IT8423402U1 - IMPROVED STRUCTURE FOR PLAYING A FINANCIAL-BASED BOARD GAME. - Google Patents

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[0001] DESCRIPTION OF THE PATENT FOR A UTILITY MODEL WITH THE TITLE: Improved structure for playing a financial board game.

[0002] IN THE NAME OF: Bianchi Cesare, Martina Emanuela 23 4 0 2 B/ 84 -1 u1l.i984 FILED ON: UNDER NO.: The present invention concerns an improved structure for playing a board game with identified spaces constituting a track or path in which some spaces are differentiated by indications or figures, so as to constitute recognisable groups of spaces differentiated from others which make it possible to define exactly the penalties or benefits deriving from the stopping of the tokens in play in them, in combination with the effect of the indications present both on them and on the appropriate cards or tiles usually defined as "randomness".

[0003] In particular, the present invention concerns a structure for a board game simulating the financial management of commercial enterprises such as public establishments or the like.

[0004] There are known board game structures for the.

[0005] playing financial board games in which the management of capital and real estate is simulated.

[0006] The most famous example of this type of game is the game known as MONOPOLY (U.S. Patent No.

[0007] 2 026 082).

[0008] The structure for playing this game includes: a playing board (board) divided into spaces or areas identified by colors.

[0009] and/or markings designed to clearly indicate the function of the individual spaces forming a continuous path extending along the external perimeter of the playing board; differentiated markers (place markers) to identify individual players; cards or tiles simulating real or imaginary values; cards or tiles bearing various indications (randomness) influencing the progress of the game; one or more dice, the roll of which determines the number of spaces or boxes to be run through, as well as various accessories for the collection and storage of game components not immediately used.

[0010] The known structures for playing financial board games are not without drawbacks, however.

[0011] In particular, the known structures provide for the movement of the tokens (place markers) along a path common to all and therefore it is not uncommon for tokens to overlap in one or more spaces of the path, thus making it difficult in some cases to carry out the game regularly.

[0012] Furthermore, they are only suitable for playing games to create hypothetical economic fortunes and only in part for their preservation.

[0013] Consequently, the known structures are quite limited also because these characteristics usually imply the adoption of rather uniform rules which are difficult to differentiate from other similar games.

[0014] The main purpose of this invention is to provide users with a structure for playing a financial board game in which the inconveniences associated with an accumulation of tokens in one or more spaces of the path are eliminated or reduced.

[0015] Another purpose is to provide users with a structure for playing a financial game in which the main aim is the profitable management of the available capital until a pre-established amount is reached.

[0016] Another object of the present invention is to provide an improved structure suitable for playing a financial game of considerable interest and playability and different, in content, from known financial board games.

[0017] Not least, the aim of the present invention is to create a structure with a pleasant appearance, rational construction and low manufacturing costs.

[0018] The above-mentioned purposes and others are achieved by a structure for playing a board game, illustrated in the attached drawings in which: Fig.

[0019] 1 is a plan view of a preferred embodiment of the structure according to the present invention, illustrated schematically without the identifying representations of the spaces.

[0020] Fig.

[0021] 2 a view of an accessory structure for receiving and retaining cards or tiles simulating game values and "random" cards.

[0022] The improved structure for playing a table game according to the invention, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, comprises: a game board (board) divided into spaces adjacent to each other arranged in a succession determining a path, a series of cards (values), a series of cards (randomness), some tokens (not illustrated) and one or more game dice (not illustrated), and is characterised by the fact that the continuous path defined by the spaces arranged in succession is flanked and integrated by spaces defining rest areas with identifying characteristics and dimensions different from those of the spaces forming the continuous path.

[0023] Spaces are created on the game board to accommodate the cards (values and.

[0024] unused cards (random cards), either simply placed on the table or collected in the appropriate locations of a card holder structure.

[0025] In a preferred but not exclusive embodiment of the structure according to the invention, the playing surface 1 is formed by a sheet of suitable thickness made of any suitable material, for example cardboard. Said sheet can be provided with weakening lines or similar for easy folding on itself or be made in separate pieces that can be juxtaposed in various ways.

[0026] On the playing field 1, a path composed of thirty-two spaces 1a forming an itinerary defining the perimeter of an octagon and twenty-five has been printed using any known reproduction technique, for example by printing.

[0027] spaces 1c adjacent to said spaces 1a and communicating with some of them.

[0028] The spaces 1a carry identifying elements imprinted, e.g.

[0029] wording, designed to define their specific function during the game.

[0030] Spaces 1c bear identifying elements, for example images with or without complementary wording, suitable for illustrating different commercial activities, e.g.

[0031] public establishments, and various entities, for example banks, notaries, police headquarters, etc., connected with the running of the game.

[0032] Some of the spaces 1a report, in addition to an indication connected to the proper function, also an indication regarding a value corresponding to the adjacent spaces 1c.

