Board game

Abstract

A board game apparatus with a plurality of triangular playing spaces upon which are positioned and moved two sets of playing pieces, one for each player; each set of playing pieces includes a number of pieces which are separately movable to different groups of the triangular playing spaces. The players alternately move one piece each with the objective being to threaten the opposing player's most important piece with imminent inevitable capture.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An apparatus for a playing game, said apparatus comprising:
 a planar playing surface disposed inside of a rectangle, said rectangle having two lines at both a top end and a bottom end, at the base of where major pieces are placed;   wherein both a left side and a right side of the planar playing surface are saw-toothed in shape;   wherein said playing surface is divided into a plurality of playing spaces within said rectangle and neutral spaces at both side-ends;   wherein each of said plurality of playing spaces is a triangle having three sides and three angles, contiguous ones of said plurality of playing spaces share one coincident side;   a set of major playing pieces and a set of minor playing pieces, said set of major playing pieces and said set of minor playing pieces include an individual playing piece, a plurality of pairs of playing pieces and a quartet of playing pieces of the same type for each side, and a plurality of minor pieces; and   wherein each of said plurality of major playing pieces and said minor playing pieces are movable to different sub-sets of said plurality of playing spaces.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of playing spaces are congruent with respect to one another. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the number of minor playing pieces is equal to the sum of the individual pairs and quartet playing pieces. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein of said playing surface has 88 playing spaces; and said set of playing pieces include one individual piece, three pairs of playing pieces, one quartet of playing pieces as well as eleven minor pieces. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of playing spaces are evenly divided between a first type and a second type of playing spaces; and
 wherein said first type and said second type differ in color.   
     
     
         6 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein said playing pieces are generally flat. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein label numbers and letters are located outside said rectangle left side and two opposite end-lines, each of said plurality of playing spaces is identified with one coordinate from along each parallel of said side parallel row, and horizontal lines at top-down ends. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the number of minor playing pieces is equal to the sum of the individual pairs and quartet playing pieces. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein said playing surface has 88 playing spaces; and
 wherein said set of playing pieces include one individual piece, three pairs of playing pieces, one quartet of playing pieces as well as eleven minor pieces.   
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein said plurality of playing spaces are evenly divided between first types and second types of playing spaces. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein said playing pieces are generally flat. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein label numbers and letters are located outside said rectangle left side and two opposite end-lines, each of said plurality of playing spaces is identified with one coordinate from along each parallel of said side parallel row, and horizontal lines at top-down ends. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein said playing surface has 88 playing spaces; and
 wherein said set of major playing pieces include one individual piece, three pairs of playing pieces, one quartet of playing pieces; and   wherein there are eleven minor playing pieces.   
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein label numbers and letters are located outside said rectangle left side and two opposite end-lines, each of said plurality of playing spaces is identified with one coordinate from along each parallel of said side parallel row, and horizontal lines at top-down ends. 
     
     
         15 . An apparatus for a playing game, the apparatus comprising:
 a planar playing surface disposed inside of a rectangle, said rectangle having a first line at a top end and a second line at a bottom end at the base of where major pieces are placed;   wherein both a left side and a right side of the planar playing surface are saw-toothed in shape;   wherein said playing surface is divided into a plurality of playing spaces within said rectangle and neutral spaces at both side ends;   wherein each of said plurality of playing spaces is a triangle having three sides and three angles;   wherein contiguous playing spaces of said plurality of playing spaces share one coincident side;   a set of major playing pieces and a set of minor playing pieces, said set of major playing pieces and said set of minor playing pieces include an individual playing piece, a plurality of pairs of playing pieces and a quartet of playing pieces of the same type for each side, and a plurality of minor pieces;   wherein each of said plurality of major playing pieces and said minor playing pieces are movable to different sub-sets of said plurality of playing spaces;   wherein said plurality of playing spaces are congruent with respect to one another;   wherein said playing surface has 88 playing spaces; and   wherein said set of major playing pieces include one individual piece, three pairs of playing pieces, one quartet of playing pieces.