Abstract:
A board game with a continuous track separated into discreet steps uses a random number device to determine an advancement of players&#39; tokens. Designated game events reflect life occurrences and choices. A monetary currency is gained and lost. A second, non-monetary, currency is also gained and lost. That second currency is representative of a player&#39;s health status and is not freely exchangeable with any pecuniary currency. While a pecuniary currency is useful in securing the health representative currency, in scoring and in determining winners and losers only the health related currency is determinative.

Description:
FIELD  
       [0001]    This invention relates to the field of board games, particularly those in which a chance device controls the amount of movement of a token along a track. 
       BACKGROUND  
       [0002]    There are many board games involving tokens being moved along a track. Often the amount of movement is dependent upon a randomly derived value. Generally the players follow directions associated with the landed upon spaces. Often those directions involve drawing a card from one or more specialized card decks and following further directions associated with the drawn card. 
         [0003]    Many of these games have an educational theme and many involve positional races between players. Frequently, board games involve life events particularly as they relate to money. Getting the most money to win, or losing when you are out of money, is the object a good many of these games. Other categories of games do not significantly involve a representation of a pecuniary currency at all, for example those simulating battle. 
         [0004]    Attempts have been made to create games involving money and also including a second factor such as ranking in an organization or number of baseball games won. However, in the end the second factor is often converted into an equivalent in money to get a final scoring total. Some games include player acquisition of one or more non-pecuniary factors in addition to accumulating money. One example is a game teaching a balance between money, time, and happiness. However a game is needed that teaches the idea that money is useful but isn&#39;t everything or even the most important thing, 
       SUMMARY  
       [0005]    Board games consistent with the principles of this invention allow players to encounter representations of numerous life events that affect the players&#39; finances and as well affect a second quantity that is more important and represents a personal attribute not exchangeable with other players. The second quantity is tallied and tracked by use of a non-pecuniary currency. In a particular game these could be “health coins”. Versions might have other general or specific measures of physical or mental well being that are accounted for with a fungible representation, as in a currency. 
         [0006]    Many of the life events represented in a game following the principles taught herein have monetary consequences. However some life events can also have consequences measured by a second currency, not directly exchangeable with money in game play or in scoring. While money is helpful in earning or retaining that second value, the degree of possession of that second value is determinative of the winner, not money. In one embodiment detailed below that second value is health. When a player is out of health, money can&#39;t help. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
         [0007]      FIG. 1  shows a plan view of the game board; 
           [0008]      FIG. 2A  is an expanded detail view of a portion of the board of  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0009]      FIG. 2B  is an expanded detail view of a portion of the board of  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0010]      FIG. 2C  is an expanded detail view of a portion of the board of  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0011]      FIG. 2D  is an expanded detail view of a portion of the board of  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0012]      FIG. 2E  is an expanded detail view of a portion of the board of  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0013]      FIG. 2F  is an expanded detail view of a portion of the board of  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0014]      FIG. 2G  is an expanded detail view of a portion of the board of  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0015]      FIG. 2H  is an expanded detail view of a portion of the board of  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0016]      FIG. 3  shows the businesses information cards; 
           [0017]      FIG. 4A  shows some example tokens; 
           [0018]      FIG. 4B  shows an example tracker; 
           [0019]      FIG. 4C  shows a pair of dice; 
           [0020]      FIG. 4D  shows several example flags; 
           [0021]      FIGS. 5A ,  5 B,  5 C,  5 D,  5 E, and  5 F show decks of the various game cards; 
           [0022]      FIG. 6A  shows a health coin and  FIG. 6B  shows representations of money. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION  
     Overview of a Specific Implementation 
       [0023]    The principles of the teaching herein are better understood with reference to the drawings and detailed description of particular embodiments. An example board game uses a rectangular playing surface with a closed track. Players&#39; positions are represented by tokens that are moved clockwise based upon a throw of a pair of dice. 
         [0024]    The object in this version is to maintain or increase your physical health. Your opponent&#39;s health may deteriorate, leading to their death and expulsion from the game. Each player&#39;s current amount of health is represented by health coins. There are several ways to increase your health such as going to the gym, buying health coins or receiving them at the direction of a game play event. Option and Risk cards, as well as Holiday and Vacation spaces are ways in which those events might be triggered. However there are also many analogous ways to loose health coins. Money is very important but you can live without money. When you are out of health coins you are dead and leave the game. 
       Equipment: 
       [0025]    1) Playing board of  FIG. 1  with a continuous track  55  of fifty-two discrete spaces; 
         [0026]    2) Eight distinctive player&#39;s tokens, four examples are shown in  FIG. 4A ; 
         [0027]    3) Eight trackers, one shown in  FIG. 4B ; 
         [0028]    4) Eight differently colored sets of health coins, one shown in  FIG. 6A ; 
         [0029]    5) Eight sets of 12 flag markers, each set of a different color, example flags shown in  FIG. 4D ; 
         [0030]    6) Play money as seen in  FIG. 6B ; 
         [0031]    7) Two die, seen in  FIG. 4C ; 
         [0032]    8) Six card decks as represented, respectively, in  FIGS. 5A-5F  with example markings shown in Table 1:
       Risk 50 cards, each dictating an increase or decrease in one or both of money and health;   College Grades 30 cards, 18 passing and 12 not passing   Option 50 cards, each directing a player to make a choice;   Stock 50 cards with various prices;   Bills 50 cards, each directing a loss;   Lotto 24 cards, 2 sets of the numbers 1-12       
 
