Amusement devices: games – Board games – pieces – or boards therefor – Betting or wagering board
Patent
1997-06-23
1998-07-07
Pierce, William M.
Amusement devices: games
Board games, pieces, or boards therefor
Betting or wagering board
273118R, 273287, A63F 300
Patent
active
057756970
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a game comprising a playing board having a plurality of playing sections, one for each player, said playing sections having a series of markings, preferentially figures and symbols, and devices to enable each player to make moves by means of playing devices hidden from the other players, each playing section including a part which can be raised to give access to a service area therebelow, which service area contains at least some of said devices for making desired moves.
Such a game is known from U.S. Pat. No. 3,104,878, This prior art game is a war game and can be played by two players only.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a game of the type as above mentioned which is not a war game and which may provide a greater variety of playing modes. Furthermore, the game should be playable by more than two players at a time. To this end, the invention is characterized in that the playing board has a central space with walls bordering on the respective service areas, each of the partitions having a hole connecting the central space with the respective service areas.
Further advantageous features of the invention are given in the dependent claims.
For a better understanding of the invention a more detailed description follows with reference to the exemplifying embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings, where:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a game according to the invention, and
FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of a part comprised by the game in FIG. 1, seen from underneath.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
The game as shown in FIG. 1 comprises a playing board 1 having a central section 2 and four playing sections 3, each of which having a series of markings 4 in the form of figures, symbols, colour, etc. Each playing section 3 comprises a part 5 which can be raised to give access to a service area 6 underneath. In the example shown the raisable part 5 is in the form as a trapeze and is hinged to the playing board 1 by the central section 2. The non-parallel sides of the raisable part 5 have flexible walls 7 which prevent sideways viewing into the service area 6 when the part 5 is raised.
The central section 2 has a central space 8 with walls which border onto the respective service areas 6. Each wall has a hole 9 connecting the central space 8 with the respective service area 6.
The central space 8 can be closed by means of a lid 10, which has downwardly extending walls 11 which, when the lid is in place, block the holes 9 into the service area 6.
FIG. 2 shows the lid 10 turned upside down. It will be seen that the walls 11 form an internal space 12 into which access is partially limited by the inward-projecting collar 13. the space 12 can be used for shaking one or more dice with the lid positioned as in FIG. 2. The collar 13 helps to keep the dice in place in the space while being shaken and it also makes it more difficult for them to be seen by players when the lid is turned and put in place in the central space 8, where the dice will fall out through the central opening formed by the collar 13.
The service areas 6 are separated from each other by means of partitions 14. The service areas contain storage containers 15, 16 for playing devices, ball/marbles 17 and counters 18. Further, the service area 6 contains a ramp 19 connected to the service area's hole 9 into the central space 8. Marbles 17 which are placed on the ramp 19 will roll into the central space 8 when the hole 9 is opened by lifting the lid 10.
In the partitions 14 between the service areas 6 there are several openings, two of which being visible in FIG. 1. One is a slot 20 through which a counter 18 can be pushed into the adjoining service area. The other opening is a hole 21 through which a marble can be put from the adjoining service area and collected in the collecting box 22. At the side of the hole 21 there is another hole which is not visible. By putting a marble on a ramp 23, the
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Pierce William M.
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