EP0007322B1 - Dispositif pour un jeu se jouant sur une table - Google Patents

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EP0007322B1
EP0007322B1 EP19780101438 EP78101438A EP0007322B1 EP 0007322 B1 EP0007322 B1 EP 0007322B1 EP 19780101438 EP19780101438 EP 19780101438 EP 78101438 A EP78101438 A EP 78101438A EP 0007322 B1 EP0007322 B1 EP 0007322B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F3/00—Board games; Raffle games
    • A63F3/00003—Types of board games
    • A63F3/00063—Board games concerning economics or finance, e.g. trading
    • A63F3/00072—Board games concerning economics or finance, e.g. trading played along an endless track, e.g. monopoly
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F3/00—Board games; Raffle games
    • A63F3/00003—Types of board games
    • A63F3/00006—Board games played along a linear track, e.g. game of goose, snakes and ladders, along an endless track

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  • the present invention relates to a board game device according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Such a board game device is known for example from the U.S. Patent 3,889,954.
  • That game includes a board with marked spaces or areas constituting a path of progression about the board. A portion of the spaces are designated for various property locations such as particular gambling hotels, restaurants, and the like. Spaces are also designated for certain reward/penalty spaces, such as "Pass”, “Don't Pass”, “Income Tax”, “Go To Jail”, etc.
  • Playing pieces are provided with one piece representing each player, and chance taking apparatus, such as dice, determine the movement of each piece about the board.
  • the game further includes a medium of payment, such as taken money, and ownership indicators, such as title cards, for properties that may be purchased. Additional chance taking apparatus, such as cards, a roulette wheel, or the like, are provided to determine the payments from a player whose playing piece at the end of a particular cycle of movement comes to rest on a particular location.
  • the Bain patent for example, relates to geographical travel in which the players travel along a particular route from one location to another.
  • the Burkett patent also relates to automobile travel and is instructive with respect to traffic rules and penalties associated with the violation of such rules.
  • Boulanger also relates to a travel game in which the component parts are retained in place to enable the game to be used by occupants of a vehicle, or the like.
  • the Flores patent is simulative of air line operation including various purchases, sales and other business transactions.
  • the McGennis patent also relates to business transactions, such as the purchase and sale of stock and the like.
  • the Darrow patent covers the well-known game of "MONOPOLY" and relates to various business transactions.
  • the game device disclosed in the Feulner patent is concerned with environmental and pollution concepts. Thus, while all of the above mentioned patents disclose game boards with game pieces movable along a path delineated thereon in accordance with chance control devices and rules of play, only the Feulner patent relates to creating an interest in or
  • the invention as claimed is intended to provide an improved remedy. It solves the object of providing a board game device to create more interest in and awareness of the environment by the players, including a game board with a segmental path of movement delineated thereon including alternate routes, numerical indicia, descriptive and instructional indicia, distinguishable colors in certain segments and areas for positioning decks of cards having indicia thereon.
  • the board game device comprises a unique roulette wheel including groups of numbers, distinguishable colored areas and two balls for controlling movement of game pieces on the game board, together with awards which may be obtained by the players when they have participated in the game, gained environmental knowledge and obtained possession of certain properties.
  • the present board game device also will convey in a more interesting way the knowledge of environmental problems facing the world to the players and facilitate student instruction in environmental science and related courses, with the object of the game not being to accumulate money but to obtain maximum knowledge of the elements of environment and the problems of the environment faced by this and future generations, while at the same time providing fun and entertainment.
  • the Figures show a game board, generally designated by the numeral 10, which may be of generally rectangular configuration with rounded corners or any other suitable configuration and constructed of heavy cardboard or other panel member utilized in constructing game boards, with the upper surface of the game board being generally planar.
  • a transverse hinge structure may be provided to enable the game board to be folded into overlying halves by the use of a hinge tape, or the like.
  • the game board is provided with a peripheral path of movement defined by an outside perimeter line 12 and an inwardly spaced generally concentric line 14 with this path being divided into a plurality of segments by a plurality of transverse lines 16. As illustrated in Fig.
  • one of the segments or spaces is designated as a starting space as designated by numeral 1-8 and the other spaces are designated by sequential numerical indicia 20; there being 44 peripheral spaces with various of the spaces including background color indicia 22, descriptive or instructional indicia 24 and pictorial indicia 26.
  • Extending transversely of the board are two alternate paths 28 and 30 with one of the paths being a short cut alternate route and the other path returning a player's game piece to a preceding space so that his game piece must travel a greater number of spaces to return to the starting point.
  • the game board 10 includes four spaces 32 thereon for positioning decks of cards with each space 32 being distinguishably colored and provided with indicia indicating the deck of cards to be positioned thereon, and the game board also includes large indicia 34 indicating the name of the game to be played with the game device, that is, "ENVIRONMENT".