         [0039]    9) Business Information cards: 12 cards as seen in  FIG. 3 , indicating various businesses represented by spaces on the board, each with a purchase price in dollars and a “landing fee” in a specified number of health coins. 
       Board 
       [0040]    The board-playing surface mentioned above is seen in  FIG. 1 . Reference numbers  1 - 52  indicate the fifty-two distinct spaces. One space within a corner area is a unique Start  1  space. The spaces have indica informative of an intended game action associated with each space. These indica are seen in  FIGS. 2A ,  2 B,  2 C,  2 D,  2 E,  2 F,  2 G, and  2 H that show expanded, ordered portions of the board in a clockwise direction. The portion including the Start space is seen in  FIG. 2A . 
         [0041]    From the Start space, the next space along the track  55  in a clockwise direction is marked Gambling  2  followed by Hardware Store  3 . There is another Gambling space  39  later in the course. Hardware Store is the first of twelve Business spaces, each with the name of a different business. The Hardware store space has as small hole  56  in the board used to plant a flag when that business is owned. Each of the other business spaces also has an analogous hole. Construction Company  12 , Movie Theater  17  and Hotel  45  are some other businesses on the board. As mentioned, these business spaces each have a particular monetary purchase price associated with them and a landing fee or “rent” consisting of a designated number of health coins. 
         [0042]    Next is one of nine “pay” spaces, Jewelry Store  4 . Each of these Pay spaces has the name of a business, service or goods associated with them. The spaces are designated with an amount to be paid for that service or those goods. 
         [0043]    Some spaces, for example, the next new type encountered, Risk  7 , are associated with one of the six card decks. Other Risk spaces  18   32   51  are on the other sides of the board, clockwise respectively. A particular location  65  on the board is designated for the Risk Cards. Continuing clockwise the next three new space types are College  8 , Stock  10 , and Bills  11 . There are three more College spaces on the board  26   42   48 , two more Stock spaces  30   50  and two more Bills spaces  38   49 . These spaces are associated with their respective card deck locations  66   68   70 . The next new type is the unique Taxes  13 , followed by another space, Option  14 . This Option space and the other Option space  46  are associated with the Option cards and with card deck location  67 . The last space on this first side of the board is Hospital  15 . 
         [0044]    Around the corner on the second side of the board the next new type of space encountered in a continued clockwise direction is a Sick Day space  20  of which there is only this one. Two more new space types are encountered on the second side, Go to Work  22  and Lotto  24 . There is one other Lotto  47  and two other Go to Work spaces  37   52 . 
         [0045]    The third side of the track introduces two new spaces, Gym  33  and Vacation  40 , each one-of-a-kind. Along the fourth and last side all of the spaces are of a type already encountered other than one unique space marked Holiday  44 . 
       Card Decks 
       [0046]    The six cards decks, portrayed in  FIGS. 5A ,  5 B,  5 C,  5 D,  5 E, and  5 F respectively, are Risk, College, Option, Stock, Bills, and Lotto. The contents indicated on their bottom sides are shown respectively in the Tables 2, 5, 3, 4, 1, and 6 below: 
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                 TABLE 1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 BILL CARDS 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                 PAYMENT ON YOUR HEART 
                 PAY ONE 
                 AIRLINE 
                 PAY THREE HEALTH 
                 BUY A PET PAY 
               
               
                 ATTACK PAY $300 
                 HEALTH COIN 
                 TICKET PAY 
                 COINS 
                 $130 
               
               
                   
                   
                 $230 
               
               
                 PAY ONE COLLEGE GRADE IF 
                 BUY &amp;: 
                 TORE YOUR 
                 TAKE YOUR CAR TO 
                 BIG SCREEN TV 
               
               
                 YOU DO NOT HAVE ONE 
                 COLLECT ONE 
                 ACL PAY 
                 MECHANIC PAY $100 
                 PAYMENT PAY 
               
