Apparatus and method of playing a strategy game
OwnerGilles Fondin, Cyrille Guillotinventors
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Abstract
Strategy game using at least two lots of game pieces with each lot being allocated to a player. The game includes a game grid forming rows and columns, and having a juxtaposition of parallel chutes. The parallel chutes include a first end and a second end. At least one of the first and second ends is adapted to receive the game pieces. At least one of the first and second ends is adapted to be blocked so as to prevent the game pieces from falling out. The game grid is movable between at least a position wherein a first end is substantially disposed above the second end and at least a position wherein a second end is substantially disposed above the first end. The game pieces are visible when disposed within the game grid.
Claims35
A strategy game using at least two lots of game pieces with each lot being allocated to a player, the game comprising:
- a game grid forming rows and columns, and having a juxtaposition of parallel chutes;
- the parallel chutes including a first end and a second end;
- at least one of the first and second ends being adapted receive the game pieces;
- at least one of the first and second ends being adapted to be blocked so as to prevent the game pieces from falling out;
- the game grid being movable between at least a position wherein a first end is substantially disposed above the second end and at least a position wherein a second end is substantially disposed above the first end,
- wherein the game pieces are visible when disposed within the game grid.
A method of playing a game comprising at least two lots of game pieces, each lot being allocated to a player, a game grid forming rows and columns, and having a juxtaposition of parallel chutes, the parallel chutes having a first end and a second end, at least one of the first and second ends being adapted receive the game pieces, at least one of the first and second ends being adapted to be blocked so as to prevent the game pieces from falling out, the game grid being movable between at least a position wherein a first end is substantially disposed above the second end and at least a position wherein a second end is substantially disposed above the first end, wherein the game pieces are visible when disposed within the game grid, the method comprising:
- placing the game pieces in the game grid;
- moving the game grid to a first substantially vertical position wherein the first end is disposed above the second end;
- moving the game grid to a second substantially vertical position wherein the second end is disposed above the first end;
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- blocking at least one of the first and the second end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.