Chess-like board games

Abstract

A new chess-like board game consists of a checkerboard having rows and columns of bilaterally colored dark and light squares. The squares in the respective rows and columns are an odd number, not less than five. All of the dark squares on the board bear indicators pointing in the same direction aligned with either a row or a column of the board. All of light squares on the board bear indicators pointing in the same direction aligned with a row or column of the board and being in a direction normal to the indicia on the dark squares. A set of checkers is provided for each player distinguishable by color, shape, size, texture or the like. Each set corresponds to the number of squares in a row or column. The sets are initially placed on opposite sides of the board along the row of squares closest to the respective players. The checkers are moved by the players alternately, in turn, along a row or a column in the direction of the indicator on the square from which the move is made. Checkers may be moved only for an uninterrupted distance and capture opposing checkers by occupying the square of such checker, but only if the color of the square occupied by the opposing checker is different from the color of the square from which the move started. The game ends when one player has captured all of his opponent's checkers.

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