US1617250A - Game - Google Patents

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. f :cuirs s rares rj are Patented Feb. 8, i927.

olea-i ROY HAUGHTON, or sH-R-Ei-EgPQ-nm, LOUISIANA.

.Application filed ,April maas. Serial lesion-ase This invention relates to a gameboard composed of multiple' sections capable, of folding one upon the otherV to enclose the Agame pieces between the folds of .theboardL lVith the above and other objects in -view. the .invention furtherjincludes the following novel features and details of construction, to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings: llliguuiie l is a plan view extended for use.

'Figure 2 isV a perspective of one ofl the game pieces. f

of the board as Referring to the drawing in detail wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts, the reference'characters 10 and l1 indicate individual game boards having astrip l2 adhered or otherwise secured to the inner meeting edges of the boards to permit their folding one upon the other in` order that the board may be placed Y within a confined area, eachv board having ro-ws of circles inscribed thereon, the outer rows being blank while the inner rows have the configurations of hearts inscribed there-v to the number of the nien will equal twentyvfive.

When every game piece has been so placed the game is won. moved more than from one circle to the adjacent circle in any directionat one move. The

first and last vertical rows are left free and blank to permit of placing 'game pieces temporarily on those spaces and travelling over them in reaching their destina-tion, and inV making room for other mento pass. The

point and Objectis to get all the game pieces placed in the fewest possible moves.

4Obviously the board may be made' double or ,single according to the number of persons playing. The boards opposite each other are dierent in color both in circles,

` vinscribed hearts and game pieces. When No man can be lpredetermined number.

fthe game played double twolpartiesplagy at fthe .sa-ine time, n each playing Shis own board, but the (plays are Amade valternately. No :racing ofmoves is allowed and the one whozgets gallnthe gainel pieces placed in v.the lright positionsso as `to equalthe numeral twenty-five firstis 'the winner of the game.

Eachboard has siX'rows of circles with siX circles in each row and of such dimensions as to fill the board leaving a reasonable margin on the board all around. The circles may vbe of any color.

The inscribed hearts are :enumerated as follows upon one of the game boards:

Y 24-22-20-18 16-14-1210 8+ 6- fi- 2 The first and outer vertical rows are left 'blank without numbers and withoutinscribed hearts. There are twenty-four heart shaped game pieces of the .same color 'as therin-` scribed'hearts on the board. vThese 'men are numbered consecutively one to twenty-four inclusive.

the `board in the following order:

l 9f- 3- 4 5- 6 7- 8 1S-V-lLL-I15-16 17-18-19-20 21-22-'23-24 The invention isv susceptible .of various changes in its form, proportions and minor kdetails of construction and the right is herein reserved to make such changes as prop- Such game pieces are placed on erly fall withint-he scope of the appended claims. l Y

vHaving described the invention what is claimed iszp.

l. A gameboard comprising hingedly secured sections, 'each section having inscrip-y tions thereon and bearing legends of different values, gamerpieces adapted for sliding.

movement upon the faces of the inscriptions and also bearing legends thereon comple- Y inentary to the legends on the boardL and which when added thereto are to equal a 25A game board comprising hingedly.y secured sections adapted-to foldone upon' the other, each of the sections having rows of circular portions thereon and having the coniio liguration of objects inscribed thereon and bearing legends of different -values, and game pieces of corresponding shape to that of the objects inscribed and also bearing legends complementary to that of the circular portions and which When added thereto are to equal a predetermined numeral.

3. A game board comprising companion sections having a resilient strip secured to the inner meeting edges thereof to permit the sections to "fold one upon the other, the pieces of each section having roWs of circular portions and including the Vinscriptions of hearts thereon bearing numerals thereon, substantially heart-shaped gamev vpieces thereon which when added to a certain enumerated inscription will equal. a predeter mmednumber, auxiliary lines of circles arranged upon the outer sides of the aforementioned inscribed circles to facilitate the maneurering of the heart-shaped game pieces and the inscribed circles inv order that the said gaine pieces may be placed over the inscribed circles to equal'the aforementioned numeral. Y

In testimony whereof aliix my signature.

nor H. HAUGHTON.

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