               
                 PAY ONE HEALTH COIN 
                 HEALTH COIN 
                 $1,000 
                   
                 $160 
               
               
                   
                 FOR $100 
               
               
                 PAY TWO COLLEGE GRADES 
                 AUTO INS. PAY 
                 PAY FOR 
                 PAY ONE HEALTH COIN &amp; 
                 BUY A CELL 
               
               
                 IF YOU DO NOT HAVE TWO 
                 $160 
                 NEW PAINT 
                 ONE COLLEGE GRADE 
                 PHONE PAY $160 
               
               
                 COLLEGE GRADES PAY ONE 
                   
                 JOB ON 
                 IF YOU DON&#39;T HAVE A 
               
               
                 HEALTH COIN &amp; $100 
                   
                 YOUR CAR 
                 COLLEGE GRADE PAY $50 
               
               
                   
                   
                 PAY $550 
               
               
                 HOUSE PAYMENT PAY $350 
                 CREDIT CARD 
                 PAY TWO 
                 PAY $80 &amp; COLLECT ONE 
                 BUY A BIRTHDAY 
               
               
                   
                 BILL PAY $220 
                 HEALTH 
                 COLLEGE GRADE 
                 PRESENT PAY 
               
               
                   
                   
                 COINS 
                   
                 $100 
               
               
                 LIFE INSURANCE POLICY 
                 BUY THE 
                 WISDOM 
                 BUY A FLASHLIGHT PAY 
                 TAGS DUE ON 
               
               
                 PAY $150 
                 BOARD GAME 
                 TEETH 
                 $50 
                 YOUR CAR PAY 
               
               
                   
                 DEATH &amp;: 
                 REMOVED 
                   
                 $185 
               
               
                   
                 TAXES PAY $25 
                 PAY $120 
               
               
                 PAYMENT ON YOUR 
                 BUY A CHAIR 
                 TAXES DUE 
                 BUY SOME GAS FOR 
                 BUY A PACK OF 
               
               
                 MOTORCYCLE PAY $150 
                 PAY $100 
                 PAY $100 
                 YOUR CAR PAY $50 
                 FOOTBALL 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 CARDS PAY $5 
               
               
                 WATER BILL PAT $160 
                 NEW CAR 
                 AUTO 
                 CAR PAYMENT PAY $100 
                 RENT A CAR PAY 
               
               
                   
                 TIRES PAY 
                 INSURANCE 
                   
                 $175 
               
               
                   
                 $175 
                 PAY $160 
               
               
                 HEART ATTACK PAY THREE 
                 MOVIE 
                 ADVANCE TO 
                 ELECTRIC PAYMENT PAY 
                 PAY ONE HEALTH 
               
               
                 HEALTH COINS OR $1,400 
                 RENTALS PAY 
                 NEAREST 
                 $80 
                 COIN 
               
               
                   
                 $10 
                 LOTTO 
               
               
                   
                   
                 SPACE 
               
               
                 CELL PHONE BILL PAY $30 
                 GO TO EAT 
                 DENTIST 
                 PAY FOR A NEW WINDOW 
                 BUY A GAME PAY 
               
               
                   
                 PAY $50 
                 BILL $180 
                 FOR THE HOUSE PAY $185 
                 $75 
               
               
                 BACK DUE ELECTRIC BILLS 
                 PAYMENT ON 
                 BUY A 
                 BUY A TOY FOR YOUR 
                 BUY A 
               
               
                 PAY $250 
                 YOUR 
                 STEREO PAY 
                 LITTLE BROTHER PAY $50 
                 REFRIGERATOR 
               
               
                   
                 VACATION $190 
                 $120 
                   
                 PAY $140 
               
               
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
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                 TABLE 2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 RISK CARDS 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                 ADVANCE TO 
                 HEART ATTACK 
                 TAKE ONE HEALTH 
                 PAY ONE HEALTH 
                 STORM DAMAGE 
               
               
                 NEAREST LOTTO 
                 PAY THREE 
                 COIN FROM THE 
                 COIN 
                 TO YOUR HOUSE 
               
               
                 SPACE 
                 HEALTH COINS 
                 PERSON OF YOUR 
                   
                 PAY $200 
               
               
                   
                 OR $1,400 
                 CHOICE 
               
               
                 BUY &amp; COLLECT 
                 INCOME TAX 
                 YOUR DOG BIT A 
                 HOME 
                 PAY TWO HEALTH 
               
               
                 ONE COLLEGE 
                 RETURN 
                 NEIGHBOR AND 
                 IMPROVEMENTS 
                 COINS 
               
