Patent Publication Number: US-2017354862-A1

Title: Fitfreak - Board Game - Lessons on Fitness, in a game

Description:
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     The earlier specification was not submitted per the required format. It only contained Figures which were marked as specifications. The new specification submitted herein is per the requisite format. It however does not contain any new matter whatsoever. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     (1) Field of the Invention 
     Fitfreak is based on the traditional board game model of rolling dice and moving forward the number specified on the dice. One or more embodiments of the invention generally relate to games. More particularly, the invention relates to a game based ors a board, very similar to the popular board game “Monopoly”. 
     (2) DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART INCLUDING INFORMATION DISCLOSED UNDER 37 CFR 1.97 AND 1.98 
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     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Starting from the square marked “Start”—There are events and occurrences that occur when you land on a specific square on the board. The player moves forward the number of squares based on the dice rolled by him and the number shown thereon. These events and occurrences are explained in further detail based on the rules of the game. The core concept of the game is that you start at age Zero and move on till you reach the age of Hundred. As you move on the board, your health-related habits impact your movement on the game. The player may be moving sooner or faster depending on their health-related habits. Also based on the age, the player&#39;s health-related habits may or may not impact. Additionally, the severity of the impact depicted by penalties in the game is determined by your age. As an example, if you are smoking at age 20 it may not harm you as much as it may impact you at age 80. Essentially, bad habits make the players advance their age faster, making them exit the game faster. The player who finishes the game the last is the winner and the first is the loser. Another concept of the game is the player&#39;s ability to nullify the bad effects of bad habits by undertaking challenges or good habits. A related aspect of the game is that a player could be dead (read exits the game and loses) due to consistently extreme bad habits, all of a sudden. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURE(S) 
       (1)  FIG. 1 —Board: The board contains all the squares, illustrations, images, markings and citations that will help the players place their pins/markers and navigate on the board by moving along the squares depicted on the board. 
         FIG. 1A —Bottom right quadrant of  FIG. 1  to provide an enhanced and clearer view to the examiner. 
         FIG. 1B —Bottom left quadrant of  FIG. 1  to provide an enhanced and clearer view to the examiner. 
         FIG. 1C —Top left right quadrant of  FIG. 1  to provide an enhanced and clearer view to the examiner. 
         FIG. 1D —Top right quadrant of  FIG. 1  to provide an enhanced and clearer view to the examiner. 
       (2)  FIG. 2 —Player Pawns: The player pawns that have been used in  FIG. 2  are merely illustrative. The applicant does not intend to claim patents in any way or form on the same. The player pawns have been displayed to convey that they will be used as a part of the game. Player pawns are used based on their unique color or shape to associate with the identity of an individual player. 
       (3)  FIG. 3 —Dice: The dice that have been used in  FIG. 3  are merely illustrative. The applicant does not intend to claim patents in any way or form on the same. The dice have been displayed to convey that they will be used as a part of the game. 
       (4)  FIGS. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 —Harmful Habits Cards: These cards depicted in the Figure, are to be picked up by the players of the game upon the occurrence of a certain event. The event that will prompt the players to pick up these cards have been described later on as a part of the detailed description. 
       (5)  FIGS. 10 and 11 —Stay Young Cards: These cards depicted in the Figure, are to be picked up by the players of the game upon the occurrence of a certain event. The event that will prompt the players to pick up these cards have been described later on as a part of the detailed description. 
       (6)  FIG. 12 —Frontal View of Harmful Habit and Stay Young Cards: These cards depicted in the Figure, are to be picked up by the players of the game upon the occurrence of a certain event. This figure represents the frontal generic design of the card, merely indicating whether the card is a “Harmful Habit Card” or a “Stay Young Card”. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     
         
         
           
