Castle siege game

Abstract

A castle siege game includes a plurality of castle pieces arrangeable to define outer walls of a castle. A plurality of wall blocks is stackable on each other to define a pair of collapsible walls of the castle. A catapult is positionable at a strategic location to launch a projectile to knock over the plurality of wall blocks. A crossbow is positionable at a strategic location to launch a projectile to knock over the plurality of wall blocks. A battering ram is positionable in a strategic location with respect to a respective one of the outer walls of the castle. The battering ram is urgeable into cocked position thereby enabling the battering ram to strike the respective outer wall of the castle. The catapult and the crossbow and the battering ram are employed to simulate laying siege to a castle in a medieval battle scenario.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A castle siege game for facilitating a pair of players to compete against each other in a castle siege environment, said game comprising:
 a plurality of castle pieces being arrangeable to define outer walls of a castle, said plurality of castle pieces including a castle wall piece and a tower piece and a plurality of wall blocks, said castle wall piece being structured to define respective outer walls of said castle, said tower piece being positionable between a pair of ends of said castle wall piece such that said tower piece defines a pair of openings between said tower piece and a respective end of said castle wall piece, respective ones of said plurality of wall blocks being stackable on each other in a respective one of said pair of openings defined between said tower piece and said respective pair of ends of said castle wall piece such that said plurality of wall blocks defines a pair of collapsible walls of said castle each being located in a respective one of said pair of openings;   a catapult being positionable at a strategic location with respect to said pair of collapsible walls which are defined by said plurality of wall blocks, said catapult being actuatable to launch a projectile at a respective one of said pair of collapsible walls in the effort to strike said respective collapsible wall with said projectile thereby enabling said projectile to knock over said plurality of wall blocks which are stacked to define said respective collapsible wall in the effort to destroy said respective collapsible wall wherein said catapult is configured to simulate laying siege to a castle in a medieval battle scenario;   a crossbow being positionable at a strategic location with respect to said pair of collapsible walls which are defined by said plurality of wall blocks, said crossbow being actuatable to launch a projectile at a respective one of said pair of collapsible walls in the effort to strike said respective collapsible wall with said projectile launched from said crossbow thereby enabling said projectile launched from said crossbow to knock over said plurality of wall blocks which are stacked to define said respective collapsible wall in the effort to destroy said respective collapsible wall wherein said crossbow is configured to simulate laying siege to a castle in a medieval battle scenario; and   a battering ram being positionable in a strategic location with respect to a respective one of said outer walls of said castle defined by said plurality of castle pieces, said battering ram being urgeable into cocked position, said battering ram being biased to travel into a battering position when said battering ram is released from said cocked position thereby enabling said battering ram to strike said respective outer wall of said castle wherein said battering ram is to simulate laying siege to a castle in a medieval battle scenario.   
     
     
         2 . The game according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said castle wall piece includes a plurality of walls and a plurality of towers;   each of said plurality of walls is attached to and extends between a respective pair of said plurality of towers;   said plurality of walls is oriented at angles with respect to each other such that said castle wall pieces defines a partial perimeter of a polygon;   said plurality of towers of said castle wall includes a pair of end towers being spaced apart from each other;   said plurality of walls includes a pair of partial walls each being coupled to and extending away from a respective one of said pair of end towers;   said pair of partial walls is directed toward each other;   said tower piece includes a tower and a pair of partial walls each being coupled to and extending away from said tower of said tower piece in opposing directions from each other; and   said tower piece is positionable between said pair of end towers of said castle wall piece having each of said partial walls on said tower piece being directed toward a respective one of said pair of partial walls on a respective one of said pair end towers thereby defining each of said pair of openings between a respective one of said pair of partial walls on said tower piece and a respective one of said pair of partial walls of a respective one of said pair of end towers.   
     
     
         3 . The game according to  claim 2 , wherein:
 said plurality of walls of said castle wall piece includes a pair of door walls;   each of said pair of door walls has a door opening extending through a respective door wall;   said castle wall piece includes a plurality of doors;   each of said plurality of doors is hingedly attached to a respective one of said pair of door walls having each of said plurality of doors being located in said door opening in said respective door wall; and   each of said plurality of doors is biased into a closed position such that each of said plurality of doors extends across said door opening in said respective door wall for closing said door opening in said respective door wall.   
     
     
         4 . The game according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said catapult includes a catapult framework having a base portion and an upright portion being vertically oriented with said base portion;   said catapult includes a stop being attached to said upright portion proximate a top end of said upright portion;   said catapult includes a launching arm having a coupled end being pivotally coupled to said base portion of said catapult framework;   said launching arm has a cup being integrated into said launching arm at a point located adjacent to a free end of said launching arm thereby enabling said projectile to be placed in said cup;   said launching arm is biased into a launching position having said launching arm extending upwardly from said base portion of said catapult framework and abutting said stop on said upright portion of said catapult framework;   said launching arm is urgeable into a cocked position having said launching arm being substantially horizontally oriented on said base portion having said launching arm extending away from said upright portion; and   said projectile is launched from said cup as a consequence of said launching arm striking said stop when said launching arm is biased into said launching position.   
     
