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Games with movable surfaces and methods for playing the same

Title: Games with movable surfaces and methods for playing the same

Related Patent Categories: Amusement Devices: Games, Board Games, Pieces, Or Boards Therefor

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The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070029727, Games with movable surfaces and methods for playing the same.

1. A game board apparatus comprising: separate upper and lower board elements each including a surface with pathway indicia indicated thereon, the surface of the upper board element superimposed over at least part of the surface of the lower board element, and one of the surfaces being selectively movable among a plurality of predetermined positions relative to the other; wherein, in each position, some of the pathway indicia of the surface of the lower board element is concealed from view by the surface of the upper board element, and the visible pathway indicia of both surfaces align to define a continuous pathway for movement of player movers on the surfaces; and wherein the continuous pathway defined by the visible pathway indicia of both surfaces is changeable by moving the selectively movable surface from one predetermined position to another.

2. The game board apparatus of claim 1 wherein the pathway indicia include movement spaces, and wherein the defined pathway consists of a plurality of adjacent movement spaces.

3. The game board apparatus of claim 1 wherein the surface of the upper board element includes at least one opening through which pathway indicia of the lower board element are visible.

4. The game board apparatus of claim 1 wherein the surfaces of the upper and lower board elements are substantially planar, and disposed substantially parallel to each other.

5. The game board apparatus of claim 4 wherein the surface of the lower board element is configured for translational movement in a direction parallel to the surface of the upper board element.

6. The game board apparatus of claim 5 further including a support structure configured to support the upper and lower board elements.

7. The game board apparatus of claim 6 wherein the support structure includes opposing end members, and wherein the lower board element is a belt trained about the end members for guided rotation about the support structure.

8. The game board apparatus of claim 6 further including a plurality of brace members, wherein the brace members are configured to detachably secure the upper board element relative to the support structure.

9. The game board apparatus of claim 6 wherein at least part of the support structure is adapted to contain the board elements when the game board apparatus is not in use.

10. The game board apparatus of claim 4 wherein the surface of the lower board element is configured for rotational movement substantially parallel to the surface of the upper board element.

11. The game board apparatus of claim 10 wherein the lower board element further includes a vertically extending knob operable to rotate the surface of the lower board element relative to the surface of the upper board element.

12. The game board apparatus of claim 1 further including a movement device operable to move the selectively movable surface with respect to the other in measured increments.

13. The game board apparatus of claim 12 wherein repeated operation of the movement device moves the selectively movable surface among each of the predetermined positions.

14. A board game comprising, in combination: the game board apparatus of claim 1; a plurality of player movers adapted for movement along a continuous pathway of the game board apparatus; means for randomly indicating movement of a player mover along a pathway; and means for randomly indicating movement of one of the surfaces from one predetermined relative configuration to another.

15. A method of game play for use with a game board that includes separate upper and lower board elements each including pathway indicia on a surface, one of the surfaces being selectively movable among a plurality of predetermined positions relative to the other, wherein in each position the visible pathway indicia of both surfaces align to define a continuous pathway, and wherein the continuous pathway is changeable by moving the selectively movable surface from one predetermined position to another, the method comprising: placing a player mover on the pathway; changing the continuous pathway by moving the selectively movable surface from one position to another; and moving the player mover from one board element to the other board element along the continuous pathway.

16. The method of game play of claim 15 further including moving the player mover from the defined pathway by the action of moving the movable surface from one position to another.

17. The method of game play of claim 16 further comprising, subsequent to moving the player mover from the defined pathway, placing the player mover on a predetermined location on the pathway indicia of the upper board element.

18. The method of game play of claim 15 wherein moving the player mover is performed according to a set of rules for game play.

19. The method of game play of claim 15 further including placing an enemy mover on the pathway; and moving the enemy mover along the continuous pathway toward a predetermined destination according to a set of rules for game play; moving the player mover to a predetermined location upon moving the enemy mover to the destination.

20. The method of game play of claim 15 further including: placing a plurality of tokens on a one or more predetermined locations on the pathway indicia of the upper board element; moving the player mover to one of the predetermined locations; and removing the token upon moving the player mover to the location.

21. A method of game play for use with a game board that includes separate upper and lower board elements each including pathway indicia on a surface, one of the surfaces being selectively movable among a plurality of predetermined positions relative to the other, wherein in each position the visible pathway indicia of both surfaces align to define a continuous pathway, and wherein the continuous pathway is changeable by moving the selectively movable surface from one predetermined position to another, the method comprising: placing a player mover on the pathway; changing the continuous pathway by moving the selectively movable surface from one position to another; and moving the player mover from the defined pathway by the action of moving the movable surface from one position to another.

22. The method of game play of claim 21 further comprising, subsequent to moving the player mover from the defined pathway, placing the player mover on a predetermined location on the pathway indicia of the upper board element.

23. A game board apparatus comprising: a lower board element having a substantially planar surface with a first plurality of pathway segments arranged thereon, each pathway segment including two or more movement spaces; an upper board element superimposed above at least a portion of the lower board element, the upper board element having a substantially planar surface with a second plurality of pathway segments arranged thereon, each pathway segment including two or more movement spaces, and an opening through which at least one pathway segment of the lower board element is visible; wherein one of the surfaces is movable among a plurality of predetermined positions relative to the other; wherein, in each position, pathway segments of the upper board element and the at least one exposed pathway segment of the lower board element align to define a continuous pathway for movement of player movers; and wherein the pathway defined in each position differs from the pathway defined in each other position.

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