US2014062022A1PendingUtilityA1
Board game
Est. expiryAug 28, 2032(~6.1 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Robert John Spangler
A63F 2003/00996A63F 3/02
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Abstract
A Method for playing a Board Game includes providing a board and a Flag Figurine, providing a set of instructions for playing, and providing a Prince. This Board Game is used for the purpose of providing a competitive game testing a person's strategic and tactical analytical abilities.
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exact text as granted — not AI-modifiedWhat is claimed is:
1 . A Board Game comprising the steps of:
providing a board for the purpose of enabling a positioning of a game piece; providing a set of instructions for playing for the purpose of delineating a series of objectives, movements, and related information; providing a Prince Game Piece for the purpose of providing a piece with which a player may achieve their primary objective; the board is partitioned by indicia delineating 81 separate positions or squares which are organized by nine vertical rows and nine horizontal columns; the set of instructions comprises information related to the initial starting positions of the respective pieces; the set of instructions requires the Prince to move two positions or squares in any direction bounded by the squares disposed on the periphery of the board; the set of instructions prohibits the Prince from moving only one square at a time, or more than two squares at a time; the set of instructions enables the Prince to jump over other pieces.
2 . The Board Game of claim 1 further comprising:
providing instructions for a Game of Prince Chess;
the instructions requires that an opponent must check mate a King in order to win the game.
3 . The Board Game of claim 1 further comprising instructions for playing a game of King of the Hill;
the instructions alternatively awards a win to the player who has maneuvered their respective king to the center square without an opponent destroying their King on the opponent's successive move;
or in the alternative, the instructions awards a win to the player whose King has already been destroyed, yet destroys all of the opponent's pieces.
4 . The Board Game of claim 1 further comprising a flag.
5 . The Board Game of claim 4 further comprising instructions for playing a game of Capture the Flag;
the instructions require that a Flag be initially placed in the center of the board;
the instructions awards a win to the player that successfully captures the flag and returns the flag to the initial position of the King without being destroyed on the opponent's successive move.
6 . The Instructions of claim 5 further comprising:
instructions indicating that a piece which destroys a flag-bearing piece will successively take control of that flag.
7 . The Instructions of claim 6 further comprising:
instructions indicating that if a pawn captures the flag, the pawn will move in a reverse direction one square at a time to its initial position.
8 . A Board Game Apparatus comprising:
a board, a set of instructions, and a Prince; the board is partitioned by indicia delineating 81 separate positions or squares which are organized by nine vertical rows and nine horizontal columns; the set of instructions comprises information related to the initial starting positions of the respective pieces; the set of instructions requires the Prince to move two positions or squares in any direction bounded by the squares disposed on the periphery of the board; the set of instructions prohibits the Prince from moving only one square at a time, or more than two squares at a time; the set of instructions enables the Prince to jump over other pieces.
9 . The Board Game of claim 8 further comprising a flag.
10 . A computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions for causing a computer to perform a method for a digital board game to a mobile device, the method comprising:
displaying a square shape indicia delineating 81 separate positions or squares which are organized by nine vertical rows and nine horizontal columns; providing a set of instructions for playing for the purpose of delineating a series of objectives, movements, and related information; providing a Prince Game Piece for the purpose of providing a piece with which a player may achieve their primary objective; the set of instructions comprises information related to the initial starting positions of the respective pieces; enabling a user to use a Prince to move two positions or squares in any direction bounded by the squares disposed on the periphery of the board; enabling a user to move a Prince only one square at a time, or more than two squares at a time; enabling a user to use a Prince to jump over other pieces.Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
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