Punch buggy board game

Abstract

A board game includes a playing structure having a playing structure upper surface marked with at least one path representing a road, the road being made up of a series of discrete spaces, at least a number of the spaces being marked with representations of driving events, and at least a number of the spaces marked with the representations of driving events being coupled with specific player instructions concerning advancement along the road in view of the nature of the particular driving event; several player tokens for marking the positions of players as the players advance along the road. The road preferably is configured as a complete loop so that players can travel around the road repeatedly during a game. The road has an outer perimeter and the perimeter preferably defines a recognizable shape of road vehicle for establishing a theme for the game. The road vehicle is preferably a punch buggy.

Description

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention[0002] The present invention relates generally to the field of board games played for amusement. More specifically the present invention relates to a game which simulates driving conditions and is played on a board marked with at least one and preferably two interconnected paths representing roads. Each player is provided with a token to move along the roads and mark his or her position at each moment of play. The roads are preferably complete loops so that the players can travel them again and again during a single game. The composite loop perimeter defines the general shape of an easily recognizable road vehicle to establish a theme for the game. The vehicle is preferably a punch buggy. Each road is made up of a series of spaces, many or all of which are marked with representations of common driving events, most of which are coupled with specific player instructions concerning advancement along the given road in view of the nature of the particular ...

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Benefits of technology

[0008] It is finally an object of the present invention to provide such a board game which is played by rules which are easy to follow, distinctive and fanciful.

Problems solved by technology

A well-known example of such a game is MONOPOLY.TM.. While these prior games have been entertaining, no board game known to applicant has integrated these play elements into a game simulating road conditions and rewarding and penalizing players based upon the nature of travel occurrences encountered, or has provided a road travel theme.

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