Patent ID: 7562874
Filing Date: 2009-07-21
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A method of playing a board game that simulates romance drama story lines, said method of playing the board game being executed by players of the game, said method of playing the board game comprising: a. providing an annular board game having a planar top surface provided with a plurality of indentations defining lines of weaknesses respectively, said indentations intersecting at a center of said board game and being oriented orthogonal to each other such that said board game is divided into four quadrants; b. creating a plurality of annular and square recesses in each, said quadrants respectively, said annular and square recesses being juxtaposed along a symmetric pattern according to a shape thereof such that said annular recesses are aligned along an outer perimeter of said game board and said square recesses are aligned along a equatorial axis of said game board respectively, wherein said annular recesses are coextensively shaped, wherein said square recesses are coextensively shaped and equally distributed within said four quadrants; c. providing a first deck of cards, each said first deck of cards having a unique color and associated emotion displayed thereon; d. providing a second deck of cards, each said second deck of cards having text written thereon which narrates one of a romance scene and a drama scene from a soap opera; e. providing a plurality of game pieces having annular base portions and cylindrical top portions monolithically formed therewith respectively, each said top portions being provided with a linear slit registered along a central axis thereof; f. providing a plurality of photographic cards removably interfittable into said slits, each said photographic cards depicting an image of a real-life soap opera cast member such that players of the game role-play with alternate soap opera cast members during each round of play; g. positioning first and second groups of said game pieces at first and second hemispheres of said game board, said first and second group of said game pieces having an equal number of players associated therewith; h. randomly moving one said game pieces from said first group of game pieces from one said annular recesses to one said square recesses; i. choosing one said game pieces from said second group of game pieces that is directly opposite of said one game piece of said first group of game pieces; j. moving said one second group game piece from another said annular recesses to another said square recesses, said another square recess and said one recess being located directly opposite each other and equilaterally spaced from said equatorial axis; k. instructing each said players associated with said one game pieces of said first and second group of game pieces to draw a top one of said first deck of cards; l. determining whether said top ones of said first deck of cards have the same color and emotion displayed thereon; m. if said top ones of said first deck of cards are equal, then drawing a top one of said second deck of cards and reading the narrative written thereon; n. each said players acting out the narrative according to the emotion displayed on said top ones of said first deck of cards respectively; o. returning said one game pieces from said first and second group of game pieces to an original position; and p. repeating steps a.-o. until all said first deck of cards have been selected and a narrative story line has been acted out.