Board game having pieces with pivotal arm

Claim 1

A board game comprising: a game board having a plurality of congruent playing spaces with each space being adjacent to at least one other space; a primary playing piece and at least one secondary playing piece; each playing piece having a base and an upright body portion connected to the base; the primary and secondary pieces being moveable from one playing piece space to an adjacent playing space with the base of each fitting within and resting upon the playing space; the primary playing piece and each secondary playing piece moveable into a respective position on an adjacent space with the primary playing piece and the secondary playing piece oriented to face each other; each secondary playing piece base having a dimension parallel to the facing orientation; the upright body portion of each secondary playing piece having a height approximately three times as great as the dimension of the base parallel to the facing orientation; shooting means mounted on the primary playing piece for movement relative to the base from a neutral position to a shooting position for hitting and knocking over a secondary playing piece that is on an adjacent space and facing the primary playing piece; the primary playing piece including player operable tab means for actuating movement of the shooting means relative to the base; the shooting means being pivotally mounted to the upright body portion of the primary playing piece; the shooting means including an arm generally aligned with the upright body portion in the neutral position and substantially transverse to the body portion in the shooting position; and the arm has a free end that is thrust out beyond the space when in the shooting position.