Patent ID: 6286833
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
An apparatus for playing a game for two or more players, comprising:a game board having a continuous path marked thereon, said path being located generally around a perimeter of the board, said path being divided into marked spaces, said game board having two elongate rectangular indicated areas thereon for placement of bets, each of said areas for betting being divided into two portions, a first of said portions of said betting areas being red, a second of said portions of said betting area being black;a spinning wheel to determine the type of action a player will take in the game, said wheel being divided into pie-shaped compartments, wherein every other compartment is black and every compartment between two of said black compartments is red, each of said compartments having indicia therein directing players to either move a game piece a certain number of spaces, lose a turn or place a wager, each of said indicia directing players to move a game piece a certain number of spaces has a value, said indicia including greater occurrence of relatively lower values in relation to relatively higher values for increasing odds of getting a lower value upon spinning said spinning wheel, said game board having a rod mounted adjacent to said spinning wheel and extending substantially perpendicular to the surface of the game board, said rod having a protrusion thereon wherein said protrusion extends toward said wheel, said protrusion determining which of said compartments is selected;a plurality of game pieces;a plurality of playing cards having indicia thereon either penalizing or rewarding players;a plurality of bidding chips in various denominations, said chips being round and having a color corresponding to a specific denomination of money;a plurality of stock cards, said stock cards having indicia thereon representative of a share of stock;a first indicia on a first group of said marked spaces to indicate movement forward or backward on said path, said first group being randomly distributed on said path;a second indicia on a second group of said marked spaces to indicate player wins said bidding chips, said second group being randomly distributed on said path;a third indicia on a third group of said marked spaces to indicate player is directed to draw one of said cards in accordance with game rules, said third group being randomly distributed on said path;a fourth indicia on a fourth group of said marked spaces to indicate losing of said bidding chips in accordance with game rules, said fourth group being randomly distributed on said path;a fifth indicia on a fifth group of said marked spaces to indicate spinning of the wheel again, said fifth group being randomly distributed on said path.