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| United States Patent Application |
20120187627
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| Kind Code
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A1
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Castillo; Marijayne
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July 26, 2012
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Scallywags Board Game
Abstract
An interactive pirate themed board game comprising: a pirate ship shaped
game board; a plurality of spaces on the game board, where said plurality
of spaces are arranged in a plurality of levels; a starting position,
where said starting position is at a lowest level of the plurality of
levels; and a finishing position, where said finishing position is at a
highest level of the plurality of levels. A plurality of pirate related
paraphernalia, pirate related activity or penalties may be associated
with the plurality of spaces, where the plurality of pirate related
paraphernalia includes at least swords, eye patch, telescope, scarf,
markers, coins and earrings. The winning player of the interactive pirate
themed board game may be awarded a captain's hat and a stuffed parrot
after reaching the finishing position.
| Inventors: |
Castillo; Marijayne; (Vallejo, CA)
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| Family ID:
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46543605
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| Appl. No.:
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13/011020
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| Filed:
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January 21, 2011 |
| Current U.S. Class: |
273/243 |
| Current CPC Class: |
A63F 3/00006 20130101; A63F 2003/00845 20130101; A63F 3/00148 20130101 |
| Class at Publication: |
273/243 |
| International Class: |
A63F 3/00 20060101 A63F003/00 |
Claims
1. An interactive pirate themed board game comprising: a. a pirate ship
shaped game board; b. a plurality of spaces on the game board, where said
plurality of spaces are arranged in a plurality of levels; c. a plurality
of physically acquired pirate related paraphernalia is provided as a
player moves along the plurality of spaces on the game board; d. a
starting position, where said starting position is at a lowest level of
the plurality of levels; and e. a finishing position, where said
finishing position is at a highest level of the plurality of levels, and
where said finishing position is associated with physically receiving at
least one object and with winning the interactive pirate themed board
game.
2. The interactive pirate themed board game according to claim 1, where a
plurality of pirate related paraphernalia is associated with a portion of
the plurality of spaces.
3. The interactive pirate themed board game according to claim 2, where
said plurality of pirate related paraphernalia includes at least swords,
eye patch, telescope, scarf, markers, coins and earrings.
4. The interactive pirate themed board game according to claim 1, where a
plurality of pirate related activity is associated with a portion of the
plurality of spaces.
5. The interactive pirate themed board game according to claim 1, where a
plurality of penalties is associated with a portion of the plurality of
spaces.
6. The interactive pirate themed board game according to claim 1, where
the at least one object includes one of at least a captain's hat and a
stuffed parrot.
7. The interactive pirate themed board game according to claim 1, where
said finishing position is a helm of the pirate ship.
8. The interactive pirate themed board game according to claim 1, where
said plurality of physically acquired_pirate related paraphernalia
includes at least swords, eye patch, telescope, earrings, captain's hat,
and compass.
9. The interactive pirate themed board game according to claim 5, where
the plurality of penalties includes requiring the player to move
backwards along the board game.
10. The interactive pirate themed board game according to claim 9, where
the plurality of penalties further includes requiring the player to go
back to the start position.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to an interactive pirate-theme board
game that involves role-playing.
[0003] 2. Description of Related Art
[0004] Multiple board games are available for adults and children for fun,
entertainment and intrigue. A typical board game involves movement of
counters or pieces across the board where moves are determined by
spinning a wheel, tossing a die or based upon predetermined conditions
associated with movements. Some the more common board games include
checkers, Scrabble, Monopoly and Life to name a few. A board game may
involve a combination of luck, strategy and diplomacy. The luck element
is usually associated with a roll of dice or a spin of the wheel to
determine movement across the board. For example, the roll of the dice
may force a player to receive an appropriate number of movements so that
they may be rewarded with an element associated with the board game or
the roll may be detrimental to the player's objective. Other more complex
board games may involve certain strategies such as chess for example. In
terms of strategy, players may need to implement a certain amount of
strategy in order to overcome any bad rolls of the dice or spins of the
wheel. Board games may also involve diplomacy where players may need to
negotiate with other players in making deals or compromising to exchange
assets or positions in relation to the board game.
[0005] A board game usually involves a common board with a series of
spaces that determine the results and outcome of a game. Normally each
player is given a game piece or token to move across the board. The board
often includes a multiple spaces for movement of the game pieces and a
means to determine the movement of the pieces such as dice, a spinning
wheel, or a pull of cards.