               
                 GRADE FOR $100 
                 COLLECT $80 
                 YOU&#39;RE BEING SUED 
                 PAY $100 
               
               
                   
                   
                 PAY $150 
               
               
                 COLLECT ONE 
                 JOB INJURY 
                 BUY STOCK FOR $160 - 
                 ADVANCE TO 
                 CAR REPAIRS PAY 
               
               
                 COLLEGE GRADE 
                 ADVANCE TO 
                 NOT OPTIONAL - 
                 NEAREST 
                 $30 
               
               
                   
                 HOSPITAL 
                 FOLLOW STOCK 
                 GAMBLING SPACE 
               
               
                   
                   
                 RULES 
               
               
                 COLLECT ONE 
                 SOLD YOUR BIG 
                 MASSIVE HEART 
                 GIVE TWO HEALTH 
                 HEART ATTACK 
               
               
                 HEALTH COIN 
                 SCREEN TV 
                 ATTACK PAY FIVE 
                 COINS TO THE 
                 PAY FOUR 
               
               
                   
                 COLLECT $800 
                 HEALTH COINS OR 
                 PLAYER OF YOUR 
                 HEALTH COINS 
               
               
                   
                   
                 PAY $1,500 
                 CHOICE 
                 OR $800 
               
               
                 DON&#39;T PAY ONE 
                 ADVANCE TO 
                 GIVE ONE COLLECGE 
                 PAY ONE COLLEGE 
                 ADVANCE TO THE 
               
               
                 BILL CHOOSE 
                 MOVIE THEATER 
                 GRADE TO THE 
                 GRADE IF YOU DO 
                 NEAREST STOCK 
               
               
                 WHICH BILL NOT 
                 IF NOT OWNED 
                 PLAYER OF YOUR 
                 NOT HAVE A 
                 SPACE 
               
               
                 TO PAY KEEP 
                 PAY HALF PRICE 
                 CHOICE IF YOU DO 
                 COLLEGE GRADE 
               
               
                 TILL USED 
                 (MONEY ONLY) 
                 NOT HAVE A GRADE 
                 PAY $80 
               
               
                   
                 TO BUY IT 
                 PAY $150 
               
               
                   
                 OPTIONAL 
               
               
                 ADVANCE TO 
                 ADVANCE TO 
                 PAY $15 AND COLLECT 
                 BROKE YOUR LEG 
                 COLLECT ONE 
               
               
                 THE PLACE CF 
                 NEAREST GO TO 
                 ONE HEALTH COIN 
                 PAY $200 
                 HEALTH COIN 
               
               
                 YOUR CHOICE 
                 WORK 
               
               
                 COLLECT TWO 
                 SCHOOL TAX 
                 SOLD YOUR OLD CAR 
                 ADVANCE TO 
                 ADVANCE TO GYM 
               
               
                 HEALTH COINS 
                 PAY $45 
                 COLLECT $175 
                 THEME PARK 
               
               
                 DRAW AN 
                 SPEEDING 
                 ADVANCE TO HOUSE 
                 PAY ONE HEALTH 
                 CAR WRECK PAY 
               
               
                 OPTION CARD 
                 TICKET PAY $140 
                 PAYMENT SPACE 
                 COIN 
                 $300 
               
               
                 PAY $300 FOR 
                 COLLECT $150 
                 ADVANCE TO 
                 YOUR BONDS 
                 COLLECT TWO 
               
               
                 TAXES 
                   
                 NEAREST COLLEGE 
                 MATURED 
                 HEALTH COINS 
               
               
                   
                   
                 COLLECT $100 
                 COLLECT $ 50 
               
               
                 BROKE YOUR 
                 ADVANCE TO 
                 INVESTMENT PAYS 
                 ADVANCE TO 
                 COLLECT TWO 
               
               
                 LEG PAY $200 
                 START 
                 OFF COLLECT $200 
                 NEAREST BILLS 
                 BILLS 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 SPACE 
               
               
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
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                 TABLE 3 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 OPTION CARDS 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                 ADVANCE TO 
                 DRAW ONE 
                 MOVE TWO 
                 GIVE ONE OF 
                 SELL ONE HEALTH 
               
               
                 THE PLACE 
                 BILL OR 
                 SPACES BACK 
                 YOUR HEALTH 
                 COIN TO THE PERSON 
               
               
                 OF YOUR 
                 ADVANCE TO 
                 OR THREE 
                 COINS TO THE 
                 OF YOUR CHOICE FOR 
               
               
                 CHOICE 
                 THE HOSPITAL 
                 SPACES 
                 PERSON OF YOUR 
                 $20 
               
               
                   
