Method of playing a board game comprising game components that change position

Abstract

A board game is described that includes travel tiles, trays, home tiles, and start tiles that form a plurality of player modules that form a playing surface. The board game includes different types of pawns, which are used by players to move around a playing surface. The game includes an action selection apparatus, which generates actions that move the pawns, travel tiles, home tiles, and start tiles in order to provide an ever-changing playing surface and to create a competitive game. The first player to complete the objective of the game wins the game.

What we claim is: 
     
         1 . A system for a board game, comprising:
 a. an action selection apparatus configured to generate one or more actions for one or more players;   b. one or more player modules corresponding to the number of players comprising:
 i. two or more pawns; 
 ii. one or more home tiles, wherein a home tile of the one or more home tiles represents an end of a path; 
 iii. one or more start tiles, wherein a start tile of the one or more start tiles represents a start of the path; and 
 iv. one or more walkways; and 
   c. a racetrack formed by the one or more walkways.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1  wherein each of the one or more walkways comprises a tray and a plurality of travel tiles. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2  wherein the plurality of travel tiles is switchable within the tray and the one or more player modules. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3  wherein:
 the plurality of travel tiles each display one or more signs; 
 the one or more signs do not repeat within each of the one or more player modules; and 
 each of the one or more walkways of the one or more player modules comprise the same one or more signs. 
 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4  wherein the one or more signs indicate a starting configuration of the plurality of travel tiles. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 2  wherein the plurality of travel tiles is configured to each hold one or more pawns of one player module of the one or more player modules. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the action selection apparatus is selected from a deck of cards, one or more dice, a spinner, a random number computer generator, a computing device, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the racetrack comprises three or more walkways aligned end to end. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the racetrack comprises two or more walkways aligned adjacent to each other. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the one or more actions are selected from a change in position of one of the two or more pawns, a change in position of one of the one or more walkways from different player modules, a change in position of the racetrack, a change in direction of pawn movement, a switch of two or more of the one or more starting tiles from different player modules; a switch of two or more of the one or more home tiles from different player modules, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the two or more start tiles are switchable such that one or more pawns of the two or more pawns on a switched start tile switch positions along with the switched start tile. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the two or more home tiles are switchable such that one or more pawns of the two or more pawns on a switched home tile switch positions along with the switched home tile. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the one or more walkways are configured to be switchable and rotatable such that one or more pawns of the two or more pawns on a switched or rotated walkway change positions along with the switched or rotated walkway. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13  wherein the one or more walkways are rotatable 180 degrees about an axis passing through a centroid of a walkway of the one or more walkways and perpendicular to the walkway of the one or more walkways. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the racetrack is rotatable. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the racetrack is configured with each of the one or more walkways adjacent to one of the two or more start tiles and adjacent to one of the two or more home tiles. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the action selection apparatus is a deck of cards divided into two or more groups for each player, a discard pile, and a draw pile. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17  wherein the deck of cards comprises:
 one or more numbered cards representing an action that allows a player to change the position of a pawn of the two or more pawns from a travel tile to another travel tile or home tile; 
 one or more enter cards representing an action that allows a player to change the position of a pawn of the two or more pawns from a start tile to a travel tile on the racetrack; and 
 one or more activity cards that represent additional actions. 
 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 14  wherein the one or more activity cards include actions such as a change in position of one of the two or more pawns, a change in position of one of the one or more walkways from different player modules, a change in position of the racetrack, a change in direction of pawn movement, a switch of two or more of the one or more starting tiles from different player modules; a switch of two or more of the one or more home tiles from different player modules, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 1  wherein:
 a. any of the one or more home tiles are switchable with any of the one or more home tiles; 
 b. any of the one or more start tiles are switchable with any of the one or more home tiles; 
 c. any of the one or more walkways are switchable with any of the one or more walkways and any of the one or more walkways are rotatable; and 
 d. the racetrack is rotatable.