US1328390A - Game - Google Patents

Description

A. NUGENT.

` GAME.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 2| I9I9.

1,328,390. Patented Jan. 20, 1920.

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ADAM NUGEN'T, 0F NUTLEZ, NEW JERSEY.

GAME.

Application filed August 2,

To all 'whom t may concern.'

live it known that I, ADAM lUGnn'r, a citizen or' the United States, residing at 198 Harrison St., Nutley, county of Essex, and State or New Jersey, have invented certain new and ,useful lmprovements in Games, o which the following is a speciiication.

rlhis invention has as its object to provide a novel game which may be used by two or more players, aording amusement and pleasure, enhanced by the element of chance and by the peculiarity of rules employed in the gaine.

rlhis object is obtained by the no-vel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and shown in the accompanying drawings, forming a material part of this disclosure, and in which- Figure l is a top pla-n view showing a game board made in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing set of the movable characters employed, and

Fig. 3 is a plan view oli a. spinning indicator controlling the actions oi' the movable igures.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the numeral l0 indicates a square block havinf" upon its face a pair of concentric rings il and l2, the space between being inscribed with numerals from l to 6 inclusive and spaced equally apart.

An index linger 13 is freely rotatable on its axial pin le so that the pointer 15 may register with any of the numbers disposed on the surface of the block, guide lines 16 dividing the same into six equal parts, corresponding with each of the six numerals.

The numerals 17, 18 and 19 designate three groups of four blocks or checkers, respectively colored red, green and blue, and which are numbered in sequence upon their upper surface. These checkers are used in connection with the game board 20, on the face of which are disposed three parallel rows of circles colored respectively red, green and blue and arranged in a serpentine order as shown.

At the beginning of the rows, indicated by the word Start, are three black circles 2l, following which are rows of circles, the outer being red, the center row green, and the inner row blue. In order to present a symmetrical figure, the outer row 22 of the circles disclosed on the face of the board, at each of the right angular corners have be- Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. .20, 1920.

1919. serial No. 314,892.

tween them separators while the middle row 23 has like but shorter separators 26, the inner row 2l requiring none.

rlhree of the corners respectively 27, 28 and 29, have circles corresponding with the colors or' the circles or" the row in which they are respectively placed, but the inner corners 30, 31 and 32 are comprised of circles havinglike colors, as tor instance each of the circles in the corner 30 are red, those in the corner 31 green, and the corner 32 blue, creating a variation of the game as will be later on apparent, the termination of the rows being indicated by the word Out.

The disposition of the colored circles is such that an equal number of each color is displayed upon the board. In playing the game the colors are allotted to the individual players there being no preference. Upon one of the players twirling the index hand 13, the pointer will indicate a number,which, if it be tour or less, indicates which of the numbered blocks is to be placed upon the corresponding black circle, but if the number indicated be live or siX, the player loses his turn. v".lVhen the player has won one of the lower numbers so as to start the game, he is entitled to another twirl of the index, the number at that time shown corresponding with the number which he may move in the game, and the succeeding 'players act in a similar manner.

Should any of the players at any time find that their checker must be placed upon the circles at the corner 27, that particular checker must be set back ten of the circularv spaces, while if the checker is upon the corier 28 it must be set back nine spaces, and in a similar manner the checker that comes upon the corner 29 must be set back six spaces.

Another rule of the game is that should any of the checkers rest upon a circle of different color, than that indicated by their checker, they are to be taken by the player 'using checkers or' the color indicated by the circle 30, 31 and 32.

The player going out iirst, that is completing the circuit, is entitled to take from the other players, their checker which bears the same number as that which he has finished playing, from any circle on which it may rest.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the element of chance and uncertainty, added to the hazard Of the players being set back at the corners under certain circumstances, and the further hazard of checkers being played upon circles or diierent colors renders the game vhighly interesting and amusing.

As another variation, if in passing the Corners 30, 3l and 32, any of the players checkers rest upon a circle of the corresponding color he is permitted to again operate the index and obtain therebyv an additional forward movement of the checker.

Having thus described my invention what l claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is

1. In a game of the class described, the combination with a rectangular board, having a level upper surface, a plurality of colored circles marked on said board, said circles being arranged in rows of diierent colors, the rows being arranged in three horizontal and four transverse rows, circles indicating the starting of each of said rows, fillers arranged at the corners between the outer and intermediate rows, numbered checkers in groups of four disposable on said colored circles, and a manually operable indicator by which the movement of said checkers is controlled.

2. A game of chance comprising a plate having a plurality of series of differently colored circles arranged to present a symmetrical geometrical figure, said figure having siX angular corners in each of the rows,

Vthree of the corners being or" the same color as the circle in the corresponding rows, three inner corners having circles of a uniform color, a plural series ci numerically numbered checkers, colored in conformity with said circles, and means for indicating which of the numbered checkers are to be moved and the extent of their movement on said numbered circles.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

ADAM NUGENT.

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