US2673738A - Game board - Google Patents

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March 30, 1954 1 JENKINS 2,673,738

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. INVENTOR. JOSEPH JEM Kl NS WN@ @i J. JENKINS March 30, 1954 GAME BOARD Filed June 25, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 S .N RM mN ME VJ Lm E 5 0 J Patented Mar. 30, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GAME BOARD Joseph Jenkins, Miami, Fla.

Application J une 25, 1951, Serial No. 233,400

3V Claims. l

This invention relates to games andi more particularly to a game known asl Stock Exchange and one object of the invention isA to provide a game apparatus consisting of a game board of improved construction and companion elements by means of which a game simulating trading in stocks on the stock exchange maybe played by from two to vepersons.

Another object of the invention is to provide a.

game board formed of upper and lowerV sheets or plies between which is mounted an intermediate sheet of such formation that disks and cards may be held in place in cooperating relation to openings formed through the upper sheet and manually moved so that sections thereof will be displayed through the openings during playing of the game.

Another object of the invention is to provide a game board which' is of rigid formation and so constructed that disks and cards mounted therein may be readily moved tor adjustedl positions during playing of a game. Y

Another object of the invention. is to provide player pieces of improved formation and. also an improved holder for money-representing disks used during playing of the game.

Another object ofV the invention is to. provide a game apparatus including an improved spinner removably mounted upon the board. centrally thereof.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein;

Fig. l is a view looking down` upon the improved game board.

Fig. 2 is a sectional View taken through the board along the line 2 2 oi Figure l..

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view lookingdown upon a portion of the game board.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line 4 4 of Figure 3. l

Fig. 5 is a view looking down upon one of a number of similar disks rotatably carried by the game board.Y

Fig. 6 is an edge view of the disk shown inv Fig. 1G is a perspective View of a'fraginent 'of' the game board showing a slotthrough which the card'in Figure 9 is displayed.

2 Fig. 11 is a side elevation of one of a numberA ofl player pieces used during playing of" the game.

Fig. 12` is a view showing a coin or counter` holderV principally in elevation and partially in section.

Fig. 13 is-a view looking down upon one-of the coins or counters removably carried by the holder shown in Figure 12.

The improved game apparatus constituting the subject mattei' of this invention consists briefly of a game board l, a number of player pieces 2, and a suitable number of coin holders 3 upon which perforated disks or washers 4 representing money are stacked.

The game board' I` is of rectangular outline, as shown in Figure l, and consists of front and rear sheets 5 and 6y and an intermediate sheet l. disposed between the iront andi rear sheets and secured in face to face engagement. wherewith by glue or in any other suitable manner desired. These sheets: are preferably formed of stiff cardboard, but other suitable materials may be used, and the game board may be a rigid one piece board or formed of" sections which are foldably connected with each other along the broken line 8 if so: desired.

The upper or outer surface ofthe front sheet 5 is marked as shownV in Figure l, and referring to this figure, it will be seen that its corner por- .tions are set oi by diagonally extending lines 9 to form triangular corner sections or areas I0 designated Lucky Number, as shown at ll'. Opposite the corner sections the front sheet is marked to form areasy i2, each of which is divided into three sections i3, and these areas l2 are spaced from side sections orl areas i4' and I5 by diagonally extending sections or spaces I6. The areas or sections vI'li, are separated from each other by spaces or sections Il and each divided into two sections i8 while the side sections l5 are divided to provide end sections I9 and an intermediate section 20. The sections I2, I4, and l5 are gradually reduced in width towards their inner ends and terminate in spaced relation to the center of' the board and thus provide a central area 2| bounded by inner ends of the said sections.

