Board game apparatus

Abstract

Abstract A war game which is played on a pair of boards, each having a grid thereon, the board being divided into three regions, the first region being designated a ''''friendly island'''', the second region being characterized as an ''''enemy island'''', and the third region, in between said first two regions, being characterized as a ''''body of water''''; the game being played with a plurality of markers having different movement and capture characteristics, said markers being characterized as ''''tanks'''', ''''headquarters'''', ''''P. T. Boats'''', ''''barges'''', ''''carriers'''', ''''pill boxes'''', ''''destroyer'''', ''''battleship'''', ''''big gun'''', ''''airplane''''; each side having three ''''headquarters'''' markers, and each of the markers having, in addition to a predetermined moving ability or disability and a destroying ability, a point value; the objective of the game being to destroy all three of the opponent''s headquarters markers or to exceed the opponent''s score by more than a predetermined number of points; each player having a separate game board which is kept where his opponent cannot see it and upon which all friendly markers are placed and moved, the players taking turns, each getting a predetermined number of marker moves and a predetermined number of ''''shots'''' or attempts to destroy opposing markers per turn.

Inventors

• 👤 K Upton

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