US Patent 7287753 Game and method of play

A game for a plurality of players includes a playing area having playing stations which form a path along which the players move game pieces. The playing area includes a plurality of franchise site playing stations which represent a franchise location, such as a city. The players each pick a business entity such as a particular fast food chain. The object of the game is for a player to establish a franchise for his/her chosen business entity at each franchise site playing station.