                   
                 FORWARD 
                 CHOICE 
               
               
                 ADVANCE TO 
                 DRAW ONE 
                 ADVANCE TO 
                 COLLECT ONE 
                 COLLECT ONE 
               
               
                 THE PLACE 
                 BILL OR PAY 
                 NEAREST 
                 HEALTH COIN OR 
                 COLLEGE GRADE OR 
               
               
                 OF YOUR 
                 $100 
                 COLLEGE OR 
                 $150 
                 $200 
               
               
                 CHOICE 
                   
                 GO TO WORK 
               
               
                 COLLECT 
                 PAY $100 &amp; 
                 PAY ONE 
                 PAY $120 OR 
                 PAY TWO HEALTH 
               
               
                 ONE BILL 
                 COLLECT ONE 
                 HEALTH COIN 
                 ADVANCE TO THE 
                 COINS OR COLLECT 
               
               
                 OR ADVANCE 
                 HEALTH COIN 
                 OR ONE 
                 NEAREST RISK 
                 TWO BILLS 
               
               
                 TO 
                 OR ONE 
                 COLLEGE 
               
               
                 SICK DAY 
                 COLLEGE 
                 GRADE 
               
               
                   
                 GRADE 
               
               
                 COLLECT 
                 PAY FINE OF 
                 BUY ONE 
                 COLLECT ONE 
                 PAY $75 OR DRAW 
               
               
                 ONE BILL 
                 $100 OR LOSE 
                 HEALTH COIN 
                 HEALTH COIN OR 
                 A RISK CARD 
               
               
                 OR ADVANCE 
                 A TURN 
                 FOR $20 OR 
                 $250 
               
               
                 TO 
                   
                 ONE COLLEGE 
               
               
                 SICK DAY 
                   
                 GRADE FOR 
               
               
                   
                   
                 $40 
               
               
                 GO TO THE 
                 MOVE THREE 
                 MOVE FOUR 
                 OPTION TO BUY 
                 TAKE ONE HEALTH 
               
               
                 NEAREST 
                 SPACES 
                 SPACES 
                 STOCK FOR $80 
                 COIN FOR $10 FROM 
               
               
                 COLLEGE 
                 BACKWARDS 
                 FORWARD OR 
                   
                 THE PERSON OF 
               
               
                 OR GYM 
                 OR LOSE A 
                 BACKWARDS 
                   
                 YOUR CHOICE 
               
               
                   
                 TURN 
               
               
                 BUY A LOTTO 
                 ADVANCE TO 
                 PAY $300 OR 
                 PAY $300 FOR 
                 ADVANCE TO 
               
               
                 CARD FOR 
                 HOUSE 
                 COLLECT TWO 
                 SPEEDING TICKET 
                 NEAREST COLLEGE 
               
               
                 $40 
                 PAYMENT OR 
                 BILLS 
                 OR LOOSE A TURN 
                 WITH OPTION OF 
               
               
                 OR ADVANCE 
                 COLLECT TWO 
                   
                 &amp; PAY ONE HEALTH 
                 BUYING ONE COLLEGE 
               
               
                 TO RISK 
                 BILLS 
                   
                 COIN 
                 GRADE 
               
               
                 COLLECT 
                 PAY FINE OF 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 DRAW A RISK 
                 COLLECT ONE BILL 
               
               
                 $350 OR 
                 $100 OR LOSE 
                 ELECTRIC CO. PAY 
                 CARD OR MOVE 
                 OR ADVANCE TO 
               
               
                 ADVANCE TO 
                 A TURN 
                 $110 
                 THREE PLACES 
                 DENTIST 
               
               
                 NEAREST 
                   
                   
                 BACKWARDS 
               
               
                 GO TO WORK 
               
               
                 SKIP HOUSE 
                 COLECT ONE 
                 OPTIONAL -  
                 PAY TWO 
                 ADVANCE TO 
               
               
                 PAYMENT OR 
                 COLLEGE 
                 OPTION TO PICK 
                 COLLEGE 
                 NEAREST LOTTO OR 
               
               
                 CAR 
                 GRADE OR A 
                 UP RISKCARD OR 
                 GRADES OR 
                 GAMBLING 
               
               
                 PAYMENT 
                 HEALTH COIN 
                 NOT - KEEP UNTIL 
                 PAY $250 
               
               
                 KEEP THIS 
                   
                 YOU LAND ON 
               
               
                 CARD TILL 
                   
                 RISK, RETURN 
               
               
                 YOU LAND ON 
                   
                 AFTER USE 
               
               
                 ONE OF THEM 
               
               
                 PAY $10 FOR 
                 DRAW ONE 
                 RECEIVE $100 OFF 
                 BUY ONE 
                 PAY ONE HEALTH 
               
