Board Game Assembly

Abstract

A board game assembly includes a game board that has game board indicia printed thereon comprising imagery of a floor plan of a house. A plurality of identity boards is provided and each of the identity boards is assigned to a respective player. A pair of dice is provided for rolling during the course of game play. A plurality of playing cards is provided which includes a set of hint cards, a set of character cards, a set of ability cards, a set of quest cards and a set of memory cards. A selected number of the playing cards is dealt to each of the respective players and is positioned on a respective card location on the identity board that is assigned to the respective player. A plurality of game pieces is each assigned to a respective player and each of the game pieces is positionable on the game board to indicate a location of a character assigned to the respective player.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A board game assembly for solving a murder mystery, said assembly comprising:
 a game board having game board indicia printed thereon comprising imagery of a floor plan of a house;   a plurality of identity boards, each of said identity boards having a plurality of card locations being defined on said identity boards, each of said identity boards being assigned to a respective player;   a pair of dice, each of said dice being rolled during the course of game play for rolling a number ranging between two and twelve;   a plurality of playing cards, said plurality of playing cards including a set of hint cards and a set of character cards and a set of ability cards and a set of quest cards and a set of memory cards, a selected number of each of said character cards and said ability cards and said quest cards and said memory cards being dealt to each of the respective players, each of said character cards and said ability cards and said quest cards and said memory cards dealt to a respective player being positioned on a respective card location on said identity board being assigned to the respective player;   a plurality of game tokens, said plurality of game tokens including a set of crystal ball tokens and a set of health tokens and a turn tracker token and a set of blood tokens; and   a plurality of game pieces, each of said game pieces being assigned to a respective player, each of said game pieces being positionable on said game board to indicate a location of a character assigned to the respective player.   
     
     
         2 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said game board having an upper surface, said game board indicia being printed on said upper surface;   said floor plan of said housing includes a basement, a dining room, a kitchen, a green house, a bathroom, a living room, a closet, a bedroom, an attic and a plurality of walkways;   said upper surface has grid indicia being printed therein, said grid indicia comprising a grid defining a plurality of player squares being distributed over an entirety of said upper surface of said game board; and   said upper surface has location indicia being printed thereon, said location indicia comprising the number “2” being randomly distributed at various locations of said floor plan.   
     
     
         3 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 each of said identity boards has a first end, a second end and an upper surface extending between said first end and said second end, each of said identity boards being elongated between said first end and said second end;   said top surface has card indicia being printed thereon, said card indicia comprising imagery of playing cards to define said plurality of card locations, said card indicia being spaced apart from each other and being distributed between said first end and said second end of a respective identity board;   said card indicia comprise quest cards and ability cards and character cards and item cards;   said top surface has health meter indicia being printed thereon, said health meter indicia comprising numbers ranging between one and ten; and   said top surface has blood token indicia printed thereon, said blood token indicia comprising an image of a pair of drops of blood surrounded by a circle.   
     
     
         4 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein each of said hint cards has hint indicia being printed thereon, said hint indicia comprising words describing a question to be answered by a selected player. 
     
     
         5 . The assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein:
 each of said character cards having character indicia being printed thereon, said character indicia comprising the name of a respective game character; and   said character card being dealt to the respective player being positionable face-down on said ability card positioned on said identity board assigned to the respective player.   
     
     
         6 . The assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein:
 each of said ability cards has ability indicia being printed thereon, ability indicia comprising words describing an ability the game character assigned to a respective player can attain when the respective player rolls a pre-determined number with said pair of dice; and   said ability card dealt to the respective player being positionable face down on said ability card of said card indicia on said identity board being assigned to the respective player.   
     
     
         7 . The assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein:
 each of said quest cards has quest indicia being printed thereon, said quest indicia comprising words describing an action the game character assigned to a respective player is to undertake and a pre-determined number to be rolled with said dice to succeed in taking the action; and   each of said quest cards being dealt to the respective player being positioned face-down on a respective one of said quest cards being positioned on said identity board assigned to the respective player.   
     
     
         8 . The assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein:
 each of said memory cards has memory indicia being printed thereon, said memory indicia comprising words describing a memory recalled by the game character assigned to a respective player; and   each of said memory cards dealt to the respective player being positioned face-down on a respective one of said quest cards of said card indicia on said identity board assigned to the respective player.   
     
     
         9 . The assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein each of said crystal ball tokens is positionable on a respective one of said location indicia printed on said top surface of said game board. 
     
     
         10 . The assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein each of said health tokens is given to a respective player, said health token assigned to a respective player being positionable on a respective one of said numbers of said health meter indicia on said identity board assigned to the respective player to indicate a level of health associated with the game character assigned to the respective player. 
     
