Amusement devices: games – Board games – pieces – or boards therefor – Piece moves over board having pattern
Patent
1996-10-21
1997-11-25
Stoll, William E.
Amusement devices: games
Board games, pieces, or boards therefor
Piece moves over board having pattern
H63F 302
Patent
active
056903340
ABSTRACT:
A new, expanded chess-like game, called Falcon Chess (24), is disclosed, comprising a game board (25) and chess pieces for use by two players. The game board (25) has a flat rectangular surface of alternating dark-colored squares (27) and light-colored squares (26) in the customary checkerboard pattern. The eight rank rows of orthodox chess carry over to Falcon Chess (24), and ten file rows, instead of eight, accomodate the new, separate falcon game piece. The chess pieces of each player include a king (30), a queen (32), two falcons (28), two bishops (36), two knights (38), two rooks (34), and ten pawns (40). The falcon's move is uniquely three-square, defined in a combination of both straight and diagonal movements, in any order. The move consists of two diagonal steps in the same direction and one straight step. Alternately, the move is two straight steps in the same direction and one diagonal step.
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