     
         5 . The game according to  claim 4 , wherein:
 said catapult includes a winding unit being rotatably integrated into said base portion of said catapult framework;   said winding unit includes a gear being laterally displaced from said base portion;   said gear has a plurality of teeth being evenly spaced apart from each other and being distributed around said gear;   said catapult includes a cord being attached between said winding unit and said launching arm;   said cord is wrapped around said winding unit when said winding unit is rotated in first direction thereby urging said launching arm into said cocked position;   said catapult includes a catapult trigger having a coupled end being pivotally attached to said base portion of said catapult framework;   said catapult trigger tapers to a point at a free end of said catapult trigger;   said catapult trigger is pivotable into a locking position having said point on said free end of said catapult trigger being positioned between a respective pair of said teeth on said gear of said winding unit thereby inhibiting said winding unit from rotating;   said catapult trigger is pivotable into said locking position when said launching arm has been urged into said cocked position thereby securing said launching arm in said cocked position; and   said catapult trigger is pivotable into an unlocking position having said point on said free end of said catapult trigger being displaced from said gear thereby enabling said launching arm to be biased into said launching position having said winding unit rotating in a second direction to enable said cord to be unwound from said winding unit.   
     
     
         6 . The game according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said crossbow includes a track having a pair of lateral walls thereby facilitating a projectile to be positioned between said pair of lateral walls;   said track has a pair of slots each extending through a respective one of said pair of lateral walls;   each of said pair of slots is elongated to extend along a substantial length of said respective lateral wall;   said crossbow includes a cross member being attached to and being perpendicularly oriented with a front end of said track;   said crossbow includes a pair of arms;   each of said pair of arms has a coupled end being pivotally attached to a respective one of a pair of ends of said cross member;   each of said pair of arms is biased to pivot into a first position having said pair of arms extending laterally away from said cross member;   each of said pair of arms is urgeable into a second position having each of said pair of arms angling toward a back end of said track;   said crossbow includes a slide being slidably positioned between said pair of lateral walls of said track;   said slide is slidable between said front end and said back end of said track;   said slide has a depression extending downwardly into a top surface of said slide;   said projectile in said track is positionable in front of a front edge of said slide when said slide is positioned adjacent to said back end of said track;   said crossbow includes a pair of cables;   each of said pair of cables is attached to a respective one of a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge of said slide;   each of said pair of cables extends through a respective one of said pair of slots in pair of lateral walls of said track;   each of said pair of cables is attached to a free end of a respective one of said pair of arms;   each of said arms is urged into said second position when said slide is positioned adjacent to said back end of said track;   said slide is urged to rapidly travel toward said front end of said track when said pair of arms is biased into said first position thereby enabling said projectile in said track to be launched from said front end of said track;   said crossbow includes a pair of supports;   each of said pair of supports is coupled to and extends downwardly from said track;   said pair of supports includes a short support having a length being less than a length of a long support;   said short support is spaced from said back end of said track; and   said long support is spaced from said front end of said track thereby enabling said track to be oriented at an upward angle when said short support and said long support are positioned on a horizontal support surface thereby enabling said track to direct said projectile in said track to travel in an arc when said projectile in said track is launched from said track.   
     
     
         7 . The game according to  claim 6 , wherein:
 said crossbow includes a crossbow trigger being pivotally attached between said pair of lateral walls of said track;   said crossbow trigger includes a first finger curving downwardly toward said track;   said first finger extends into said depression in said top surface of said slide when said slide is positioned adjacent to said back end of said track and said crossbow trigger is urged into a locking position;   said crossbow trigger has a second finger curving upwardly from said track;   said second finger extends in an opposite direction from said crossbow trigger with respect to said first finger wherein said second finger is configured to be manipulated to a player;   said crossbow trigger is urgeable into an unlocking position when said second finger is urged downwardly having said first finger being lifted upwardly from said depression in said top surface of said slide thereby facilitating said pair of arms to urge said slide to rapidly travel toward said front end of said track.   
     
