Board game having dynamic game pieces
OwnerDonald P. Greeninventor
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Abstract
A board game has two teams of a plurality of game pieces whereby, on successive turns, a player may add a game piece, move a game piece, or enhance the movement direction capabilities of a game piece. The object of the game is to occupy designated opponent's territories on the game board or to capture all of the opponent's game pieces so that none remain on the game board.
Claims32
A board game comprising:
- a game board having an array of multi-sided shapes;
- a plurality of primary game pieces;
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- at least one direction indicating means adapted to be selectively removably coupled to said primary game pieces during play of said game such that each of said direction indicating means extends along and activates one of a plurality of permissible movement-capable directions of an associated primary game piece, the primary game pieces during each turn of play either being capable of movement in activated movement-capable directions or being activated by a direction indicating means for movement in a new movement-capable direction.
A game piece for a board game comprising:
- a body of a game piece;
- at least one direction indicating means to be removably received by the body of the game piece so as to be aimed in a direction of movement enablement from among a plurality of possible directions for the body of the game piece, the body during each turn of play either being capable of movement in movement enabled directions or being activated by a direction indicating means for movement in a new movement enabled direction.
A method of playing a board game on a game board having an array of multi-sided shapes thereon and in which opposing players take successive turns, said method comprising:
- a first player introducing a first game piece on a selected introduction location comprising one of said multi-sided shapes;
- a second player introducing a second game piece on another selected introduction location comprising one of said multi-sided shapes;
- said first player designating a direction along which the first game piece may move from among a plurality of possible directions by activating visually perceptible direction indicating means pointing toward the direction along which the first game piece may move;
- said second player designating a direction along which the second game piece may move from among a plurality of possible directions by activating visually perceptible direction indicating means pointing toward the direction along which the second game piece may move;
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- each player taking successive turns advancing said game pieces on said game board or designating further direction along which the game pieces may move.
A computer game system for playing a game having two teams of primary game pieces movable on a game board, comprising:
- a computer having data input means for inputting data indicative of a player's intention to cause movement of or addition of a primary game piece on a game board, the data including at least one direction indicating means to be selectively removably associated with the primary game pieces during play of the game such that the direction indicating means extends along and activates one of a plurality of permissible movement-capable directions of an associated primary game piece, a primary game piece during each turn of play either being capable of movement in activated movement-capable directions or being activated by a direction indicating means for movement in a new movement-capable direction;
- a processor associated with the first computer for processing the input data in accordance with preprogrammed parameters to determine the status of one or more of the primary game pieces on the game board;
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- output display means for displaying the primary game pieces on the game board.
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