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US 11,986,741 B1Granted
Apparatus and method for a board game
OwnerJason Bryan Younginventor
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Abstract
A game apparatus including a plurality of first and second player game pieces, each having a first portion that is a chess piece, such that the plurality of first and second player game pieces include all the pieces for a first and second player, respectively for a game of chess. Each of the plurality of first and second player game pieces has a second portion fixed to a corresponding first portion. Each second portion has a recess so that a cube can be inserted into the recess so the cube cannot be seen from a front of the second portion. The game apparatus may further include a base; a grid; and a first and/or second plurality of insert pieces. The grid and the base form a chessboard pattern of a plurality of grid spaces. Each of the insert pieces fits within a space of the plurality of grid spaces.
Claims25
A game apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of first player game pieces, each of which has a first portion that is a chess piece, such that the plurality of first player game pieces include two rooks, two knights, two bishops, one queen, one king, and eight pawns for a first player for a game of chess;
- a plurality of second player game pieces, each of which has a portion that is a chess piece, such that the plurality of second player game pieces include two rooks, two knights, two bishops, one queen, one king, and eight pawns for a second player for a game of chess;
- and
- wherein each of the plurality of first player game pieces has a second portion fixed to a corresponding bottom of a corresponding first portion of each the plurality of first player game pieces;
- wherein each of the plurality of second player game pieces has a second portion fixed to a corresponding bottom of a corresponding first portion of each the plurality of second player game pieces;
- wherein each second portion of each of the plurality of first player game pieces has a recess at a rear of the second portion so that a cube is configured to be inserted into the recess in a manner so the cube cannot be seen from a front of the second portion;
- and
- wherein each second portion of each of the plurality of second player game pieces has a recess at a rear of the second portion so that a cube is configured to be inserted into the recess in a manner so the cube cannot be seen from a front of the second portion;
- and
- further comprising
- a base;
- a grid;
- and
- a first plurality of insert pieces;
- wherein the grid and the base form a chessboard pattern of a plurality of grid spaces;
- and
- wherein each of the first plurality of insert pieces fits within a space of the plurality of grid spaces;
- and
- wherein each of the first plurality of insert pieces has a device which toggles from an expansion state to a contraction state when pressed.
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A game apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of first player game pieces, each of which has a first portion that is a chess piece, such that the plurality of first player game pieces include two rooks, two knights, two bishops, one queen, one king, and eight pawns for a first player for a game of chess;
- a plurality of second player game pieces, each of which has a portion that is a chess piece, such that the plurality of second player game pieces include two rooks, two knights, two bishops, one queen, one king, and eight pawns for a second player for a game of chess;
- and
- wherein each of the plurality of first player game pieces has a second portion fixed to a corresponding bottom of a corresponding first portion of each the plurality of first player game pieces;
- wherein each of the plurality of second player game pieces has a second portion fixed to a corresponding bottom of a corresponding first portion of each the plurality of first player game pieces;
- wherein each second portion of each of the plurality of first player game pieces has a recess at a rear of the second portion so that a cube is configured to be inserted into the recess in a manner so the cube cannot be seen from a front of the second portion;
- and
- wherein each second portion of each of the plurality of second player game pieces has a recess at a rear of the second portion so that a cube is configured to be inserted into the recess in a manner so the cube cannot be seen from a front of the second portion;
- and
- further comprising
- a base;
- a grid;
- and
- a first plurality of insert pieces;
- wherein the grid and the base form a chessboard pattern of a plurality of grid spaces;
- and
- wherein each of the first plurality of insert pieces fits within a space of the plurality of grid spaces;
- and
- further comprising
- a second plurality of insert pieces;
- and wherein each of the second plurality of insert pieces fits within a space of the plurality of grid spaces;
- wherein
- each of the first plurality of insert pieces has a device which toggles from an expansion state to a contraction state when pressed;
- and
- each of the second plurality of insert pieces has a device which toggles from an expansion state to a contraction state when pressed.
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A method comprising:
- playing a game with a game apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of first player game pieces and a plurality of second player game pieces, wherein the game is played on a chess board pattern;
- wherein each of the plurality of first player game pieces has a first portion that is a chess piece, such that the plurality of first player game pieces include two rooks, two knights, two bishops, one queen, one king, and eight pawns for a first player for a game of chess;
- wherein each of the plurality of second player game pieces, has a first portion that is a chess piece, such that the plurality of second player game pieces include two rooks, two knights, two bishops, one queen, one king, and eight pawns for a second player for a game of chess;
- and
- wherein each of the plurality of first player game pieces has a second portion fixed to a corresponding bottom of a corresponding first portion of each the plurality of first player game pieces;
- wherein each of the plurality of second player game pieces has a second portion fixed to a corresponding bottom of a corresponding first portion of each the plurality of first player game pieces;
- wherein each second portion of each of the plurality of first player game pieces has a recess at a rear of the second portion so that a cube is configured to be inserted into the recess in a manner so the cube cannot be seen from a front of the second portion;
- and
- wherein each second portion of each of the plurality of second player game pieces has a recess at a rear of the second portion so that a cube is configured to be inserted into the recess in a manner so the cube cannot be seen from a front of the second portion;
- wherein the game apparatus further comprises:
- a base;
- a grid;
- and
- a first plurality of insert pieces;
- wherein the grid and the base form a chessboard pattern of a plurality of grid spaces;
- and
- wherein each of the first plurality of insert pieces fits within a space of the plurality of grid spaces;
- and
- wherein each of the first plurality of insert pieces has a device which toggles from an expansion state to a contraction state when pressed.
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A method comprising:
- playing a game with a game apparatus comprised of a plurality of first player game pieces and a plurality of second player game pieces, wherein the game is played on a chess board pattern;
- wherein a grid and a base form the chess board pattern of a plurality of grid spaces, such that each of the plurality of grid spaces is surrounded by four walls at right angles to each other;
- and wherein each of a first plurality of insert pieces fits within a space of the plurality of grid spaces, such that each of the first plurality of insert pieces is surrounded by four walls at right angles to each other;
- wherein each of the plurality of first player game pieces has a first portion that is a chess piece, such that the plurality of first player game pieces include two rooks, two knights, two bishops, one queen, one king, and eight pawns for a first player for a game of chess;
- wherein each of the plurality of second player game pieces, has a first portion that is a chess piece, such that the plurality of second player game pieces include two rooks, two knights, two bishops, one queen, one king, and eight pawns for a second player for a game of chess;
- and wherein each of the plurality of first player game pieces has a second portion fixed to a corresponding bottom of a corresponding first portion of each the plurality of first player game pieces;
- wherein each of the plurality of second player game pieces has a second portion fixed to a corresponding bottom of a corresponding first portion of each the plurality of first player game pieces;
- wherein each second portion of each of the plurality of first player game pieces has a recess at a rear of the second portion so that a cube is configured to be inserted into the recess in a manner so the cube cannot be seen from a front of the second portion;
- and wherein each second portion of each of the plurality of second player game pieces has a recess at a rear of the second portion so that a cube is configured to be inserted into the recess in a manner so the cube cannot be seen from a front of the second portion;
- wherein the game apparatus further comprises:
- first plurality of insert pieces;
- and wherein each of the first plurality of insert pieces fits within a space of the plurality of grid spaces;
- and wherein each of the first plurality of insert pieces has a device which toggles from an expansion state to a contraction state when pressed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.