Medieval castle board game
OwnerMark A. Jacobsinventor
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Abstract
The game kit for a board game comprises a game board having three levels and at least one stairway between the three levels, at least one die, at least two fighter pieces and a unique battle card for each piece. The game kit is used to play a medieval castle board game comprising the steps of: rolling the die to determine which player goes first; each player then sequentially rolling the die to determine the number of spaces the player can move his fighter piece on the board; and sequentially moving the fighting piece around the board until it is positioned to do battle with another fighting piece or it reaches a sanctuary.
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A game kit for a board game comprising a game board sub-divided into aliquot area locations or spaces and having at least three levels including ground level locations, second level locations and third level locations, at least one ground level location being situated between two second level locations on the board requiring a player on a second level to jump across a ground level location to another second level location, and at least one stairway between the three levels, at least one die, at least two fighter pieces, a unique battle card for each piece providing different strengths and weaknesses for the piece and under, certain conditions, enabling the strengths and weaknesses for the piece to be upgraded or downgraded, and at least two fate cards one of which is required to be picked when a predetermine number on the at least one die is rolled, the two fate cards including a “card of happiness” and a “card of doom” each requiring three die tosses to determine a fate.
A method for playing a medieval castle board game including a game board sub-divided into aliquot area locations or spaces and having at least three levels including ground level locations, second level locations and third level locations, at least one ground level location being situated between two second level locations on the board requiring a player on a second level to jump across a ground level location to another second level location, and at least one stairway between the three levels, at least one die, at least two fighter pieces, a unique battle card for each piece providing different strengths and weaknesses for the piece and under, certain conditions, enabling the strengths and weaknesses for the piece to be upgraded or downgraded, and at least two fate cards one of which is required to be picked when a predetermine number on the at least one die is rolled, the two fate cards including a “card of happiness” and a “card of doom” each requiring three die tosses to determine a fate comprising the steps of:
- rolling the die to determine which player goes first;
- each player then sequentially rolling the die to determine the number of locations or spaces the player can move his fighter piece between the locations or spaces on the respective three levels on the board;
- when a predetermine number on the at least one die is rolled, throwing three die tosses to determine a fate;
- and,
- sequentially moving the fighting piece around the board until it is positioned to do battle with another fighting piece or it reaches a sanctuary.
A game kit for a board game comprising at least one die, at least two fighter pieces, a unique battle card for each fighter piece and a game board sub-divided into aliquot area locations or spaces and having at least two levels including ground level locations and second level locations, at least one ground level location being situated between the second level locations on the board requiring a player on a second level location to jump across a ground level location of one or more spaces to another second level location upon throwing a number on the die greater than the number of spaces between a second level location having a fighter piece and an spaced, adjacent second level location, and at least one stairway between the two levels.
A method for playing a board game including a game board sub-divided into aliquot area locations or spaces and having a t least three levels including ground level locations, second level locations and third level locations, at least one ground level location being situated between two second level locations and between two third level locations on the board requiring a player on a second level location to jump across a ground level location to another second level location and requiring a player on a third level location to jump across a ground level location to another third level location, and at least one stairway between the three levels, at least one die, and at least two fighter pieces, and a unique battle card for each fighter piece, comprising the steps of:
- rolling the die to determine which player goes first;
- each player then sequentially rolling the die to determine the number of locations or spaces the player can move his fighter piece between the locations or spaces on the respective three levels on the board;
- and,
- sequentially moving the fighting piece around the board until it is positioned to do battle with another fighting piece or until it reaches a sanctuary.
In a board game including at least one die, two playing pieces, a battle card for each playing piece and a game board, the improvement residing in the provision of a three dimensional game board having walls extending upward to at least a second level and playing pieces representing characters that can jump across one or more spaces between adjacent walls of equal height upon throwing one or more die for a number greater than the number of spaces between the walls of equal height.
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