US 4,971,331 A · Game device

Abstract

A strategy game device having a support base with a top surface and at least three peg receptacles, each rotatably connected to the base at the center of the receptacle. Each receptacle has at least three peg-receiving holes equally spaced about the periphery of the receptacle. The number of holes in each receptacle is the same. There are at least two sets of pegs and each set comprises a number of pegs which can be inserted in the aforementioned holes. Each set has a color different than the color of the other sets. In one version the centers of the peg receptacles are spaced apart along a straight line extending parallel to the top surface of the base. In another version the peg receptacles are circular and are rotatable about a common center axis. In the preferred version of this embodiment, each receptacle has eight peg-receiving holes equally spaced from one another about the periphery.

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Dependent claims

Game apparatus comprising:

a support base,
at least three circular peg receptacles mounted on said base and rotatable thereon about a common center axis, each receptacle having five or more peg-receiving holes equally spaced about the complete circumference of the receptacle, the number of holes in each receptacle being the same so as to permit straight line radial alignment of the holes in the receptacles,
at least two sets of pegs each comprising a number of pegs adapted to be received in said holes, each set having a color different from the color or colors of the other set or sets, wherein the number of sets of pegs used during play corresponds to the number of players or the number of teams of players, and
whereby during play employing said game apparatus, the receptacles are only to be rotated by a player such that after rotation, the holes are again in radial straight line alignment, and play is to be terminated based upon a predetermined radial straight line alignment of pegs from one of said sets of pegs.

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