US1433336A - Game - Google Patents

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Beit known thatl, LIONEL Bn Biinnsrono, a citizen of the-United States, residing at leverly,` in the country of Burlington and Stateof Newdersey, have invented certain new and vuseful Improvements in Games, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to gaines the object of which is to provide a game simulating a battle field which is notonly amusing but likewise educational. The device is espccially useful in teaching children the art of `warfare and impressing upon them the ne- 1 i l vention will be in part described and in part tangular configuration.

understood from the following description of t-he present preferred embodiment of the invention taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein: Fig. l, is aplan view of a board con structed in accordance with my invention showing the game pieces thereon.

Fig. 2., is a perspective view of one of the game pieces known as one of the privates or men, and i l Ffg. is a perspective view of one of the gaine pieces known as ofiicers.

The game board shown in the drawings is indicated at 4land is preferably-of a rec- One face of the board is provided with a plurality of white squared faces 5 and black squared faces 6 constituting blocks which are inscribed on the entire faceof'the board from one inargin thereof to the other. Certain rows of these blocks` are segregated by a line 7 which latter constitutes a battle line. These segregated blocks constitute the portion of the iieldheld by one side, which will hereinafter be referred to as A.. A second battle i line,such as that indicated at 8 segregates i another series of blocks whichrepresents the territory held by the other side, this being indicated at d3. The portion of the board between the battle lines 7 and 8 constitutes no inans land and is indicated at C.

Each side A and B has a plurality of" be` of ac'ircular configurationl and are engageable with the blocks G of `t-he board within their own battle line.` lsoeach side is equipped with a plurality of game pieces hereinafter referred to as otiicers l0, which 60 are likewise` preferably of circular configuration, and, if desired, may belargerfinsize than the gaine pieces constituting-I the men. The officers are numberedxand are engage- `able with correspondingly numbered blocks behind their own battle lines from which points they start in initiating a game.

A goal l1 or fort is arranged behind the battle line?" and a goalor fort 12 arranged behind the battle line 8, each of which constitutes five blocks arranged in the form of a Maltese cross. These goals are preferably arranged midway the sides of the game board so as to make entry thereinto diflicult, thereby increasing the interest in the game.

In playingthe game the men 9 and olficers 10 are arranged as shown in Fig. l of the drawings. Each player starts olf by moving one oflicer and one man. cersniay be moved in any block desired, but the men can be moved only .from one black block 6 to the other behind his own battle line and in no mans land. However, as

soon as one of the men 9 gets behind the 85 battle lline of the enemy he is permitted to travel over any one of the blocks in order to gain entrance to the goal of the enemy.

The men and oiiicers are jumped during the playing of the game the same as in checkers.

Assoon as one of thegame pieces representw ing a man is jumped it is removed permanently from the board. However, when an o'licer is jumped he is placed back on the board at the block where he started from. 95

Any desired number of pointsr `may constitute the game, and any desired number of points may be allowed for each man or ollin cer which enters the goal of the enemy. Itv

is customary however to` allow ten points for each man and fifteen points for each oiiicer which enters the goal of the enemy.

Although I have above described what constitutes the preferred manner of playing this gaine, it is nevertheless to be understood that the game may be modified as desired or different gaines may be played on the board without departing from the spirit of the invention. Moreover, the size and configuration of the game pieces may be The ont 80 changed to satisfy the caprice of the manufacturer. Inplaying the game it is preferred Ithat di'erent colored gaine pieces be used` that is, a certain color for one side and a certain color for the other side so that confusion will not exist'in playing the gaine. Vhat is claimed is: l. A game board including a checkered surface divided into three parte constituting two battle lines and an intermediate portion constituting a no mans land,

vgame pieces'mountedupon the board behind ,eaehbattleiline and movable into .no lnans rfland towards the vopposite lbattle line, and ya lgoal Lof Maltese cross conliguration arranged behind each of said battle lines for v`:the reception of game lpieces which success- .ifully traverse the board through no mans landnrand behindv the yeneinj battle-line.

2. A Garne including a board having a checkered surface and equipped with gaine pieces, some 0f which constitute men and others officers, said oHirers being movable rthrough any of the blocks of said checkered surface and said inenbeing movable onl)v .through one type of blocks constitutingr the n LIONEL B. BERESFORD. Witnesses z THOMAS TILLm'r,

HARRY Pnrrrr.

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