PUZZLE GAME
First Claim
1. A method for playing a puzzle game comprising the steps of providing a game sheet having a playing grid, said playing grid comprising an array of nodes wherein a subset of said nodes are designated as anchors and comprising a network of branches interconnecting said nodes;
- providing a plurality of playing pieces;
placing a plurality of playing pieces on the playing grid by placing each of said playing pieces over nodes of the playing grid without crossing over any anchors or other playing pieces;
creating a contiguous path from a contiguous pattern of nodes that contains all of the said anchors;
wherein a playing piece is a single geometric arrangement that corresponds to a contiguous pattern of nodes;
wherein the object or goal of the game is to place the playing pieces upon the playing grid by laying each of said playing pieces directly over a contiguous path of nodes and branches in order to connect all of the anchors with a single connected contiguous path.
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Abstract
A puzzle game includes a Playing Grid and a plurality of Playing Pieces. The Playing Grid contains an array of Nodes, and a subset of said Nodes are designated as Anchors. Also included in the Playing Grid are a network of Branches interconnecting said nodes. A Playing Piece is a single geometric arrangement that corresponds to a contiguous pattern of Nodes. The object of the game is to place the Playing Pieces upon the Playing Grid without intersecting each other, the Anchors, or the edge of the Playing Grid, in such a way as to create a connected path from one Anchor to any other.
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1. A method for playing a puzzle game comprising the steps of providing a game sheet having a playing grid, said playing grid comprising an array of nodes wherein a subset of said nodes are designated as anchors and comprising a network of branches interconnecting said nodes;
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providing a plurality of playing pieces; placing a plurality of playing pieces on the playing grid by placing each of said playing pieces over nodes of the playing grid without crossing over any anchors or other playing pieces; creating a contiguous path from a contiguous pattern of nodes that contains all of the said anchors; wherein a playing piece is a single geometric arrangement that corresponds to a contiguous pattern of nodes; wherein the object or goal of the game is to place the playing pieces upon the playing grid by laying each of said playing pieces directly over a contiguous path of nodes and branches in order to connect all of the anchors with a single connected contiguous path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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