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US3799549A
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Board game apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1973-03-05
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Granted: 1974-03-26
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Expires: 1993-03-05
Abstract
Abstract Novel equipment for playing a competitive game of the type in which playing pieces are moved from space to space on a playing board, includes 1. TWO IDENTICAL, COLOR DIFFERENTIATED OPPOSING SETS OF MOVABLE PLAYING PIECES, THE PLAYING PIECES OF EACH SET INCLUDING PIECES AND CLASSES OF PIECES DISTINGUISHED IN APPEARANCE FROM ONE ANOTHER, AND HAVING VARIED, ARBITRARILY ASSIGNED CAPABILITIES AND LIMITATIONS; AND 2. MEANS FOR PRODUCING FOR EACH MATCH A PLAYING BOARD FOR THE MOVABLE PIECES OF UNPLANNED AND UNCONTROLLED RANDOM DESIGN, COMPOSED OF A. A FOUNDATION BOARD HAVING A PLAYING AREA DIVIDED INTO MANY EQUAL MAJOR SQUARES BY RAISED RIBS, AND B. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF EQUAL SQUARE TILES, OF VARIED DESIGN BUT OF IDENTICAL SIZE AND SHAPE, TO FIT AND FILL ALL THE RIB BOUNDED SQUARES OF THE FOUNDATION BOARD, EACH TILE HAVING ITS FACE SUB-DIVIDED INTO COLOR DIFFERENTIATED PLAYING SQUARES. In the preferred arrangement some of the tiles have three squares of a first color and one square of a second color; some have three squares of the second color and one square of the first color; and some have two squares of each color. The last mentioned group is further subdivided into two sub-groups, one having squares of like color in diagonally opposite corners, and the other having squares of like color arranged side by side.
Inventors
- 👤 M Laker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 16:47
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/00173; A63F3/00176
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
206 words
Playing equipment for a board game comprising, in combination, a. two identical sets of varied playing pieces differentiated, as by color, each set composed of distinguishable pieces having different, arbitrarily assigned capabilities and limitations characteristic of their identities, and laterally aligned, b. a random playing board composed of b1. a foundation board having a playing area divided into identical major squares which form a definite and permanent pattern, and b2. a multiplicity of square tiles of identical size each adapted to be fitted into any one of the major squares of the foundation board, each tile having an unmarked back and a face whose entire area is divided into smaller playing squares, with some of the tiles including more playing squares of a first color than of a second color, others of the tiles including more playing squares of the second color than of the first color, and still others including equal numbers of playing squAres of the two colors, the last mentioned group including some in which playing squares of the same color are diagonally aligned, and others in which playing squares of the same color are laterallyaligned, the tiles being at least sufficient in number to fill all the squares of the foundation board.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
206 words
Playing equipment for a board game comprising, in combination, a. two identical sets of varied playing pieces differentiated, as by color, each set composed of distinguishable pieces having different, arbitrarily assigned capabilities and limitations characteristic of their identities, and laterally aligned, b. a random playing board composed of b1. a foundation board having a playing area divided into identical major squares which form a definite and permanent pattern, and b2. a multiplicity of square tiles of identical size each adapted to be fitted into any one of the major squares of the foundation board, each tile having an unmarked back and a face whose entire area is divided into smaller playing squares, with some of the tiles including more playing squares of a first color than of a second color, others of the tiles including more playing squares of the second color than of the first color, and still others including equal numbers of playing squAres of the two colors, the last mentioned group including some in which playing squares of the same color are diagonally aligned, and others in which playing squares of the same color are laterallyaligned, the tiles being at least sufficient in number to fill all the squares of the foundation board.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
Playing equipment for a board game as set forth in claim 1 in which each playing square occupies essentially one-fourth of the area of a tile.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
Playing equipment for a board game as set forth in claim 1 in which the number of major squares on the foundation board and the number of tiles are identical.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
71 words
Playing equipment for a board game as set forth in claim 1 in which the playing area of the board consists of thirty-seven major square tile spaces, consisting of three central rows of seven major squares each, two opposite side rows of five major squares each, and two opposite terminal rows of three major squares each, the arrangement being symmetrical and corresponding to the above description when considered heightwise or widthwise.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
Playing equipment for a board game as set forth in claim 1 in which the tiles are so designed that the total number of playing squares of the first color is equal to the total number of playing squares of the second color.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
105 words
Playing equipment as set forth in claim 1 in which there are sixteen tiles having two playing squares of a first color and two playing squares of a second color with playing squares of like color disposed diagonally opposite one another, eleven tiles having two playing squares of the first color and two playing squares of the second color, with playing squares of like color side by side, five tiles having one playing square of the first color and three playing squares of the second color, and five tiles having one playing square of the second color and three playing squares of the first color.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
63 words
Playing equipment as set forth in claim 1 in which the foundation board includes expansive corner and marginal coplanar areas for the accommodation of unentered playing pieces, and the playing area is uniformly sunk with respect to such coplanar areas, except that the major squares are separated from one another by narrow ribs which are substantially flush with said corner and marginal areas.
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