Strategy Game Method and Apparatus

• US 20190308089A1
• Filed: 04/07/2018
• Published: 10/10/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2018
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ian Tompkins
• Original Assignee: Ian Tompkins
• Inventors: Tompkins, Ian
• Application Number:
  US15/947,786
• Publication Number:
  US 20190308089A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/00022 played along concentric endless tracks
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/00205 Decagonal game board
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/00258 rollable, flexible or deformable board
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/0047 Geometric shapes of individual playing fields
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/00583 with pin and hole
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/00586 Snap fit
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/00835 The characteristic being the colour
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/00864 Markers, e.g. indicating the spot of a previous move
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/0422 four-sided
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/0471 Dice with different colours
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/0482 provided with instructions for playing dice games
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2250/124 Elastic
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00006 Board games played along a linear track, e.g. game of goose, snakes and ladders, along an endless track A63F3/00028 - A63F3/00157, A63F3/04 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00097 Board games with labyrinths, path finding, line forming labyrinths in boxes with small balls A63F7/04; other labyrinth games A63F9/0078
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00176 Boards having particular shapes, e.g. hexagonal, triangular, circular, irregular
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/0023 Foldable, rollable, collapsible or segmented boards A63F3/027 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00697 Playing pieces
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/02 Chess; Similar board games
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/0415 Details of dice, e.g. non-cuboid dice

Abstract

A board game of strategy in which a plurality of player markers are strategically moved along a plurality of concentric paths along the board and where a plurality of colored interconnecting members are located between the plurality of marker positions to create a plurality of continuous paths of connecting members. Each player selects a plurality of identically colored markers, placing the plurality of identically colored markers on successive marker positions along the plurality of continuous paths. A colored dice is selected corresponding to at least one of the continuous paths of the same colored interconnecting members, the player choosing a path that includes a vacant marker position at the end of the path. The dice is rolled and one of the plurality of identically colored markers is moved the number of spaces indicated on the dice with the hope of landing on a vacant marker position. If the marker does not land on a vacant marker position the marker is removed off the game board.

Claims

1. A game piece for use in playing a board game comprising:

a first member having a top and bottom portion;

a plurality of marker positions positioned in successive alignment along a plurality of concentric paths along said top portion of said first member;

a plurality of interconnecting members, said interconnecting members being connected and removed between said plurality of concentric marker positions in accordance with board game rules.

2. A game piece for use in playing a board game according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of concentric paths comprises an outermost concentric path, a middle concentric path, and an innermost concentric path, each of said concentric paths allowing for connection of said plurality of interconnecting members between said outermost concentric path and said middle concentric path, and between said innermost concentric path and said middle concentric path, but not between said outermost concentric path and said innermost concentric path.

3. A game piece for use in playing a board game according to claim 2, wherein each of said plurality of successively aligned marker positions further includes a plurality of successively aligned connection points, wherein each of said plurality of successively aligned connection points are in discrete angular alignment along said plurality of concentric paths, and between said outermost concentric path and said middle concentric path, and between said innermost concentric path and said middle concentric path, but not between said outermost concentric path and said innermost concentric path.

4. A game piece for use in playing a board game according to claim 3, wherein each of said plurality of interconnecting members have a first end and a second end, said first end and said second end connected between said plurality of successively aligned connection points that are in discrete angular alignment.

5. A game piece for use in playing a board game according to claim 4, wherein said each of said plurality of interconnecting members may be stacked between at least one of said plurality of successively aligned connection points that are in discrete angular alignment.

6. A game piece for use in playing a board game according to claim 2, wherein the distance between each of said plurality of marker positions along said plurality of concentric paths along and between said outermost concentric path and said middle concentric path, and between said innermost concentric path and said middle concentric path is constant.

7. A method of playing a game of strategy employing a game piece having a plurality of marker positions positioned in successive alignment along a plurality of concentric paths, each player alternating the steps of:

positioning a plurality of colored interconnecting members on said game board, said colored interconnecting members located between said plurality of marker positions to create a plurality of continuous paths of the same colored connecting members;

selecting a plurality of identically colored markers, each player having a different color;

placing said plurality of identically colored markers on successive marker positions along at least one of said plurality of continuous paths of said same colored interconnecting members, said placement continuing until all of said identically colored markers have been placed;

selecting a colored dice corresponding to at least one of said continuous paths of the same colored interconnecting members that includes a vacant marker position at the end of said at least one of said continuous paths;

rolling said selected colored dice;

moving at least one of said plurality of said placed identically colored markers the number of spaces indicated on said dice after rolling, said movement continuing along at least one of said plurality of said continuous paths of said same colored interconnecting members;

removing one of said identically colored markers off the game board if said moved colored marker fails to land on said vacant marker position.

8. A method of playing a game of strategy as in claim 7, employing a game board having a plurality of marker positions positioned in successive alignment along a plurality of concentric paths:

wherein the step of placing said plurality of identically colored markers on successive marker positions along at least one of said plurality of continuous paths of said same colored interconnecting members further includes the step of maximizing the number of markers placed on at least one of said plurality of continuous paths.

9. A method of playing a game of strategy as in claim 7, employing a game board having a plurality of marker positions positioned in successive alignment along a plurality of concentric paths:

wherein said plurality of marker positions each include a plurality of connection points, said plurality of colored interconnecting members attached between said plurality of connection points.

10. A method of playing a game of strategy as in claim 7, employing a game board having a plurality of marker positions positioned in successive alignment along a plurality of concentric paths:

wherein said continuous paths of said same colored interconnecting members includes different colored interconnecting members along the same continuous path.

11. A method of playing a game of strategy as in claim 7, employing a game board having a plurality of marker positions positioned in successive alignment along a plurality of concentric paths:

wherein said plurality of concentric paths comprises an outermost concentric path, a middle concentric path, and an innermost concentric path, each of said concentric paths allowing for connection of said plurality of colored interconnecting members between said outermost concentric path and said middle concentric path, and between said innermost concentric path and said middle concentric path, but not between said outermost concentric path and said innermost concentric path.

12. A method of playing a game of strategy as in claim 9, employing a game board having a plurality of marker positions positioned in successive alignment along a plurality of concentric paths:

wherein said plurality of concentric paths comprises an outermost concentric path, a middle concentric path, and an innermost concentric path, each of said concentric paths allowing for connection of said plurality of colored interconnecting members between said outermost concentric path and said middle concentric path, and between said innermost concentric path and said middle concentric path, but not between said outermost concentric path and said innermost concentric path.