Strategy game

Abstract

A strategy game, such as chess, that incorporates a theme from a combat sport, such as boxing, into a plurality of playing pieces and a game board. The game board is configured to replicate an arena or ring utilized in the combat sport. The game board incorporates indicia commonly seen at combat sports, or for advertising or promotional purposes. A king and queen playing piece resemble laced up gloves. A knight resembles a boxer with a pair of boxing gloves having an emblem, such as a national flag. A pawn playing piece resembles a clenched fist. A bishop playing piece resembles an emblem, such as a national flag. Each playing piece has at least one movement pattern, such as a linear movement pattern, an L-shaped movement pattern, and a diagonal movement pattern. The flag emblems represent twelve countries having interest in boxing.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A game comprising:
 a game board, said game board being configured to host a strategy game, said game board further being configured to at least partially replicate a combat sport theme, said game board comprising an indicia for displaying said combat sport theme and/or an advertisement; and   a plurality of playing pieces, said plurality of playing pieces being configured to traverse said game board for playing said strategy game, each playing piece being configured to replicate said combat sport theme, at least one playing piece comprising an emblem, said emblem comprising a national flag, said plurality of playing pieces further comprising at least one pawn playing piece, said at least one pawn playing piece being configured to at least partially resemble a clenched fist, said at least one pawn playing piece being operable to traverse said game board in a linear movement pattern, said plurality of playing pieces further comprising at least one knight playing piece, said at least one knight playing piece being configured to at least partially resemble a boxer, said at least one knight playing piece being operable to traverse said game board in an L-shaped movement pattern, said plurality of playing pieces further comprising at least one king playing piece, said at least one king playing piece being configured to at least partially resemble a purple boxing glove, said at least one king playing piece being operable to traverse said game board in said linear movement pattern, said plurality of playing pieces further comprising at least one queen playing piece, said at least one queen playing piece being configured to at least partially resemble a pink boxing glove, said at least one queen playing piece being operable to traverse said game board in said linear movement pattern.   
     
     
         2 . The game of  claim 1 , in which said strategy game comprises a chess game. 
     
     
         3 . The game of  claim 1 , in which said combat sport theme comprises boxing. 
     
     
         4 . The game of  claim 1 , in which said game board comprises a plurality of spaces, each space comprising a physical unit of progress, each space further comprising a distinct border. 
     
     
         5 . The game of  claim 1 , in which said game board comprises a perimeter portion, said perimeter portion comprising a boxing rope and/or a bunting and/or a ring apron and/or a wire cage. 
     
     
         6 . The game of  claim 5 , in which said game board comprises at least one fastener, said at least one fastener being configured to at least partially support said perimeter portion. 
     
     
         7 . The game of  claim 6 , in which said at least one fastener comprises four corner boxing ring posts. 
     
     
         8 . The game of  claim 1 , in which said game board comprises a storage portion, said storage portion being configured to store said plurality of playing pieces. 
     
     
         9 . The game of  claim 1 , in which said plurality of playing pieces comprise one king playing piece, and one queen playing piece, and two rook playing pieces, and two bishop playing pieces, and two knight playing pieces, and eight pawn playing pieces. 
     
     
         10 . The game of  claim 1 , in which said plurality of playing pieces comprise at least one movement pattern, said at least one movement pattern comprising said L-shaped movement pattern, said at least one movement pattern further comprising said diagonal movement pattern, said at least one movement pattern further comprising said linear movement pattern. 
     
     
         11 . The game of  claim 1 , in which said boxer comprises a pair of boxing gloves, said pair of boxing gloves comprising said emblem. 
     
     
         12 . The game of  claim 1 , in which said boxer comprises a dark colored knight playing piece, said dark colored knight playing piece comprising a male boxer. 
     
     
         13 . The game of  claim 1 , in which said boxer comprises a light colored knight playing piece, said light colored knight playing piece comprising a female boxer. 
     
     
         14 . The game of  claim 1 , in which said purple boxing glove comprises a purple lace-up style boxing glove. 
     
     
         15 . The game of  claim 1 , in which said pink boxing glove comprises a pink lace-up style boxing glove. 
     
     
         16 . The game of  claim 1 , in which said rook playing piece comprises said emblem. 
     
     
         17 . The game of  claim 1 , in which said emblem comprises at least one national flag, said at least one national flag comprising Philippines and/or Russia and/or Ukraine and/or Puerto Rico and/or United States and/or Nigeria and/or Australia and/or Mexico and/or Canada and/or Germany and/or China and/or United Kingdom. 
     
     
         18 . The game of  claim 1 , in which said clenched first comprises at least one light colored pawn playing piece having a bare hand colored white, said clenched first further comprising at least one dark colored pawn playing piece having a hand wrapped white gauze material colored black. 
     
     
         19 . A game comprising:
 means for orienting a game board between two players;   means for providing a set of playing pieces to each player;   means for positioning a plurality of playing pieces on two proximal rows of said game board;   means for moving said plurality of playing pieces across said game board in at least one movement pattern, said at least one movement pattern further comprising an L-shaped pattern, said at least one movement pattern further comprising a diagonal pattern, said at least one movement pattern further comprising a linear pattern;   means for capturing said plurality of playing pieces, wherein capturing comprises occupying a space of an opposing playing piece; and   means for winning said game by capturing a king playing piece.   
     
     
         20 . A game consisting of:
 a game board, the game board being configured to at least partially replicate an arena utilized by a combat sport, said combat sport comprising boxing, said game board comprising an indicia for displaying a combat sport theme and/or advertisement, said game board being configured to host a strategy game, said strategy game comprising a chess game, said game board further comprising a plurality of spaces, each space comprising a physical unit of progress, each space further comprising a distinct border, said game board further comprising at least one fastener, said at least one fastener being configured to at least partially support said perimeter portion, said game board further comprises a storage portion, said storage portion being configured to contain; and   a plurality of playing pieces, said plurality of playing pieces comprising one king playing piece, and one queen playing piece, and two rook playing pieces, and two bishop playing pieces, and two knight playing pieces, and eight pawn playing pieces, said plurality of playing pieces being configured to traverse said game board for playing said chess game, said plurality of playing pieces comprising at least one movement pattern, said at least one movement pattern comprising an L-shaped movement pattern, said at least one movement pattern further comprising a diagonal movement pattern, said at least one movement pattern further comprising a linear movement pattern, each playing piece being configured to replicate a combat sport theme, at least one playing piece comprising an emblem, said emblem comprising a national flag, said national flag comprising at least one nation, said national flag comprising Philippines and/or Russia and/or Ukraine and/or Puerto Rico and/or United States and/or Nigeria and/or Australia and/or Mexico and/or Canada and/or Germany and/or China and/or United Kingdom, said plurality of playing pieces further comprising at least one pawn playing piece, said at least one pawn playing piece being configured to at least partially resemble a clenched fist, said at least one pawn playing piece being operable to traverse said game board in a linear movement pattern, said plurality of playing pieces further comprising at least one knight playing piece, said at least one knight playing piece being configured to at least partially resemble a boxer, said at least one knight playing piece being operable to traverse said game board in an L-shaped movement pattern, said plurality of playing pieces further comprising at least one king playing piece, said at least one king playing piece being configured to at least partially resemble a purple boxing glove, said at least one king playing piece being operable to traverse said game board in said linear movement pattern, said plurality of playing pieces further comprising at least one queen playing piece, said at least one queen playing piece being configured to at least partially resemble a pink boxing glove, said at least one queen playing piece being operable to traverse said game board in said linear movement pattern.