Board game apparatus
OwnerShamir Singh Sandhuinventor
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Abstract
A game of skill between two opponents uses a playing board having a playing field divided into one hundred squares arranged in rows, columns and diagonals in which two sets of twenty-two playing pieces each are moved along the squares in row, column and diagonal directions, and with individual pieces of a distinctive shape, each for moving in a particular manner on the game board apparatus to capture the opponent's pieces. An extra row of squares or "cells" is provided for each of the two opponents on which are indicia indicating the position and placement of captured pieces which are freed by Sapahis (soldiers of the Maharaja) reaching the opposite side of the board.
Claims1
A game apparatus comprising
- a playing board divided into a playing field of one hundred squares arranged in ten rows and ten columns, said board having a first opponent's side disposed parallel to said rows, and a second opponent's side disposed opposite said first opponent's side and parallel to said rows,
- a first set of playing pieces, each piece adapted to be placed on and fit within a square of said board,
- a second set of paying pieces visually distinguishable from said first set of playing pieces, each piece adapted to be placed on and fit within a square of said board,
- said first and said second sets of playing pieces each comprising
- two individual playing pieces which are visually distinguishable from each other and all other playing pieces of the set,
- five pairs of playing pieces each pair visually identical to each other and visually distinguishable from all other playing pieces of said set,
- ten playing pieces each visually identical to each other and visually distinguishable from all other playing pieces of said set,
- a first additional row of twelve squares disposed nearest said first opponent's side, said squares containing indicia indicting placement location of particular pieces selected from said two individual and five pairs of playing pieces, the second and eleventh squares of said first additional row disposed in alignment with the rightmost and leftmost columns, respectively, of said playing field and with the first and twelfth squares of said first additional row extending beyond the lateral sides of said playing field, and
- a second additional row of twelve squares disposed nearest said second opponent's side, said squares containing indicia indicating placement location of particular pieces selected from said two individual and five pairs of playing pieces, the second and eleventh squares of said second additional row disposed in alignment with said rightmost and leftmost columns, respectively, of said playing field and with the first and twelfth squares of said second additional row extending beyond the lateral sides of said playing field.
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