             (1) The players surrounding the game board (Represented as  FIG. 1 ) use dice (Represented as  FIG. 3 ) and their respective player pins/pawns (Represented as  FIG. 2 ). Each of players will take turns to roll the die (singular of dice). The player(s) that rolls  1  on the die, can place their player pins on the start square marked as  1  on  FIG. 1 —game board. 
             (2) Once the player pin of the player is placed on the start square, game play progresses with rolling the die in clockwise/anti-clockwise turns. As this pattern continues in moving the player pin in a clockwise direction on the game board and the player(s) lands on the start square ( 1  on  FIG. 1  —Game Board) again, the player will add 10 years to their fictitious age during the game play. Hence, landing on the start square after one clockwise round will make a player 10 years old, after two clockwise rounds 20 years old and so on. The player must remember their fictitious age in the game at all times as the penalties for a harmful habit (as described ahead in this document) vary based on the players fictitious age in the game. 
             (3) As a general rule, landing on any square as a result of rolling  1  or  6  on the die indicates that the player does not have a positive bent with respect to the habit mentioned on the square. This negative bent towards the health habit, penalizes a player by moving forward the number of squares or rounds as specified in the Harmful Habit Cards for that particular square. This implies that a pejorative health habit advances the age of the player faster, hence leading them to finish and exit the game faster, resulting in their losing the game. The harmful habit card associated with all squares on the board penalize the player based on their fictitious age. As an example, the penalty for the same harmful health habit (not getting adequate sleep) may vary for a player with fictitious age 20 and one with fictitious age 80 in the game. This is described in adequate detail and clarity, on each harmful habit card. In other words, each square has a harmful habit card associated with it. The stack of harmful health habit cards Vis a Vis the squares is placed at  38  on  FIG. 1 —Game Board. All harmful habit cards related to all the squares on the game board are represented in  FIGS. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 . 
             (4) An additional rule is that, landing on squares  5  or  15  or  23  or  33  on  FIG. 1 —game board, by a player as a result of rolling  1  or  6  on the die more than thrice during game play, will lead to the player having to exit the game. This rule is called as “Dead due to bad habits”. 
             (5) A player that lands on a square without a positive bent of the health habit, can counter the effect of the harmful habit by picking up a challenge card at random from the stack of “Stay Young Cards” placed at  37  on  FIG. 1 —Game Board. All Stay Young cards are represented in  FIGS. 10 and 11 . 
             (6) In all other cases, the player will merely place their player pin on the square resultant from the roll of the die, and wait for their turn to roll the die again. 
             (7) A player may land on a square as a result of a die roll (or) as a result of a moving forward the specified number of squares/round(s) as a result of picking up a harmful habit card from another square. The table below explains the relationship between the square on the board and the corresponding harmful habit card: 
           
         
       
    
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 Square # 
                   
                   
                 Penalty (Moving 
               
               
                 on FIG. 
                   
                   
                 forward squares) for 
               
               
                 1- 
                   
                 Pejorative Connotation of 
                 the Harmful Habit, 
               
               
                 Game 
                   
                 the Health Habit/Harmful 
                 specified on FIG. 
               
               
                 Board 
                 Corresponding Health Habit 
                 Habit Description 
                 and Card # 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 FIG. 1- 
                 Laugh and Smile More and 
                 Frowning and grumbling 
                 FIG. 4-Harmful 
               
               
                  2 
                 having a generally positive 
                 more and having a 
                 Habit Cards-Card # 
               
               
                   
                 attitude 
                 generally negative 
                 1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 attitude. 
                   
               
               
                 FIG. 1- 
                 Meditate for the Mind and 
                 Not having a practice of 
                 FIG. 4-Harmful 
               
               
                  3 
                 mental peace 
                 meditation in one&#39;s daily 
                 Habit Cards-Card # 
               
               
                   
                   
                 life 
                 2 
               
               
                 FIG. 1- 
                 Limiting Toxic Intake in 
                 Not being mindful in 
                 FIG. 4-Harmful 
               
               
                  4 
                 various forms-air, food etc. 
                 consuming excessive 
                 Habit Cards-Card # 
               
               
                   
                   
                 toxins 
                 3 
               
               
                 FIG. 1- 
                 Having a Hygienic and Safe 
                 Callous and unsafe 
                 FIG. 4-Harmful 
               
               
                  5 
                 Sex Life 
                 sexual practices 
                 Habit Cards-Card # 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 5 
               
               
                 FIG. 1- 
                 Intake of Regulated Medicinal 
                 Unregulated intake of 
                 FIG. 4-Harmful 
               
               
                  6 
                 Dosage as per one&#39;s needs 
                 medicinal dosages 
                 Habit Cards-Card # 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 4 
               
               
                 FIG. 1- 
                 Maintaining Good Dental 
                 Not maintaining proper 
                 FIG. 4-Harmful 
               
               
                  7 
                 Hygiene 
                 dental hygiene 
                 Habit Cards-Card # 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 6 
               