[0006] Specific board games exist that may be associated with a theme or
style that is associated with the game such as word games, war games,
racing games, games associated with fairy tales or a make believe
scenario. A number of board games are associated with pirate related
themes. In particular pirate related games are usually associated with
stories such as Treasure Island, Davy Jones or Captain Hook for example.
Pirate theme games consequently include pirate-related activity, costumes
and paraphernalia associated with a pirate. Such items include a pirate
ship, swords, eye patch, the captain's hat, parrots, a plank extending
from a pirate ship, pirate hats, scarves, telescopes and gold coins that
may be associated with a booty seized by pirates. It would therefore be
advantageous to develop a unique game suitable for children that provides
an interactive board game with a pirate theme.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] The present invention relates to an interactive pirate themed board
game comprising: a pirate ship shaped game board; a plurality of spaces
on the game board, where said plurality of spaces are arranged in a
plurality of levels; a starting position, where said starting position is
at a lowest level of the plurality of levels; and a finishing position,
where said finishing position is at a highest level of the plurality of
levels. A plurality of pirate related paraphernalia may be associated
with a portion of the plurality of spaces where the plurality of pirate
related paraphernalia includes at least swords, eye patch, telescope,
scarf, markers, coins and earrings. In addition to paraphernalia, a
plurality of pirate related activity may be associated with a portion of
the plurality of spaces and a plurality of penalties may also be
associated with a portion of the plurality of spaces. The winning player
of the interactive pirate themed board game may be awarded a captain's
hat and a stuffed parrot after reaching the finishing position.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0008] FIG. 1 depicts a game board of a pirate themed board game according
to the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0009] The present invention relates to an interactive pirate themed board
game designed to provide a pirate themed board game for children. The
board game according to the present invention provides a form of
entertainment for young children in the form of a non-gender specific
game. The pirate theme board game according to present invention allows
children to role-play as pirates while moving pieces across the board.
Players move pieces move across the board that enable them to role play
as a pirate and gain paraphernalia associated with a pirate's lifestyle.
The objective of the pirate themed game according to the present
invention is to acquire the captain's position where the winner is
crowned captain with the captain's hat and receive a stuffed parrot.
[0010] A Game Board 100 is depicted in FIG. 1 which is associated with the
pirate themed board game according to the present invention. A plurality
of spaces 10 are provided across an image of a pirate's ship that relate
to pirate-themed activities and paraphernalia that may be acquired while
moving across the Game Board 100. The game board 100 includes a Start
Position 12 and a Finish Position 14. Each player starts at the Start
Position 12 and moves along each level of the pirate ship. The players
may gain possession of pirate-related paraphernalia while moving across
the Game Board 100. The paraphernalia available over the board increases
in value and note worthiness as the players move to each level of the
pirate ship. Examples of paraphernalia that may be acquired while playing
the board game according to the present invention include: swords, eye
patch, telescope, scarf, markers, coins and earrings. Also the spaces on
the board may be associated with activities associated with pirate
lifestyles such as sword fights, firing a cannon, stacking barrels of
stock and acquiring basic gear associated with the pirate ship and
lifestyle. The spaces lead to the Finish 14 and may also be associated
with penalties where if the player moves on a penalty space, the player
may be required to move backward or even have to start at the beginning
at the Start Position 12.
[0011] In addition to the board, pirate paraphernalia may be provided with
the board game so that the players may physically acquire the
paraphernalia while actively playing the board game. Therefore an actual
captain's ship with swords, eye patches, telescopes, earrings, captain's
hat, compass and other paraphernalia may be provided and associated with
the board game according to the present invention. Once the winning
player achieves the Finish Position 14, the winning player acquires the
captain's hat and the stuffed parrot which is the end object of the
pirate-theme board game according to the present invention.
[0012] The pirate-theme board game according to present invention provides
an alternative for a player interactive participating non-gender game for
children. The pirate-theme board game according to present invention
encourages young children to role-play, dress up and engage in a social
conversation within a pirate-themed board game. The pirate-themed board
game according to present invention therefore may provide many hours of
fun and entertainment for young school-age children. The instant
invention has been shown and described in what it considers to be the
most practical and preferred embodiments. It is recognized, however, that
departures may be made there from within the scope of the invention and
that obvious modifications will occur to a person skilled in the art.
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