Six-of` the. strips or sections I6 which divide the sections l2, M, and I5` from each other are identi'ed by the marking Curbmarket, as shown at ZZ; the other two sections i6 and one of the sections `I l are identified' by the marking Brokers Ofiice and instructions 'to buy stocks, as shown atv 23 and' 23'^, and the other section I'l bears the identication Stools Exchange,l as shown at 24, and in addition the words Start Here and instructions to buy $40 worth of stock, as shown at 26. In all of the sections I3, I8, I9, and 20 appear the names of various stocks to be bought and sold during playing of the game together with the market values of the said stocks, as shown at 2'I and 28, and in one of the sections is printed the word Dividend as shown at 29, it being understood that the Word Dividend may be printed in additional sections if so desired.

Each of the sections is formed with inner and outer segmental openings and 3I disposed opposite circular openings or sockets 32 formed in companion portions of the intermediate sheet or ply 'I of the board and through these vopenings 30 and 3| are displayed segments of circular disks 33 and 34 which rotatably fit into the sockets and g are provided with handles 35 and 36 projecting outwardly through apeXes of the openings 3i! and 3l so that they may be grasped and the disks readily turned to positions in which selected segmental portions of their front faces are displayed through the openings. Inner ends of the handles havebeen shown seated in perforations 31 formed in the rear sheet 6 so that the disks will be centered in the sockets and caused to turn easily. One segmental section 38 of each disk 33 is colcred black and its other sections have marked thereon the numbers l0, 20, 30, 4.0, and 50 and each disk 34 has one of its sections 39 colored black and its other sections of contrasting colors which may be red, green, brown, blue, and yellow, or any other contrasting colors desired. Across inner ends of the sections I2, I 4, and I5 are formed transversely extending slots 40 through which are visible cards 4I which i-lt into openings or sockets 42 formed in the intermediate sheet 'I having upon their front faces the words Common, Preferred, and Margin which are arranged one above another, as shown in Figure 9, and indicated at 43, 44 and 45. Slots are not provided across sections bearing the names of mining companies as they are always preferred stocks. Each card is providedwith a vhandle 46 which projects forwardly from its center and passes through the companion slot 40 midway the length thereof so that it may be grasped and the card shifted vertically to positions in which the markings upon its front face will be selectively displayed through the slot. Notches 4'I are formed midway the length of the slot in its upper and lower edges to accommodate the handle when it is moved to shift the card and cause display of the word Common or the Word Margin.

One of the playing pieces 2 is used by each player during playing of the game. These play-` ing pieces are of duplicate construction and each has a vertically disposed body 48 which has been shown circular in cross section and formed close to its lower end with a circumferentially extending slot 49 defining a base 50 connected with the body by a neck 5I. The upper end portion of the body is of reduced diameterin order to form a head 52 by means of which the player piece may be readily lifted and moved from one place to another piece in front of a player. The player pieces correspond in number to the number of colored sectors of the disks 34 and are correspondingly colored except that no black player piece is provided. The coin holder 3 has a base board 53 carrying upwardly projecting pins or stems 54 of such diameter that the washers or disks 4 representing coins may be readily slid onto or off of the stems and-upper ends 55-of the stems are reduced and threaded to receive winged nuts56 by means of which the washers are held upon the stems when the game apparatus is not in use. The coins are of three values, $500, $100 and $10, and formed of brass, steel and iron in order to distinguish them from each other.

In order to determine plays to be made during playing of the game there has been provided a spinner 51. This spinner consists of a dial 58 and an arrow 59 mounted loosely about a pin 60 and held in spaced relation to the front surface of the disk by a spacer 6I so that it may turn freely about the pin. The dial or circular disk 58 is removably held flat against the game board within the center area thereof by clips 62 mounted against the game board. The front surface of the dial is divided by radially extending lines to form nine spaces 63 numbered respectively 1 to 9 and also to form three narrow spaces 64 from each other equal distances about the dial and a group of narrow spaces 65, 66, and 61. The narrow spaces 64 bear the inscription get stock free together with the value of the stock to be received. The space 65 bears the inscription go to lucky number, the space 66 bears the inscription go to curb market, and the space 6'! bears the inscription go to stock exchange. At their outer ends the sections 64 are provided with stars 63 which are of contrasting colors which may be red, silver, and gold, or any other colors desired, and the sections 63 have their outer end portions set oir by arcuate lines 69 and thus provided with arcuate areas which are divided to form three sections 10. One of the sections or spaces 'I0 is blank but in the other two stars 'II and 'I2 of contrasting colors which may be green and blue, or any other colors desired. The blank spaces and the blue and red stars on each number are used when landing on curb market.

