Patent ID: 6974131

Claim:
A method of playing a game which incorporates therein steps of preparing food, said game comprising the steps of: providing game apparatus including an image of a path comprising sequentially disposed position spaces including a first space and a final space, a plurality of player pieces to be moved along the path by selectively alighting on the position spaces, wherein each player piece represents a player comprising at least one person, and a number generating device operable to indicate a numerical value; providing food suitable for preparation by at least one player into a preselected meal; dividing recipe for making the preselected meal into a number of discrete preparation steps; causing the players to move by using the number generating device to determine a numerical value and moving that player piece associated with the player who is moving to progress along the path according to the determined numerical value; designating a particular space along the path as being associated with performing at least one of the discrete preparation steps; and requiring a player alighting on the particular space in the course of a move to perform a step in the preparation of said meal by manipulating at least a portion of the food in completion of at least one of the recipe preparation steps.