Strategy game

Abstract

A game set and method for playing a strategy game on a playing surface by one or more persons including a plurality of playing pieces, each playing piece having a predetermined number of edges, wherein each edge is at least one of an exterior edge and a connecting edge; a plurality of playing cards, each playing card containing an indicia corresponding to the shape of one of the plurality of playing pieces; and a playing surface. Each player randomly selects a plurality of playing cards; exchanges each of the playing cards for a corresponding one of a plurality of playing pieces, and places each playing piece obtained by the exchange on a playing surface by (i) orienting an exterior edge according to a perimeter of the playing surface and (ii) orienting a connecting edge according to a corresponding connecting edge of an adjacent playing piece. The strategy game may be played in various configurations, including without playing cards, without playing pieces, without a game board, or with a timer.

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         29 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions, the sequences of instructions including instructions, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for playing a strategy game by one or more players, the method comprising steps of:
 randomly selecting a plurality of playing cards, each playing card containing an indicia corresponding to the shape of one of the plurality of playing pieces;   exchanging each of the playing cards for a corresponding one of a plurality of playing pieces, each playing piece having a predetermined number of edges, wherein each edge is either one of an exterior edge or a connecting edge; and   placing each playing piece obtained in the exchanging step on a playing surface by orienting an exterior edge according to a perimeter of the playing surface and orienting a connecting edge according to a corresponding connecting edge of an adjacent playing piece.   
     
     
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         43 . The computer-readable recording medium of  claim 29 , wherein each of the plurality of playing pieces is selected from the group consisting of a playing piece having three edges, a playing piece having four edges, a playing piece having five edges, and a playing piece having six edges. 
     
     
         44 . The computer-readable recording medium of  claim 29 , wherein the plurality of playing pieces include a plurality of corner playing pieces, a plurality of border playing pieces, and at least one interior playing piece. 
     
     
         45 . The computer-readable recording medium of  claim 44 , wherein each of the plurality of corner playing pieces has two adjacent exterior edges. 
     
     
         46 . The computer-readable recording medium of  claim 44 , wherein each of the plurality of border playing pieces has one exterior edge. 
     
     
         47 . The computer-readable recording medium of  claim 44 , wherein each interior playing piece has no exterior edges. 
     
     
         48 . The computer-readable recording medium of  claim 29 , wherein each connecting edge is selected from the group consisting of an edge with an interlocking design, a straight edge marked with an indicia, a straight edge marked with a color, and a straight edge marked with a number. 
     
     
         49 . The computer-readable recording medium of  claim 29 , wherein the playing surface is a grid having a plurality of spaces corresponding to the plurality of playing pieces. 
     
     
         50 . The computer-readable recording medium of  claim 29 , wherein the plurality of playing cards of a player are decreased to zero at an end of a game. 
     
     
         51 . The computer-readable recording medium of  claim 29 , wherein one or more playing pieces are already on the playing surface at a beginning of a game. 
     
     
         52 . The computer-readable recording medium of  claim 29 , wherein no playing pieces are already on the playing surface at a beginning of a game.