               
                 ONE 
                 BILL OR LOSE 
                 THE PURCHASE OF 
                 COLLEGE 
                 COIN OR ONE 
               
               
                 COLLEGE 
                 A TURN 
                 A BUISNESS 
                 GRADE FOR $60 
                 COLLEGE GRADE 
               
               
                 GRADE OR 
                   
                 KEEP UNTIL USED 
                 OR ADVANCE 
               
               
                 COLLECT 
                   
                   
                 TO GYM 
               
               
                 ONE HEALTH 
               
               
                 COIN 
               
               
                 COLLECT $50 
                 MOVE FOUR 
                 BUY UP TO TWO 
                 GIVE ONE 
                 PAY $30 FOR 
               
               
                 OR DRAW 
                 SPACES 
                 HEALTH COINS 
                 COLLEGE 
                 DISABILITY 
               
               
                 RISK CARD 
                 FORWARD OR 
                 FOR $40 EACH 
                 GRADE TO THE 
                 KEEP THIS CARD 
               
               
                   
                 TWO SPACES 
                   
                 PERSON OF 
                 UNTIL YOU LAND ON 
               
               
                   
                 BACKWARDS 
                   
                 YOUR CHOICE 
                 START FOR 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 OR PAY $150 
                 DISABILITY, COLLECT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 20 TIMES THE 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 AMOUNT ROLLED 
               
               
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
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                 TABLE 4 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 STOCK CARDS 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
               
               
                 HARDWARE 
                 HARDWARE STORE 
                 INTERNET 
                 CONSTRUCTION 
                 HOTELS 
               
               
                 STORE PAY $120 
                 PAY $90 
                 PAY $200 
                 PAY $100 
                 PAY $150 
               
               
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN THE 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
               
               
                 LOCAL CASINO 
                 ELECTRIC CO. 
                 HARDWARE 
                 FOOD IND. 
                 WATER CO. 
               
               
                 PAY $150 
                 PAY $80 
                 STORE PAY $250 
                 PAY $90 
                 PAY $100 
               
               
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
               
               
                 COMPUTER CO 
                 LOCAL COMPUTER 
                 REAL ESTATE 
                 HOTELS 
                 CONSTRUCTION 
               
               
                 PAY $110 
                 STORE 
                 PAY $100 
                 PAY $270 
                 PAY $180 
               
               
                   
                 PAY $100 
               
               
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
               
               
                 CONSTRUCTION 
                 WATER CO. 
                 HARDWARE 
                 HOTELS 
                 INTERNET 
               
               
                 PAY $150 
                 PAY $200 
                 STORE PAY $175 
                 PAY $170 
                 PAY $400 
               
               
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
               
               
                 INTER NET 
                 WATER CO. 
                 COMPUTERS 
                 LOCAL CASINO 
                 LOCAL CASINO 
               
               
                 PAY $250 
                 PAY $90 
                 PAY $170 
                 PAY $350 
                 PAY $110 
               
               
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
               
               
                 HOTELS 
                 WATER CO. 
                 ELECTRIC CO. 
                 REAL ESTATE 
                 FOOD IND. 
               
               
                 PAY $90 
                 PAY $160 
                 PAY $190 
                 PAY $150 
                 PAY $150 
               
               
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
               
               
                 AIRLINES 
                 CONSTRUCTION 
                 FOOD IND. 
                 ELECTRIC CO. 
                 ELECTRIC CO. 
               
               
                 PAY $100 
                 PAY $200 
                 PAY $130 
                 PAY $150 
                 PAY $200 
               
               
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
               
               
                 FOOD IND 
                 FOOD IND. 
                 REAL ESTATE 
                 CONSTRUCTION 
                 WATER CO. 
               
               
                 PAY $150 
                 PAY $100 
                 PAY $130 
                 PAY $375 
                 PAY $140 
               
               
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
               
               
                 REAL ESTATE 
                 AIRLINES 
                 LOCAL CASINO 
                 COMPUTERS 
                 LOCAL CASINO 
               
               
                 PAY $70 
                 PAY $400 
                 PAY $300 
                 PAY $150 
                 PAY $75 
               
               
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
                 BUY STOCK IN 
               
               
                 HARDWARE 
                 INTERNET CO 
                 ELECTRIC 
                 HOTELS PAY 
                 REAL ESATE PAY 
               
               
                 STORE PAY $300 
                 PAY $150 
                 COMPNAY PAY 
                 $200 
                 $500 
               
               
                   
                   
                 $110 
               
               
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
         [0000]    
       
         
               
             
               
               
               
             
           
               
                 TABLE 5 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 COLLEGE GRADE 
               
               
                 CARDS (36) 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 6 each 
                 A 
               
