Game and method having polarized adhesion portions
OwnerClif Militelloinventor
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Abstract
A game system having a playing board which comprises one or more regions of polarized adhesion material, and a plurality of playing pieces, each with two faces, which may have polarized adhesion material of one or both types. The polarized adhesion material is preferably hook and loop fastener material. The game rules provide that playing pieces are deposited only where adhesion is strong, and may be stacked in accordance with this rule. Other rules are applied to define and differentiate game play. The game board is optionally reconfigurable, and may also have integrated electronics. The game board may include a foldable housing to contain the playing pieces when not in use.
Claims34
A game having a board and playing pieces, comprising:
- a plurality of polarized adhesion portions on a surface of said board;
- a plurality of game pieces, each having at least two surfaces, each surface having a compatible or incompatible polarity with a respective polarized adhesion portion on said surface of said board,
- wherein a game piece having a compatible adhesion portion with a respective portion on said surface of said board will adhere thereto and a game piece having an incompatible adhesion portion with a respective portion on said surface of said board will not adhere thereto, and
- wherein at least one game piece has two faces representing a same polarity.
A method of playing a game having a board and playing pieces, comprising:
- providing a plurality of polarized adhesion portions on a surface of said board;
- providing a plurality of game pieces, each having at least two surfaces, each surface having a compatible or incompatible polarity with a respective polarized adhesion portion on said surface of said board,
- wherein a game piece having a compatible adhesion portion with a respective portion on said surface of said board will adhere thereto and a game piece having an incompatible adhesion portion with a respective portion on said surface of said board will not adhere thereto, and wherein at least one game piece has two faces representing a same polarity;
- placing a first game piece having two faces representing a same polarity on a compatible adhesion portion;
- and
- stacking a second game piece having a compatible adhesion portion with respect to said polarity of said adhesion portion on said face of said first game piece on said first game piece.
A game comprising a surface having thereon a polarized adhesion portion having an adhesion polarity;
- and a plurality of pieces, each piece having two faces, each face having a polarized adhesion portion, said pieces including at least one piece having faces of a single adhesion polarity and at least one piece having faces of two different adhesion polarities.
A method for using a system including a surface having thereon a polarized adhesion portion having an adhesion polarity;
- and a plurality of pieces, each piece having two faces, each face having a polarized adhesion portion, the pieces including at least one piece having faces of a single adhesion polarity and at least one piece having faces of two different adhesion polarities, comprising the steps of:
- placing a first piece on a polarized adhesion portion of the surface such that the piece selectively adheres to the portion;
- and
- placing a second piece on a free face of the first piece such that the second piece selectively adheres to the face of the first piece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.