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N. C. SAMPLE.

- GAMEl APPARATUS.

No. 549,938. 5 Patented Nov. 19.1895..

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NEWTON C. SAMPLE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WILLIAM H. RAMSAY, OF SAME PLACE.

GAM E APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 549,938, dated November 19, 1895. Application filed April 5, 1895. Serial No. 544,542. (No model.)

T0 all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, NEWTON C. SAMPLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelpliia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Game Apparatus, of which the following is a specication.

Myinvention has relation to a game apparatus particularly of that class in which a board having thereon the outline or map of contiguous countries is made to represent a field of warfare and a cannon or other suitable instrument is made to convey or propel balls or marbles across the board to occupy various positions thereon, which positions are indicated by flags and puppets, and it relates particularly to the general construction and arrangement of such a game apparatus.

The principal obj ects of my invention are, first, to provide a game apparatus which is instructive, amusing, and interesting and which may be readily manipulated; second, to provide in such an apparatus a board having upon its face the outlines ofv two contiguous countries supposedly at war and provided with recessed portions representing fortresses, cities, or other points of historical interest; third, to provide in such an apparatus a cannon or other propelling instrument mounted upon the board and adapted to throw or roll balls or marbles of suitable size and color into the various recesses of the board, and, fourth, to provide in such an apparatus flags, puppets, or other indicators which will show the successive occupation of these recesses by the balls discharged from the cannon or other propelling instrument.

My invention consists of a game apparatus constructed and arranged in substantially the manner hereinafter described and claimed.

The nature, general characteristics, and scope of my invention will be more fully understood from the following descriptiomtaken in connection with the accompanying drawing, forming part hereof, and in which inperspective is represented a game apparatus embodying the features of my invention.

Referring to the drawing, A represents a game-board, on the upper face a of which is of two contigulocated the outlines b and c ous or belligerent countries C and D. In the instance illustrated in the drawing is the outlines of contiguous portions of China and Japan, and the game apparatus is designed to represent the progress of war between the said two countries; but it is, however, to be understood that the board may represent the outlines'of'any two countries, such as Germany and France, England and the United States, dac., and the apparatus designed to represent the progress of a historical war between any two or more countries. a

Between the two countries O and D is outlined a neutral space B, which in the present instance would representa sea. Each division of the board is provided with a group of irregularly-arranged recesses d, ranged near the neutral space B and representing seaports of the countries C and D and with a group of recesses e, surroundinga recess f or g, in either direction. The recess f would represent the capital, Tokio, of Japan, and the recess g, the capital, Pekin, of China, and the recesses e represent inland towns, forts, or fortiiications in either country. All of these recesses d, e, f, and g are of a depth and diameter suiicient to receive a marble or ball h and to retain the same therein. Near each recess d, e, f, or gis arranged a pocket or opening l, in which may be inserted the pole ofaflag c or j, which represents, respectively, the standards of China and Japan, and hinged to the board near the recesses are knockdown puppets la, painted or dressed to represent the soldiers of the country which that portion of the board is designed to represent. The recesses d, e, f, and gmayall bear names of historical or geographical interest, as indicated in the drawing. At either end of the board is an unrecessed portionE and'E, and at the upper end E is placed a dais mY to represent an embankment or tower. On this dais m is placed a cannon n or similar propelling instrument from which the balls or marbles h may be thrown or allowed to pass into either country O or D.

To play the game the hinged soldiers 7c are placed in an upright position beside the respective recesses and the flags c and j inserted in the perforations Z of the respective divisions of the board. Each player then dis- IOO charges from the cannon or other appliance 'a a ball or marble 71, in any direction, and should it fall in a recess of the country against which the player is supposed to be lighting the standard of that country is removed, the soldier knocked down by the ball or marble, and the standard of the opposing country raised about the said recess. This signilies that the fortification, sea-port, or town has been captured bythe enemy. The game progresses and should a ball from a player repre senting the original country enter the recess which has been captured by his opponent the soldier r, is restored to an upright position and the standards exchanged, signifying that the fortiiication, seaport, or town has been recaptured. lVhen, however, a recess f or g, representing the capital of each country has been captured by the player representing the opposing' country, the standard of the opposing country remains tliereat until the termination of the gaine, and the said capital may not be recaptured.

After a certain number of balls or marbles have been iired the number of forts, towns, fortifications, side determines the winner of the `graine. If desired, the capture of the capital itself may result in the termination of the gaine or may numerically overbalance the capture of one or more ports, dac. vi/*hen the ball or marble remains in neutral territory it is lost to the player.

Having thus described the nature and objects of my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-n l. In a game-apparatus, a board haring outlined upon its face a map of two contiguous or belligerent countries, a neutral territory separating the outlines of said countries, recesses representing the towns, fortiflcations,

rbc., in the possession of either and capital of each country, balls or marbles, and means adapted to present the balls orinarbles in varying directions over the board toward the recesses adapted to receive and retain the same, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. In a gaine-apparatus, aboard having outlined upon its face a map of two contiguous or belligerent countries, a neutral territory separating,l the saine, recesses representing.: the capitals, principal towns and fortifications of each country, balls or marbles and a toy cannon or similar propelling instrument therefor adapted to present the balls in varying directions over the board toward the rccesses which are adapted to receive and re tain the saine, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In a game-apparatus, a boardhaving outlined upon its face a map of two contiguous or bclligerent countries, a neutral territory separating the same, recesses representing the capitals, principal towns and fortiii cations of each country, flags representing the standards of each country and adapted to be placed in the board near said recesses and removable therefrom, knockdown puppets secured to the board near said recesses, balls and a toy cannon or similar propelling instrument therefor adapted to present the balls in Vary ing directions over the board toward the recesses adapted to receive and retain the same, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my signature inthe presence of two subscribin g Witnesses.

NEWTON C. SAMPLE.

Vitn esses:

THOMAS M. SMITH, J. WALTER DoUGLAss.

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