Board game apparatus

Claim 2

A game comprising a playing board having opposite side and end edges and an upper surface with a playing area defined thereon having an irregular outline which corresponds to the outline of at least a portion of each of a plurality of respective playing pieces so that the playing pieces are oriented in a predetermined manner on the playing area, said playing pieces including a plurality of octagonally shaped playing pieces and a plurality of square shaped playing pieces, a plurality of visible, spaced apart starting line designating means along each of the opposite marginal side and end edge portions of the board disposed outwardly of the irregular outline of the playing area, the width of said playing area between opposite sides thereof being substantially equal to a whole number of aligned, contacting octagonal playing pieces extending therebetween, said octagonal playing pieces and at least some of said square playing pieces having suitable visible means on an upper surface thereof forming a line extending across each playing piece from one edge to another edge thereof, so that a plurality of playing pieces may be positioned in a predetermined orientation on the playing area of said board with said visible lines on said playing pieces aligned with one another and with respective starting lines at opposite edges of the board to form a continuous line from one edge of the board to the opposite edge thereof across the plurality of playing pieces.

Claim 3

A game as in claim 1, wherein said octagonally shaped and square shaped playing pieces have means thereon to visually distinguish the playing pieces into a first group of playing pieces and a second group of playing pieces.

Claim 4

A game as in claim 2, wherein said visible lines on said playing pieces comprise raised bars or ribs on the upper surface of the playing pieces, and the starting line designating means at the marginal edges of the board comprise raised bars or ribs extending normal to the edge of the board.

Claim 5

A game as in claim 3, wherein at least some of said square playing pieces are fixed to said playing area on said board.

Claim 6

A game as in claim 4, wherein said playing area has a plurality of sockets formed therein corresponding in size and shape to interfitting projection means on the bottom side of each playing piece so that the projection means of the playing pieces may be inserted into the sockets to securely position said playing pieces on said playing area.

Claim 7

A game comprising a playing board having opposite side and end edges and an upper surface with a playing area defined thereon having an irregular outline which corresponds to the outline of at least a portion of each of a pluRality of respective playing pieces so that the playing pieces are oriented in a predetermined manner on the playing area, said playing pieces including a plurality of octagonally shaped playing pieces and a plurality of square shaped playing pieces, a plurality of visible, spaced apart starting line designating means along each of the opposite marginal side and end edge portions of the board disposed outwardly of the irregular outline of the playing area, the diagonal distance between adjacent sides of said playing area being substantially equal to a whole number of aligned, contacting octagonal playing pieces extending therebetween, said octagonal playing pieces and at least some of said square playing pieces having suitable visible means on an upper surface thereof forming a line extending across each playing piece from one edge to another edge thereof, so that a plurality of playing pieces may be positioned in a predetermined orientation on the playing area of said board with said visible lines on said playing pieces aligned with one another and with respective starting lines at opposite edges of the board to form a continuous line from one edge of the board to the opposite edge thereof across the plurality of playing pieces.

Claim 8

A game comprising a playing board having opposite side and end edges and an upper surface with a playing area defined thereon having an irregular outline which corresponds to the outline of at least a portion of each of a pluRality of respective playing pieces so that the playing pieces are oriented in a predetermined manner on the playing area, said playing pieces including a plurality of octagonally shaped playing pieces and a plurality of square shaped playing pieces, a plurality of visible, spaced apart starting line designating means along each of the opposite marginal side and end edge portions of the board disposed outwardly of the irregular outline of the playing area, the diagonal distance between adjacent sides of said playing area being substantially equal to a whole number of aligned, contacting octagonal playing pieces extending therebetween, said octagonal playing pieces and at least some of said square playing pieces having suitable visible means on an upper surface thereof forming a line extending across each playing piece from one edge to another edge thereof, so that a plurality of playing pieces may be positioned in a predetermined orientation on the playing area of said board with said visible lines on said playing pieces aligned with one another and with respective starting lines at opposite edges of the board to form a continuous line from one edge of the board to the opposite edge thereof across the plurality of playing pieces.

Claim 9

A game as in claim 6, wherein said octagonally shaped and square shaped playing pieces have means thereon to visually distinguish the playing pieces into a first group of playing pieces and a second group of playing pieces.

Claim 10

A game as in claim 7, wherein said visible lines on said playing pieces comprise raised bars or ribs on the upper surface of the playing pieces, and the starting line designating means at the marginal edges of the board comprise raised bars or ribs extending normal to the edge of the board.

Claim 11

A game as in claim 8, wherein at least some of said square playing pieces are fixed to said playing area on said board.

Claim 12

A game as in claim 9, wherein said playing area has a plurality of sockets formed therein corresponding in size and shape to interfitting projection means on the bottom side of each playing piece so that the projection means of the playing pieces may be inserted into the sockets to securely position said playing pieces on said playing area.