[0033] Value indications are also present in spaces 1c.

[0034] In the example of implementation illustrated schematically in the attached drawings, the path starts from a space 1a1 adjacent to and communicating with a space 1c1 within which the representation (not illustrated) of a residential building (Villa Strombzzoli) is provided with the relative name.

[0035] The next space 1a, clockwise, bears the wording CINEMA and is adjacent and connected to space 1c, inside which there is a representation (not illustrated) of a cinema venue with the relative name.

[0036] The next space 1a3 bears the wording TAXI preferably combined with the stylised image of this type of public transport vehicle, said space 1a3 not in communication with any space 1c.

[0037] In the preferred but not exclusive embodiment of the structure according to the invention, the following occur, variously alternated: No.

[0038] 4 spaces 1a containing the wording and TAxI and possibly the related image, No.

[0039] 4 spaces with the wording INDECISO, No.

[0040] 15 spaces bearing the names of public meeting places including one or more cinemas, restaurants, theatres, bars, racetracks, casinos, dance halls, night clubs and the like, at least one space bearing the wording HOSPITAL and one EMERGENCY ROOM, a POLICE HEADQUARTERS and a PRISON (or GUARD), one space bearing the wording THIEF, one or more bearing the wording BANK, one or more bearing the wording GARDENS, at least one bearing the wording LOTTERY and one bearing the wording NOTARY'S OFFICE (AvV.

[0041] Taldeitali).

[0042] Adjacent to the spaces 1a forming the route, there are spaces 1c intended to show the representation of the public places, locations and buildings whose wording is shown in the spaces 1a.

[0043] At the centre of the game board 1 there is a space 1b intended to accommodate cards (values and randomness) both placed directly on the board and collected in the 1rsaoe aaaapaadtpay ranttaaas ean tp tpas attsotae at cards 1b1. The structure according to the invention can have a financial background based on the temporary management of an inherited patrimony composed mainly of commercial activities and real estate, according to the following main instructions: the players will be given a small sum and some management contracts for the activities forming part of a hypothetical inheritance to be assigned to whoever is the first to deliver a predetermined sum (e.g.

[0044] 1000 S0LDI) to the Notary in charge of the Villa which was the residence of the deceased, each rolling a dice only once: at each stop on the marked spaces the indicated amount must be paid by depositing it in a specific space, no payment is made when stopping on spaces relating to one's own premises and on this occasion the relative takings can also be withdrawn (deposited on spaces 1c).

[0045] During the game, all the instructions given in the spaces must be respected, using, when requested, also the "randomness" cards (TAXI, INDECISE) and also following the instructions linked to the spaces VILLA (Villa Strombozzoli), BANK, GARDENS, LOTTERY, CASINO THIEF, RACE HALL, HOSPITAL, POLICE HEADQUARTERS, GUARDINAL, NOTARY'S OFFICE.

[0046] Preferably but not exclusively, the "value" cards expressed in MONEY are available in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 1OO MONEY (1OO worth 1 MONEY, 2OO worth 5 MONEY, 2OO worth 10 MONEY, 50 worth 100 MONEY), while 15 TAXI cards and the same number of INDECISO cards are available.

[0047] The structure according to the present invention, as described above and illustrated in the attached drawings, fulfils the intended purposes.

[0048] The materials and dimensions may be any according to the needs without departing from the protective scope of the present invention.

[0049] .

Claims (8)

1. 1. Structure for playing a board game with a financial background, equipped with identified spaces constituting a track or path in which some spaces are differentiated by indications or figures constituting recognizable groups of spaces differentiated from others so as to make it possible to precisely define the penalties or benefits deriving from the stopping of the signals in play in them in combination with the effect of the indications present both on them and on specific "cards", characterized by the fact that the continuous path formed by a succession of spaces is flanked and integrated by spaces with characteristics and dimensions different from those of the spaces forming the path. 2. Structure according to claim 1, characterised in that some of the spaces adjacent to the spaces forming the path are communicating with the adjacent spaces forming the path. 3. Structure according to claims 1 and 2, characterised by the fact that the succession of spaces determining the path defines a polygonal track. 4. Structure according to the previous claims, characterised by the fact that the succession of spaces terminating the path is flanked on both sides by integrative spaces which delimit the external and internal perimeter. 5. Structure according to claim 1, characterised by the fact that it can be used to play a board game based on: the management of an estate consisting mainly of commercial activities (public establishments) and real estate. 6. Structure according to the previous claims, characterised by the fact that the surface on which the play spaces are obtained is made of several independent pieces and variously shaped in a compatible and juxtaposable way. 7. Structure according to the previous claims characterize TAXI cards and INDECISO cards. 8. Structure for playing a financial board game according to the previous claims and as written and illustrated for the purposes cited. Milan, the applicants BIANCHI Cesare MARTINA Emanuel.