               
                   
                 6 each 
                 B 
               
               
                   
                 6 each 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                 6 each 
                 D 
               
               
                   
                 6 each 
                 F 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
         [0000]    
       
         
               
             
               
               
               
             
           
               
                 TABLE 6 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 LOTTO CARDS 
               
               
                 (24) 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 2 each 
                 1-12 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
         [0047]    Each Business space on the board of  FIG. 1  has an associated “Business Information” card. These cards are shown in  FIG. 3  face up. They each include the business name and the nominal price to buy that business. As well as the landing fee paid in Health coins. 
       Tokens, Trackers, Flags, and Dice 
       [0048]    Tokens are unique with one for each player. They are of a size that can be readily used to indicate any particular space out of the fifty-two by their physical positioning. Trackers are used to indicate that a particular player has “gone to work” at some point in their current circumnavigation of the board. Flags are placed in the holes  56  in Business spaces to indicate that a particular player owns that business. Example Tokens, Trackers, Dice and Flags are portrayed in  FIGS. 4A ,  4 B,  4 C, and  4 D respectively. 
       Method of Play 
     Overview of Game 
       [0049]    In turn, the players throw the dice to determine a number of clockwise steps to move a token around the game board&#39;s track. Various spaces have directions to be followed including drawing cards from the various decks. 
         [0050]    There are two types of “currency”. One is representative of money and, in this particular version, the other of a player&#39;s health. While both are important in the game you can keep playing without money, but not without health. 
         [0051]    The currency of health is not freely interchangeable with money. For example, you can sell health coins for money at the fixed rate of $100 per health coin to the bank at any turn However a player can only buy or otherwise acquire health coins at limited times dictated by the game play. 
         [0052]    As a player&#39;s token moves around the board&#39;s continuous track, it might land on a space marked “College”. Upon landing on a College space, a player has the option to pay tuition and buy one or two grades at $50 each and hope to get a passing grade or the player can decide to not go to college. A player that lands on a Business not owned by any other player may buy that business. However a player must already have sufficient college grades before they can purchase a business. Having a business will help a player receive both money and health coins. However, the path of college and then business ownership is not the only strategy that might win the game. 
         [0053]    There are several ways the amount of health coins can increase or decrease. For example landing on the Gym space allows one to increase their health. Also there are many Risk cards, Option cards and even Bills that might result in gaining or losing health coins. 
         [0054]    Money can also be accumulated and lost in several ways. For example, if you land on a “Go to Work” space you get paid money. If a particular trip around the board does not land on a Go to Work space, you can collect disability when you pass the Start spot. Disability generally pays less than working. Investing and gambling are also ways to make money. When you land on Lotto spots and Stock spots you have the option of putting money down. It will grow or shrink based on a future random event. 
       Detailed Instructions for a Specific Game 
     Set Up 
       [0055]    Each player starts with six health coins and $2,000 in game money. Players chose a token and also chose a color of health coin and flag markers to indicate business ownership. The decks of cards are placed on their designated locations. 
       Start 
       [0056]    Each player places their token on the Start  1  spot of the game board. The order of play is determined by the role of the dice. At each player&#39;s turn they roll the dice and move their token the number of spaces indicated by the sum of the two die. Any directions indicated on a space landed upon are carried out before the next player has their turn. 
         [0057]    If a player has not landed on a Go to Work space between the Start and the next time they land on or pass start, that player receives a disability payment. It is $100 plus an amount determined by a roll of the two die that is ten times the value shown by the dice. In addition, disability payment includes $50 for each business owned by the player. Trackers are used to keep track of who did and did not go to work on a particular round. If a player lands on, or passes Start  1  and does not have a Tracker, they collect disability. If they do have a tracker it is returned and disability is not collected. 
         [0058]    When a player lands on a Go to Work  22   37   52  they roll both die and receive an amount equal to ten times the value shown on the dice plus $50 for each business owned. In addition they get a fixed amount designated by the particular Go to Work space. Players pick up a Tracker to indicate that they worked at least once on that tour of the board. 
       Directions for Specific Step Types: 
       [0059]    The value in parenthesis following the card type in the list below indicates the number of spaces on the game board of that card type. 
         [0060]    Bills: ( 3 ) The player draws one or more Bill cards, as shown in  FIG. 5E  &amp; Table 1, at the direction of the particular step landed upon. Bills usually result in losing money. Some Bills take away health and some both take and give. “Buy a pet for $85 but gain one health coin” for example. 
         [0061]    Business: ( 12 ) These each represent a particular business, with a particular price designated. A bowling alley and steel factory are two examples.
       If an un-owned business—The player landing on it has the option to buy that business but only if they hold two passing ( C or better) college grades. Buying a business “uses up” those grades, which are then returned to the College deck.   Player gets a flag to insert into the hole on the space representing that business on the game board. The Business Information card for that business indicates the financial attributes of that business.   Already owned business—The player landing on it pays to the owner the fee, in Health coins, shown on that business&#39;s information card.       
 