               
                 FIG. 1- 
                 Controlled Use of Electronic 
                 Unregulated and 
                 FIG. 5-Harmful 
               
               
                  8 
                 Equipment 
                 uncontrolled use of 
                 Habit Cards-Card # 
               
               
                   
                   
                 electronics 
                 1 
               
               
                 FIG. 1- 
                 Consumption of Organic 
                 Excessive intake of in- 
                 FIG. 5-Harmful 
               
               
                  9 
                 Food 
                 organic and GMO foods 
                 Habit Cards-Card # 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 2 
               
               
                 FIG. 1- 
                 Adequate Exposure to 
                 Not receiving adequate 
                 FIG. 5-Harmful 
               
               
                 10 
                 Sunlight 
                 exposure to sunlight 
                 Habit Cards-Card # 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                 FIG. 1- 
                 The general practice of 
                 Not having the practice of  
                 FIG. 5-Harmful 
               
               
                 11 
                 massages for the body 
                 receiving massages for 
                 Habit Cards-Card # 
               
               
                   
                   
                 the board 
                 4 
               
               
                 FIG. 1- 
                 Spending time in nature and 
                 Unwillingness or inability 
                 FIG. 5-Harmful 
               
               
                 12 
                 with pets 
                 to spend time with nature 
                 Habit Cards-Card # 
               
               
                   
                   
                 and effects 
                 5 
               
               
                 FIG. 1- 
                 Observing and maintaining 
                 A general lack of 
                 FIG. 5-Harmful 
               
               
                 13 
                 good posture and performing 
                 awareness towards 
                 Habit Cards-Card # 
               
               
                   
                 yoga to help with the same 
                 posture and not 
                 6 
               
               
                   
                   
                 performing yoga to 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 improve the same 
                   
               
               
                 FIG. 1- 
                 Awareness of one&#39;s stressors 
                 Being completely 
                 FIG. 8-Harmful 
               
               
                 14 
                   
                 unaware of what stresses 
                 Habit Cards-Card # 
               
               
                   
                   
                 oneself 
                 1 
               
               
                 FIG. 1- 
                 Consuming alcoholic drinks 
                 Uncontrolled intake of 
                 FIG. 8-Harmful 
               
               
                 15 
                 within one&#39;s limits 
                 alcohol 
                 Habit Cards-Card # 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 2 
               
               
                 FIG. 1- 
                 Including Sports as a part of 
                 Not including any sportive 
                 FIG. 8-Harmful 
               
               
                 16 
                 one&#39;s lifestyle 
                 activity as a part of one&#39;s  
                 Habit Cards-Card # 
               
               
                   
                   
                 lifestyle 
                 3 
               
               
                 FIG. 1- 
                 Having nutritional awareness 
                 A lack of nutritional 
                 FIG. 6-Harmful 
               
               
                 17 
                   
                 awareness 
                 Habit Cards-Card # 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 1 
               
               
                 FIG. 1- 
                 Including fasting as a part of  
                 A diet that does not 
                 FIG. 6-Harmful 
               
               
                 18 
                 one&#39;s fitness regime 
                 include fasting towards 
                 Habit Cards-Card # 
               
               
                   
                   
                 once fitness goals 
                 2 
               
               
                 FIG. 1- 
                 Controlling the intake of 
                 Uncontrolled intake of 
                 FIG. 6-Harmful 
               
               
                 19 
                 caffeine 
                 caffeine 
                 Habit Cards-Card # 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                 FIG. 1- 
                 Including nuts as a part of 
                 Not consuming adequate 
                 FIG. 6-Harmful 
               
               
                 20 
                 one&#39;s diet 
                 nuts as a part of one&#39;s 
                 Habit Cards-Card # 
               
               
                   
                   
                 diet 
                 4 
               
               
                 FIG. 1- 
                 Controlling one&#39;s spice intake 
                 Uncontrolled or excessive 
                 FIG. 6-Harmful 
               
               
                 21 
                   
                 intake of spices 
                 Habit Cards-Card # 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 5 
               
               
                 FIG. 1- 
                 Controlling one&#39;s bread and 
                 Uncontrolled or excessive 
                 FIG. 6-Harmful 
               
               
                 22 
                 refined flour intake 
                 intake of bread and 
                 Habit Cards-Card # 
               
               
                   
