Board game utilizing binary numbers

摘要

A board game incorporating binary conversions to entertain and educate players, comprising a multi-tiered playing field, a plurality of counters, of control pads, and playing cards. The playing field comprises a plurality of rooms, doors, roof hatches, and lights. Players enter the values from the playing cards into the control pads. The control pads electronically communicate with the counters to display the binary conversions. Based on the binary conversions, the lights on the playing field indicate which doors and roof hatches are opened or closed allowing players to navigate through the playing field. The winning player wins by being the first player to exit the playing field. It is contemplated that the board game can extend to computer games, video games, smart phone and tablet applications, theme parks or other similar gaming opportunities wherein players can compete to navigate through and be the first to exit the playing field.

主权项

1. A method of playing a board game, wherein the board game includes a playing field, wherein the playing field further comprises: a plurality of tiers, wherein each tier further comprises: a plurality of partitions, wherein the plurality of partitions divide each tier into a plurality of rooms, and wherein each room further comprises a plurality of doors; and a plurality of rooms designated to contain roof hatches, wherein each roof hatch allows for movement between the tiers; a plurality of counters, wherein each counter further comprises: a plurality of transistors adapted to store a binary number from the control pad; a microchip processor adapted to convert a plurality of natural numbers into binary numbers; a circuit, wherein the circuit is located within the microchip processor; and a display screen, wherein the display screen is disposed to be activated by the circuit showing the binary number; a plurality of playing cards; and a plurality of control pads wherein the plurality of control pads is in electric communication with the counters and playing field, comprising the steps of:
arranging a plurality of doors into a grouping of door sets, wherein eight doors are grouped per door set; selecting a playing card comprising a natural number; inputting the natural number on a control pad; converting the natural number into a binary number by the control pad; displaying the converted binary number on a first counter located on the control pad; determining an open or closed status of any eight doors within a door set based on the binary number displayed on the first counter; displaying a binary number on a second counter, wherein the binary number indicates which door sets of door set 1 through 8 will be affected by a door switching command of the first counter; displaying a binary number on a third counter, wherein the binary number indicates which door sets of a door set 9 through 16 will be affected by the door switching command of the first counter; illuminating a plurality of lights on a playing field corresponding to the open or closed status of each door or a roof hatch within the playing field; and moving a playing piece through the open doors and roof hatches in the playing field.