Strategy game

Abstract

A game having page pieces and a game surface including game piece receiving members. Each of the first set of game pieces also includes a solution position and non-solution positions in which the game surface-engaging member is mated with one of the plurality of game piece receiving members. When a game piece is in a solution position it exhibits an indication, such as sitting lower with respect to the game surface or illuminating a light, which visually distinguishes the game piece from at least some of the game pieces which are in the non-solution position. Aside from the visual indication, each game piece is visually indistinguishable from all other game pieces for each game player when the game pieces are located on the game surface in an upright position.

1 . A game comprising:
 a game surface including a plurality of game piece receiving members; and   a first set of game pieces, each of the first set of game pieces having:
 a base; 
 a game surface-engaging member located on the base; 
 at least one solution position in which the game surface-engaging member is mated with one of the plurality of game piece receiving members; 
 at least one non-solution position in which the game surface-engaging member is mated with one of the plurality of game piece receiving members; 
   wherein each of the first set of game pieces that is in the at least one solution position exhibits a visual indication which distinguishes that game piece from at least one other of the first set of game pieces which is in the at least one non-solution position;   wherein, aside from the visual indication, each of the first set of game pieces is visually indistinguishable from all others of the of the first set of game pieces when each of the game surface-engaging members of the first set of game pieces is engaged with one of the game piece receiving members.   
   
   
       2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one solution position consists of one solution position. 
   
   
       3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the visual indication comprises a different height at which the associated one of the first set of game pieces sits when with respect to the game surface when the game surface-engaging member is engaged with one of the game piece receiving members. 
   
   
       4 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein each of the first set of game pieces that is in the at least one solution position sits lower with respect to the game surface than at least one of the first set of game pieces that is in the at least one non-solution position. 
   
   
       5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the visual indication comprises a light. 
   
   
       6 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the light is illuminated when the associated one of the first set of game pieces is in the at least one solution position and is not illuminated when the associated one of the first set of game pieces is in at least one of the at least one non-solution position. 
   
   
       7 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the game surface-engaging members and the game piece-engaging members each include at least one electrical contact. 
   
   
       8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein each of the game surface-engaging members comprises at least one hole and each of the game piece-engaging members comprises at least one projection. 
   
   
       9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein each of the first set of game pieces has at least one ambiguous position in which the game piece exhibits the visual indication when the game piece is located at least one of the at least one non-solution position. 
   
   
       10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a second set of game pieces, each of the second set of game pieces having:
 a second set of game pieces, each of the second set of game pieces having:
 a base; 
 a game surface-engaging member located on the base; 
 at least one solution position in which the game surface-engaging member is mated with one of the plurality of game piece receiving members; 
 at least one non-solution position in which the game surface-engaging member is mated with one of the plurality of game piece receiving members; 
   wherein one the second set of game pieces which is in the at least one solution position exhibits a visual indication which distinguishes that game piece from at least one other of the second set of game pieces which is in the at least one non-solution position;   wherein, aside from the visual indication, each of the second set of game pieces is visually indistinguishable from all others of the of the second set of game pieces when each of the game surface-engaging members of the second set of game pieces is engaged with one of the game piece receiving members.