                   
                 refined flour 
                 6 
               
               
                 FIG. 1- 
                 Including walking as a part 
                 Not including walking as a 
                 FIG. 7-Harmful 
               
               
                 23 
                 one&#39;s fitness activity 
                 part of one&#39;s fitness 
                 Habit Cards-Card # 
               
               
                   
                   
                 activity 
                 1- 
               
               
                 FIG. 1- 
                 Regulating one&#39;s smoking 
                 Unregulated and 
                 FIG. 7-Harmful 
               
               
                 24 
                 habit 
                 excessive smoking habit 
                 Habit Cards-Card # 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 2 
               
               
                 FIG. 1- 
                 Exercising and working out 
                 Not exercising and 
                 FIG. 7-Harmful 
               
               
                 25 
                 regularly 
                 working out regularly 
                 Habit Cards-Card # 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                 FIG. 1- 
                 Balancing the intake of 
                 Lack of awareness and 
                 FIG. 7-Harmful 
               
               
                 26 
                 carbohydrates, fat and 
                 imbalanced intake of 
                 Habit Cards-Card # 
               
               
                   
                 protein intake as a part of 
                 carbohydrates fat and 
                 4 
               
               
                   
                 food and diet 
                 protein in one&#39;s diet 
                   
               
               
                 FIG. 1- 
                 Consuming generally healthy 
                 Consuming unhealthy oils 
                 FIG. 7-Harmful 
               
               
                 27 
                 oils as a part of one&#39;s diet 
                 as a part of one&#39;s diet 
                 Habit Cards-Card # 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 5 
               
               
                 FIG. 1- 
                 Increasing the number of 
                 Excessive intake of meals 
                 FIG. 7-Harmful 
               
               
                 28 
                 meals made at home 
                 not made at home 
                 Habit Cards-Card # 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 6 
               
               
                 FIG. 1- 
                 Consuming less soda 
                 Excessive intake of soda 
                 FIG. 8-Harmful 
               
               
                 29 
                 beverage 
                 beverages 
                 Habit Cards-Card # 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 4 
               
               
                 FIG. 1- 
                 Consuming less sugar 
                 Consuming excessive 
                 FIG. 8-Harmful 
               
               
                 30 
                   
                 sugar 
                 Habit Cards-Card # 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 5 
               
               
                 FIG. 1- 
                 Consuming tea&#39;s and coffee&#39;s 
                 Excessive intake of tea&#39;s 
                 FIG. 8-Harmful 
               
               
                 31- 
                 that are generally considered 
                 and coffee&#39;s that are 
                 Habit Cards-Card # 
               
               
                   
                 healthy 
                 considered unhealthy 
                 6 
               
               
                 FIG. 1- 
                 Adequate water intake to stay 
                 Inadequate water intake 
                 FIG. 9-Harmful 
               
               
                 32 
                 hydrated 
                 and a general state of 
                 Habit Cards-Card # 
               
               
                   
                   
                 dehydration 
                 1- 
               
               
                 FIG. 1- 
                 Sound sleep per one&#39;s 
                 Not receiving enough 
                 FIG. 9-Harmful 
               
               
                 33 
                 individual needs 
                 sleep per one&#39;s needs 
                 Habit Cards-Card # 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 2 
               
               
                 FIG. 1- 
                 Consuming healthy breakfast 
                 Consuming insufficient 
                 FIG. 9-Harmful 
               
               
                 34 
                 in sufficient portion size per 
                 breakfast portion size and 
                 Habit Cards-Card # 
               
               
                   
                 one&#39;s individual needs 
                 having breakfast items 
                 3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 that are generally not 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 considered healthy 
                   
               
               
                 FIG. 1- 
                 Following a diet suitable to 
                 Following a diet that is 
                 FIG. 9-Harmful 
               
               
                 35 
                 one&#39;s overall good health and 
                 unsuitable to one&#39;s overall 
                 Habit Cards-Card # 
               
               
                   
                 futuristic health goals. 
                 good health and futuristic 
                 4 
               
               
                   
                   
                 health goals 
                   
               
               
                 FIG. 1- 
                 Include and increase the 
                 Not having sufficient fruits 
                 FIG. 9-Harmful 
               
               
                 36 
                 quantity of vegetables and 
                 and vegetables as a part 
                 Habit Cards-Card # 
               
               
                   
                 fruits in one&#39;s meal 
                 of once daily diet 
                 5