherein the game board further includes a fourth set of playing squares having a fourth uniform indicia, and wherein the board game further includes a fourth set of numbered tiles having the fourth uniform indicia, wherein only tiles of the fourth set of numbered tiles are positioned only on the fourth set of playing squares.