Patent ID: 7396014
Filing Date: 2008-07-08
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A couples interactive relationship game played by couples against other couples, the game comprising: a playing area comprising a series of sections representing a series of ordered stages of a relationship between two members of a couple, each of the series of sections bearing a different visual appearance from the other sections, at least one path formed by a series of steps traversing the series of sections representing moving through the stages of a relationship between two members of a couple from a beginning step representing a beginning of a relationship between two members of a couple, through the series of sections representing at least an early stage, a middle stage and a late stage, and ending in a final winning step, and a dog house area spaced apart from the at least one path; a series of paired playing pieces for moving through the series of sections by advancing along the series of steps on the playing board normally one step at a time from the beginning step through the series of sections to the final winning step, each of the series of paired playing pieces having two separable individual playing pieces one for each of two members of a couple, each one of the individual playing pieces representing one of the two members of the couple, each one of the individual playing pieces normally attached to the other of the individual playing pieces to form the paired playing piece representing the couple for normal movement together as a paired playing piece along the series of steps of the at least one path one step at a time on each couple's turn to play and each of the individual playing pieces being separable from the other of the playing pieces of the paired playing piece positioned on a step of the series of steps so that one of the individual playing pieces is removable to place in the dog house area while the other individual playing piece of the paired playing piece remains on the step; a series of question cards for each of the sections for a member of a couple to select a card when it is a couples turn to select a card, the couples taking alternating turns selecting a card from a section in which a couple's paired player piece is positioned on a step of one of the series of steps in the section, each of the question cards bearing an indication of a section within which the series of question cards are placed, a symbol representing one of the two members of a couple, and a question for one member of the couple to ask the other member of a couple, a number of the-series of question cards in each of the series of sections bearing an additional symbol representing the dog house area; a first writing surface and a first means for writing on the writing surface for the member of the couple being asked a question from a question card to write down the answer to the question on the question card and a second writing surface and a second means for writing on the writing surface for the member of the couple asking the question to write down what the asking member expects the answering member to write for an answer so that if the both members using the question card write down the same matching answer their paired playing piece is advanced to a next step along the series of steps for each couple's turn and if the both members using the question card do not write down matching answers their paired player piece remains in place on a step in the section, and when the question card bears a symbol representing the dog house area and both members using the question card do not write down the same answer, the individual playing piece of the player asking the question is separated from the couple's paired playing piece and moved to the dog house area; a series of task cards bearing a task to be performed by a member of a couple having an individual playing piece is in the dog house area so that if the task is performed satisfactorily the individual playing piece is removed from the dog house area and reconnected to the other individual playing piece of the other member of the couple to reform the paired playing piece on the step in the section where the paired couple piece was positioned prior to a removal of the individual playing piece; wherein the first couple playing piece to arrive at the final step wins the game.