Abstract A checkerboard having at each end thereof diagonally arranged rows of white and black spaces so that each transverse and longitudinal row of spaces will have alternate black and white spaces thereon generally in the nature of a conventional checkerboard. Centrally of the board are four rows of spaces with the two outermost rows having specific indicia thereon and the outermost rows having different specific indicia thereon with the indicia in adjacent rows being staggered. Conventional distinguishably colored checker playing pieces are used for the end playing areas and crowned checkers are provided in the central two rows of the central area of the board, the lower parts of the checkers being of the same colors as the colors of the checkers used in the end areas, and the upper part of each checker being gold colored. By following prescribed rules of play, two or three players may employ the present invention.
A game device comprising a gameboard having a substantially planar upper surface, the upper surface of said gameboard having a playing area adjacent each end thereof and a playing area adjacent the center thereof, the upper surface of said gameboard being divided into a plurality of transverse and longitudinal rows of square areas with alternate square areas in each transverse and longitudinal row being provided with distinguishable indicia thereon to provide diagonal paths of movement for gamepieces, the distinguishable indicia in the end playing areas being solid distinguishable coloring with the distinguishable indicia in the central playing area including a circle and check in the outermost transverse rows and a pictorially illustrated crowned head on the innermost transverse rows, and three sets of playing pieces in the form of discs to be positioned on certain of the distinguishable areas, two of said sets being of different colors, the third set consisting of two subsets of superimposed discs, the lower disc of each piece being of the same color as one of the other two sets.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A game device comprising a gameboard having a substantially planar upper surface, the upper surface of said gameboard having a playing area adjacent each end thereof and a playing area adjacent the center thereof, the upper surface of said gameboard being divided into a plurality of transverse and longitudinal rows of square areas with alternate square areas in each transverse and longitudinal row being provided with distinguishable indicia thereon to provide diagonal paths of movement for gamepieces, the distinguishable indicia in the end playing areas being solid distinguishable coloring with the distinguishable indicia in the central playing area including a circle and check in the outermost transverse rows and a pictorially illustrated crowned head on the innermost transverse rows, and three sets of playing pieces in the form of discs to be positioned on certain of the distinguishable areas, two of said sets being of different colors, the third set consisting of two subsets of superimposed discs, the lower disc of each piece being of the same color as one of the other two sets.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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The structure as defined in claim 1 wherein the upper disc of each piece in the third set is a golden disc, thus forming a golden crown checker for movement in any diagonal direction on the gameboard.