FR2855979A1 - Board game, has track formed by juxtaposition of track units without continuity, where track has squares on which players evolve pawns based on preset rule, and unique spaces formed by removable units placed on respective units - Google Patents

Abstract

The game has a track formed by juxtaposition of track units (6-9) without continuity. The track has squares on which players evolve pawns based on a preset rule. Unique spaces (3-5) are formed by removable units placed on the respective track units (6-8). A separate track unit indicates to the players, that the squares of the track comply with the rules different from that of the squares of the adjacent units (6-9).

Description

The present invention relates to improvements to games of

society.

  Board games are many and diverse, but all have common characteristics.

  Thus, they all include a track comprising boxes on which pawns are moved, in particular, according to the result obtained in an unpredictable manner using one or more dice.

  To fix the ideas and among the most known games we must mention "the game of the goose" or that marketed under the brand "Monopoly".

  From one game to another, the tracks are different, but they are immutable, which means that, whatever the game, each player knows, in advance, the nature of the box that follows or precedes . So to use the example of the goose game again, it is well known that the "dead" box, which forces you to start again in box 1, is in the 58th box.

  This unchanging nature of the track removes much of its appeal from the game after a certain number of games.

  For some time now, so-called role-playing games have been developed, the track of which is formed by a grid delimiting adjacent boxes. 25 Some of these boxes are grouped together to define "a territory" that a player defends against all according to established rules. Some boxes are grouped together and also define prohibited areas. Finally, there are boxes, physically marked, for which the progression rules are different. In general, the above-mentioned boxes will be designated by the term "'special spaces".

  These games are the subject of great enthusiasm because they allow the 5 players to develop relatively elaborate strategies, but the problem remains the same, the track is immutable and this leads to a certain weariness for the players.

  The present invention which overcomes these drawbacks is remarkable in that the track is divided and takes the form of elementary tracks which can be juxtaposed, with no continuity solution, to reconstruct a final track which can be used by the players. In this way, the players can play several games in a row, without departing from the general rule of the game, while having each game a track which is different from that of the previous game.

  Other characteristics will emerge more clearly from the description which follows, made with reference to the accompanying drawings by way of indicative example only, in which: FIG. 1 shows a track of a known game. FIG. 2 of the conforming track elements. in the invention - Figure 3 shows a track made using the elements of Figure 2; FIG. 4 shows another final track.

  Referring to Figure 1, we see that the track is formed by a support 1 having a plurality of boxes 2 on which the players move pawns (not shown) according to an established rule. Track 1 has special spaces such as those 3, 4 and 5.

  From one game to another, players therefore have the same track with special spaces arranged in the same places and this leads to a certain monotony.

  According to the invention, the track is formed by the juxtaposition of a plurality of elementary tracks such as those 6, 7, 8 and 9. As is apparent from FIG. 2, each elementary track may or may not have the special spaces.

  If we combine the basic tracks of Figure 2, we get a track according to Figure 1.

  In the following section, it is possible to modify this arrangement and to produce, for example, a track conforming to that of FIG. 3.

  In the above, it has been assumed that the final track is in the form of a square, but by adding, for example, two elementary tracks, it is possible to produce a rectangular final track.

  It is also possible, from one part to another, to modify the number of elementary tracks used and, or, to arrange them so that the final track has an outline which is not convex as shown, for example example, in Figure 4.

  If the dimensions of the boxes of the elementary tracks are identical from one track to another, the number of boxes can vary, as is apparent from track 10 of FIG. 4.

  An elementary track, at least, can appear in a different aspect from the others which indicates to the players that the boxes of this zone obey different rules, it is the case of track 10 in the example represented on the figure 4.

  According to another characteristic of the invention, the special spaces are defined by removable elements that the players place on the final track at the start of the game. These elements, not shown, can cover an entire number of boxes or not and they can be used in cooperation with special spaces appearing on the tracks such as those 3, 4 and 5.

  The aforementioned elements can be constituted by plates or by volumes which makes it possible to obtain a more advantageous figurative aspect.

Claims (3)

  1-Board game comprising a track (1) provided with boxes (2) on which the players move pawns according to a pre-established rule, 5 characterized in that the track is formed by the juxtaposition, without continuity solution, of tracks elementary (6-7-8-9-1 0).   2-Game according to claim 1, characterized in that certain elementary tracks have special spaces (3-4-5) materialized on the 10 tracks or formed by removable elements placed on these.   3-Game according to any one of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that an elementary track (10), at least, may have a different aspect from the others to indicate to the players that the boxes of this track 15 obey rules different from those of the boxes of the adjacent tracks.