     
         8 . The game according to  claim 3 , wherein:
 said battering ram includes a battering ram framework including a support portion and a pair of upright portions each being vertically oriented with respect to said support portion;   each of said pair of upright portions of said battering ram framework is aligned with a respective one of a forward end and a rearward end of said support portion;   said battering ram includes a member having a first end and a second end;   said member is elongated between said first end and said second end;   said second end is rounded;   said battering ram includes a pair of cords;   each of said pair of cords is attached to and extends downwardly from a respective one of said pair of upright portions of said battering ram framework;   each of said pair of cords is secured to said member thereby suspending said member beneath said pair of upright portions of said battering ram framework;   said member is oriented to extend along a line extending between said forward end and said rearward end of said support portion;   said member is pullable to travel rearwardly in said battering ram framework to position said member in a cocked position; and   said member travels forwardly in said battering ram framework when said member is released from said cocked position thereby enabling said second end of said member to strike a respective pair of said doors in said door opening in a respective one of said pair of door walls of castle wall piece in the effort to urge said pair of doors in said door opening in said respective door wall into an open position.   
     
     
         9 . A castle siege game for facilitating a pair of players to compete against each other in a castle siege environment, said game comprising:
 a plurality of castle pieces being arrangeable to define outer walls of a castle, said plurality of castle pieces including a castle wall piece and a tower piece and a plurality of wall blocks, said castle wall piece being structured to define respective outer walls of said castle, said tower piece being positionable between a pair of ends of said castle wall piece such that said tower piece defines a pair of openings between said tower piece and a respective end of said castle wall piece, respective ones of said plurality of wall blocks being stackable on each other in a respective one of said pair of openings defined between said tower piece and said respective pair of ends of said castle wall piece such that said plurality of wall blocks defines a pair of collapsible walls of said castle each being located in a respective one of said pair of openings, said castle wall piece including a plurality of walls and a plurality of towers, each of said plurality of walls being attached to and extending between a respective pair of said plurality of towers, said plurality of walls being oriented at angles with respect to each other such that said castle wall pieces defines a partial perimeter of a polygon, said plurality of towers of said castle wall including a pair of end towers being spaced apart from each other, said plurality of walls including a pair of partial walls each being coupled to and extending away from a respective one of said pair of end towers, said pair of partial walls being directed toward each other, said tower piece including a tower and a pair of partial walls each being coupled to and extending away from said tower of said tower piece in opposing directions from each other, said tower piece being positionable between said pair of end towers of said castle wall piece having each of said partial walls on said tower piece being directed toward a respective one of said pair of partial walls on a respective one of said pair end towers thereby defining each of said pair of openings between a respective one of said pair of partial walls on said tower piece and a respective one of said pair of partial walls of a respective one of said pair of end towers, said plurality of walls of said castle wall piece including a pair of door walls, each of said pair of door walls having a door opening extending through a respective door wall, said castle wall piece including a plurality of doors, each of said plurality of doors being hingedly attached to a respective one of said pair of door walls having each of said plurality of doors being located in said door opening in said respective door wall, each of said plurality of doors being biased into a closed position such that each of said plurality of doors extends across said door opening in said respective door wall for closing said door opening in said respective door wall;   a catapult being positionable at a strategic location with respect to said pair of collapsible walls which are defined by said plurality of wall blocks, said catapult being actuatable to launch a projectile at a respective one of said pair of collapsible walls in the effort to strike said respective collapsible wall with said projectile thereby enabling said projectile to knock over said plurality of wall blocks which are stacked to define said respective collapsible wall in the effort to destroy said respective collapsible wall wherein said catapult is configured to simulate laying siege to a castle in a medieval battle scenario, said catapult including:
 a catapult framework having a base portion and an upright portion being vertically oriented with said base portion; 
 a stop being attached to said upright portion proximate a top end of said upright portion; 
 a launching arm having a coupled end being pivotally coupled to said base portion of said catapult framework, said launching arm having a cup being integrated into said launching arm at a point located adjacent to a free end of said launching arm thereby enabling said projectile to be placed in said cup, said launching arm being biased into a launching position having said launching arm extending upwardly from said base portion of said catapult framework and abutting said stop on said upright portion of said catapult framework, said launching arm being urgeable into a cocked position having said launching arm being substantially horizontally oriented on said base portion having said launching arm extending away from said upright portion, said projectile being launched from said cup as a consequence of said launching arm striking said stop when said launching arm is biased into said launching position; 
 a winding unit being rotatably integrated into said base portion of said catapult framework, said winding unit including a gear being laterally displaced from said base portion, said gear having a plurality of teeth being evenly spaced apart from each other and being distributed around said gear; 
 a cord being attached between said winding unit and said launching arm, said cord being wrapped around said winding unit when said winding unit is rotated in first direction thereby urging said launching arm into said cocked position; and 
