Patent ID: 7204693

Claim:
An Egyptian pyramids theme board game, which consists of: (a) a playing board having a predetermined continuous path with spaces for movement of pieces therealong in accordance with rules, being octagonal in shape, said playing board including: (i) marked historical location spaces designating specified historical locations based on said Egyptian pyramids theme, said spaces identifying its specified historical location by name, pictorial representation or combinations thereof, and having a specified cost to operate value and a landing fee value; (ii) marked action spaces, each designated so as to require a specified action of a player when a piece lands thereon; and, (iii) marked event spaces, each designated so as to represent an event which may initiate a payment or other event of a player when a piece lands thereon; (b) a random movement means for randomly determining numbers of spaces to be moved by players in accordance with rules, said random movement means being at least one die, said at least one die having six major facets, forming a cube, and eight minor facets, each minor facet being a truncated corner of said cube, wherein said major facets contain indicia for indication of movement of a piece for specified number of spaces; (c) a set of operation papers for marked historical location spaces provided to a player in exchange for payment of play money if a player qualifies to invest and elects to invest in accordance with rules; (d) a set of event cards corresponding to at least one marked event space to be read and acted upon by a player when a piece lands on a corresponding event space; (e) a plurality of different icon pieces for use by a plurality of players; (f) play money in predetermined denominations; (g) rules defining use of the aforesaid by order of play, use of said random movement means, movement of said pieces, acquisition of said operation papers, sale of said operation papers, action space play, event space play, use of said event cards, payments of landing fees, and how the games may be won or lost; and, (h) a plurality of minor unit structures available for purchase to players owning marked historical location spaces wherein other players having a piece land on a marked historical location space with at least one of said plurality of minor unit structures will pay increased landing fees in relationship to the number of said plurality of minor structure on that space; wherein said game further includes draw cards separate from said event cards, and said at least one die includes indicia on said minor facets that represent that a player with a roll landing on said minor facet shall take one of said draw cards.