Multi-player game system
OwnerJohn Reddeninventor
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Abstract
A game system for playing a multi-player game. The game system comprises a hexagonal game board. The game board comprises a plurality of hexagonal cells on a top surface of the game board. The cells are separated into a plurality of kingdoms comprising kingdom cells, a plurality of battlefield cells, and a central cell. The game system additionally comprises a plurality of sets of game pieces. Each of the sets of game pieces is associated with one of the plurality of kingdoms. At least one of the game pieces from each of the plurality of sets of game pieces includes an indicia on the at least one game piece. The indicia is indicative of a legal maneuver permitted by the at least one game piece.
Claims26
A game system for playing a multi-player game, said game system comprising:
- a hexagonal game board, wherein the game board comprises a plurality of hexagonal cells on a top surface of the game board, wherein the cells are separated into a plurality of kingdoms comprising kingdom cells, a plurality of battlefield cells, and a central cell;
- a plurality of sets of game pieces, wherein each of the sets of game pieces is associated with one of the plurality of kingdoms,
- wherein at least one of the game pieces from each of the plurality of sets of game pieces includes an indicia on said at least one game piece, wherein said indicia is indicative of a legal maneuver permitted by said at least one game piece.
The game system of claim 3, wherein the cross-shaped indicia is indicative of the at least one game piece being configured to perform a legal maneuver comprising vertical or horizontal movements about the cells of said game board.
A method of playing a multi-player game, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a hexagonal game board, wherein the game board comprises a plurality of hexagonal cells on a top surface of the game board, wherein the cells are separated into a plurality of kingdoms comprising kingdom cells, a plurality of battlefield cells, and a central cell;
- (b) providing a set of game pieces, wherein the set of game pieces is associated with one of the plurality of kingdoms,
- wherein at least one of the game pieces from the set of game pieces includes an indicia on the at least one game piece, wherein the indicia is indicative of a legal maneuver permitted by said at least one game piece;
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- (c) moving the at least one game piece that includes the indicia about the cells of the game board according to the legal maneuver indicated by the indicia.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.