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US4936585:
Method of manipulating and interpreting playing pieces
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Looney, Andrew J.; College Park, MD 20740
Cooper, John W.; Bowie, MD 20715
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1990-06-26
/ 1989-10-27
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| Application Number: |
US1989000428496
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A63F 3/02;
A63F 3/00;
Core:
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IPC-7:
A63F 3/00;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
273/236;
273/288;
273/459;
Original:
273/236;
273/288;
273/001.R;
D21/051;
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| Field of Search: |
273/236,260,288,264,261,255,258,1 R
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| Priority Number: |
| 1989-10-27 |
US1989000428496 |
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| Abstract: |
A strategy game utilizing two forms of a playing piece, one indicating direction and representing attack, the other indicating position and representing defense. Each player has a plurality of playing pieces. The game begins with all pieces held in storage During the game, playing pieces are put into play and either take up defensive positions or attack defensive pieces already in place. The game ends when all pieces have been played. Participants may make plays at any time they choose. The object of the game is to protect one's defensive pieces while attacking the defensive pieces of one's opponents. The winner is determined through a method of interpreting the success of attacks by examining placement of pieces relative to each other.
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Layno, Benjamin;
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| Maintenance Status: |
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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We claim:
1. A method of playing a board game of skill and strategy comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a plurality of playing pieces for each player, said playing pieces being visually distinguishable from those assigned to other players, each playing piece having a pointer means indicating a specified direction,
- (b) providing a playing field comprising a playing area into which said playing pieces are positioned when played and storage areas in which said playing pieces are stored when unplayed,
- (c) manipulating said playing pieces such that players may move said playing pieces from said storage areas into said playing area in individual plays comprising either placing said playing pieces in defensive orientations, such that said playing pieces are positioned at any desired locations within said playing area and are oriented such that the pointing means of said playing pieces are not pointing in a direction parallel to the plane of said playing area, thereby establishing the defensively oriented playing pieces as defense pieces, or placing said playing pieces in offensive orientations, different from said defensive orientations, such that said playing pieces are positioned at other locations within said playing area and are oriented such that the pointing means of said playing pieces are pointing in a direction parallel to the plane of the playing area and are pointing at said defense pieces, thereby establishing the offensively oriented playing pieces as attack pieces,
- (d) interpreting the placement of said playing pieces relative to the others by which the success or failure of individual plays can be determined, such that said attack pieces are successful only if they point in an unobstructed fashion at said defense pieces, and said defense pieces are successful only if they are not directly in the path of the indicated direction of said attack pieces,
- (e) identifying a winner by employing said method of interpreting the placement of said playing pieces.
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