When this game is being played the board is placed upon a table and the players sit about the table and place their player pieces 2 of selected color in front of them, where they are held by engagement with end portions of handles of the stock disks 33 or the player disks 34. Coin holders 3 containing an equal number of coins are given to the players who unscrew the winged nuts 56 so that the coins 4 may be removed from the stems 54 as needed. The players then each select a different number 1 to 9 upon the dial as his lucky number, which is kept as his lucky number throughout playing of the game, and may write this number upon a piece of paper or merely remembers it. Any time he spins this number he goes to his lucky number space and spins again and begins his move at any of the three spaces in front of the lucky number or the curb market next to it and buys the stock he chooses to land on. If he spins his number on the green star he gets the stock free. The disks 33 and 34 are then all turned to positions in which their black secy tions show through the openings 30 and 3| and the cards 4I all slid to a position in which the word preferred upon their center sections 44 show through the slots 40 in the board. The black sections showing through the openings 30 indicate that all stocks belong to the stock exchange. The stocks are bought in blocks of ten shares and when a player buys one of the stocks appearing in the sections shown in Figure l, he pays to the stock exchange ten times the cost of a single share accompanying the names of the stock bought. The stock bought is determined by action of the spinner. A player starts his play by placinghis playing piece 2 at the space or secm tion I'I marked stock exchange and then spins the arrow. When the arrow comes to a stop over as'zavres 5 one of the sectionscf thefdial'bearing the numerals 1 to 9, he moves his playing piece a corresponding number of the radially extending spaces or sections of the game board from the space I'i and at this space turns the disk 33 until theA number l0'- appears in theV opening 3G and also turns disk 34 until the color of his player appears through the opening 3|. This indicates that he has bought ten shares of the stock named upon the section and he then removes the proper number of' coins from the stems of his coin holder and puts the money on the moving holder of the stock exchange. The card 4'I is then moved to a position. in which the word preferred appears as allv players buy preferred stock until fifty shares of two or three related stocks are owned. When the fifty shares,` of related stocks are owned by the player whose color shows through the opening 3'! the card is moved to a position in which the word Common is disclosed. When the stock owned is common stock, double dividends are earned on a group of two companies and triple dividends carried on a group of three companies. After the stock becomes common stock, all stock of the same companies obtained is common stock. If the arrow stops upon a space or section and points towards the blank space T0, ten shares of stock are bought. If the arrows point towards a green star 13, an extra spin is obtained, but only one extra spin is allowed during a play. If the arrow stops over one of the narrow sections 64, stocks of a stated value are obtained free and if the arrow stops over one of the spaces 65, 66 or B1, directions printed thereon are followed and the player goes Y to his lucky number or to the stock exchange or the curb market.

When player pieces land upon the various stocks dividends are paid or collected according to the notations thereon. Mining stocks are desirable as they are high priced stocks and pay high dividends. The dividend on ten shares of stock is the price of one share plus $10. Thus, a stock having a value of $30 produces $40 as its dividend for ten shares. produces twice the dividend for ten shares plus $10 which is $90, the dividend for thirty shares is twice that of twenty shares or $180; the dividend for forty shares is twice that of thirty, or $360; and the dividend for fty shares is twice that of iorty shares, or $720. Mining stocks are always preferred stocks but as their value is higher they pay higher dividends. Two mining stocks produce double dividends, three produce triple dividends, and four times the dividend if all four are cwned. Blocks of two related stocks across which the slots extend pay double dividends and blocks of three related stocks pay triple dividends when fifty shares are owned and they are common stocks. There are ten groups of two related stocks and two groups of three related stocks.

