Game with rotating pointer

Abstract

A game wherein players move their game pieces across two pathways and try to move their player mover onto a movable target mover while avoiding the aim of a rotating pointer. Moreover, the game may be portable. In some cases, the game apparatus may be carried in a plastic case that resembles a hard-backed book. The game components may be based on an individual chapter from a published children's book or novel.

1 . A method of game play, comprising: 
 providing a plurality of player movers, a first game board, and a second game board, the first game board including a rotatable pointer and a first plurality of spaces forming a first pathway between a first start space and a first end space, the first plurality of spaces arranged into identifiably distinct groups, each group including at least two of the first plurality of spaces, the groups being arranged for individual indication by the rotatable pointer, and the second game board including a second plurality of spaces arranged to form a second pathway between a second start space and a second end space, wherein the second start space identifiably corresponds with the first end space;    moving a player mover from a first space on the first game board to a second space on the first game board;    using the rotatable pointer to indicate an individual group;    moving a player mover occupying a space in the indicated group to a predetermined space on the first game board; and    moving a player mover occupying the first end space to the second start space.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the predetermined space is the first start space.  
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein a pathway of at least one space leads from the first end space to the second start space.  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 providing a target mover and a randomizing device operable to produce a result indicating one or more of pointer rotation indicia and target mover movement indicia;    operating the randomizing device; and    performing one or more of rotating the rotatable pointer and moving the target mover on the second pathway, according to the result of the operation.    
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising: 
 providing a second randomizing device operable to produce a result indicating player mover movement indicia; and    operating the second randomizing device;    wherein moving a player mover from a first space on the first game board to a second space on the first game board is performed according to the result of the operation of the second randomizing device.    
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising, prior to operating the randomizing device, placing the target mover on a predetermined space on the second pathway.  
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 providing a plurality of blockade movers; and    separately placing a quantity of blockade movers on a corresponding quantity of predetermined spaces on the first pathway.    
   
   
       8 . A game apparatus comprising 
 a plurality of player movers;    a target mover;    a plurality of blockade movers;    a first game board including: 
 a rotatable pointer; and  
 a first plurality of spaces forming a first pathway between a first start space and a first end space, the first plurality of spaces arranged into identifiably distinct groups, each group including at least two of the first plurality of spaces, the groups being arranged for individual indication by the rotatable pointer, and wherein at least some of the first plurality of spaces include blockade mover indicia;  
   a second game board including a second plurality of spaces arranged to form a second pathway between a second start space and a second end space, wherein the second start space identifiably corresponds with the first end space, and wherein one of the second plurality of spaces includes target mover indicia;    a first randomizing device operable to produce a result indicating one or more of pointer rotation indicia and target mover movement indicia; and    a second randomizing device operable to produce a result indicating player mover movement indicia.    
   
   
       9 . The game of  claim 10  further including a housing that is movable from an open position to a closed position, wherein the housing provides a planar surface to which the second game board may be affixed when the housing is in the open position.  
   
   
       10 . The game of  claim 11  wherein the first game board includes supporting structure connected to the housing such that the first game board is mounted above a portion of the planar surface.  
   
   
       11 . The game of  claim 10  wherein the housing resembles a closed book when the housing is in the closed position.