# US 2013/0154189 A1 · Toy figure, board game involving the use of a toy figure, and method of playing a board game involving the use of a toy figure > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0154189 A1 - Document ID: US20130154189A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/722,611 - Filed: 2012-12-20 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-20 - Assignees: KMA Concepts Limited - Inventors: Peter Alan FISH - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130154189A1 ## CPC - A63F 3/00697: {Playing pieces} - A63F 3/00: Board games; Raffle games - A63F 2003/0063: {Magnetic} - A63F 2011/0016: {Spinners} - A63F 2250/186: Spring - A63F: CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A toy figure including one or more appendages each made of a coil spring and a magnet disposed at an end portion of each of the one or more appendages. A plurality of such toy figures may be used in a board game that requires players to position a respective one of the toy figures relative to a game board. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A toy figure comprising: one or more appendages each made of a coil spring; and a magnet disposed at an end portion of each of the one or more appendages. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The toy figure of claim 1, further comprising one or more connectors, each of the one or more connectors comprising: an opening for receiving the end portions of the one or more appendages. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The toy figure of claim 2, wherein the one or more appendages comprise a plurality of appendages, and at least one of the one or more connectors comprises a plurality of openings for receiving the end portions of the plurality of appendages. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The toy figure of claim 2, wherein the at least one connector is a Y-shaped connector. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The toy figure of claim 2, wherein the at least one connector is a T-shaped connector. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The toy figure of claim 2, wherein the at least one connector is a cross-shaped connector. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The toy figure of claim 1, wherein the one or more appendages comprise a plurality of appendages so that the end portion of each appendage may be connected to one another by the magnets disposed at the end portion of each appendage. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The toy figure of claim 1, wherein the one or more appendages are made of plastic. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) A board game played using the toy figure of claim 1. ### Claim 10 A board game comprising: one or more toy figures, each of the one or more toy figures comprising: one or more appendages each made of a coil spring; and a magnet disposed at an end portion of each of the one or more appendages; and a game board adapted to magnetically attract the magnets disposed at the end portions of each of the one or more appendages of each of the one or more toy figures so as to allow for positioning of the one or more appendages of each of the one or more toy figures relative to the game board. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The board game of claim 10, wherein the game board comprises: a metal base; a primary game board attached to the metal base in an elevated position, the primary game board comprising a plurality of openings; and side edges extending vertically from the metal base, wherein the magnets disposed at the end portions of each of the one or more appendages of each of the one or more toy figures are magnetically attracted to the metal base through the one or more openings in the primary game board and to the side edges. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The board game of claim 11, wherein the primary game board comprises a plurality of locations that are colored differently from one another, and each opening in the primary game board is associated with a corresponding one of the locations. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The board game of claim 10, further comprising a spinner that determines how the one or more appendages of each of the one or more toy figures are to be positioned relative to the game board. ### Claim 14 A method of playing a game, comprising: providing a board game comprising: one or more toy figures, each of the one or more toy figures comprising: one or more appendages each made of a coil spring; and a magnet disposed at an end portion of each of the one or more appendages; a game board adapted to magnetically attract the magnets disposed at the end portions of each of the one or more appendages of each of the one or more toy figures so as to allow for positioning of the one or more appendages of each of the one or more toy figures relative to the game board; and a spinner comprising a spinner arrow that is operable to determine how the one or more appendages of each of the one or more toy figures are to be positioned relative to the game board; spinning the spinner arrow to determine how the one or more appendages of one of the one or more toy figures associated with a player are to be positioned relative to the game board; and positioning the one of the one or more toy figures relative to the game board according to the positioning determined by the spinning step.