Patent ID: 7607664
Filing Date: 2009-10-27
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A marriage and divorce game wherein in the course of playing the game, players are exposed to events and consequences that impact or relate to marriage and divorce, the game comprising: a series of game tokens wherein each token is assigned to one player for use during the course of playing the game; dice; a game board; a series of defined spaces disposed about the periphery of the board wherein during the course of the game, players roll the dice and based on a number rolled, the player advances the player's token a like number of spaces along the board; the game board being divided into a series of at least four quadrants; a series of marriage cards with each marriage card including a marriage event and a corresponding number of points wherein the points of the marriage cards include both plus points and negative points; a series of divorce cards with each divorce card including a divorce event and a corresponding number of points wherein the points of the series of divorce cards include both plus points and negative points; wherein the marriage cards are divided into at least four sets; wherein the divorce cards are divided into at least four sets; each quadrant of the game board including a marriage card area specifically inscribed to receive one set of the marriage cards; each quadrant of the game board including a divorce card area specifically inscribed to receive one set of the divorce cards; the series of defined spaces including a series of “Marriage” and/or “Divorce” spaces and wherein when a player's token lands on either a “Marriage” or “Divorce” space, the player is required to draw either a marriage card or a divorce card from the set of marriage or divorce cards disposed in the closest quadrant to the “Marriage” or “Divorce” space occupied by the player's token; a series of pastor cards with each pastor card including a pastor event; a series of judge cards with each judge card including a judge event; the game board including a pastor card area inscribed to receive the pastor cards; the game board further including a judge card area inscribed to receive the judge cards; the series of defined spaces including a series of “Pastor” and “Judge” spaces and wherein when a player's token lands on either a “Pastor” or “Judge” space, the player is required to draw either a Pastor card or a Judge card from the series of pastor or judge cards disposed on the game board; a church disposed on the game board; and a courthouse disposed on the game board.