US630485A - Game. - Google Patents

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UNITED-- nSTAfrl-:s

PATENT OFFICE.

ALLSEY OSCAR BROlVNIL-OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

GAME.

siSEcIFIcA'IoN forming part of Letters Patent No. 630,485, dated August s, 1899. Application filed November 11,1898. Serial No. 690,153. (No model.)

To all whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, ALLSEY OSCAR BROWNE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Louisville,in the county of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, have made a new and useful Invention in Games, of which the following is a specification. l

My invention has for its object the production of a game which two or more persons may play and in such manner that by properly combining in rows or lines movable parts, such as dominoes or dice having definite numbers or indications afixed to them, individual scores may be effected and a total number of points scored, the first of the players to score such total number being the winner of the game.

The invention will be fully understood by referring to the accompanying drawings, in

which- Figure 1 is a perspective View of the board upon which the game is played, one of the movable parts-to wit, 4double blank--being` illustrated on the board in dotted lines in the,

lower left-hand corner thereof; and Fig.2 is a perspective view of the same movable part removed or detached from the board.

The board B, as illustrated, is constructed by cutting or otherwise producing a series of parallel grooves in a board of the proper length and width in such manner as to leave defi-V nite spacing-strips S, S', S2, to S7, inclusive, the two lower strips S6 and S7 being of substantially the same length as the board itself, and the remaining strips S5, S4, S2, S2, S', and S relatively shorter, as shown. In the spaces between the strips are painted, printed, or otherwise affixed illustrations of the dominoes, dice, or movable parts used in playing the game, the parts, when domines are used, being arranged preferablyin the following order. On the lower line, between the strips S6 and S7, the double blank, blank-six, blankfive, blank-four, blank-three, blank-two, and blank-one in succession; between the strips S5 and S6 the double six, double five, double four, double three, double two, and double one; between the strips- S4 and S5 the sixfive, five-four, four-three, three-two, and twoone; between the strips S'and S? the sixfour, {ive-three, four-two, and three-one; between the strips S2and S3 the six-three, fivetwo, and four-one;` between the strips S and S2 the six-two and tive-one, and between the strips S and S the six-one. Upon the six-one, between the strips S and S', is placed the numeral 5. Upon the blank-one, between the strips Ss and S7, is placed the numeral 10. Upon the double blank, between the strips SG and S7, are placed the numerals 15 and 20. At the left of the grooves, between the several strips S to S6inclusive, are placed the numerals 15, 20, 30, 35, and 40. At thc bottom of the vertical lines of dominoes are placed from left to right the numerals 20, 25, 30, 35, 30, and 30. At the extreme left of all of the strips,

in a line parallel with the hypotenuse of the triangle made bythe left-hand ends of the strips S to S6, inclusive, is placed the numeral C 4:0. 37

The numerals 5, 10, and 15 in the several corners of the triangle, made by the strips S to S7, inclusive, are arbitrary, while the numerals at the extreme left of the ends of the several rows of dominoes indicate in multiples of five thesummation of the spots upon the several rows of dominoes between 'said strips. `at the left` of vthe row between the strips S' Eand S2, illustrates the nearest multiple of live Eof the summation of the spots upon the two dominoes six-two and five-one, the number To illustrate, 15, the number 2O illustrating in like manner the summaition of spots on the dominoes between the strips S2 and S3, dac., the number 20 at the extreme left of the row of dominees between the strips S6 and S7 illustrating the sum- 'mation of the spots upon the dominoes in :that line.

In like manner the vertical summation of the spots in the extreme right-hand line is 30, in the next adjacent line to the left 30, in the next adjacent line to the left of that line 35, in the next to the left 30, in the next to the left 25, and in the last or extreme left-hand vertical line 20.

The number 40 in the line parallel with the hypotenuse of the triangle is an arbitrary number, such that when added to all of the numbers indicated upon the face of the board the total summation will amount to 400, which is the arbitrary name I have chosen to give to my novel game.

The game is played, preferably, as follows:

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All of the dominoes'are placed in the box lid or coveror upon a table face down. and well shuiiied. It` may be played by two or more persons. It' two play, each draws fourteen dominees.' If three play7 each draws nine dominoes, in which event a single domino will be left over. This domino should be placed upon the smooth part of the board with the spots up, so as to be played in its regular place when the game has progressed far enough. If four play, each draws seven dominees. If five play, each drawsve dorni-` noes, and the three dominoes left over should be placed spots up upon the smooth part of the board, to be played each at the very first If six play, each drawsV fou-rv must play first i-n the lower left-hand corner/,

and he who plays this domino scores fifteen,

putting the domino in position face up, ask

shown in dottedlines, Fig. l, of the drawings, the same domino being illustratedin full lines in perspective view Fig. 2.

who first played. This player has three opportunities lto playTto wit, six-blank the domino which should be placed adjacent to double blank, or blank-one in thelowerrighthand corner, which counts ten, or six-one in the upper right-hand cor-ner, which counts tive. Suppose-blankm-one tobe played in the lower -right-handcorner. Then the next playertothe left has four possible plays-to wit, blank-six adjacent to the double blank, or two-blank to the left of blank-one, or double one aboveblank-one, or six-one in the upper right-hand corner, dac.` Should he play six; one, he scores 5. In like manner the gamek proceeds, a play being only possible after the three arbitrary dominoelsfdouble blank,

as already indicated, by placing the proper domino adjacent to the right or left or above or-below, as the case may be, in such manner as to-proceed toward the completion of either a horizontal or ver-tical line in the proper sequence.

