US 2019/0099658 A1Published application

Game based on tactical programming

AssigneeCatlilli Games

InventorsJonathan NARDOLILLI, Tyler VAN VIERSSEN

Life of this patent

Estimating the term…

Loading patent…

Abstract

The invention relates to educational board games having a game board in which players compete to place player pieces on three consecutive grid spaces in a line on the game board during gameplay by selecting a subset of function cards dealt to the players, where each function card specifies one or more grid spaces on which a player piece may be placed, and one or more conditions that must be satisfied in order to place the player piece on the one or more grid spaces, and methods for playing the board games. Each function card represents a program having functions that specify a grid space on which a player piece may be placed. If a function returns true (e.g., the conditions are satisfied), then the player may place a player piece on that grid space. Otherwise, the player may not place a player piece using the function card.

Claims17

Dependent claims

A board game system in which a first player and a second player compete to place player pieces on three consecutive grid spaces in a line by selecting and playing a subset of function cards dealt to the first and second players, wherein each function card specifies one or more grid spaces on which a player piece may be placed, and one or more conditions that must be satisfied in order to place the player piece on the one or more grid spaces, the board game system comprising:

a game board comprising:
a game grid having a plurality of grid spaces,
a plurality of first function card receiving spaces that are arranged on the game board with respect to one another according to an order in which function cards placed on the plurality of first function card receiving spaces must be played, and
a plurality of second function card receiving spaces that are arranged on the game board with respect to one another according to an order in which function cards placed on the plurality of second function card receiving spaces must be played;
a plurality of first player pieces;
a plurality of second player pieces;
a first deck of function cards for the first player, the first deck comprising a plurality of first function cards each specifying one or more first grid spaces on which a first player piece may be placed, and one or more first conditions that must be satisfied in order to place the first player piece on the one or more first grid spaces;
and
a second deck of function cards for the second player, the second deck comprising a plurality of second function cards each specifying one or more second grid spaces on which a second player piece may be placed, and one or more second conditions that must be satisfied in order to place the second player piece on the one or more second grid spaces.

6 more elements

A method of playing an educational game using a game board system in which a first player and a second player compete to place player pieces on three consecutive grid spaces in a line by selecting and playing a subset of function cards dealt to the first and second players, wherein each function card specifies one or more grid spaces on which a player piece may be placed, and one or more conditions that must be satisfied in order to place the player piece on the one or more grid spaces, the method comprising:

obtaining, by the first player, a first set of first function cards from a first deck of function cards for the first player, the first deck comprising a plurality of first function cards each specifying one or more first grid spaces on which a first player piece may be placed, and one or more first conditions that must be satisfied in order to place the first player piece on the one or more first grid spaces;
selecting, by the first player, a first subset of the first set of first function cards to be potentially played;
positioning, by the first player, each of the first subset of the first set of first function cards on one of a plurality of first function card receiving spaces that are arranged on the game board with respect to one another according to an order in which function cards placed on the plurality of first function card receiving spaces must be played;
obtaining, by the second player, a second set of second function cards from a second deck of function cards for the second player, the second deck comprising a plurality of second function cards each specifying one or more second grid spaces on which a second player piece may be placed, and one or more second conditions that must be satisfied in order to place the second player piece on the one or more second grid spaces;
selecting, by the second player, a second subset of the second set of second function cards to be potentially played;
positioning, by the second player, each of the second subset of the second set of second function cards on one of a plurality of second function card receiving spaces that are arranged on the game board with respect to one another according to an order in which function cards placed on the plurality of second function card receiving spaces must be played;
playing, by the first player, one or more of the first subset of the first set of first function cards by evaluating the one or more first conditions;
determining whether the first player piece should be placed on the game grid to occupy a grid space based on the evaluating;
playing, by the second player, one or more of the second subset of the second set of second function cards by evaluating the one or more second conditions;
and
determining whether the second player piece should be placed on the game grid to occupy a grid space based on the evaluating the one or more second conditions.

8 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.