Patent ID: 6598878
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A game for teaching vocabulary competitively playable between two or more players having comparable or varying vocabulary skill levels, said game comprising:a game board with a play surface including a start point space, an end point space and a plurality of movement spaces arranged linearly to form a sequentially predetermined play path where select ones of the plurality of movement spaces include a first indicia for indicating a play command to a player; at least one vocabulary skill level keyed deck of game cards, each of the game cards including on one side at least one vocabulary clue and a corresponding answer on an opposing side, each select one of the vocabulary clue or clues of a select game card of said deck of game cards, respectively, corresponding to a difficulty level matching a vocabulary skill level assigned to one or more players, respectively; a set of PASS cards, each of the PASS cards being distributable to at least one opposing player when a player passes a turn, and optionally redeemable by a passing player possessing a PASS card; a plurality of play pieces configured for marking movement on the play path between the start point space and the end point space, each of the plurality of play pieces being assignable to a player; a set of BLOCK cards, each of said BLOCK cards being distributable to a player upon exchanging a prerequisite number of PASS cards; and means for randomly generating a number to determine the number of movement spaces of the play piece of the current player to cross along the play path.