Patent ID: 7673880
Filing Date: 2010-03-09
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A method of game play wherein the objective is to retrieve a special die from a specific location on the playing surface and return with it to the starting point, comprising the steps of: a) providing a playing surface with a starting point, a location of the special die, and a plurality of routes connecting the two; b) each player using a playing piece to represent their player space position on the playing surface; c) players selecting a first player; d) the first and subsequent players each sequentially moving their playing piece across the board for numbers of game spaces determined by their roll of a die or dice; e) each player following game instructions based on the space on which their playing piece comes to rest; f) certain play spaces along the routes on the playing surface hindering or promoting the movement of the playing piece that comes to rest on said spaces; g) any player landing with their playing piece on the space occupied by any other player's playing piece sends the other player's playing piece back to the starting point; h) the player landing with their playing piece at the location of the special die on the playing surface taking possession of the special die; i) the player possessing the special die being permitted to roll the special die in addition to the regular die or dice in order to determine the movement of said player's playing piece; j) the player possessing the special die being permitted to roll the special die in addition to the regular die or dice under any circumstances during play when that player is required to roll a die or dice; k) when a player lands with their playing piece on the playing surface space occupied by the playing piece of the player in possession of the special die, the player in possession of the special die surrenders possession of the special die, returns the special die to the special die location on the playing surface, and returns their playing piece to the starting point; l) winning the game is achieved by the player in possession of the special die when said player's playing piece comes to rest on the starting location on the playing surface; m) an alternative method of winning the game is by scoring a pre-determined number of points awarded according to the distance moved in the direction of the starting location on the playing surface by the playing piece of the player possessing the special die; however, points are awarded in such a way as to make it impossible to score sufficient points to win the game during a single possession of the special die.