Patent ID: 6120296
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: A63F,G09B

Abstract:
An educational board game comprising:a plurality of player position markers adapted to be selectively placed upon a play path, each of said position markers corresponding to a player of said game;a plurality of tokens;a game board having said play path disposed thereupon, said play path being divided into a plurality of predetermined play locations, each of said play locations being sized to accept at least one of said position markers, said play locations being subdivided into a plurality of categories,a first of said categories being ""home spot"" play locations, each of said ""home spot"" play locations corresponding to one of said position markers;a second of said categories being ""street crossing"" play locations, said ""street crossing"" play locations requiring a player to recite one rule from of a set of accepted rules for safely crossing a street corner upon placing said position marker corresponding to said player thereupon, said player receiving at least one of said tokens upon reciting said one rule of said set of rules;a third of said categories being ""what if"" play locations, said third category having a first deck of cards associated therewith, one of said cards being drawn by one of said players when said player places his position marker upon one of said ""what if"" locations each of said first deck of cards requiring a response from a player who draws said first card, said required response testing knowledge of behavior appropriate for a set of potentially-dangerous scenarios, said player receiving at least one of said tokens upon providing said required response;a fourth of said categories being ""safety rules"" play locations, one of said first deck of cards being drawn by one of said players when said player places his position marker upon one of said ""safety rules"" play locations, said fourth category having a second deck of cards associated therewith, each of said second deck of cards requiring a response from a player who draws said second card, said response testing knowledge of a set of safety rules, said player receiving at least one of said tokens upon providing said required response;a fifth of said categories being ""safe haven"" play locations, said ""safe haven"" play locations requiring that a player placing his position marker thereupon receive at least one of said tokens;a plurality of collectible pieces divided into a plurality of categories, with possession of one collectible piece from each category being required to win said game, said collectable pieces obtainable by said players through trading a plurality of said tokens therefor;a random number generator for regulating motion of said player position markers along said play path.