A question and answer game which requires a coded reference surface having a depiction thereon, preferrably in the form of a map is taught. The reference surface is subdividable by a coded cell-type network. The players correctly answer different questions provided on cards by identifying the appropriate coded area on the depiction with the answers to the questions appropriately associated therewith. The individual cells of the network are further dividable by a separate lens-type member having division lines thereon defining further coded areas. In this way, the answer accuracy may be increased and the depiction is not unduly cluttered.
A game using a chance selection device being a circular disk having an outer rim and an open circular central portion in which central portion are disposed cross hairs extending perpendicular to one another, the intersection of the cross hairs corresponding to the center of the circular disk, the disk in use being spun on an indicia selection surface having a plurality of indicia arrayed thereon, such disk slowing down, falling over and coming to rest on such surface with the intersection of the cross hairs indicating the randomly selected indicia located immediately below the intersection of the cross hairs. The indicia selection surface can be on a planar sheet, a planar board or a substantially circular concave game board.
A question and answer board game is disclosed. The game includes a board having a substantially oval playing track imprinted on it playing surface. The track is divided into fifty one separate sectors. Fifty of those sectors are each labeled with the name of one of the fifty states of the United States, and the remaining sector is labeled "START". A random topic selector having a rotatable spinner is positioned on the center of the board. A topic circle divided into six differently colored sectors which are each labeled with one of six question and answer topics is positioned below the spinner on the center of the board. A uniquely shaped game piece and a set of board markers is provided for each player. The board markers of each set are each colored to match the colors of the topic circle sectors. A die is provided to determine order of play and movement of the game pieces along the track. A deck of question and answer cards is provided with a card for each state. The topic circle may be a separate disc mounted in a recess on the center of the board. The disc is movable vertically relative to the board to cause the spinner to rotate and randomly select one of the topics on the disc.
A board game is provided including a game board with a top face having a plurality of spaced large designations each with number indicia and theme indicia situated therein. The top face of the game board further includes a plurality of small designations situated between each of the large designations. Each of the small designations has answer indicia positioned therein. Also included is a plurality of dice and a plurality of playing pieces. A plurality of theme cards are provided each having a plurality of numbered lines relating to various themes.
A game comprised of a game board with a plurality of squares and a plurality of query cards for each square. The squares are equally divided amongst four playing positions, with a plurality of these squares at each playing position being one color and a plurality of them being another color with the squares of the same color being grouped together at each playing position. Each square has one number in it which corresponds with the number totals likely to occur with the roll of a pair of dice with a plurality of the number being duplicated in squares of both colors. One set of squares besides having a number in them also have subject titles in them. Each player in turn, rolls a pair of dice and the total of the dots facing up on the dice indicates the square on which the player is to place a chip and the score to be obtained in accordance with scoring instructions printed on the query card if the question is answered correctly by the player. Play proceeds until a player attains a score equal to the result obtained when the year 1863 is subtracted from the current year.
A board game includes (a) on a playing board a series of lettered boxes arranged as a playing course between START and FINISH boxes, and (b) a key which relates the indicia (e.g. numerals, colours, or pictures) appearing on the respective faces of a die to respective categories of things, objects, people, features, etc. The rules of the game require that a player's token standing on a given box can move to the next box only when the player has thrown the die, consulted the key to determine therefrom the category related to the number, colour, picture, or other indicium on the die face which is upwardly exposed by the throw of the die, and named a specific variety within that category, which variety has a name beginning with the letter of the box on which the player's token is currently standing.
