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US 6,273,422 B1Granted
Three dimensional alignment game playing system and method
OwnerTerrence J. McGahaninventor
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Abstract
A strategy game system and method that requires a player to align three markers wherein each marker is positioned at one of three levels.
Claims7
A three dimensional alignment game system comprising:
- two multi-piece player sets;
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- a game piece alignment assembly including a top, a middle and a bottom, rotatable, nine-marker receiving table positioned one above another, respectively, and in mechanical connection such that each of said nine-marker receiving tables is rotatable independently of said other two nine-marker receiving tables;
- each nine-marker receiving table having nine individual marker receiving areas arranged in three parallel rows each including three individual marker receiving areas;
- each of said two multi-piece player sets including a number of markers;
- said markers of each multi-piece player set having an identifying characteristic in common and a readily identifiable characteristic to distinguish it from said markers of said other multi-piece player set.
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A three dimensional alignment game playing method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a three dimensional alignment game system comprising:
- two multi-piece player sets;
- and
- a game piece alignment assembly including a top, a middle and a bottom, rotatable, nine-marker receiving table positioned one above another, respectively, and in mechanical connection such that each of said nine-marker receiving tables is rotatable independently of said other two nine-marker receiving tables;
- each nine-marker receiving table having nine individual marker receiving areas arranged in three parallel rows each including three individual marker receiving areas;
- each of said two multi-piece player sets including a number of markers;
- said markers of each multi-piece player set having an identifying characteristic in common and a readily identifiable characteristic to distinguish it from said markers of said other multi-piece player set;
- b) providing each player with one of said multi-piece player sets;
- c) allowing each player a play in rotation from first to last player, a play being either positioning of one marker on one of said marker receiving areas of one of said top, middle or bottom nine-marker receiving tables or rotating one of said top, middle or bottom nine-marker receiving tables with respect to said other two nine-marker receiving tables;
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- d) continuing play until one player has three markers, one on each of said top, middle or bottom nine-marker receiving tables, in alignment.
8 more elements
A three dimensional alignment game playing method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a three dimensional alignment game system comprising:
- two multi-piece player sets;
- a game piece alignment assembly including a top, a middle and a bottom, rotatable, nine-marker receiving table positioned one above another, respectively, and in mechanical connection such that each of said nine-marker receiving tables is rotatable independently of said other two nine-marker receiving tables;
- a die;
- and
- a board assembly having a game board area having a continuous pathway of game piece landing areas designated thereon wherein each game piece landing area is designated with a designation indicating one of said identifying characteristics of one of said multi-piece sets and a level designation indicating one of said top, middle or bottom nine-marker receiving tables;
- nine-marker receiving table having nine individual marker receiving areas arranged in three parallel rows each including three individual marker receiving areas;
- each of said two multi-piece player sets including a number of markers and a game playing piece;
- said markers and said game playing piece of each multi-piece player set having an identifying characteristic in common and a readily identifiable characteristic to distinguish it from said markers and said game playing piece of said other multi-piece player set;
- b) providing each player with one of said multi-piece player sets;
- c) allowing each player a play in rotation from first to last player, a play being the rolling of a die, moving a said game piece along said continuous pathway the number of game piece landing areas designated by the die, determining if said game piece landed on a game piece landing area for indicating that game piece, and if the game piece landing area and the game piece correspond, positioning a marker on or rotating the indicated one of said top, middle or bottom nine-marker receiving tables;
- d) continuing play until one player has three markers, one on each of said top, middle or bottom nine-marker receiving tables, in alignment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.