US563507A

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Publication number: US563507A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1896-07-07
Anticipated expiration: 1913-07-07

Description

021-373 AU EX D2670 XR 563,507

(No Model R. M. NAOHMIAS.

GAME APPARATUS.

No. 563,507. Patented July 7, 1896.

WO WZM in momzw UNITED STAT {S PATENT OFFICE.

GAM E APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 563,507, dated July '7, 1896.

Application filt l August 20, 1895.

To all whom, it may (JOILGCI'ILJ lie it known that l, RAPHAEL )l. NACH- MIAS, a citizen of the l'nited States, residing in the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, have invented an Improvement in Game Apparatus; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention relates to a game adapted to be played by children or adults.

It consists of cubical blocks having pictorial representations upon their sides and in conjunction with these of a series of cards corresponding with the figures upon the blocks.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view of one of the blocks. I ig. 2 is a view of an accompanying card.

The object of my invention is to provide a game which is played by the use of the blocks and the cards.

The cards may be made of any suitable size, shape, or material, preferably of sul'ticicntly stilt cardboard, and each card A has one of the figures I which is represented upon one of the blocks.

In playing the game any desired number of blocks may be used. For instance, there may be three of the cubical blocks 0, and as each has six sides there will be a different tigu re D imprinted upon each of the sides, and for the three blocks there will be eighteen dilferent figures.

In the present illust ration I have shown the blocks as employed to indicate a horsea-ace. Upon one of the blocks will be imprinted the figures of six of the well-known horses in the country, with their names, as shown at I). These may be printed in black or any other suitable or desired color. Corresponding with these will be six of the cards A, each having one of the figures and its name imprinted upon it to correspond with those upon the blocks or cubes. The second block may have the figures of six other horses imprinted upon it and in a different color-as, for instance, redor the names may be imprinted in red or some other distinguishing feature used, and in conjunction with this block will be six more cards having the names and identifying mark or color imprinted upon them. The third block will have six other horses im- Scrial Nnl 559,931. No model.)

printed upon its sides and still another color or with other-colored names or identifyingmarks to distinguish it from the first two blocks, and the corresponding cards A with the pictorial representations of the horses or their names or other identifying-marks to show that these cards belong to the third block.

The blocks may be made of ivory, celluloid, or other suitable or desired substance and the figures and names imprinted upon them in any suitable or desired manner which will render them permanent.

In playing the game there should be as many people as there are figuresas, for in stance, if one block is to be used six people may play the game; if two, twelve people; it three, eighteen people. The cards are then shuttled and dealt around, one to each individual, and after this is done the cubes are either thrown along the floor if they are made of considerable size or if small they may be shaken in a box and turned out upon the ta ble. \Vhen the cubes come to a state of rest. one of the figures on each of the cubes will lie uppermost. The cube showing the tirst horse in black is considered the winner, the cube showing the second horse in its distinguishing color or mark represents the second horse, and the cube showing the third reprc sents the third horse in the race, and the per sons holding the corresponding cards will be the winners.

It will be manifest that a. less number of persons may play the game, either by using one or two of the winning blocks or cubes, or each person may have dealt to him two or more of the cards, if desired, giving him a greater number of chances. It will also be manifest that a greater number of the blocks or cubes may be used, only three of which will be marked to show the horses which are winners or which secure a place.

If six people are playing with one of the blocks, the chances are as five to one. If twelve are playing with two of the blocks, the chances for the first horse may be as seven to one, the second horse three to one. If eighteen are playing and three of the blocks are used, the chances of the first horse may be as ten to one, the second three to onefand the third two to one, or any other desired ratin lli;1 llC employed, :teeurtling to the Hit!!! her of hhieks, the nuniher tit plzrveizx or the manner ut' (lCHllllg the t'Jil'tl'i It ill he ninnit'est thnt n|;in \;|ri.-it inn n|.'t \f he made in the gnnle \rithont ilepzll' ir u' from its essential features.

Haring thus tleserihml Ill Y i|i\'\l\ti hi-n Ielniin as new, and desire to secure by Let l wa lntent, is-

l. A game for llHllt'Hllllg the inning nntt relative positions of a number of horses in it race, eonsistingofn nnniherofcuhienl blocks, each having the figure or nnnieof a different horse upon each of its six sides, distinguishing-nnirks to indicate the relative position of the uppermost horse on each of the blocks, and a series of cards to be distributed to the players, each having the name or distinguishing-mark of one of the horses upon it.

2. A game for indicating the winning and relative positions of a number of horses in, a race, consisting of cubical blocks, each hat-- ing the figure or name of a different; horse upon each of its six sides, and a series of cards hand.

for em-h liter-l; nsetl, to be distributed to the il;| \er, ent-h Sli'itS(tlll'tfilltllltllllg in llllllllltt to the nninhr-r f si lesut the iiltir-ksnntl eneh ut' the ('Jll'll5 ut' \neh series hnring one 01' the tignn's in its nztlne on one of the sides (ii the him-k pLu-wl or imprinted upon it so as in ith-ntit' it \\iih that hlork.

i. flllllt t'or indicating the inning illltl relntire positions of a number of horses in :1 litre (-nnsisting of t'tlltlCitl hlorhs eneh having the tig'nrtur name of tlitl'erent horse, oi one eolor, upon eat-h at" its six sides, and :1 series of cards for each block used, with (lfltli series corresponding in number to the number of sides of the block, and each card of the same series having one of the figures or its name of a color corresponding with one of the blocks.

In WilllOSS whereof I have. hereunto set my RAPHAEL M. NACIIMIAS.

Witnesses:

JESSIE t. Bnonnc,

s. It. Xornsis.