     
         11 . The assembly according to  claim 3 , further comprising each of said blood tokens being given to a respective player, said blood token assigned to a respective player being positionable on said blood token indicia on said identity board assigned to the respective player. 
     
     
         12 . The assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein:
 each of said game pieces is structured to resemble a human being; and   said game piece assigned to each of the respective players being positionable in a respective one of said player squares defined by said grid indicia on said top surface of said game board.   
     
     
         13 . A board game assembly for solving a murder mystery, said assembly comprising:
 a game board having game board indicia printed thereon comprising imagery of a floor plan of a house, said game board having an upper surface, said game board indicia being printed on said upper surface, said floor plan of said housing including a basement, a dining room, a kitchen, a green house, a bathroom, a living room, a closet, a bedroom, an attic and a plurality of walkways, said upper surface having grid indicia being printed therein, said grid indicia comprising a grid defining a plurality of player squares being distributed over an entirety of said top surface of said game board, said upper surface having location indicia being printed thereon, said location indicia comprising the number “2” being randomly distributed at various locations of said floor plan;   a plurality of identity boards, each of said identity boards having a plurality of card locations being defined on said identity boards, each of said identity boards being assigned to a respective player, each of said identity boards having a first end, a second end and an upper surface extending between said first end and said second end, each of said identity boards being elongated between said first end and said second end, said top surface having card indicia being printed thereon, said card indicia comprising imagery of playing cards to define said plurality of card locations, said card indicia being spaced apart from each other and being distributed between said first end and said second end of a respective identity board, said card indicia comprising quest cards and ability cards and character cards and item cards, said top surface having health meter indicia being printed thereon, said health meter indicia comprising numbers ranging between one and ten, said top surface having blood token indicia printed thereon, said blood token indicia comprising an image of a pair of drops of blood surrounded by a circle;   a pair of dice, each of said dice being rolled during the course of game play for rolling a number ranging between two and twelve, each of said dice having an plurality of intersecting sides, each of said intersecting sides having number indicia being printed thereon;   a plurality of playing cards, said plurality of playing cards including a set of hint cards and a set of character cards and a set of ability cards and a set of quest cards and a set of memory cards, a selected number of each of said character cards and said ability cards and said quest cards and said memory cards being dealt to each of the respective players, each of said character cards and said ability cards and said quest cards and said memory cards dealt to a respective player being positioned on a respective card location on said identity board being assigned to the respective player, each of said hint cards having hint indicia being printed thereon, said hint indicia comprising words describing a question to be answered by a selected player, each of said character cards having character indicia being printed thereon, said character indicia comprising the name of a respective game character, each of said ability cards having ability indicia being printed thereon, ability indicia comprising words describing an ability the game character assigned to a respective player can attain when the respective player rolls a pre-determined number with said pair of dice, each of said quest cards having quest indicia being printed thereon, said quest indicia comprising words describing an action the game character assigned to a respective player is to undertake and a pre-determined number to be rolled with said dice to succeed in taking the action, each of said memory cards having memory indicia being printed thereon, said memory indicia comprising words describing a memory recalled by the game character assigned to a respective player, each of said memory cards dealt to the respective player being positioned face-down on a respective one of said quest cards of said card indicia on said identity board assigned to the respective player, each of said quest cards being dealt to the respective player being positioned face-down on a respective one of said quest cards being positioned on said identity board assigned to the respective player, said ability card dealt to the respective player being positionable face down on said ability card of said card indicia on said identity board being assigned to the respective player, said character card being dealt to the respective player being positionable face-down on said ability card positioned on said identity board assigned to the respective player;   a plurality of game tokens, said plurality of game tokens including a set of crystal ball tokens and a set of health tokens and a turn tracker token and a set of blood tokens, each of said crystal ball tokens being positionable on a respective one of said location indicia printed on said top surface of said game board, each of said health tokens being given to a respective player, each of said blood tokens being given to a respective player, said health token assigned to a respective player being positionable on a respective one of said numbers of said health meter indicia on said identity board assigned to the respective player to indicate a level of health associated with the game character assigned to the respective player, said blood token assigned to a respective player being positionable on said blood token indicia on said identity board assigned to the respective player; and   a plurality of game pieces, each of said game pieces being assigned to a respective player, each of said game pieces being positionable on said game board to indicate a location of a character assigned to the respective player, each of said game pieces being structured to resemble a human being, said game piece assigned to each of the respective players being positionable in a respective one of said player squares defined by said grid indicia on said top surface of said game board.