US1240756A - Game-board. - Google Patents

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A. J. MOORE.

GAME BoARD.

APPLICATION FILED DE01. 1915. lgpb 111111111191 sept. 18,1911.

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ARTHUR J. MOORE, OF KENWOOD PARK, IOWA.

GAME-BOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept, f8, 1917.

Application led. December 1, 1915. Serial No. 64,515.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR J. MOORE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kenwood Park, in the county of Linn and State of Iowa, have invented new and useful Improvements in GameBoards, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to game tables and the invention consists of a novel and iinproved game tableY involving new details and the peculiar arrangement thereof which I will now proceed to `describe with reference to theaccompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and in which- Figure l is a top planview of the game table or board. i

Fig. 2 is a cross section thereof.

Fig. 3 illustrates vrthe men or pieces used in playing, the game of Marketing; and

Fig. 4 is a viewillustratinga few of the men or pieces used in the game of Spello, there being26 of these pieces.

Referring to `the drawings, the numeral l designates the `bodyof the board which is .of hexagonal shape in plan. At itscenter the board is provided with a hexagonal shaped figure 2 having displayed therein. the names of different commodities such as oats, rye, pork, wheat, and barley. The corners of this hexagonal figure are connected to the corners of the edge of the board,`

which, is also preferably of hexagonal shape, by means of the lines 3. By this arrangement the top surface of the board is divided into playing areas, each area being sub-divided into squares that are consecutively numbered from 1 to 105. The line 3 extends inwardly at a distance great enough to intersect a circle arranged within the` hexagon and each of the arcs thus `formed is sub-divided into equal spaces by means of the numerals which are indicated by the reference character 4. These numerals range from 1 to 10, every third numeral being duplicated and of a contrasting form from the remaining ones, as shown, for a purpose hereinafter described. Coperating with these numerals is a pointer 5 operating in the well known manner. At the present time there are three or more games which can be played upon the improved board, entitled as` follows; lMarket, Spello and Six Checks.

In playing the game Market there are six men or pieces for each player, each piece being marked in the manner shown in Fig.

3 to correspond to each of the playing areas upon the board. In starting the game the indicator is set into operation, the number opposite which the pointer stops indicates the number of points the operator is to advance in his particular arca, for example, the pointer stops opposite the numeral the playerwould advance hispiece iive squares or blocks. AAs above stated every third number is duplicated and has a contrasting form, this contrastingnumber being the sith number and should the pointer stop opposite this number the player is set back that number of points and his piece is therefore moved accordingly. As each of the pieces are named to correspond to commodities of the different areas, should the pointer stop within the section indicated by rye the rye piece `is used and should the pointer stop within lthe corn area the corn piece is used. As the play advances the number that each commodity has gained is recorded, the playing continuing until one member has succeeded in placing all of his men or pieces inthe center block. Thenumbers thenrecorded are counted and the player which has the highest score or most points wins the game.

In the gaine of Spello, the circle in the center is not used, the play being confined to the triangular areas in the circle and the outer edge of the board. In playing this game the men or pieces which are used are illustrated in Fig. it and consist of 26 men, each being supplied with one letter of the alphabet. These men are placed on the black squares, the one having the letter A being placed in the left hand square nearest the circle, that is, the square number 102 and continued in alphabetical order backward and forward within the triangular area until the entire number of men have been placed. One of the players then se lects a word, or if desired more than one word and the men or pieces are then mowed over the board diagonally as in checkers, each player taking his turn around the board until the proper letters are placed on the outer edge of the board to spell the word or words selected. The -player getting the word correctly spelled first, wins the game. As some words have duplicate letters, the reverse side of the men may have letters placed thereon, in order that they may be turned over to supply those needed.

The game of Six Check is played upon the triangular areas used for the game of Spello previously described. In this game eight men or pieces are used'by each player, the number of persons playing the game ranging from one to G. The men used by each player are of a different color, and as the game is capable of being played by six persons there will be 48 menor pieces of 6 different colors. These men may be made of any shape, such as checkers, or any material and for this reason it is not thought necessary to illustrate them, it being only necessary that each player be provided with eight men of a distinguishing color from the remaining players. The players start in opposite pairs, after placing their men in any position upon the black squares of their respective areas. One player of each pair moves to the right and the other to the left around the board, each trying to cross the heavy line which divides the triangularareas, but always keeping on the black squares, and trying to prevent the opponent from jumping his men and removing'them from the board as in checkers. After the first pair of players have moved one space, the opposite pair to their right will then move, and as previously stated each moving in an opposite direction. The men or pieces are to be kept moving in a forward direction around the board, but may be moved either in the direction of the inner circle, or the outer edge of the board, each pair of players moving simultaneously in their turn. After two opposite opponents have succeeded in moving all of their players past one another,

they may then move around the board to meet the men of the other players in the game. At this stage of the game the players which have passed each other can then move their men in any direction desired, the object being to get as many players in the circle in the center of the board as possible, the player getting the most men in the circle winning the game.

Having described my invention what lis claimed is: y Y Y l. A game board having a surface divided into a plurality of individual playing areas, each of said areas being divided into squares of different consecutive values, a central circle divided into arcs, indicia for each of said arcs for indicating the values of the plays, pieces movable over the said areas and means carried by the board for determining such movement.

2. A game board of hexagonal shape having an inner circular space provided with indicia, Vlines connecting the corners `ofthe board with the inner circular space to provide divisions for said indicia, said lines forming independent playing areas, said areas being divided into squares over which the pieces move and a pointer coperating with the indicia for determining the value of each play.

In testimony whereof I aiX my signature in presence of two witnesses, l

ARTHUR J. MOORE. Witnesses:

JOHN S. OAREK, R. D. BROWN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the' Commissioner of Patents,y

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