Business-strategy board game

Abstract

A business-strategy game and method of playing a business-strategy game is presented herein. The game includes a playing defining a path of game spaces through which the players of the game traverse with corresponding game pieces. A number of the game spaces are associated with financial activities representative of properties and merchants. Each player includes a power status and at least one refund status, wherein said at least one power status is capable of being changed throughout said game. The power status is used to define requirements for financial activities including amounts owed for purchasing goods and services and whether previously accrued credit amounts are due.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A business-strategy game, said game comprising:
 a playing surface comprising a path defined thereon, the path being defined by a plurality of game spaces,   wherein at least some of said plurality of said game spaces comprise financial activity game spaces, at least one of said financial activity game spaces being representative of a property and at least one other financial activity game space being representative of a merchant,   each player of said game being assigned a power status, wherein said power status is capable of being changed throughout said game,   wherein, during the game, if a player piece lands upon a financial activity game space and the financial activity game space is not owned by another player, the player may purchase the game space via a corresponding purchasing transaction, wherein the corresponding purchasing transaction comprises a financial amount at least partially determined by the player's power status,   wherein, during the game, if a player piece lands upon a financial activity game space and the financial activity game space is owned by a different player, the player must complete a corresponding financial transaction, wherein the financial transaction comprises a financial amount at least partially determined by the player's power status,   wherein said path of said playing surface comprises at least one collection game space, said at least one collection game space comprising a power status condition, and   wherein, upon arriving at the least one collection game space, if said player has an accumulated credit debt due to a prior financial purchase made by established credit, said player must satisfy at least one of said accumulated credit debt or said power status condition.   
     
     
         2 . The game as recited in  claim 1  wherein said path of said playing surface is divided into a plurality of credit payback time areas, each of said credit payback time areas comprising at least one collection game space. 
     
     
         3 . The game as recited in  2  wherein said plurality of credit payback time areas are representative of 30 days, 60 days and 90 days. 
     
     
         4 . The game as recited in  claim 3  wherein said path of said playing surface comprises at least one refund game space, wherein said at least one refund game space is associated with at least one refund status condition. 
     
     
         5 . The game as recited in  claim 4  wherein upon landing on said at least one refund game space, a player is able to request a refund from a different player if the different player comprises at least one refund status within the status condition of the corresponding refund game space. 
     
     
         6 . The game as recited in  claim 5  wherein the at least one refund status comprises a customer satisfaction status and a quality status. 
     
     
         7 . The game as recited in  claim 1  wherein said playing surface further comprises seasonal indicia dividing said path into a plurality of seasons, wherein, during the game, if a player piece lands upon a financial activity game space and the financial activity game space is owned by a different player, the player must complete a corresponding financial transaction, wherein the corresponding financial transaction comprises a financial amount at least partially determined by the player's power status and the corresponding season. 
     
     
         8 . A business-strategy game, said game comprising:
 a playing surface comprising a path defined thereon, the path being defined by a plurality of game spaces,   wherein a plurality of said game spaces comprise financial activity indicia disposed therein, at least one of said financial activity indicia being representative of a property and at least one other financial activity indicia being representative of a merchant,   each player of said game comprising at least one player status, wherein said at least one player status is capable of being changed throughout said game, and   wherein, during the game, if a player piece lands upon a game space comprising financial activity indicia, the player must complete a corresponding financial transaction.   
     
     
         9 . The game as recited in  claim 9  wherein said path of said playing surface comprises at least one collection game space, wherein a player must satisfy any prior credit debt before passing said at least one collection game space. 
     
     
         10 . The game as recited in  claim 9  wherein said path of said playing surface comprises at least one collection game space, wherein said at least one collection game space is associated with a status condition, and wherein a player with a corresponding player status within said status condition must satisfy any prior credit debt before passing said collection game space, and wherein a player with a corresponding player status beyond said status condition is able to pass said collection game space without satisfying any prior credit debt. 
     
     
         11 . The game as recited in  claim 11  wherein said path of said playing surface comprises a plurality of credit payback time areas. 
     
     
         12 . The game as recited in  claim 12  wherein each of said plurality of credit payback time areas comprises at least one collection game space. 
     
     
         13 . The game as recited in  13  wherein said plurality of credit payback time areas are representative of 30 days, 60 days and 90 days. 
     
     
         14 . The game as recited in  claim 9  wherein said at least one player status comprises a power status and at least one refund status. 
     
     
         15 . The game as recited in  claim 14  wherein said path of said playing surface comprises at least one refund game space, wherein said at least one refund game space is associated with a status condition. 
     
     
         16 . The game as recited in  claim 15  wherein upon landing on said at least one refund game space, a player is able to request a refund from a different player if the different player comprises at least one refund status within the status condition of the corresponding refund game space. 
     
     
         17 . The game as recited in  claim 16  wherein the at least one refund status comprises a customer satisfaction status and a quality status.