Patent GB-1168575-A (GB)
Title: Board Game
IPC: A63F3/00
Filed: 1968-03-13
Abstract: 1,168,575. Board games. HOUSE OF GAMES CORP. Ltd. 13 March, 1968 [18 March, 1967], No. 12108/68. Heading A6H. A board game comprises: (a) a plurality of playing pieces, each playing piece having identifying indicia distinguishing it from the other playing pieces, (b) a plurality of certificates representing assets, (c) a game board, (d) chance means operable for advancing said playing pieces on said game board, (e) said game board including (i) at least two discrete closed circuit playing paths, each divided into a series of marked spaces, (ii) each said path having at least one space marked with identifying indicia corresponding to the indicia cf an individual playing piece, one such marked space for each playing piece, so that each playing piece has associated therewith at least one marked space on each said path, (iii) the marked spaces associated with said playing pieces having marked thereon indications of charges to be imposed on players whose playing pieces land on such spaces, the charges on such spaces in one of said playing paths being lower than the charges imposed by corresponding spaces in the other of said paths, (iv) one space in each path having a pay apace having indicia indicating that a player whose playing piece passes such pay space is to be remunerated in a predetermined amount, (v) the remuneration established by the pay space on said one path being lower than the remuneration established by the pay space in said other path, (vi) said one path having a start space thereon, on which the playing pieces are placed when play begins, so that said players may advance their playing pieces from said start space around said one path and, when a player acquires a predetermined amount of assets, he may move from said one playing path to said other playing path to then advance his playing piece around said other playing path. As shown three playing paths 4, 6 and 8 are arranged concentrically, the marked spaces thereon imposing charges and affording remuneration in ascending order whereby when a player acquires a predetermined amount of assets he may move from the outer path to the middle path and when he acquires a still greater amount of assets he may move from the middle path to the inner path; each path having at least one spaced marked with race track indicia 104 and the board includes a race track area 106 comprising (i) a primary column of different numbers indicative of individual horses, (ii) first, second and third columns of odds numbers beside said horse number column, the numbers of said first, second and third columns indicating the amount to be paid per unit bet, each number in said second column opposite a horse number being less than the corresponding number in the first column, and each number in the third column opposite a horse number being less than the corresponding number in the second column, so that a player whose playing piece lands on said race track space may select a number in said primary column of horse numbers and may then operate said chance means, and if the number selected by such player appears on the first operation of said chance means, the player collects his bet multiplied by the number shown in the first column opposite the horse number, while if the number selected does not appear until the second operation of said chance means, the player collects his bet multiplied by the number shown in the second column opposite his horse number, and if the number selected does not appear until the third operation of said chance means, the player collects his bet multiplied by the number shown in the third column opposite his horse number, and if the number selected does not appear in the first three operations of said chance means, the player loses his bet.