         [0065]    College: ( 4 ) A player landing on a college space can take none, one or two classes. Each class costs $50. After buying the desired number of classes the player draws one card for each class from the College deck, shown in  FIG. 5B  &amp; Table 5, to get their grades. An A, B or C card is passing and is retained. D &amp; F are failing and are placed back at the bottom of the deck. The reason for getting these grades is to qualify to buy a business. If all businesses are already owned when a player lands on a college space that player pays the bank $100 for college loans—even if they have never had a class. 
         [0066]    Lotto: ( 2 ) The player can choose to buy none, one, or two Lotto cards for $10, each, which are taken from the Lotto deck,  FIG. 5F  &amp; Table 6, and retained by the player. Each Lotto card has a number between 1 and 12. Money paid for Lotto cards does not go to the bank but into to a lotto pot. The pot grows until any player lands on a Gambling space  2   39 . 
         [0067]    Gambling: ( 2 ) The player landing on these spaces rolls the dice. All Lotto cards matching the rolled value are winning cards. Holders of winning cards split the amount that is in the pot. Each winning Lotto card entitles its holder to an amount of the pot equal to one over the total number of winning cards. Additionally each winning card entitles its holder to get $1,000 from the bank. In any case all Lotto cards go back to the Lotto deck before the next turn. 
         [0068]    Gym: ( 1 ) A player landing on the Gym space can optionally payone or two month&#39;s gym membership of $50 and get a health coin as shown in  FIG. 6A  for each $50 spent. It is not required to pay any gym membership. 
         [0069]    Option: ( 2 ) A player takes an Option card, shown in  FIG. 5C  &amp; Table 3. The player follows its instructions. They are called Option cards because their instructions provide a choice for the player. One card indicates: “Draw a Risk card OR move 3 places backwards”. Another directs: “Collect one Bill OR advance to the hospital”. 
         [0070]    Risk: ( 4 ) Draw a Risk card, shown in  FIG. 5A  &amp; Table 2, and follow the instructions. Risk cards may either have a positive or a negative effect. The risk can be either to your money or your health. 
         [0071]    Stock: ( 3 ) Player draws a Stock card,  FIG. 5D  &amp; Table 4, and must decide whether or not to invest at the price listed on the card. If you buy the share of stock, then roll the dice. A value of 1-6 causes a complete loss on the investment. On a value of 7-12 you get double your money back. In any case put the card back in the pile. 
         [0072]    Taxes: ( 1 ) For each business owned pay $100 to the bank and one health coin. Running a business is taxing to your health. 
       General Rules 
       [0073]    When cards are to be taken, it is always from the top of the deck. They are replaced on the bottom. It is disallowed to engage in any transaction with another player other than as directed or allowed by directions on a space or card. When a player is out of money that player&#39;s game state does not change. However if that player draws a card or lands on a space requiring money, they must raise the money somehow. It could be that the only way to raise the required money might be to sell all of their health and thus be eliminated. 
       Scoring 
       [0074]    In this example game winning occurs by being the “last man standing” after all of the other players have reached the cutoff value of zero health coins and have been eliminated. 
       Alternative Embodiments 
       [0075]    One skilled in the art will recognize that many games may fall within the teaching herein. Variations might be in the number of each type of spaces or their relative locations on the track. Details of the indica and rules could be different in alternate versions of the example game presented or in other games consistent with the principles of this invention. Those skilled in the art will also recognize that the materials and techniques to make board games are well known. It is also well known to implement board games using electronic displays, computer technology and other materials other than those of a traditional board game. 
         [0076]    Rather than money and health, an alternate embodiment might use a precious metal for the pecuniary quantity and a different measure of physical or mental well-being for the more important, personal attribute quantity. Values such as blood count, number of diseases a player has, or body temperature, and number of therapy visits per week are some possibilities. For some measures of physical or mental well-being the cutoff value to leave the game may be non-zero, such as blood count. Alternatively, for some measures such as body temperature or number of therapy visits a week, a larger value may denote a sicker person. In those games the cutoff would be a value not to be exceeded rather than a value not to be below. 
         [0077]    Various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated are expected. In the following claims, the words “a” and “an” should be taken to mean “at least one” in all cases, even if the wording “at least one” appears in one or more claims explicitly. This description is intended to teach the invention, not to limit it. The scope of the invention is set out in the claims below.