Dual-sided playing piece game apparatus and method of play

A method of playing a game comprising the steps of:

• providing a set of fifteen dual-sided playing pieces, each having a first face comprising a first indicia selected from a plurality of indicia and a second face, opposite said first face, comprising a second indicia different from said first indicia selected from said plurality of indicia;
• providing a pair of dice, each die comprising a number of facets corresponding to a number of indicia in said plurality of indicia, each indicia in said plurality of indicia either appearing or being represented by a symbol on one facet of each die;
• providing a stock tray for holding a first predetermined number of said dual-sided playing pieces that are available for play;
• providing at least two collector trays, each configured to hold a second predetermined number of said dual-sided playing pieces that are no longer available for play, wherein said second predetermined number is less than said first predetermined number;
• placing eight out of said set of fifteen dual-sided playing pieces on a surface, arranged to form a square having three dual-sided playing pieces on each side of said square;
• placing said stock tray within said square formed by the eight dual-sided playing pieces on said surface;
• placing a remaining number of the set of fifteen dual-sided playing pieces in the stock tray according to set-up instructions of the game;
• and
• taking turns until a player has arranged three dual-sided playing pieces having a similar indicia, oriented in a predetermined direction, and in a line parallel to a side of the square, wherein each of said turns involves rolling a die and at least one of (i) flipping one of said dual-sided playing pieces on said surface that has an indicia matching the indicia on a top face of the die, (ii) rotating one of said dual-sided playing pieces on said surface that has the indicia matching the indicia on the top face of the die, or (iii) shifting one of said dual-sided playing pieces on said surface that has the indicia matching the indicia on the top face of the die.