  • the game device also includes a roulette wheel 36 which is of conventional construction except for the indicia associated with the pockets with the present roulette wheel including 37 spaces designated by reference numeral 38 in which the spaces are arranged in four sets of numerically indicated spaces with the numbers 1-6 being marked on the spaces in the roulette wheel.
  • three colored spaces are provided, there being a total of four blue spaces, 40, four red spaces 42, and four green spaces 44 and one white space 46.
  • Two small metallic balls are utilized in association with the roulette wheel, with the balls and the roulette wheel, including the pockets, rotatable component, and the like, being conventional, while the indicia associated with the pockets are as described above, and two balls being used instead of the usual single ball.
  • Fig. 3 illustrates an award or star generally designated by numeral 48 and which is in the form of a five-pointed star with each of the points having a distinguishable color 50 and the center being provided with designating indicia 52 with the award being designated as a "Shah" star.
  • These awards are obtained by the players in accordance with the rules of playing the game.
  • decks of cards with instructional indicia thereon are provided, and simulated money is also provided in playing the game.
  • the objective is to create the interest in the environment in the players which is accomplished by having the players acquire maximum number of "Shah” stars which are awarded for their active participation in the game and the knowledge obtained in environmental resources.
  • the State Treasury is the sole owner of all monies and estates in playing this game.
  • the State Treasury leases the estates to the players after receiving the necessary costs and fees for the said estate. If the State Treasury should go out of funds, plain paper dollars with marked amounts and signed by the President of the State Treasury could be used. The State Treasury cannot go bankrupt. For selecting the President of the State Treasury, each player must take a turn to rotate the environment roulette. The lowest number shown out of all players, will be selected the President. The President automatically receives $500.00 from the Treasury, for his duties throughout the game. The President must always remember to keep his personal monies separate from the Treasury department.
  • the game board is made of flat cardboard. There are 44 spaces marked along the side of the game board which are numbered for the convenience of playing the game, except for the starting point which is not numbered. There are four different colored decks of cards in the center of the game board.
  • the game is played by means of environment roulette and two small metallic balls. There are 37 spaces marked in the environment roulette. These spaces are comprised as follows:
  • the players move their playing pieces on the game board according to the number indicated by the ball(s).
  • the player will rotate the environment roulette and the balls will land on two spaces marked in the environment roulette. If the two balls land on:
  • Step Two Playing Technique
  • All players take one turn, to rotate the environment roulette.
  • the player with the highest score shown will be player No. 1 and will start the game.
  • the player with the second highest score shown will be player No. 2.
  • the player with the third highest score shown will be player No. 3, etc.
  • the seating arrangement will follow the same pattern. All players will be on the left side of player No. 1 in sequence of their scores.
  • Player No. 1 will begin by placing his game piece on the game board, in the space marked "Start”. He will then rotate the environment roulette in the direction pointed by the arrow, and will proceed to move as many spaces as shown on the environment roulette. If player No. 1 lands on property that may be leased, he may do so.
  • Player No. 2 and all other players will follow the same procedure as player No. 1. If a player lands on a property which is already leased, then he must pay lease charges to the owner.
  • the merit test begins by the player requesting the merit test, reading aloud to the other players the information printed on the back of his two lease registration cards. The player then gives his two cards to the President. Two questions, asked by other players and based on the information read from the back of the lease registration cards, must be answered correctly by the applicant to win the award of the "Shah” star. If the player answers one or both questions incorrectly, the "Shah” star is denied and the player has to pay $50.00 compensatory fine to the State Treasury and the President returns the two lease registration cards to the player. The player can re-submit his request for the award of a "Shah” star, after his third turn only.
  • the player can sell to the State Treasury, the leased estates on the basis of which he already obtained his stars for erecting recreational center on already owned National Parks, with a view of obtaining an additional "Shah" star. Lease is Compulsory if a Player Lands on a Free Estate
  • the player After paying the fine, the player has to erect a recreational center by his next turn, otherwise the State Treasury will take back the National Park lease and will not refund any compensation. If the National Park is already leased out, and under the circumstances where no recreational center has been built on the National Park, the owner can charge another player admission fees only, for landing on his leased estate. It is the duty of the landed player to ask the lease owner to show the lease registration card and pay the admission fees and charges for the recreational center, if erected. It is the responsibility of the lease holder to claim the charges from the player who lands on his estate.
  • the lease holder allows the player to move out of his estate without paying charges (due to lack of claims), the President fines the player who moved out of the estate, and the lease holder forfeits the charges which he could have collected. If the landed player moves out of the National Park without paying the required dues, the President of the State Treasury will collect a fine of $100.00 for admission fees and $1,600.00 for the recreational center, if erected. This fine is for violation and dishonesty of the game. If for some reason the lease registration card cannot be found among the players, the President of the State Treasury will call the owner of the leased property to produce the lease registration card. If the owner fails to produce the lease registration card, the lease will be cancelled and the estate will be taken over by the State Treasury.
