Board game and method of play

• US 20060237904A1
• Filed: 04/21/2006
• Published: 10/26/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: George W. Littel
• Original Assignee: George W. Littel
• Inventors: Littel, George W.
• Application Number:
  US11/408,468
• Publication Number:
  US 20060237904A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 273/239
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00 Board games; Raffle games racing games, traffic games, or obstacle games characterised by figures moved by action of the players A63F9/14

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.

Claims

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.

2. The board game, according to claim 1, wherein each row is distinctly defined on said playing surface.

3. The board game, according to claim 2, wherein said each row includes a distinct color.

4. The board game, according to claim 3, wherein a set of playing elements positioned within said each row includes a color which is identical to said distinct color of said each row.

5. The board game, according to claim 1, wherein said board game includes twelve playing elements divided among three rows.

6. The board game, according to claim 5, wherein each row is defined by a distinct color and a set of said playing elements positioned in said each row includes a color which is substantially identical to said distinct color of said each row.

7. The board game, according to claim 1, wherein said board game further includes a retaining means for removably retaining each playing element on said playing surface.

8. The board game, according to claim 7, wherein said retaining means includes a plurality of apertures disposed in said playing surface and divided between said plurality of rows and wherein each playing element includes a shaft member engageable with a respective one of said plurality of apertures.

9. The board game, according to claim 7, wherein said retaining means includes each playing element having at least a portion thereof formed from a magnetic material and said playing surface being formed from a material capable of adhering to said magnetic portion of each playing element.

10. The board game, according to claim 7, wherein said retaining means includes a plurality of magnetic elements divided between said plurality of rows and disposed within said playing surface and each of said plurality of playing elements has at least a portion thereof formed from a material capable of adhering to any one of said plurality of magnetic elements.

11. The board game, according to claim 7, wherein said retaining means includes said playing surface being formed from a magnetic material and each of said plurality of playing elements has at least a portion formed from a material capable of adhering to said playing surface.

12. The board game, according to claim 1, wherein a shape of each playing element is one of a disk, a sphere and a parallelepiped.

13. The board game, according to claim 1, wherein a number of said playing elements positioned within each row has a distinct shape.

14. The board game, according to claim 1, wherein said playing surface is formed in a pair of sections and said board game further includes at least one hinge attached to each of said pair of sections for storing said board game by way of folding said pair of sections together.

15. The board game, according to claim 1, wherein said board game further includes a hollow housing attached to said playing surface and means engageable with said hollow housing for removably placing said plurality of playing pieces into said hollow housing.

16. The board game, according to claim 1, wherein said board game further includes a case for carrying said playing surface and said plurality of playing elements.

17. A method of playing a board game by at least two players, said method comprising the steps of:

(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).

18. The method, according to claim 17, wherein said method further includes a step of providing a playing surface having said plurality of rows distinctly defined thereon.

19. The method, according to claim 18, wherein said method further includes a step of forming a match between such at least two players, by way of repeatedly continuing steps (a) through (f) for a preselected odd number of plays, in order to determine a champion based on one player winning a greater number of games.

20. A method of playing a board game by at least two players, said method comprising the steps of:

(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).