Patent ID: 7520508
Filing Date: 2009-04-21
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A game apparatus comprising: a game board displaying a United States map for a particular year, said map showing each state as defined by its respective border, said game board excluding any visible indication of any number of electoral college votes corresponding to any state; at least one historical map overlay corresponding to a respective election year and being configured to mark as available a selected subset of states shown on the game board, the subset comprising only states that were members of the United States during the respective election year; and a set of historical playing cards corresponding to each historical map overlay, said set of historical playing cards comprising one card for each state marked as available by the corresponding historical map overlay, each card of said set of historical playing cards displaying: (a) an image of a respective state and/or text indicating the respective state's name; and (b) numerical indicia indicating a respective number of electoral college votes held by the respective state during said respective election year.