 a catapult trigger having a coupled end being pivotally attached to said base portion of said catapult framework, said catapult trigger tapering to a point at a free end of said catapult trigger, said catapult trigger being pivotable into a locking position having said point on said free end of said catapult trigger being positioned between a respective pair of said teeth on said gear of said winding unit thereby inhibiting said winding unit from rotating, said catapult trigger being pivotable into said locking position when said launching arm has been urged into said cocked position thereby securing said launching arm in said cocked position, said catapult trigger being pivotable into an unlocking position having said point on said free end of said catapult trigger being displaced from said gear thereby enabling said launching arm to be biased into said launching position having said winding unit rotating in a second direction to enable said cord to be unwound from said winding unit; 
   a crossbow being positionable at a strategic location with respect to said pair of collapsible walls which are defined by said plurality of wall blocks, said crossbow being actuatable to launch a projectile at a respective one of said pair of collapsible walls in the effort to strike said respective collapsible wall with said projectile launched from said crossbow thereby enabling said projectile launched from said crossbow to knock over said plurality of wall blocks which are stacked to define said respective collapsible wall in the effort to destroy said respective collapsible wall wherein said crossbow is configured to simulate laying siege to a castle in a medieval battle scenario, said crossbow comprising:
 a track having a pair of lateral walls thereby facilitating a projectile to be positioned between said pair of lateral walls, said track having a pair of slots each extending through a respective one of said pair of lateral walls, each of said pair of slots being elongated to extend along a substantial length of said respective lateral wall; 
 a cross member being attached to and being perpendicularly oriented with a front end of said track; 
 a pair of arms, each of said pair of arms having a coupled end being pivotally attached to a respective one of a pair of ends of said cross member, each of said pair of arms being biased to pivot into a first position having said pair of arms extending laterally away from said cross member, each of said pair of arms being urgeable into a second position having each of said pair of arms angling toward a back end of said track; 
 a slide being slidably positioned between said pair of lateral walls of said track, said slide being slidable between said front end and said back end of said track, said slide having a depression extending downwardly into a top surface of said slide, said projectile in said track being positionable in front of a front edge of said slide when said slide is positioned adjacent to said back end of said track; 
 a pair of cables, each of said pair of cables being attached to a respective one of a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge of said slide, each of said pair of cables extending through a respective one of said pair of slots in pair of lateral walls of said track, each of said pair of cables being attached to a free end of a respective one of said pair of arms, each of said arms being urged into said second position when said slide is positioned adjacent to said back end of said track, said slide being urged to rapidly travel toward said front end of said track when said pair of arms is biased into said first position thereby enabling said projectile in said track to be launched from said front end of said track; 
 a crossbow trigger being pivotally attached between said pair of lateral walls of said track, said crossbow trigger including a first finger curving downwardly toward said track, said first finger extending into said depression in said top surface of said slide when said slide is positioned adjacent to said back end of said track and said crossbow trigger is urged into a locking position, said crossbow trigger having a second finger curving upwardly from said track, said second finger extending in an opposite direction from said crossbow trigger with respect to said first finger wherein said second finger is configured to be manipulated to a player, said crossbow trigger being urgeable into an unlocking position when said second finger is urged downwardly having said first finger being lifted upwardly from said depression in said top surface of said slide thereby facilitating said pair of arms to urge said slide to rapidly travel toward said front end of said track; and 
 a pair of supports, each of said pair of supports being coupled to and extending downwardly from said track, said pair of supports including a short support having a length being less than a length of a long support, said short support being spaced from said back end of said track, said long support being spaced from said front end of said track thereby enabling said track to be oriented at an upward angle when said short support and said long support are positioned on a horizontal support surface thereby enabling said track to direct said projectile in said track to travel in an arc when said projectile in said track is launched from said track; and 
   a battering ram being positionable in a strategic location with respect to a respective one of said outer walls of said castle defined by said plurality of castle pieces, said battering ram being urgeable into cocked position, said battering ram being biased to travel into a battering position when said battering ram is released from said cocked position thereby enabling said battering ram to strike said respective outer wall of said castle wherein said battering ram is to simulate laying siege to a castle in a medieval battle scenario, said battering ram comprising:
 a battering ram framework including a support portion and a pair of upright portions each being vertically oriented with respect to said support portion, each of said pair of upright portions of said battering ram framework being aligned with a respective one of a forward end and a rearward end of said support portion; 
 a member having a first end and a second end, said member being elongated between said first end and said second end, said second end being rounded; and 
 a pair of cords, each of said pair of cords being attached to and extending downwardly from a respective one of said pair of upright portions of said battering ram framework, each of said pair of cords being secured to said member thereby suspending said member beneath said pair of upright portions of said battering ram framework, said member being oriented to extend along a line extending between said forward end and said rearward end of said support portion, said member being pullable to travel rearwardly in said battering ram framework to position said member in a cocked position, said member traveling forwardly in said battering ram framework when said member is released from said cocked position thereby enabling said second end of said member to strike a respective pair of said doors in said door opening in a respective one of said pair of door walls of castle wall piece in the effort to urge said pair of doors in said door opening in said respective door wall into an open position.