US3791648A
Expired / Lapsed
US
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
Board game apparatus
Assignee: Individual
•
Filing: 1972-02-28
•
Granted: 1974-02-12
•
Expires: 1992-02-28
Abstract
Abstract A game apparatus comprising a board with a playing surface made up of circular spaces disposed about the board in 12 ranks and 9 files. Two shaded areas at opposite ends of the playing surface are the starting and objective spaces for the opposing teams. The cylindrical playing pieces are marked by team (color) and by playing values (dots) on each end. The one end is solid color (e.g., red), the other end is the other team''s color (e.g., blue), with a ring of the first team''s color around the piece to indicate a captured piece. Play runs through a series of ''''turns'''' determined by the roll of two dice until one player has moved all his pieces into his objective shaded area or has filled all the spaces in his objective shaded area.
Inventors
- 👤 D Patterson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 23:13
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
304 words
A game comprising a rectangular board, two conventional dice, 42 playing pieces, said board having one hundred and eight designations defined thereon, said designations being disposed in the form of 12 ranks and nine files, said dice being adapted to be used to determine which playing piece can be moved and how far said playing piece can be moved in either a rank or in a file, said playing pieces being generally cylindrical in shape and having flat ends, said flat ends of each said piece having indicia thereon, said pieces being made up of twenty-one first pieces each having a first color on its first end and a second color on its second end, and 21 second pieces each having said second color on its first end and said first color on its second end, each set of said first pieces and said second pieces made up of six pieces having six dots on its first end and one dot on its second end, five pieces having five dots on its first end and two dots on its second end, four pieces having four dots on its first end and three dots on its second end, three pieces having three dots on its first end and four dots on its second end, two pieces having two dots on its first end and five dots on its second end, one piece having one dot on its first end and six dots on its second end, each of said first pieces and said second pieces being adapted to be arranged on opposite sides of said board in three ranks and seven files with said first pieces arranged in ranks one, two and three, and said second pieces arranged in ranks 10, 11 and 12, ranks three and ten having pieces arranged with dots of sixfive-five-five-five-five-six.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
304 words
A game comprising a rectangular board, two conventional dice, 42 playing pieces, said board having one hundred and eight designations defined thereon, said designations being disposed in the form of 12 ranks and nine files, said dice being adapted to be used to determine which playing piece can be moved and how far said playing piece can be moved in either a rank or in a file, said playing pieces being generally cylindrical in shape and having flat ends, said flat ends of each said piece having indicia thereon, said pieces being made up of twenty-one first pieces each having a first color on its first end and a second color on its second end, and 21 second pieces each having said second color on its first end and said first color on its second end, each set of said first pieces and said second pieces made up of six pieces having six dots on its first end and one dot on its second end, five pieces having five dots on its first end and two dots on its second end, four pieces having four dots on its first end and three dots on its second end, three pieces having three dots on its first end and four dots on its second end, two pieces having two dots on its first end and five dots on its second end, one piece having one dot on its first end and six dots on its second end, each of said first pieces and said second pieces being adapted to be arranged on opposite sides of said board in three ranks and seven files with said first pieces arranged in ranks one, two and three, and said second pieces arranged in ranks 10, 11 and 12, ranks three and ten having pieces arranged with dots of sixfive-five-five-five-five-six.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1977-02-11 | 1977-08-13 | 1978-02-12 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1981-02-11 | 1981-08-13 | 1982-02-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1985-02-11 | 1985-08-13 | 1986-02-12 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |