Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
248 words
A game to be played by two to four players, comprising, in combination: a game having a playing field comprising an even-numbered plurality of sequentially-numbered outer playing stations spaced apart from one another and arranged in the form of a closed loop, plus a central playing station; a plurality of pairs of peripheral colored bars connecting said outer playing stations together in groups of three adjoining stations, each group of three being connected by two bars of the same distinctive color, and the pairs of connecting bars joining other groups of three being of different distinctive colors; another plurality of pairs of radial colored bars connecting said central playing station to pairs of diametrically opposite outer playing stations, each pair of radially extending bars on opposite sides of said central playing station having distinctive colors different from the colors of the other pairs of radial bars; a set of chips for each player, each chip having indicia on one face only to identify the player to whom it belongs, said chips being placed face-down on selected stations by the players at the start of the game, so that the ownership of the chip is concealed; and a plurality of decks of playing cards, one deck for each player, said cards being played successively by the players on said playing stations to build a 2-card or a 3-card winning combination on two or three adjoining playing stations that are interconnected by peripheral or radial bars of the same color.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
248 words
A game to be played by two to four players, comprising, in combination: a game having a playing field comprising an even-numbered plurality of sequentially-numbered outer playing stations spaced apart from one another and arranged in the form of a closed loop, plus a central playing station; a plurality of pairs of peripheral colored bars connecting said outer playing stations together in groups of three adjoining stations, each group of three being connected by two bars of the same distinctive color, and the pairs of connecting bars joining other groups of three being of different distinctive colors; another plurality of pairs of radial colored bars connecting said central playing station to pairs of diametrically opposite outer playing stations, each pair of radially extending bars on opposite sides of said central playing station having distinctive colors different from the colors of the other pairs of radial bars; a set of chips for each player, each chip having indicia on one face only to identify the player to whom it belongs, said chips being placed face-down on selected stations by the players at the start of the game, so that the ownership of the chip is concealed; and a plurality of decks of playing cards, one deck for each player, said cards being played successively by the players on said playing stations to build a 2-card or a 3-card winning combination on two or three adjoining playing stations that are interconnected by peripheral or radial bars of the same color.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
53 words
A game apparatus as in claim 1, wherein said board has a plurality of player locations around its outer edges, each player location having a first place mark upon which the player''s deck of unplayed cards is placed face down, and a second place mark upon which played cards are placed face up.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
A game apparatus as in claim 2, wherein a third place mark is provided at each player location to receive the player''s own chips, and a fourth place mark is provided to receive the chips won by the player.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
A game apparatus as in claim 3, wherein said first second, third and fourth place marks are all distinctively colored with the same color, and the backs of the playing cards and the face of the chips for that player location are correspondingly colored.