Patent ID: 6276686
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A method for teaching responsible drinking to a plurality of players, the method comprising the steps of:a) providing a playing board including:a start position and an end position;a pathway extending about the surface of the playing board between the start position and the end position, the pathway divided into a plurality of side by side shapes defining playing positions; andat least some of the playing positions providing an instruction, the instruction sometimes including a negative consequence of drinking instruction, or a cab calling instruction;b) providing a plurality of vehicle game pieces and a plurality of taxi game pieces;c) assigning one of the plurality of vehicle game pieces to each of the plurality of players;d) randomly generating a number for each of the plurality of players in turn, advancing the one of the plurality of game pieces assigned to the respective one of the plurality of players along the pathway;e) imposing a penalty upon the one of the plurality of players when the game piece assigned to the one of the plurality of players lands upon the negative consequence of drinking instruction; andf) replacing the vehicle game piece with the taxi game piece when the vehicle game piece lands upon the cab calling instruction, the taxi game piece making the one of the plurality of players immune to the negative consequence of drinking instruction.