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US 7,077,400 B2Granted
Game with associable playing pieces
AssigneeMattel, Inc.
InventorTyler Kenney
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to rules and apparatus for playing a combat-style board game including playing pieces and more specifically where the playing pieces have indicia relating to game play. In addition, the present disclosure relates to rules and apparatus for playing a game including playing pieces that link together to form a larger playing piece.
Claims13
A method of playing a combat-style game for a plurality of players, comprising:
- selecting a set of playing pieces;
- placing a first playing piece having a plurality of first indicia on a game board;
- placing at least a second playing piece having a plurality of second indicia on the game board;
- coupling at least the second playing piece to the first playing piece to form a third playing piece;
- determining a set of characteristics for the third playing piece, wherein each characteristic has a value corresponding to the result of a mathematical function applied to at least one of the first and second indicia;
- and
- moving the third playing piece as a unit along the game board.
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A game apparatus comprising:
- a game board having a plurality of board spaces;
- and
- a plurality of playing pieces adapted to be positioned on the board spaces, the plurality of playing pieces including at least;
- a first playing piece having a first base and a first set of characteristics denoted by indicia;
- a second playing piece having a second base and a second set of characteristics denoted by indicia;
- and
- a coupling mechanism adapted to couple removably the first base and the second base, thereby forming a unitary third playing piece,
- wherein at least one indicia of the first base and a corresponding indicia of the second base are adapted to be altered through a range of indicia, and coupling of the first and second bases reduces the sum of the indicia of the first and second bases so that a third set of characteristics for the third playing piece is formed.
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