Amusement devices: games – Board games – pieces – or boards therefor – Path forming
Patent
1984-02-21
1985-07-30
Skogquist, Harland S.
Amusement devices: games
Board games, pieces, or boards therefor
Path forming
A63F 300
Patent
active
045317445
ABSTRACT:
This invention is a novel and intriguing game, which may be played by from two to eight players. The game consists of a distinctive gameboard, having disposed thereon 25 contiguously connected squares, color-coded, 8 preferably pink, 8 preferably green and 9 preferably yellow, each square bearing playing indicia thereon; 27 stylized cards called "Open House Cards", numbered from 1 to 25 and two cards marked "Wild Cards"; three decks, or 156, conventional playing cards are also used in the game and 75 color-coded markers, 25 preferably red, 25 preferably blue and 25 preferably white are provided, to mark the capture of the squares during the game. The game is played according to specific rules of play, which form an integral part of the invention. The objective of the game is to capture and place a marker on a number of the contiguously connected squares, arranged on the gameboard, either across or, from top to bottom, or from side to side, of the gameboard and the squares are so arranged on the gameboard, that it is necessary to capture at least one yellow color-coded square, in order to make a contiguously connected line of captured squares across or from top to bottom, or from side to side of the gameboard. The player, or the first team of players, to accomplish this objective is the winner of the game. Provided no player, or no team of players, achieves this goal, the player, or team of players, capturing 13 squares first, wins the game.
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Pettipas Albert G.
Pettipas John A.
Broderick Ralph J.
Skogquist Harland S.
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