Patent ID: 7303398

Claim:
An instructional game comprising: (a) a playing field, (b) indicia on the field representing a path along which each of multiple players are to move a game piece, (c) the indicia indicating a start position for the game pieces, (d) the indicia defining divisions of the path into multiple stops along the path, (e) a substantially random piece-movement control device for determining how many stops a player's piece is to be moved, (f) indicia on the field identifying each of several groups of the stops with one of the multiple players, (g) a deck of cards, (h) at least one indicator on multiple sets of cards in the deck associating each set of cards in the deck with one of the several groups of the stops or one of the multiple players, (i) each card of each set of cards having imprinted on one side a question and at least one answer, the question to be asked by a player identified with a stop on which another player's piece lands and to be answered by the player whose piece has landed on that stop, (j) the questions and answers on all of the cards being related in subject matter to a particular educational topic, the answers having associated with them one or more points to be awarded to a player correctly answering the questions, and (k) indicia on the field delineating safe landing spots and an activity related to the particular educational topic of the game, where a player whose piece lands on any of the safe landing spots thus delineated is not questioned and is rewarded with one or more points for that player's participation in that activity.