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US 2020/0276493 A1Published application
Districting Strategy Game
OwnerMatthew E. H. Peteringinventor
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Abstract
Games of the present technology are strategic districting games in which one or more players are presented with a region divided into sectors, where each sector has a given set of elements, and players are tasked with combining the sectors to create a plurality of districts that achieve an objective.
Claims20
A strategy game for at least one player comprising:
- a region comprising a bounded shape having an area divided into a plurality of sectors, wherein each sector comprises a bounded shape having an area within the region that does not overlap with any other sector, and each sector contains a set of elements, each element of the set of elements having a type and quantity;
- wherein, during play, each player makes one move per turn, according to a set of rules defining types of moves that can be made by the at least one player and restrictions governing how districts can be formed from the plurality of sectors, in pursuit of combining the plurality of sectors into a given number of districts in a manner that seeks to achieve a pre-defined goal based on an aggregation of the elements within each district.
A method of playing a strategy game for at least one player comprising:
- providing a region comprising a bounded shape having an area divided into a plurality of sectors, wherein each sector comprises a bounded shape having an area within the region that does not overlap with any other sector, and each sector contains a set of elements, each element of the set of elements having a type and quantity;
- making one move per turn per player, according to a set of rules defining types of moves that can be made by the at least one player and restrictions governing how districts can be formed from the plurality of sectors, in pursuit of combining the plurality of sectors into a given number of districts in a manner that seeks to achieve a pre-defined goal based on an aggregation of the elements within each district.
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