Patent ID: 6474642
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A method of playing a board game, comprising the steps of:providing a game board, said game board having a top surface having game play space thereon, said game play space being divided into a plurality of triangles radially extending outwardly from a central portion of said game board such that said each of said triangles has an apex positioned generally adjacent to said central portion, each of said triangles being divided into four rows such that a first through fourth consecutive row is defined, said fourth row being generally adjacent to said central point, each of said rows being subdivided into a plurality of game spaces; providing a plurality of game pieces for positioning on said game spaces; providing a first deck of cards, each of said first deck of cards having an action indicia thereon; providing a second deck of cards, each of said second deck of cards having action indicia thereon; providing a plurality of players; each of said players choosing a triangle; drawing one of said second deck cards by a first player and performing said action indicia thereon; winning the game by drawing a second deck card having action indicia thereon indicating winning the game and filling all of said game spaces with a game piece; wherein the steps of providing a game board and providing a plurality of game pieces further comprises; each of said game spaces being colored a color selected from the group consisting of red, yellow, blue and green; and each of said game pieces being colored a color selected from the group consisting of red, yellow, blue and green, each of said game pieces having a generally triangular shaped top surface; wherein the step of providing a first deck of cards further includes: said action indicia on said first deck of cards being chosen from the group consisting of lose cards, snatch a card, add any game piece, lose a game piece, snatch a game piece and remove a game piece; wherein the step of providing a second deck of cards further includes: said action indicia on said second deck of cards being taken from the group consisting of adding a game piece, drawing a card from said first deck of cards, adding any numbers game piece to any game space, grabbing a card, nullify a card and winning the game, each of said cards having adding a game piece indicia thereon having a number indicia thereon relating to one of said rows and being colored a color selected from the group consisting of red, yellow, blue and green, each of said cards having adding any numbered game piece being colored a color selected from the group consisting of red, yellow, blue and green; and wherein the step of drawing a card further includes the steps of: discarding said card drawn if said player chooses not to keep said card; keeping said card for use in a later turn, wherein said player may not keep more than three of said second deck cards, wherein all kept cards are hidden from other players; placing a game piece on a corresponding numbered and colored game space if said second deck card drawn having indicia indicating adding a game piece thereon, wherein a player must fill said game spaces with said game pieces in said first through fourth rows in consecutive order such that said game spaces in said first row is filled before game spaces in said second row are filled with said game pieces; placing a game piece in one of said game spaces corresponding to the color indicated on the card if said second deck card drawn having indicia indicating adding any numbered game piece to any game space; taking a top card off of the discarded second deck cards if said second deck card drawn having indicia indicating grabbing a card; undoing an action taken in response to the action indicia of the previous card played if said second deck card drawn having indicia indicating nullify, wherein said player may not play the nullify card when anther player has played said card having indicia indicating winning the game; and drawing a card from said first deck of cards if said second deck card having indicia thereon indicating drawing a card from said first deck of cards, wherein said player must draw a card from said first deck of cards during the corresponding turn and may not keep the card.