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Magnetic game
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1991-09-25
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Granted: 1993-05-11
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Expires: 2011-09-25
Abstract
Abstract A game having a magnetically permeable game board areas, each of the areas having a magnet positioned thereunder below the game board and a plurality of magnetic game pieces to be propelled by a player by a repeller toward the game board in an effort to position the magnetic game piece on an area having the highest scoring value associated therewith.
Inventors
- 👤 Gregory R. Brotz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 21:03
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F9/00; A63F9/34; A63B; A63B67/00; A63B67/06; A63B67/14; A63F9/02; A63F9/0204; A63F9/0208; A63F3/00; A63F3/00173; A63F3/00574; A63F2003/0063; A63F3/00697; A63F2003/00716; A63F2003/00719; A63F2003/00738; A63F2003/00832; A63F2003/00835; A63F2009/0295
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
266 words
A game for two or more players comprising: a game board of magnetic field permeable material having a surface area and a plurality of adjacent areas defined on said surface, each of said areas having a scoring value associated therewith; a plurality of magnets each disposed under one of said areas; a plurality of magnetic game pieces each having different indicea for each player; means to propel one of said plurality of said magnetic game pieces by a player toward said game board such that in a first mode said magnetic game piece is attracted by magnetic attraction to one of said areas and positions itself over the magnet beneath said area and in a second mode said magnetic game piece is attracted by magnetic attraction to a magnetic game piece previously positioned over one of said areas with said magnetic game pieces stackable on one another by magnetic attraction wherein the player having the most magnetic game pieces stacked over the areas with the highest scoring values being the winner of the game: and wherein said means to propel said magnetic game pieces is a repeller having a handle and a top end with magnetic means affixed thereto adapted to repel a magnetic game piece placed at said top end by having the downward-facing side of said magnetic game piece be of the opposite magnetic pole to the magnetic pole of said magnetic means of the repeller to propel said magnetic game piece toward the game board by the player aiming the repeller toward a desired one of said areas having a high scoring value.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
266 words
A game for two or more players comprising: a game board of magnetic field permeable material having a surface area and a plurality of adjacent areas defined on said surface, each of said areas having a scoring value associated therewith; a plurality of magnets each disposed under one of said areas; a plurality of magnetic game pieces each having different indicea for each player; means to propel one of said plurality of said magnetic game pieces by a player toward said game board such that in a first mode said magnetic game piece is attracted by magnetic attraction to one of said areas and positions itself over the magnet beneath said area and in a second mode said magnetic game piece is attracted by magnetic attraction to a magnetic game piece previously positioned over one of said areas with said magnetic game pieces stackable on one another by magnetic attraction wherein the player having the most magnetic game pieces stacked over the areas with the highest scoring values being the winner of the game: and wherein said means to propel said magnetic game pieces is a repeller having a handle and a top end with magnetic means affixed thereto adapted to repel a magnetic game piece placed at said top end by having the downward-facing side of said magnetic game piece be of the opposite magnetic pole to the magnetic pole of said magnetic means of the repeller to propel said magnetic game piece toward the game board by the player aiming the repeller toward a desired one of said areas having a high scoring value.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
92 words
The game of claim 1 wherein said repeller includes a post member extending above said magnetic means with each of said magnetic game pieces having an aperture defined therein, said post member adapted to receive at least one of said magnetic game pieces and align said game piece with said magnetic means before said repeller is aimed toward a desired area on said game board and said magnetic game piece is manually released by said player, causing said magnetic game piece to be propelled toward said desired area on said game board.
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