Game using Latin prefixes and verb stems.

Abstract

Toward the acquisition of many English words through appreciation of the historical formation of some English words from Latin prefixes and Latin verb stems, a game board or boards is printed in grid format with each square containing a unique Latin verb stem and Japanese meaning, played in concert with Latin prefix cards dealt to each player. A set of colored tiles is provided to each player by which they may claim a successfully player Latin verb stem square on the game board. The player with most tiles placed wins.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . Any and all features of novelty described, suggested, referred to, exemplified, or shown herein, including game boards printed with Latin verb stems in a grid, cards printed with Latin prefixes, helper cards with lists of English words derived from a given Latin verb stem, for use in providing a learning game experience with such features:
 1. A game board imprinted with a grid, each square of the grid being imprinted with a Latin verb stem and Japanese meaning, and,
 a set of tiles of the same color for each player, to claim a grid square once successfully played. 
   2. A prefix card imprinted with a Latin prefix and Japanese meaning, and,
 played in concert with a Latin stem to make an English word to claim a grid square with a colored tile. 
   3. Helper cards with lists of English words formed from the Latin verb stem and a range of prefixes, and,
 played in concert with a prefix card to claim a grid square.