Patent ID: 6672590
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A method of playing a game, comprising:providing a game apparatus including: a game board having a path for advancing game pieces of players along, the path comprising a plurality of spaces for advancing the game piece of a player as the player moves along the game path, a portion of the spaces each having a sponsor indicium marked thereon that is associated with a sponsoring entity located in a geographical area, a portion of the plurality of spaces of the path being associated with a first trivia category, a portion of the plurality of spaces of the path being associated with a second trivia category, a portion of the plurality of spaces of the path being associated with a third trivia category, and a portion of the plurality of spaces of the path being associated with a fourth trivia category; and a scoring sheet having a plurality of stripe portions and a field portion, the stripe portions and field portion being arranged on the scoring sheet in a configuration appearing as a United States flag; rolling a die by a player; moving the player's game piece along the game path a number of spaces corresponding to a value indicated by the die and landing the player's game piece on one of the plurality of spaces; coloring, by a player, one of the stripe portions of the scoring sheet of the player with the red marking device or coloring the field portion of the scoring sheet of the player with the blue marking device, when a preset condition is satisfied; and winning the game by the player having all of the stripe portions colored red and the field portion colored blue.