Board game and method of play
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1. A board game comprising:
- (a) a playing surface; and
(b) a predetermined plurality of playing elements positioned on said playing surface in a plurality of rows, said predetermined plurality of playing elements being divided among said plurality of rows, wherein a difference between a number of playing elements positioned in any two adjacent rows is equal to one playing element, when said plurality of rows are arranged by one of ascending and descending number of said playing elements positioned within each row.
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Abstract
The board game includes a playing surface with distinctly defined rows. Twelve playing elements divided between the rows, wherein three playing elements are positioned within a first row, four playing elements are positioned within a second row and five playing elements are positioned within a third row, etc. The game is played by two players, each alternating to remove any number of playing elements positioned in any one row. The player who removes the last playing element is either declared a winner or a looser.
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20 Claims
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1. A board game comprising:
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(a) a playing surface; and
(b) a predetermined plurality of playing elements positioned on said playing surface in a plurality of rows, said predetermined plurality of playing elements being divided among said plurality of rows, wherein a difference between a number of playing elements positioned in any two adjacent rows is equal to one playing element, when said plurality of rows are arranged by one of ascending and descending number of said playing elements positioned within each row. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of playing a board game by at least two players, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) positioning a predetermined plurality of playing elements onto a surface in a plurality of rows, wherein said predetermined plurality of playing elements are divided among said plurality of rows according to a preselected pattern;
(b) selecting a first player to start such board game;
(c) having such first player selected in step (b) remove any number of playing elements positioned in any one single row;
(d) having a second player remove any number of playing elements positioned in any one single row;
(e) alternating removal of playing elements by such first and second player until only one playing element is left on said surface; and
(f) declaring one of a winner and a looser between such first and second player who removes said one playing element left on said surface in step (e). - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method of playing a board game by at least two players, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a predetermined plurality of playing elements;
(b) selecting a plurality of rows to be formed by said predetermined plurality of playing elements for playing said board game;
(c) determining, based on said predetermined plurality of playing elements provided in step (a), a maximum number of playing elements to be placed within each row;
(d) selecting a first player to start said board game;
(e) having such first player selected in step (d) to place any number of said playing elements in any one of said plurality of rows selected in step (b), wherein said number of placed playing elements is one of less and equal to said maximum number of said playing elements allowed in said each row;
(f) having a second player place any number of playing elements in any one row, wherein said number of placed playing elements is one of less and equal to said maximum number of said playing elements allowed in said each row;
(g) alternating placement of said playing elements by such first and second player until only one playing element is left to be placed; and
(h) declaring one of a winner and a looser between such first and second player who places said one playing element left to be placed in step (g).
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