Board game with scissors, rock, and paper pieces which are faced down at the start of game

Abstract

A board game includes a chessboard having squares arranged in a pattern on the chessboard; and pieces adapted to place on the squares respectively, each piece having a no-mark face-up side and a face-down side with either of diagonal lines or a grid of lines being printed thereon. The pieces with the diagonal lines are identified as one side and the pieces with the grid of lines are identified as the opposing side. Either side has one half the number of the pieces. The face-down side of each piece is marked with a scissors, a rock, or a paper. The pieces belonging to either side are grouped as the scissors pieces, the rock pieces, and the paper pieces, all being equal in numbers. The board game is particularly intended to be played by two individuals such as children or non-Chinese adults who cannot read Chinese characters.

1 . A board game comprising:
 a chessboard having a plurality of squares arranged in a predetermined pattern on the surface of the chessboard; and   a plurality of pieces adapted to place on the squares respectively, each piece having a face-up side with no mark being printed thereon and a face-down side with either a plurality of diagonal lines or a grid of lines being printed thereon;   wherein the pieces with the diagonal lines on the face-down side are identified as one side and the pieces with the grid of lines on the face-down side are identified as the opposing side; either side has one half the number of the pieces; the face-down side of each piece is marked with a scissors, a rock, or a paper; and the pieces belonging to either side are grouped as the scissors pieces, the rock pieces, and the paper pieces, all being equal in numbers.   
   
   
       2 . The board game of  claim 1 , wherein the squares are arranged in a six-by-six square. 
   
   
       3 . The board game of  claim 1 , wherein the chessboard is divided into two identical open compartments along a central line, and the chessboard is adapted to fold along the central line to form a closed rectangular box for containing the pieces.