  • the President of the State Treasury will call the owner of the leased estate to produce the lease registration card. If the owner of the leased estate fails to produce the lease registration card, the lease will be cancelled and the estate will be taken by the State Treasury.
  • the State Treasury will accept, at any time, the return of the leased estates but only one- half of the original lease fees will be refunded.
  • a player If a player reaches a "Try Luck" space, and/or a ball lands on the blue space in the environment roulette, he will take the top card from the blue deck and read aloud the contents to the participating players. If the player fails to read aloud the contents of the blue card, he will pay a fine of $100.00 to the State Treasury, and returns the card to the bottom of the blue deck. The player may or may not read aloud the contents of the card when playing for fun only.
  • a space is occupied by a player's piece and a second player lands there, the second player will pay to the first occupant of that space a minor accident fine of $25.00.
  • This $25.00 is supplement to the charges which the player is obliged to pay, such as admission fees, recreational center charges, club membership fees or charges by the energy companies. If a third player lands, he will pay to each player $25.00 as compensation for the minor accident, besides paying other dues according to the demand of the space.
  • This game could be utilized as part of the formal system in teaching Environmental Science.
  • the instructors could assign students in the schools, colleges and universities, to play "Environment” and to submit a short report of what Knowledge the students have acquired from the game regarding environment and its application in life. Necessary credits may be granted for the productive effort of the student.

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1. Matériel de jeux comprenant un plateau (10) dont la surface est pratiquement plane. Une piste principale (12, 14) est surimprimée à la périphérie du plateau. Cette piste principale est subdivisée en un certain nombre de cases (18, 20) permettant le déplacement de pions. La piste principale présente au moins un chemin secondaire (28, 30) servant occasionnellement au déplacement des pions. Une roulette (36) est prévue pour régler et orienter le déplacement de chaque pion. Ce matériel est caractérisé par le fait que le disque de la roulette (36) comprend des suites de cuvettes numérotées (38) ainsi que des suites de cuvettes de couleurs différentes (40-46) distinctes des cuvettes numérotées et qu'il possède en outre deux billes pouvant être mises en mouvement, de sorte qu'elles viennent se loger chacune dans une cuvette du disque (36) permettant ainsi de déterminer le mode de déplacement des pions le long de la piste principale sur le plateau (10).
2. Matériel selon la revendication 1 caractérisé par un plateau dont la face supérieure est dotée de grandes cases colorées (32) destinées à recevoir des lots de cartes; ces lots étant de couleurs différentes, de façon à les placer correctement sur les cases colorées (32) du plateau (10). Les cartes portent des inscriptions donnant des instructions aux joueurs ayant tiré une carte.
3. Matériel selon la revendication 2 caractérisé par des cases (20) surimprimées sur le plateau (10), numérotées en continu. Certaines de ces cases comportent des figures, des inscriptions faisant office de descriptions ou d'inscriptions devant être respectées par les joueurs, et des couleurs distinctes.
4. Matériel selon la revendication 3 caractérisé par le fait que des récompenses sous forme d'étoiles (48) sont décernées au joueur lorsque celui-ci a acquis certaines propriétés ou bien réussi un test de mérite. Ce test de mérite étant défini par les inscriptions portées sur les cartes.
5. Matériel selon la revendication 2 caractérisé par le fait que les inscriptions du plateau (10) et des cartes font appel à certaines connaissances en matière d'environnement.
6. Matériel selon la revendication 1 caractérisé par le fait que le disque de la roulette est subdivisé en séries de cuvettes (38) dont quatre séries de cuvettes numérotées de 1 à 6, quatre séries de couleur bleue (40), quatre séries de couleur rouge (42) et une cuvette blanche (46).
7. Matériel selon la revendication 1 caractérisé par le fait que la piste principale servant au déplacement des pions (12, 14) possède un deuxième chemin secondaire (30 ou 28) dont l'un représente un raccourci et l'autre une déviation servant respectivement à accélérer ou ralentir l'avance des pions.
8. Matériel selon la revendication 1 caractérisé par le fait que le plateau (10) est doté de grandes cases (32) servant à recevoir des lots de cartes différents. La plupart des cartes des lots de couleurs différentes sont placées la face tournée vers le plateau sur les cases correspondantes. Celles-ci sont tirées par le joueur dont le pion se trouve sur une case de couleur de la piste principale (12 ou 14) correspondant à celle de l'un des lots. Ces cartes comportent des instructions indiquant au joueur la marche à suivre. Ces instructions doivent être respectées par le joueur ayant tiré la carte.
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