Strategy game and method of playing

Abstract

A game for play by at least two opposing players, includes a game board and a plurality of game pieces, having indicia integrated therein for determining the direction of movement of the game piece on the game board. During play the game pieces are stacked upon capturing of an opposing player's game piece. The number of game pieces in a stack determines the distance of movement in a respective direction on the game board which the stack may move.

1 . A method of playing a game between two or more opposing players, the method comprising: 
 placing a first set of game pieces on a game board, the game board having a plurality of game squares;    placing a second set of game pieces on the game board, the first set of game pieces and the second set of game pieces each comprising a plurality of sub-game pieces, having indicia integrated therein for determining the direction of movement of the sub-game pieces on the game board;    moving the sub-game pieces in their respective direction on the game board; and    forming stacks of sub-game pieces when a player moves a sub-game piece onto a game square occupied by one or more opposing sub-game pieces, wherein the number of sub-game pieces in a stack determining a distance of movement in a respective direction on the game board.    
     
     
         2 . The method of    claim 1    wherein the stacking during game play is limited to five sub-game pieces.  
     
     
         3 . The method of    claim 1    wherein the indicia comprises a shape.  
     
     
         4 . The method of    claim 1    further comprising maintaining the first set of game pieces and the second set of game pieces on the game board during play.  
     
     
         5 . The method of    claim 1    further comprising prohibiting jumping of game pieces when moving the game piece and the stack from one square to another square.  
     
     
         6 . A method of playing a game between two or more opposing players, the method comprising: 
 placing a first set of stackable game pieces on a game board having a plurality of positions;    placing a second set of stackable game pieces on the game board;    capturing opposing game pieces to form a plurality of stacks; and    moving the plurality of stacks on the game board a number of positions corresponding to the number of game pieces in the stack and less than the number of game pieces in the stack.    
     
     
         7 . The method of    claim 6    wherein the first set of stackable game pieces comprises a plurality of different types of game pieces, the second set of stackable game pieces comprises a plurality of different types of game pieces, and wherein moving the plurality of stacks on the game board comprises moving the stack in a direction based on the type of stackable game piece disposed on top of the stack.  
     
     
         8 . The method of    claim 7    wherein the plurality of different types of game pieces comprises three different types of game pieces, and wherein a first type of game piece allows movement horizontally or vertically, a second type of game piece allows movement diagonally, and a third type of game piece allows movement horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.  
     
     
         9 . The method of    claim 6    wherein the moving the plurality of stacks is limited to moving stacks having less than five game pieces.  
     
     
         10 . The method of    claim 6    further comprising the game board having at least one position different from the other positions, and further allowing movement of a game piece occupying the at least one different position any number of positions across the game board.  
     
     
         11 . The method of    claim 6    further comprising determining a winner to be the first player to form three stacks of at least five game pieces with the player's game piece on top of the three stacks.  
     
     
         12 . The method of    claim 6    further comprising determining a winner to be the player having the greatest number of game pieces in the plurality of stacks with the player's game piece on top of the stacks.  
     
     
         13 . The method of    claim 6    further comprising maintaining the game pieces on the game board during play.  
     
     
         14 . The method of    claim 6    further comprising prohibiting jumping of game pieces when moving the game piece and the stack from one position to another position.  
     
     
         15 . A method of playing a game by at least two opposing players, the method comprising: 
 locating a first set of stackable game pieces on a game board having a plurality of squares, the first set of stackable game pieces comprising:    a plurality of square game pieces comprising a generally planar member having a square-shaped cross-section;    a plurality of triangular game pieces comprising a generally planar member having a triangular-shaped cross-section;    a plurality of circular game pieces comprising a generally planar member having a circular-shaped cross-section;    locating a second set of stackable game pieces on the game board, the second set of stackable game pieces comprising:    a plurality of square game pieces comprising a generally planar member having a square-shaped cross-section;    a plurality of triangular game pieces comprising a generally planar member having a triangular-shaped cross-section;    a plurality of circular game pieces comprising a generally planar member having a circular-shaped cross-section;    capturing opposing game pieces to form a plurality of stacks; and    moving the plurality of stacks on the game board a number of squares corresponding to the number of game pieces in the stack and less than the number of game pieces in the stack.    
     
     
         16 . The method of    claim 15    wherein the moving the plurality of stacks further comprises at least one of moving the stack horizontally or vertically when a top game piece of the stack comprises a square-shaped game piece, moving the stack diagonally when a top game piece of the stack comprises a triangular-shaped game piece, and moving the stack either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally when a top game piece of the stack comprises a circular-shaped game piece.  
     
     
         17 . The method of    claim 15    wherein the moving is limited to stacks having less than five game pieces.  
     
     
         18 . The method of    claim 15    further comprising the game board having at least one square different from the other squares, and further allowing movement of a game piece occupying the at least one different square any number of squares across the game board.  
     
     
         19 . The method of    claim 15    further comprising determining a winner to be the first player to form three stacks of at least five game pieces with the player's game piece on top of the three stacks.  
     
     
         20 . The method of    claim 15    further comprising determining a winner to be the player having the greatest number of game pieces in the plurality of stacks with the player's game piece on top of the stacks.  
     
     
         21 . The method of    claim 15    further comprising maintaining the game pieces on the game board during play.  
     
     
         22 . The method of    claim 15    further comprising prohibiting jumping of game pieces when moving the game piece and the stack from one square to a second square.