Amusement devices: games – Board games – pieces – or boards therefor – Magnetic
Patent
1990-06-04
1991-08-06
Layno, Benjamin
Amusement devices: games
Board games, pieces, or boards therefor
Magnetic
273269, 273284, A63F 306
Patent
active
050371061
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus including a predetermined number of bar magnets selectively positionable upon a game board, wherein the game board is formed with a predetermined number of spaces equal to the predetermined number of magnets, wherein in timed sequential turns, each player attempts to position all of that players bar magnets upon the game board without upsetting an adjacent bar magnet. The game object is to permit a winning player to discard all of the winner's bar magnets. The game board includes a matrix of variously colored squares in conformity with a like number of variously colored positions of a spinner. The game board is provided and formed of a transparent material overlying a transparent support floor to permit visual observation of magnetic filings captured within an upper cavity of the housing to indicate orientation of the bar magnets and the bar magnets magnetic influence in attempting to assist individuals in ascertaining positioning of bar magnets upon the game board.
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Gilden Leon
Layno Benjamin
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