US1814971A - Game - Google Patents

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Patented July 14, 1931 y l uNrriiD STATES PATENT oFFieE NEVILLE C. SEYMOUR, F JERSEY ICITY, NEW JERSEY GAME Application led. December 28, 1927. SerialNo. 243,189.

The l present invention relates to an im- Figure l is a plan View ofthe game board proved game, more especially to a railroad showing a map on which a railroad route is type of game, wherein a member may be indicated illustrating the wickets and the rolled or worked over the board through a starting point and the goal.

plurality of wickets, from a starting point Figure 2 is a longitudinally sectional view' '250 to a certain destination according to the on line 2 2 of Figure l. course of travel of a person over a certain Referring to the drawings, 1 identifies a railroad route. gaine board, which comprises a base 2, which Another purpose is to provide a game may be constructed ofany suitable material i '10 which is fascinating, interestingand educapreferably wood or fabric and secured to the-55 tional, not only with regard to the various under face of the board 2 is a paper or cardplaces or stations or towns through which a board facing 3, which turns up on the sides train passes but also with regard to other `and ends of the board to provide marginal towns in the vicinity of those through which flanges 4 and 5, the flanges l being at the the train is passing. ends of the game board, while the lianges 52250 A further purpose is to provide a game extend along the longitudinal edges of the of this character which is not only tedious game board. to cause the rolling member to traverse the A suitable card-board' or paper cover 6 game board in the proper direction, but relatively thick, substantially corresponding Q0 tends to show how steady a persons hand to the ,thickness of the flanges 4 and 5 is! U5 might be in manipulating and whether the provided. person possesses a substantial degree of yFastened in any suitable manner, preferequilibrium. ably adhesive is a map 9 constructed of A still further purpose is to provide a paper or a composition of paper and linen gaine including a starting base or point, a Oi' paper backed with linen, and the map as`V route, which may correspond to the raildisclosed in Figure l may correspond to a road route to be traversed by the person fascinating railroad route to be traversed operating the game, in conjunction with a by the operator. The fact is the game board goal at the terminal of the route the aim may be constructed according to various 3o being to carry the rolling member from the routes of a particular railroad. starting point in the right direction throughy l lt 1s o-bvious that the invention is not to be the wickets at certain towns or cities, accordlimited to any particular route. It is the ing to a dotted line indicating a course of lpurpose in providing a` game of this chartravel, corresponding to the route. acter to have a number of gaines on which the It is to be understood that the particulars routes may correspond to the various routes '80 herein given are in no way limitive, and that' of a railroad, so that a. traveler may purchase while still keeping within the scope of the a game according to the course of travel to invention, any desired modification of debe taken, and while sitting inthe car it is the tails and proportions may be made in the aim to carry a rolling ball l0 along the route 40 construction of the appliance according to disclosed on the map. i sr;

circumstances. In dillerent locations, especially at impor- The invention comprises further featuresv tant towns or cities upright wickets 1l are and combination of parts to be hereinafter mounted. These wicketsmay be driven into set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed. the board so that they will stand upright and `l5 In the drawings: provide for free passage of a spherical roll-l lQO Rules of play The ball or spherical member 12 is placed in the cavity or starting point 13, and then the ball is guided through the various wickets, the operator manipulating the board so as to cause the spherical member or ball to roll out of the cavity 13 and carried through the several wickets according to the dotted line 16, and when the ball or spherical member reaches the cavity 14, without passing through the wickets in the wrong direction other than that indicated by the dotted line, the game is won by the operator. It is possible to use the game on railroads, and when there is more than one traveling in company, say for instance two persons, it is possible for the persons to compete.

Itis necessary to permit'the spherical member or ball to pass through any wicket in the proper direction, Abut should the ball pass through a wicket in a reverse direction other than that shown will require a new attempt from the starting point. This spherical mem* ber or ball cannot pass through a wicket from either side. The ball or member must pass through the wicket in the direction of the arrows 17 disclosed on the dotted line 16. Failure to observe any of these rules requires a. new attempt from the starting point. The present game is favorable for various gatherings and those who pass through the wickets incorrectly may be subjected to a penalty. However when wickets are passed through properly in correct order the player is exempt from penalty.

The purpose of this game is to complete the course of travel as rapidly as possible, and a little practice will enable an operator to show that considerable skill can be developed. As

previously stated competition among several players proves most entertaining, to see who can lower the record time.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed is: y

A game comprising a game boa-rd having a perfectly smooth flat plane surface, and a plurality of wickets positioned at predetermined varied irregular locations on said smooth flat plane surface of the board, and a line consisting of broken arrows indicative of an irregular route toV define an uninterrupted direction of irregular travel passing through the irregularly located wickets, an arrow head adjacent each wicket indicative of the direction of passage through said wicket, said line of direction arrows having starting and ending points, said game board being manually tiltable whereby a rolling mein-

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