Board game

A method of playing board game by at least one player comprising:

• providing a game board having eighty one receptacles, the receptacles aligned in nine rows, each row containing nine receptacles, and the playing surface further segmented into nine regions of nine receptacles;
• providing eighty one markers for placing into the receptacles of the playing surface, wherein the eighty one markers are comprised of nine distinct groups of nine;
• placing by the at least one player in turn a plurality of markers on the game board to initialize game play;
• distributing the remaining markers equally among the players;
• and
• placing, in turn, one marker in any vacant receptacle, wherein only one distinct marker may be placed in any row, column, or box.

A method of playing a board game by at least one player comprising:

• providing a playing surface having eighty one receptacles, the receptacles aligned in nine rows, each row containing nice receptacles, and the playing surface further segmented into nine boxes of nine receptacles;
• providing eighty one markers for placing into the receptacles of the playing surface, wherein the eighty one markers are comprised of nine distinct groups of nine;
• placing by the at least one player a plurality of markers on the game board to initialize game play;
• collecting the remaining markers in a pool;
• and
• placing, in turn, one marker from the pool in any vacant receptacle, wherein only one marker of each color may be placed in any row, column, or box.

A board game for at least one player comprising:

• a game board having eighty one receptacles, the receptacles aligned in nine rows, each row containing nine receptacles, and the playing surface further segmented into nine regions of nine receptacles;
• and
• eighty one markers for placing into the receptacles of the playing surface,
• wherein the eighty one markers are comprised of nine distinct groups of nine;
• wherein the game is played by the at least one player in turn by:
• placing a plurality of markers on the game board to initialize game play;
• distributing the remaining markers equally among the players;
• and
• placing, in turn, one marker in any vacant receptacle, wherein only one distinct marker may be placed in any row, column, or box.

A board game for at least one player comprising:

• a playing surface having eighty one receptacles, the receptacles aligned in nine rows, each row containing nice receptacles, and the playing surface further segmented into nine boxes of nine receptacles;
• and
• eighty one markers for placing into the receptacles of the playing surface, wherein the eighty one markers are comprised of nine distinct groups of nine;
• wherein the game is played by the at least one player by:
• placing a plurality of markers on the game board to initialize game play;
• collecting the remaining markers in a pool;
• and
• placing, in turn, one marker from the pool in any vacant receptacle, wherein only one marker of each color may be placed in any row, column, or box.

An electronic device for playing a game by at least one player, comprising:

• a display for displaying a game board having eighty one receptacles, the receptacles aligned in nine rows, each row containing nine receptacles, and the playing surface further segmented into nine regions of nine receptacles, and eighty one markers for placing into the receptacles of the playing surface, wherein the eighty one markers are comprised of nine distinct groups of nine;
• a processor configured for executing software code stored in a memory, wherein the software code includes displaying one distinct marker in any row, column, or diagonal line of receptacles of the game board displayed on the display to initialize game play, and for distributing the remaining markers equally among the players;
• and
• an input device for placing, in turn, one marker in any vacant receptacle, wherein only one distinct marker may be placed in any row, column, or box of the game board displayed on the display.

A rule book for playing a board game using eighty one markers comprised of nine distinct groups of nine on a game board having eighty one receptacles, the receptacles aligned in nine rows, each row containing nine receptacles, and the playing surface further segmented into nine regions of nine receptacles, the rule book comprising:

• instructions for placing by the at least one player in turn a plurality of markers on the game board to initialize game play;
• instructions for distributing the remaining markers equally among the players;
• and
• instructions for placing, in turn, one marker in any vacant receptacle, wherein only one distinct marker may be placed in any row, column, or box.

A rule book for playing a board game using eighty one markers comprised of nine distinct groups of nine on a game board having eighty one receptacles, the receptacles aligned in nine rows, each row containing nine receptacles, and the playing surface further segmented into nine regions of nine receptacles, the rule book comprising:

• instructions for placing by the at least one player a plurality of markers on the game board to initialize game play;
• instructions for collecting the remaining markers in a pool;
• and
• instructions for placing, in turn, one marker from the pool in any vacant receptacle, wherein only one marker of each color may be placed in any row, column, or box.

A computer-readable storage medium containing instructions for a general purpose computer, the instructions comprising:

• a first code segment for providing a game board having a plurality of receptacles, the receptacles aligned in rows and columns, and the receptacles further grouped into a plurality of predetermined regions;
• a second code segment for providing a plurality of markers, one for each receptacle, for placing into the receptacles of the game board, wherein the markers comprise a plurality of groups of identical markers;
• a third segment code for initializing the game board by placing several markers on the game board;
• a fourth code segment for distributing the remaining markers equally among the players;
• and
• a fifth code segment for placing, in turn, a marker in any vacant receptacle, wherein only one type of distinct marker may be placed in any row, column, or box.

A computer-readable storage medium containing instructions for a general purpose computer, the instructions comprising:

• a first code segment for providing a playing surface having eighty one receptacles, the receptacles aligned in nine rows, each row containing nice receptacles, and the playing surface further segmented into nine boxes of nine receptacles;
• a second code segment for providing eighty one markers for placing into the receptacles of the playing surface, wherein the eighty one markers are comprised of nine distinct groups of nine;
• a third code segment for placing by the at least one player a plurality of markers on the game board to initialize game play;
• a fourth code segment for collecting the remaining markers in a pool;
• and
• a fifth code segment for placing, in turn, one marker from the pool in any vacant receptacle, wherein only one marker of each color may be placed in any row, column, or box.