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US 11,896,913 B1Granted
Multi-dimensional rotating modified chess game
OwnerCraig Wallace Coulterinventor
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Abstract
A chess-like game played by at least two or as many players as possible on a non-polyhedron or a polyhedron rotating surface wherein a number of chess boards are connected to each other, back-to-back and wrapped around the said rotating surface so that the rows of at least two chess boards are parallel.
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A method of arranging a chess-like game, prior to the commencement of play, on a physical rotating surface comprising:
- configuring at least two 8×8 chess boards to be connected to each other, back-to-back, wherein the first and the last row of a first chess board is aligned adjacent to the first and the last row of a bordering second chess board, respectively, with the said at least two 8×8 chess boards wrapped around the said physical rotating surface;
- providing at least two dividing lines indicating where a first dividing line separates the first row of the first chess board and the first row of the second chess board, thereby aligning the chess pieces, of a first color, on the first two rows of the first chess board and the second chess board, respectively, and wherein a second dividing line separates the last row of the first chess board and the last row of the second chess board thereby aligning the chess pieces, of a second color, on the last two rows of the first chess board and the second chess board, respectively;
- arranging a first set of 16 chess pieces on the first two rows of the first chess board on one side of the first dividing line;
- arranging a second set of 16 chess pieces on the last two rows of the first chess board on one side of the second dividing line;
- arranging a third set of 16 chess pieces on the first two rows of the second chess board on one side of the first dividing line;
- arranging a fourth set of 16 chess pieces on the last two rows of the second chess board on one side of the second dividing line;
- securing all of the chess pieces onto each of the chess boards wrapped around the said physical rotating surface;
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- providing multiple directional arrows on the last two columns of both sides of each chess board to communicate direction for the movement of the designated chess pieces.
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A method of playing chess-like game on a physical rotating surface comprising:
- configuring at least two 8×8 chess boards to be connected to each other, back-to-back, wherein the first and the last row of a first chess board is aligned adjacent to the first and the last row of a bordering second chess board, respectively, with the said at least two 8×8 chess boards wrapped around the said physical rotating surface;
- placing four sets of 16 chess pieces on each chess board on the first two and last two rows of each chess board, wherein each set of 16 chess pieces include 1 queen, king, 2 knights, 2 bishops, 2 rooks, & 8 pawns;
- providing a dividing line separating one chess board from another chess board when connected to each other and wrapped around the physical rotating surface, wherein each set of 16 chess pieces are placed on each side of the dividing line separating the chess boards;
- at least two players playing the game, wherein alliances may be formed among the players, so long as there is at least one opponent player;
- wherein, each player moves at least one chess piece on every turn following the conventional rules of chess, such that each player tries to capture the king(s) of the opponent player;
- wherein, all the chess pieces may cross the dividing line to move onto the next chess board;
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- wherein, one of the pawn pieces with a distinguishing feature attains additional powers when the said pawn crosses the dividing line to move onto the next chess board.
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