Game using beads stacked on pins
OwnerJohn R. Zentner, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A strategy game which has as structural base (20) upon which a concentric pedestal (26) is rotatably mounted permitting players to revolve for viewing. A number of equal spacial pins (32) project upwardly around the periphery of the pedestal and each of the two players alternately place their own marked hollow beads (36) over the pins. The pedestal is preferably round to allow a game to be played that has a playing field that is free from limiting boundaries, sidelines or barriers. The game is won when a player aligns four beads in a row either horizontal, diagonal or vertical. A storage bag (40) with a drawstring (42) encloses the pedestal beads and base for protection when not in use.
Claims8
A competitive strategy game apparatus for two players comprising:
- a) a structural base for mounting on a flat surface,
- b) a concentric pedestal having a top and a bottom rotatably disposed upon the base permitting manual rotation thereof,
- c) a plurality of upright dowel pins axially affixed to the pedestal top all of said dowel pins located near the pedestals radial peripheral, wherein all of said dowel pins together produce only one peripheral array concentric with the pedestals radial peripheral and said peripheral array having an unlimited boundary form with no side lines or barriers and
- d) a plurality of hollow beads having two separate and distinguishable markings one for each player in equal numbers, for interposing one on top of the other upon the pins by each player in turn in an attempt to line up their own beads in a horizontal, diagonal or vertical row.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.