US485029A - Game-board - Google Patents

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GAME BOARD.

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No. 485,029. Patented Oct; 25, 1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT (OFFICE.

IRA L. OONKLING, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

GAME-BOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 485,029, dated October 25, 1892.

Application filed March 25, 1892.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatI,IRA L. CONKLING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philavided into spaces, certain of which latter are distinguishable from the others, and a number of pieces or men adapted for movement on said board in such manner as to ultimately surround the particular spaces, also providing the spaces last mentioned and said pieces or men with corresponding sections or parts, whereby the registry of like parts of the pieces or men upon the movement of the same on the board and the ultimate registry of such parts with similar parts of said spaces is accomplished.

The principles of my invention may be carried out as hereinafter more particularly described, and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein-- Figure 1 is a plan view of the improved game-board. Fig. 2 a like view, partly broken away, showing the initial and ultimate positions of the pieces or men thereon. Fig. 3 is an edge view of one of said pieces or men. Fig. 4 is a detail view of a modification.

In said drawings, A represents a gameboard,preferablyofhexagonalform,andwhich may be composed of pasteboard or other suitable material, having its surface dividedinto hexagonal spaces or blocks a, each of which latter forming one of the sides of the contiguous spaces, and certain thereof, B, O,D, E, F, and G, being distinguishable from the others through having their surfaces divided by the diagonal lines I), c, d, e,f, and 9 into six triangular sections or parts 12, c, d, e',f, and g, the bases of said parts forming the sides of the hexagonal spaces in which they are located, and the sections or parts of each of said spaces differing from those of the oth ers in that those of space B have one dot therein and those of spaces 0, D, E, F, and G two, three, four, five, and six dots, respectively. The central space H is similarly subdi- Serial No. 426,379. (No model.)

opposite the outer space whose parts have a like number of dots therein--viz., space 13-- and so on. Obviously this method of rendering the particular spaces distinguishable from the other spaces is not essential, as figures, numerals, different colors, or any other suitable means, in lieu of the dots, may be employed without departing from the spirit of my invention.

The movable pieces or men, of which there may be any number, are divided into a number of sets corresponding to that of the outer subdivided spaces of the board, while the number of pieces or men composing each set is equal to the number of sides or subdivisions of each of said spaces. Therefore, there being six of the latter, each of which is divided into six parts, the aggregate is thirtysix pieces or men. One of these sets is illustrated in Fig. 2, being composed of the pieces or men K, L, M, N, O, and P, each of which is divided into six subdivisions or parts by the diagonal lines k, Z, m, n, o, and 10, said parts having a different number of dots, from one to six, therein, like the central space H. The other sets, which are not necessary to be illustrated, are precisely like the set shown, although theyare preferably of a different color therefrom, to avoid confusion when the game is in progress, while the spaces B, O, 850., may each be colored to correspond with a particular set, and the space H may have its parts variously colored to match the different colors of all the sets.

Of course where the spaces of the board are of a shape other than hexagonal-for example, square, as shown at R in Fig. 4-and divided by the lines 7 into four parts, the number of pieces or men in each set will vary accordingly.

The improved game-board and pieces or men may be utilized for the playing of a number of games, varying according to the rules prescribed for the government of the players. For instance, let each player arrange his men around his subdivided space in such a way that the parts thereof which have the same number of dots therein as have the threemoves, or savingithe number "ofmoves subdivisions of said space will face the same way as the part of the central spacewhich has a like number of dots, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. The choice of Spaces is ac complished in any desired manner, as by drawing, shuffling, 7&0. Then let the movement of the men, whichmay be in any direction, except backward, on the spaces a commence,

the order in which the players move being,

if desired, governed by the number of dots in their spaces, he having but one (lot playing the-first,or by the throwing of dice, the player who first throws anumber corresponding with that of his dots taking the precedence, or in any other preferred manner.

A d-istance of one "space a ineither ofthe directions allowed by ."the :rules or a "onesixth turn on a particular-space constit utes a move, excepting when a :particular piece comes intosuch relation with one of theother piecesron-the-board or with-the central-space H that corresponding parts'ofeach will register in which event said piece :is obliged'to jump 'therpiece-with which suchcombination is made or said space, effecting a gain of which would be necessary to go 'around'the obstruction. This registry being, -,therefore, desirable,in some cases turning of th'emen on aparticular space is resorted'to, such :rotary .motion being facilitated by the knobs-or handles 7o', Z', m, rt, 0, and p with which :tlle'm'en aretprovided, as is also the straight movementithereof. On'the other-hand, this obligation to -j um p operates to retard theprogressiof ea'man toward the objective point,

:compelling the player to go that far outof hisicourse. 1

Thesplayerwhose men first surround the su'bdividedspace of the opposite player, such men having been so manipulated by the straight and rotary movements aforementionedas to "cause theinparts to register with similar parts ofisaid space Wins the-game.

2. A game-board having its surface divided intospaces certain of which areprovided with parts or sections,-.the sections of each space berounding of and 'registrywith similar parts of such spaces, substantially as specified.

3. Agame-board having its surface divided into polygonal spaces certain of which are provided with parts or sections, the sections ofeach'space beingdifferent from those of the others, and a number of polygonal pieces or men s'imilarlyprovided, havinga section to match the sections of each of said spaces and movable on said boa-rd insuch manner as'to attain the registry of their (corresponding parts and :the ultimate surrounding of and registry with similar aparts of such spaces,

substantially as "specified.

4. A game board havin g its surface divided into polygonal spaces certain 'of which. are divided by lines extending from their corners to' their centers intoparts or sections, thesections of eachsubdivided'space being difierent 'frornfthose ofthe others,'and:a number-of polygonal pieces or men similarly subdivided, havinga-section to match thesections ofeach of the subdivided spaces and mov'able'on said board in suchmannersas-to attain-'the registry of'their'corresponding partsand the ultimate-surrounding of and registry with similarparts ofsaid-spaces,substantiallyas'specified.

5, The board Anprovidedrwith thespacesa 7 and the spaces B,JO,-'D,E,F, G,vand H, the parts or-sections b, c, d, e',f', or, v and h of said spaces having the dots shown therein and a number ofthe pieces or men =K,-L, M, N, O, and Phaving in'their parts or sections dots of a number corresponding with those of said spaces and providedwith the -knobske, Z, m, n, 0', and p,-said--pi,ecesorrmen being adapted for straight and rotary movementon said boardin-such manner'as -;to attain the registry of'their corresponding-parts and the ultimate surrounding ,of and registrywith similar parts of said spaces substantially as specified. I

In testimony whereof I have hereuntosct my handvthis 23dday of March, A. D. 1892.

IRA L. GONKLING. Witnesses:

WM. H. POWELL, R. DALE SPARHAWK.

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