It will often happen that a player may have several dominoes that could be played, and it is then at hisoptionY to elect which he shall play. Of course'the players judgment should dictate the best play, or if he 'has but one dominowhich can be played that must be played regardless. ofthe consequence. The

o nlychancel for a player to make a count eX- cept' inv the three cornerswherein five, ten, orfifteen is scoredis effected-by completingone off the several horizontal orvertical lines.- It will be apparent, therefore, that each player must direct his elorts to the completion of "lines by playing a single domino.

' necessitated. It is now the4 turn of the playernext to the left of the one hands of their opponents. bered also that" there is a place for every such line o r lines as will make thegreatest total score.V He must not, however, for any reason withhold a domino with which he hopes to.V complete a line later. If that be the only domino in his hand which can be played at thattime, the play must be made and the opportunity for finishing the line left to another.

Sincethe lines of the triangle intersect or cross each other, it will be often possible to finish two lines and not infrequently three For eX- ample, Suppose that,` the s econdline. or line of doubles needs only the double three to com-V plete it, it should be remembered that a line can be completed anywhere, in the middle as well as at either-end. Suppose that the ninth line, which crossesV the second line at this point, needs only the double three also for its completion. It is apparent, therefore, that the player who plays the double three in position at this time will complete thetwo lines-L i namely, the second horizontal and the ninth verticalline-thereb y makin g, a score of 35' It will be obvious that various combina. 1tions of the dominees may be made if the l above orde-r ofl play isollowed and that much goed` judgment as'to the proper play will be The last or thirteenth line, scoringfor the player the arbitrary number 40, 'may of course be completed by any one of the seven dominees runningfrom double blankto six-one in' diagonal sequence.

It is to be understood that there is no prescribed order in which any of the lines are to be completed, such orderf of' completionbeingentirely d ependent upon the caprice or whim of the various players and their judgment as tothe possible domineesv held in the Itis to berememdomino andv that eachdominoshpuld b e init's playfput in its properlposition above the-like ,t domino painted, printed, orotherwise aiixed to the board B., the three corner-plays, dou-ble blank,lbla,nkone, and six-one, being the only arbitrary plays allowed. blank-one, and six-one-have been played, l

It may occur during the progress of the game that some, player cannot play,- inwhich j event I have deemedit advisable that one of theV other players should drawfa domino from the hand of the one unable to play and place lthe same upon .the board, spots up, to be played in its place as. soon asthe game has progresse'd'farfenough. All dominees` placed spots up upon the smooth par-t of the board become the com-mon property of al1-of the players, and: it is the duty ot all alike to watch closely the progress of vthe game, so that these exposed domi-nfoes may be played .at-the iirst opportunity-,.it being required, as before, that thesedominoes, like those regularlyfplayed, shall only be played` in. their proper fseqllnce or proper position but should the playingeof any such exposed domino finish a line or fill a,

corner itfdoes, not count for any player. Af-y ter allof the dominoes have been placed in IOO IIO

position and the triangle completed they are shuffled as before and the game proceeds in the same manner until some one of the players makes a total score of four hundred.

Although I have specifically defined the manner in which I prefer to play the game, I do not limit myself to any special set of rules, as it is apparent that many modifications of the rules hereinbefore indicated may be adopt'- ed and still come within the scope of my invention. Nor do I limit myself to any especial type of device or apparatus for effecting the result attained, as it is obvious that the same result might be attained with the use of ordinary dice by arranging them in the grooves with the spots of the various denominations up or exposed in the same manner as are the dominoes; or, in fact, a game of ,similar character might be arranged with common playing-cards, giving to each individual type of card-as the king, for instance-a definite valuation, the essence of my invention lying in the arrangement of rows of movable parts, having displayed upon some part of each a definite valuation, so that when said rows are completed in a predetermined sequence the summation of the valuations are counted or appropriated to the count of the player completing such row or rows.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. A game consisting of a board provided with rows of parts havingeach a deiinite numerical Value or indication and permanently arranged in a predetermined sequence, in combination with movable parts having like individual valuations or characters and adapted to be placed upon said fixed rows of parts in a prearranged order, substantially as described. y

2. Agame consisting of aboard orbase having rows of parts of deinite valuation or in-v dication permanently affixed thereto and arranged in a predetermined sequence, in con1- bination with movable parts of like valuation or character adapted to be arranged over said fixed parts in a definite or prearranged order, said fixed rows or parts having summation values which count for the player when the movable parts are placed upon the iixed parts in the definite or prearranged order, substantially as described.

3. A game consisting of a board or base B having painted or otherwise affixed to the su rface thereof a set of dominoes in a definite order, in combination with a movable set of dominoes adapted to be placed over the fixed dominoes in the same order, substantially as described.

A. OSCAR BROIVNE.

Witnesses: y

BENNETT H. YOUNG, DANIEL P. YOUNG.

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