Board game
OwnerRobert L. Johnsoninventor
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Abstract
A board game characterized by a playing surface provided with indicia dividing the surface into 64 squares or spaces, and indicia within each space including a positioning mark and eight directive lines radiating outwardly from the positioning mark. The directive lines are either inverting directives or non-inverting directives. The game also includes disk shaped playing pieces having color or shade differentiated sides. The pieces are placed upon the positioning marks of the playing surface and moved along the directive lines in an attempt to capture or trap the opponent's pieces. Movement along an inverting directive line causes the pieces to be turned over to modify their power to capture opponent's pieces.
Claims11
A board game comprising:
- a playing surface provided with indicia including:
- (A) a first plurality of spaced apart parallel lines;
- (B) a second plurality of spaced apart parallel lines substantially perpendicular to said first plurality of lines, whereby said playing surface is divided into a number of four-sided spaces;
- (C) a plurality of positioning marks located, one each, within each of said spaces;
- (D) a plurality of directive lines located, eight each, within each of said spaces such that, within each space, four of said directive lines extend from said positioning mark to the corners of said space, and the other four of said directive lines extend from said positioning mark to the four sides of said space;
- (E) directive line distinguishing means wherein a first group of said plurality of directive lines have a first visual appearance, and a second group of said plurality of directive lines have a second visual appearance;
- (F) a plurality of first player pieces, each of which has a first side having a first distinguishing characteristic, and a second side having a second distinguishing characteristic;
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- (G) a plurality of second player pieces, each of which has a first side having a first distinguishing characteristic, and a second side having a second distinguishing characteristic.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.