Chess-Like Board Game

Abstract

A chess-like board game with a commercial name of Starship Chess provides a one-on-one tactical space combat game, like the game of chess between two versatile playing pieces. The game is played by two players and each player has a fully maneuverable starship, complete with manageable resources, engines, weapons, and shields. Each player must navigate his starship in order to gain an advantage over the player's opponent with respect to direction and position. A starship can engage, withdraw, replenish, and reposition to plan out attacks. Players must learn to think ahead, predict opposing player's tactics, and outwit the opponent to win.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A chess-like board game comprising:
 a plurality of game pieces further comprising:
 a game board further comprising a defined chessboard area of sixty four squares; 
 a cribbage board; 
 two identifiable decks of playing cards; 
 two identifiable playing pieces to represent starships; 
 at least one dice further comprising six-sides; 
 at least one, but no more than two coins. 
   
     
     
         2 . The chess-like board game of  claim 1 , wherein the game board is placed diagonally between two players. 
     
     
         3 . The chess-like board game of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one, but more than two coins further comprise two side, a heads side and a tails side. 
     
     
         4 . The chess-like board game of  claim 1 , wherein the two flat house keys are differently shaped for each player. 
     
     
         5 . The chess-like board game of  claim 1 , wherein each deck of playing cards is colored differently for each player. 
     
     
         6 . The chess-like board game of  claim 1 , wherein the identifiable flat house keys correspond to a player's starship. 
     
     
         7 . The chess-like board game of  claim 1 , wherein the cribbage board corresponds to a starship's console. 
     
     
         8 . The chess-like board game of  claim 7 , wherein the starship's console measures a starship's power point level and a starship's shield point level. 
     
     
         9 . The chess-like board game of  claim 1 , wherein the  2  decks of playing cards, each deck further including a set of particular cards comprising:
 a set of 4, 5, 6, 10 of a first denomination of playing card; 
 a set of Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 of a second denomination of playing card; 
 a set of Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 of a third denomination of playing card; 
 a set of Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 of a fourth denomination of playing card; 
 and a set of any three face cards selected form the group consisting of a first face card, a second face card, and a third face card. 
 
     
     
         10 . The chess-like board game of  claim 1 , wherein the 2 decks of playing cards, each deck further including a set of particular cards comprising:
 a set of 4, 5, 6, 10 of a first denomination of playing card;   a set of Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 of a second denomination of playing card;   a set of Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 of a third denomination of playing card;   a set of Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 of a fourth denomination of playing card;   and a set of any three face cards selected from the group consisting of a first face card, a second face card, and a third face card.   
     
     
         11 . The chess-like board game of  claim 10 , wherein the faces of the first face card, the second face card, and the third face card are right-facing. 
     
     
         12 . The chess-like board game of  claim 10 , wherein the faces of the first face card, the second face card, and the third face card are left-facing. 
     
     
         13 . The chess-like board game of  claim 11 , wherein the set of Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, of a second denomination of playing card; the set of Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, of a third denomination of playing card; the set of Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, of a fourth denomination of playing card; and wherein the faces of the left-facing three face cards and the right-facing three face-cards correspond to navigation cards of the chess-like board game. 
     
     
         14 . The chess-like board game of  claim 10 , wherein the 10 of the first denomination of playing card, the 10 of the second denomination of playing card, the 10 of the third denomination of playing card and the 10 of the fourth denomination of playing card correspond to torpedo cards. 
     
     
         15 . The chess-like board game of  claim 10 , wherein the 4, 5, 6 of the first denomination of playing card correspond to engine-status cards. 
     
     
         16 . The chess-like board game of  claim 10 , wherein the 7 of the second denomination of playing card, the 7 of third denomination of playing card, and 7 of fourth denomination of playing card correspond to repair cards. 
     
     
         17 . The chess-like board game of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one die, but no more than two dice six-sides further include indicia thereon corresponding to the numbers 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3 rather than 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. 
     
     
         18 . A method for playing a chess-like board game, comprising the steps of:
 providing a game board that includes a defined chessboard area of sixty four squares;   providing two players with a set of game board pieces that include a cribbage board, two decks of playing cards, two playing pieces, at least one die, and at least one coin;   placing the game board in a diagonal position between the two players;   playing with the game pieces on the game board, until one player defeats other player.   
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 15 , wherein the step of playing with the game pieces further comprises the step of laying three navigation cards face-down around the game board by the two players; flipping each card over, one at a time, and playing out the results; moving a starship on the game board; attacking an opposing player's starship with torpedo cards; attacking an opposing player's starship with laser points; rolling the at least one dice to randomly attack an opposing player's starship; damaging an opposing player's starship; defending player's own starship; repairing player's own starship; and destroying an opposing player's starship.