Magnetic game

Abstract

Abstract A magnetic game that includes a planar game board of nonmagnetic material adapted to stand vertically during use. The game board is provided with a plurality of posts extending outwardly from each side thereof. The posts are arranged in coaxial pairs with one post of each pair projecting outwardly from each side of the game board, a first player making use of the posts on one side and a second player making use of the posts on the other side. A plurality of ring-shaped game pieces are adapted to slide over the game board''s posts on each side of the game board. Each game piece is magnetized and color coded with its opposite faces being of opposite polarity and different color, the faces of the same polarity on all pieces being of the same color, e.g., north pole/red and south pole/black. The game board is transparent so that the first player can tell the location thereon of the second player''s game pieces, but is tinted so that the first player cannot tell the face color of the second player''s game pieces; in the instance of red and black faces on the game pieces, the game board is tinted green so that both faces of each piece appear black when viewed through the tinted game board. The objective of the game is for the first player to force all the second player''s game pieces off the second player''s posts (through repulsive forces achieved by proper orientation of the first player''s magnetized game pieces on his posts vis-a-vis the second player''s magnetized game pieces on his posts) before the second player forces all the first player''s game pieces off the first player''s posts. The two players take alternate turns in moving the game pieces one at a time from one post to another on their respective game board sides in attempting to achieve this objective.

Inventors

• 👤 J Lemkin

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