ANGEL B BAUTISTA
Medical Practice in New Hamburg, NY

5782471, Jul 21, 1998

Jun 2, 1997

8/867399

Jacqueline Bautista - Wappingers Falls NY
Angel B. Bautista - Wappingers Falls NY

A63F 300

273256

The present invention comprises a board game for teaching basic arithmetic and mathematical operations to small children and others in need of such skills. The game board includes a continuous rectangular peripheral playing path having a series of playing positions therealong, with each of the positions requiring a player to accept or pay out an amount of simulated currency. The goal is for a player to reach a predetermined monetary total, whereupon the player may purchase an imaginary "dream trip" with the accrued money. For very young persons beginning to learn basic addition and subtraction, this first level of the game may be sufficient. However, the present game also provides higher levels, in which players are required to perform some higher mathematical operation using a random number generation device (dice, etc. ) to provide the numbers to be manipulated mathematically, before being able to advance along the playing path. Play proceeds as described above for each level, with the first player who accrues the predetermined amount of currency and purchasing a "dream trip" winning that level or round of the game.