Truck line building board game and method of play thereof

Abstract

A truck line building board game for learning major highway travel routes and for learning to build and manage a truck line, wherein players travel a map board along major highways between a starting city and a destination city, and obtain payment for the distance travelled. Money earned is utilized to purchase additional trucks, wherein the trucks serve as a multiplier for the money received for travelling a particular route.

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COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND LIMITED AUTHORIZATION [0001] A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material which is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent file or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright rights whatsoever. TECHNICAL FIELD [0002] The present invention relates generally to board games, and more specifically to a truck line building board game and method of play thereof, wherein the game provides for building a trucking company for learning about transportation of goods via major highway systems, particularly the United States Interstate Highway System and major Canadian provincial roads. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Various board games exist for enjoyment and / or education. Principal among these are the games that teach acquisition of property, such as the well-known MONOP...

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Benefits of technology

[0017] Accordingly, a feature and advantage of the present invention is that it increases knowledge of major highways.

[0018] Another feature and advantage of the present invention is that it provides geographical knowledge of major cities.

[0019] Still another feature and advantage of the present invention is that it provides business skills.

[0020] Yet another feature and advantage of the present invention is that it teaches players about the trucking industry.

[0021] Yet still another feature and advantage of the present invention is that it teaches players about different types of trucks utilized for transporting goods.

[0022] A further feature and advantage of the present invention is that it teaches competitive wealth building.

Problems solved by technology

Such games also provide a limited geographical education, particularly the streets and cities represented within these games.

While such games may teach business transactions in general, they are inadequate in their teachings of a specific business, do not provide a larger education of geographical areas or routes associated therewith, and do not represent realistic travel experiences.

Thus, there is no available game to provide knowledge of the Interstate Highway System of the United States of America, wherein such a game would be beneficial to future travellers or to those working in the trucking industry.

Additionally, there are no games that teach acquisition of trucks to create a truck line or trucking company, nor any that teach the different types of trucks travelling the highways of the United States and / or Canada.

Furthermore, there are no games that teach how truck drivers earn their pay; namely, by being paid for the miles that they travel in delivery of goods.

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