US 7,320,466 B2
New York mafia board game
David Ruggiero, 1745 - 74th St., Bklyn, N.Y. 11204 (US); and Paul Todaro, 12 Crescent Ave., Staten Island, N.Y. 10301 (US)
Filed on Feb. 01, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/345,578.
Prior Publication US 2007/0176359 A1, Aug. 02, 2007
Int. Cl. A63F 3/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 273—243  [273/256; 273/278] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of playing a board game, said method comprising the steps of:
providing at least two players, wherein each said player is given a predetermined amount of play money and starts as at a first rank;
one of said at least two players is designated as a commission representative;
providing a plurality of dice;
providing a game board having a plurality of playing spaces arranged around the outside of five connected islands, wherein each said playing space is a business that has an ownership status that is either owned or available and each of said five connected islands represents a borough of new york city;
performing at least one alternating player turn, each said at least one alternating player turn comprising the steps of:
rolling said plurality of dice;
moving said player around said playing spaces in a number corresponding to the roll;
determining said ownership status of said playing space,
wherein said playing space is owned said player must pay said owner if the owner of said space is of a higher rank or said owner may also offer said playing space for sale for a price;
wherein said playing space is owned said player pays nothing if said owner is of the same or less rank;
wherein said playing space has an available ownership status, said player may purchase said property for a predetermined price;
assigning a higher rank to said player upon said player purchasing a predetermined number of properties; and
assigning a winner as the first player to become a predetermined winning rank.