There are two ways to win the game, one of which is to bankrupt the other players which is the way the game is generally won, and the other way being to accumulate a certain number of shares of stock. A player can win by accumulating 850 shares for two players, 650 shares for three players, 500 shares for four players and 400 shares for ve players. If a player becomes bankrupt any stock he has goes back to the stock exchange for purchase by the other players. A player cannot owe the stock exchange any money but he can borrow from other players a total of $500 which must be paid back by the time play has gone around the board once. If a player Twenty shares of stock L..

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does not have enough money to pay, he can sell some of his stock or transfer any common stock already owned to margin and get one-half its value from the stock exchange. If during the game free stock is obtained and the stock is not obtainable, or the player needs money more than the stock, he can have the cash value of the stock. in, case a player lands upon a space occupied by another player, the other player receives a special dividend, the amount on ten shares of that stock. If a player desires to buy stock owned by another player, the other player may sell it to hina at a price not exceeding five times its value. If at any time during playing of the game a player gets free stock or lands on a space to buy stock at a certain price, he must receive or buy stock that he already owns some of, unless he does. not own any stock at that price.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

l. A game apparatus including a board having top and bottom sheets secured in at face to face engagement with an intermediate sheet, the top sheet having its upper face marked to define sections formed with segmental openings and certain of the said sections being formed with transverse slots bridging the same, the intermediate sheet being formed with circular openings with which the segmental openings of the top sheet communicate and being also formed with rectangular openings with which the slots of the top sheet register, opposite side edges of said slots being formed with notches midway their length, circular disks rotatably fitting into the circular openings of the intermediate sheet and having upper faces marked with indicia, handles pro- ,iecting from centers of the circular disks outwardly through the segmental openings in the top sheet and by means of which the circular disks are turned to selectively display indicia upon their upper faces through the segmental openings in the top sheet, rectangular cards ntting into the rectangular openings in the intermediate sheet and slidable therein and having their upper faces provided with sections bearing indicia, and handles extending from the cards through the slots in the top sheet and means of which the said cards are adapted to be slid to positions selectively displaying indicia upon their upper faces through the slots of the top sheet, the handles of said cards engaging in the notches of said slots when the cards are shifted to adjusted positions.

2. A game apparatus including a board having a top sheet and a sheet under the top sheet, the top sheet being marked to define playing spaces through which openings and transversely extending slots are formed, the sheet under the top sheet being formed with pockets with which the openings register and also with pockets with which the slots register, disks rotatably mounted in the iirst pockets and having handles projecting upwardly through said openings, upper faces oi said disks being marked with indicia selectively displayed through the openings by turning the disks, cards fitting into the second mentioned pockets and slidable therein between opposite 'side edges thereof and bearing indicia upon their upper faces, and handles for said cards projecting outwardly through said slots and constituting means for shifting the cards to positions in which indicia upon the cards is selectively displayed.

3. A gaine apparatus including a board having an upper surface divided into playing spaces through which inner and outer segmental openings are formed, certain of said playing spaces also having transversely extending slots formed through them and defining groups of predetermined numbers, the playing board being formed with circular pockets under the segmental openings and with rectangular openings back of said slots, circular disks rotatably mounted in the circular pockets and having upper faces provided with indicia spaced from each other circumferentially thereof, handles extending from said disks through the segmental openings at inner ends thereof and constituting means for turning the disks and selectively displaying indicia through the segmental openings, rectangular cards tting into the rectangular pockets and slidable therein to adjusted positions between opposite side edges thereof, said cards each having a plurality of indicia upon its upper surface, and handles extending from the cards through 8\n v said slots and constituting means for sliding the cards to adjusted positions for selectively displaying their indicia through the slots.

JOSEPH JENKINS.

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