Checkerboard game

Claim 1

A game comprising a square gameboard having a uniform checkerboard playing field throughout, and including an odd number of rows and columns each of which has the same number of playing squares as the other, and two similar sets of playing pieces, each set of playing pieces comprising a total number of pieces equal to said number of rows and including a single playing piece of geometric configuration, and pairs of additional playing pieces to equal said total number of pieces, each pair being of a different geometric configuration from the other pairs and from said single playing piece, the playing pieces of one set being distinguishingly identifiable from the playing pieces of the other set, and further comprising a gamebox for storing the playing pieces, said gameboard forming at least part of the base of said gamebox, said gamebox comprising four sidewalls extending upwardly from the base forming a substantially rectangular gamebox, and a cover positionable over the gamebox, and storage compartments positioned adjacent one pair of opposing sidewalls of said gamebox, said gameboard occupying the space between said storage compartments and the remaining pair of sidewalls, whereby a storage compartment is respectively positioned adjacent opposing ends of said gameboard, each of said storage compartments further comprising a top wall raised above said gameboard, geometrically configured openings formed in said top wall along a single row for respectively receiving therein said playing pieces, each opening respectively positioned adjacent a playing square, the geometrically configured openings respectively corresponding to the geometric configuration of the playing pieces and positioned along said single row in accordance with the initial positioning of the various playing pieces on the gameboard for playing the game.