Patent ID: 8172230
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A board game wherein players construct and advance through a customizable simulated town consisting of: a game board having a playing surface, said game board comprising: a plurality of symbolic buildings comprising at least one base piece that must be placed at any one of a plurality of different locations proximate any of said road spaces of said game board by said players, wherein said buildings are constructed by said players from said at least one base piece, said base pieces comprising components of buildings that are representative of landmark features of a town; a plurality of symbolic locales that must be placed at any one of a plurality of different locations proximate any of said plurality of road spaces of said game board by said players; the locales representative of landmark features of a town; a plurality of color-coded game pieces for representing a player's position on said game board; a plurality of color-coded game tokens corresponding to said color-coded game pieces for marking when a player has advanced to a building or locale; a plurality of GO cards comprising printed instructions and visual indicia representative of a road space to which a player is entitled to advance; a plurality of PARK cards comprising printed instructions and visual indicia representative of a road space on which a player must remain or to which a player must retreat; and a plurality of ornamental features comprising: