Solitaire tic-tac-toe game

Claim 2

A game device comprising: a plurality of counters; a game board having discrete areas thereon, said board areas for receiving said counters; said counters and said game board having thereon means for uniquely orienting said counters in said board areas; said counters having first markings thereon, said first markings being in the form of a plurality of different indicia, each counter having only one of said indicia thereon; said counters having second markings thereon, said second markings being in the form of pathways, the counters located in said board areas having certain pathways on different counters in communication.

Claim 3

The device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising: an object for travel over said pathways, certain of said pathways having a starting point indicator for initiating travel of said object; means for ending pathway travel of said object.

Claim 4

The device as claimed in claim 2 wherein said unique orienting means are defined by the respective shapes of said counters and said board areas.

Claim 5

The device as claimed in claim 2 wherein said unique orienting means are defined by indicia on said counters and said board.

Claim 6

A game device comprising: a plurality of counters; a game board having discrete areas thereon, said board areas for receiving said counters; means for uniquely orienting said counters in said board areas; said counters having first markings thereon, said first markings being in the form of first, second, and third indicia, each counter having only one of said indicia thereon; said counters having second markings thereon, said second markings being in the form of pathways, the counters located in said board areas having certain pathways on different counters in communication.

Claim 7

A game device comprising: a plurality of counters; a game board having discrete areas thereon, said board areas for receiving said counters; means for uniquely orienting said counters in said board areas; said counters having first markings thereon, said first markings being in the form of first, second, and third indicia, each counter having only one of said indicia thereon; said counters having second markings thereon, said second markings being in the form of pathways, the counters located in said board areas having certain pathways on different counters in communication.

Claim 8

The device as claimed in claim 5 further comprising: an object for travel over said pathways, certain of said pathways having a starting point indicator for initiating travel of said object; means for ending pathway travel of said object.

Claim 9

The device as claimed in claim 6 wherein certain of said counters have said starting point indicator thereon.

Claim 10

The device as claimed in claim 7 wherein said ending means are located on certain of said counters.

Claim 11

The device as claimed in claim 8 wherein said object is in the form of a stylus.

Claim 12

The device as claimed in claim 5 further comprising: an object for travel over said pathways, certain of said pathways having a starting point indicator for initiating travel of said object, and certain of said counters having a pathway which ends part of the way across the counter.

Claim 13

The device as claimed in claim 10 wherein said object is in the form of a stylus.

Claim 14

A game device comprising: a plurality of counters; a game board, said board having discrete areas thereon, said areas for receiving said counters; means for uniquely orienting said counters in said board areas; said counters having first markings thereon, said first markings being in the form of first, second, and third indicia, each counter having only one of said indicia thereon; said counters having second markings thereon, said second markings being in the form of pathways, the counters located in said board areas having certain pathways on different counters in communication; an object for travel over said pathways; starting point indicators located on certain of said counters, said starting point indicators for initiating pathway travel of said object; means for ending pathway travel of said object, said ending means being in the form of pathways which end part of the way across a counter.

Claim 15

A game device comprising: a plurality of counters; a game board, said board having discrete areas thereon, said areas for receiving said counters; means for uniquely orienting said counters in said board areas; said counters having first markings thereon, said first markings being in the form of first, second, and third indicia, each counter having only one of said indicia thereon; said counters having second markings thereon, said second markings being in the form of pathways, the counters located in said board areas having certain pathways on different counters in communication; an object for travel over said pathways; starting point indicators located on certain of said counters, said starting point indicators for initiating pathway travel of said object; means for ending pathway travel of said object, said ending means being in the form of pathways which end part of the way across a counter.

Claim 16

The device as claimed in claim 12 wherein said object is in the form of a stylus.

Claim 17

A game device comprising: a plurality of counters; a game board, said board having discrete areas thereon, said areas for receiVing said counters; means for uniquely orienting counters in said board areas; said counters having first markings thereon, said first markings being in the form of first, second, and third indicia, each counter having only one of said indicia thereon; said counters having second markings thereon, said second markings being in the form of pathways, the counters located in said board areas having certain pathways on different counters in communication; an object for travel over said pathways; certain of said pathways having a starting point indicator for initiating travel of said object; certain of said counters having a direction indicator thereon, said direction indicator for indicating desired direction of pathway travel for said object; and means for ending pathway travel of said object.

Claim 18

A game device comprising: a plurality of counters; a game board, said board having discrete areas thereon, said areas for receiVing said counters; means for uniquely orienting counters in said board areas; said counters having first markings thereon, said first markings being in the form of first, second, and third indicia, each counter having only one of said indicia thereon; said counters having second markings thereon, said second markings being in the form of pathways, the counters located in said board areas having certain pathways on different counters in communication; an object for travel over said pathways; certain of said pathways having a starting point indicator for initiating travel of said object; certain of said counters having a direction indicator thereon, said direction indicator for indicating desired direction of pathway travel for said object; and means for ending pathway travel of said object.

Claim 19

The device as claimed in claim 14 wherein certain of said counters have said starting point indicator thereon.

Claim 20

A game device comprising: a plurality of counters; said counters having first markings thereon, said first markings being in the form of pathways; an object for travel over said pathways; a game board having first and second areas thereon, said first areas for the reception of said counters, said second areas interposed between said first areas and having pathways thereon, said second area pathways for transferring said object during its travels from a pathway on one counter to a pathway on another counter, said second area pathways being in the form of grooves, said grooves and object having dimensions appropriate for allowing, during groove travel of said object, contact of said object with the bottom wall of said grooves, and said grooves having the bottom wall inclined for unhindered unidirectional travel of said object.

Claim 21

A game device comprising: a plurality of counters; said counters having first markings thereon, said first markings being in the form of pathways; an object for travel over said pathways; a game board having first and second areas thereon, said first areas for the reception of said counters, said second areas interposed between said first areas and having pathways thereon, said second area pathways for transferring said object during its travels from a pathway on one counter to a pathway on another counter, said second area pathways being in the form of grooves, said grooves and object having dimensions appropriate for allowing, during groove travel of said object, contact of said object with the bottom wall of said grooves, and said grooves having the bottom wall inclined for unhindered unidirectional travel of said object.

Claim 22

The device as claimed in claim 16 further comprising: means for ending pathway travel of said object; certain of said pathways having a starting point indicator, said starting point indicator for initiating travel of said object.

Claim 23

The device as claimed in claim 17 further comprising: means for uniquely orienting said counters in said first board areas.

Claim 24

The device as claimed in claim 18 further comprising: second markings located on said counters, said second markings being in the form of first, second, and third indicia, each counter having only one of said indicia thereon.

Claim 25

The device as claimed in claim 16 further comprising: means for uniquely orienting said counters in said first board areas.