Educational game for construction and identifying electrical and electronic circuits

Claim 1

Educational game useful for teaching the recognition of electrical and electronic instrumentalities and the construction and tracing of electrical and electronic circuits comprising (a) a plurality of modules of predetermined shape each provided on its top surface with a visual representation symbolizing an electrical or electronic instrumentality for use in constructing simulated electrical or electronic circuits; (b) a game board divided into two playing areas in opposition to one another, each said playing area defined by an outer row of adjacent, abutting playing positions and an inner row of adjacent, abutting playing positions, and a plurality of rows of adjacent, abutting playing positions located between said outer and inner row whereby said rows of playing positions define a plurality of horizontal and vertical rows of adjacent, abutting playing positions, each said playing position being of the same predetermined shape as each said module for location of one of said modules in the simulated construction of an electrical or electronic circuit, a line provided on each said playing area adjacent said outer row of adjacent, abutting playing positions simulating a positive lead from a power source, a line provided on each said playing area adjacent said inner row of adjacent, abutting playing positions simulating a negative lead from a power source, said positive and negative leads being connected respectively to each playing position in the outer and inner rows of playing positions whereby a plurality of parallel potential circuits are provided, and an indicating means represented as a lamp located between each playing position in the said inner rows and said simulated negative leads for simulating the completion or blocking of an electrical circuit; and (c) colored markers for placement on the said indicating means to show when a player's electrical circuit is completed or blocked.