Checkers type board games and apparatus for playing the same

A game, comprising:

• a game board;
• a plurality of game pieces for use with the game board, the plurality of game pieces including a first game piece and a second game piece, each of the first and second game piece further including:
• a base portion including a top side and a bottom side;
• a pivotable portion foldably coupled to the base portion;
• and
• player alignment indicia adapted to indicate player alignment;
• wherein:
• the pivotable portion of each of the first and second game piece is foldable between a first position, in which the pivotable portion is generally parallel to the base portion and in which game action indicia is concealed when the game piece is placed on a game board with the bottom side down and displayed when the game piece is placed on a game board with the bottom side up, and a second position, in which the pivotable portion is generally perpendicular to the base portion and in which the game action indicia is displayed;
• the player alignment indicated by the player alignment indicia of the first piece is different from the player alignment indicated by the player alignment indicia of the second piece;
• and
• the pivotable portion of at least one of the plurality of game pieces further includes game action indicia adapted to indicate a game action to be performed.

A method of playing a board game that includes a set of rules and plurality of game pieces, each game piece including a base portion, the base portion having a top side and a bottom side, each game piece also including a pivotable portion foldably coupled to the base portion, wherein the pivotable portion of each game piece is foldable between a first position, in which the pivotable portion is generally parallel to the base portion and in which game action indicia is concealed when the game piece is placed on a game board with the bottom side down and displayed when the game piece is placed on a game board with the bottom side up, and a second position, in which the pivotable portion is generally perpendicular to the base portion and in which the game action indicia is displayed;

• the method comprising:
• placing one or more game pieces in a first position on a game board;
• playing a game with the one or more game pieces according to the rules of checkers;
• and
• performing the action indicated by the game action indicia on the pivotable portion upon the occurrence of a predetermined game event as provided in the set of rules.