Game apparatus

Claim 2

Game apparatus for playing a game comprising: a game board having first and second game playing faces on opposite sides thereof; each of said game playing faces having a plurality of windows opposing one another from opposite sides of said game board; a plurality of game playing pieces; said plurality of playing pieces including first and second color coded playing pieces of different colors either of which may be moved into said window; compartment means defined between said first and second faces for maintaining a pair of said playing pieces captive and retaining said pieces during playing in a concealed or an exposed window position between opposing windows, said pair consisting of one each of said first and second playing pieces; means for individually moving and positioning said color coded pieces in said window position wherein said piece is visible; and means containing each said pair of playing pieces for movement in each said compartment between said concealed and exposed positions so that all of said playing pieces in all of said compartments may be simultaneously returned from said exposed position to said concealed position upon tilting of said game board toward a side rotated position.

Claim 3

The apparatus of claim 1 including a tool device for moving said playing pieces having a handle for being manually held and a head portion for effecting movement of said playing pieces.

Claim 4

The apparatus of claim 2 wherein at least one of said playing pieces includes magnetic material and said head portion includes a magnet which cooperates with said magnetic section to move said playing piece.

Claim 5

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said first playing piece includes a generally U-shaped piece having opposed legs being open therebetween and said second playing piece has a complementary cross section and is received within said opposed legs of U-shaped section and concealed therein when said first piece is in said window position while said second piece is visible when said first piece is moved in a reverse direction thereby displaying said second piece in said window portion.

Claim 6

The apparatus of claim 4 wherein at least said first piece includes magnetic material and said means for moving said playing pieces includes a manual tool device having a magnet carried therein.

Claim 7

The apparatus of claim 1 including base means for supporting said game board in an upstanding configuration.

Claim 8

Game apparatus for playing a game comprising: a game board which includes a first game playing face on one side and a second game playing face on an opposite side of said game board; each of said first and second game playing faces having a plurality of windows arranged in a designed array according to which the game is played; a plurality of game playing pieces; individualized compartment means formed between said first and second faces of said game board for maintaining a pair of said playing pieces in captive form and retaining said pieces during playing in either a concealed or an exposed window position before one of said windows; said pair of playing pieces being both concealed on a common side of said compartment means in said first position; stop means carried by and separating adjacent compartment means for limiting the position of each said playing piece in each said compartment means between first and second limit positions therein; said playing pieces being exposed before one of said windows in said second position and being normally concealed when in said first position; said playing pieces including a first playing piece having a first color code and a second playing piece having a second color code different from said first color code, said pair consisting of one each of said playing pieces carried in each said compartment means; means for manually moving said first and second pieces between said first and second positions from outside said compartment means and playing faces to fill a preselected window so as to establish a desired pattern of color coded windows in said design array to accomplish a winning pattern on said playing faces.

Claim 9

Game apparatus for playing a game comprising: a game board which includes a first game playing face on one side and a second game playing face on an opposite side of said game board; each of said first and second game playing faces having a plurality of windows arranged in a designed array according to which the game is played; a plurality of game playing pieces; individualized compartment means formed between said first and second faces of said game board for maintaining a pair of said playing pieces in captive form and retaining said pieces during playing in either a concealed or an exposed window position before one of said windows; said pair of playing pieces being both concealed on a common side of said compartment means in said first position; stop means carried by and separating adjacent compartment means for limiting the position of each said playing piece in each said compartment means between first and second limit positions therein; said playing pieces being exposed before one of said windows in said second position and being normally concealed when in said first position; said playing pieces including a first playing piece having a first color code and a second playing piece having a second color code different from said first color code, said pair consisting of one each of said playing pieces carried in each said compartment means; means for manually moving said first and second pieces between said first and second positions from outside said compartment means and playing faces to fill a preselected window so as to establish a desired pattern of color coded windows in said design array to accomplish a winning pattern on said playing faces.

Claim 10

The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said first color coded section of each said playing piece includes a three-leg piece having a generally U-shaped cross section defined by opposing legs being opened at one end and integrally joined adjacent the other end by a third leg bridging said opposed legs and said second color coded section includes a generally square section piece which is complementary to and received between the opposed legs of said first section and normally concealed therein.

Claim 11

The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said first section includes a portion of magnetic material and said second section piece is constructed from a non-magnetic material, wherein said means for moving said pieces includes a tool device having a magnetic head portion which moves said first color coded section piece by manipulation of said tool device adjacent the exterior of said playing faces.

Claim 12

The apparatus of claim 9 wherein said second section piece is moved to said second position by first moving said first color coded section piece to said second position and retracting said first color coded section piece to said first position whereby said second color coded piece remains in said second position.

Claim 13

The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said first playing piece includes magnetic material and said second playing piece consists entirely of nonmagnetic material, said means for moving said pieces includes a magnet tool.