Patent ID: 7380793

Claim:
A method of playing a game for at least two players, the game having a playing surface with a number of marked spaces thereon including a general perimeter path, a home location for each player, and a starting location for each player, said method comprising: placing a plurality of player identifying pieces on the starting location for each player; determining a number of marked spaces that a player may move; the player moving a player identifying piece along the perimeter path the number of marked spaces determined in a first direction; each of the players repeating said determining and said moving until one of said players reaches the home location with all of his player identifying pieces; wherein said determining includes selecting at least one card from a deck of cards, each of said cards having a value of a number of spaces; further comprising the player receiving a plurality of cards from the deck at the start of the game; and further comprising the player selecting a card and placing the selected card with the plurality of cards, forming a new plurality of cards, the player then discarding one of the cards from the new plurality of cards, the discarded card operating as said determining; further comprising playing with partners, said repeating occurring until each of said partners has his player identifying pieces at the home location, wherein if a partner lands on one of his partner's player identifying pieces, that partner's player identifying piece is moved to a location immediately before his home location.