US1558288A - Game apparatus - Google Patents

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H. RMAN GAME APPARATUS oct. 2o, 1925. 1,558,288

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HARRYROMAN, or WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.'

GAME APPARATUS.

Application led March 6, 1925. Serial No. 13,597.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that HARRY ROMAN, a citizen of Russia, residing at Wilmington, 1n the county of New Castle and State of Delaware, has invented new and useful I mprovements in Game Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

The purpose of the invention is to provide a game apparatus of the chance-controlled variety which will give opportunity for the development of skill on the part of the individual players, thus amusement to contesting players as well as onlookers; and to nl/rovide a game which may be easily and c eaply produced and therefore marketed at small cost.

With this purpose in view, the invention consists in a construction and combination of parts of which a preferred embodiment is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein: i

Figure 1 is a plan view Vof the playing board.

Figures 2, 3, 4 and 5 are elevational views of the playing pieces. I v

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the counter. v

The playing field is preferably laid out on a card-board base 1 and is in the form of large concentric circles 2 and 3 each comprising a series of small circles. Substantially radial series of circles 4 connect the inner and outer circles 2 and 3 at points 90 apart, while substantially tangential series of circles 5 extend inwardly from the inner circle 2, the substantially tangential series being arranged at right angles to each other and defining a square center space inscribed with a designation 6, such as Home,r Crescents 8 are positioned at the extremities of. the tangential series 5.

.The tangential series of circles are distinguishably colored among themselves, one being yellow, one green, one blue and one red, as shown in the drawings, and the concentric series of circles are still further distinguishably colored from these, being orange, with the exception that the one small circle in the outer circular series 3 to the right of each radial series is colored ac` cording to its associated tangential series. At the corners of the base are series 9 of four circles each, each of these series being colored in accordance with one of the tangential series and each series 9 constitutes a rest space forthe playing pieces l0 affording when the latter are inactive. Preferably, there are four playing pieces in each set and the sets are distinguishable both as to form and color, each set being colored according to the color of the circles in its lrest space.

The counter 11 is preferably in the form of a die or dice. v y

Various rules may be adopted for playing the game but a' particular set is herein given.

A number is arbitrarily adopted las a starting -number and each player moves from a starting point which is the small circle in the outer series 3 colored in accordance with players pieces. By succes l,

sive throws of the dice, progress 1s made around the outer circle until the player reaches the radial series 4 adjacent the players starting point. Then progression is made around the inner serles 2 and finally along a tangential series to the home point. f

If the starting number adopted be 6, it is necessary that the player in starting throw the number 6. One or two trials may be made for the initial starting number-0r the player may be restricted to but one, but having thrown the starting number, the player moves one of the playing pieces from the starting point over six of the small circles in the outer series of circles 3 and if the rules provide for a further throw the player moves a further distance according,

to the number thrown the second time.

Various penalties may be adopted, such as where the playing piece of one player is overtaken by that of another will result in v1oved""around the circular series; when one or another of the pieces should be moved as the result of a certain throw; or whether an linactive piece shouldk be Started in its progressive movement, or whether a piece already in the process ofprogression should be moved when a certain number is thrown.

' The linvention having. been described,

` `playing eld having a playing area deiined by concentric series of circles, radial series y connecting thev concentric series, and tangentialseriesl projecting inwardly from the inner of the concentric series and being arranged at right angles to define a home space, each vradial series being adjacent a tangential series and identified with the in'- ner concentric series, the tangential series being .distinguishably' colored among themselves and the concentric series being distinguishable in color from the tangential series. .i

2. A ame apparatus consisting of' a playing fiel having a playing area defined by concentric serles of circles,- radial series' connecting the concentric series, and tangential series Aprojecting inwardly from the inner of the concentric series and bein arranged at right angles to define a home 2 space, each radial series being adjacent a tangential series and identified with the inner concentric series, the tangential series being distinguishably colored among themselves and the concentric series being distinguishable in color from the tangential series,

vand pla ing' pieces distinguishable as to 30 color an forml and identified in color with the tangential series.

3. A game apparatus comprising a game board with diagonally opposite rest spaces and provided with inner and outer concenof circles connecting the -concentric series-40 of circles at1a point with the outer series adjacent the starting bases' whereby, after a players piece completelytraverses the outer series` of circles, the piece may traverse a radial series, so that the piece may then traverse the inner series of circles, and a tangential series of circles extending inwardly from the inner concentric series of circles atl a point adjacent the radial series and defining a home space ofsubstan'tially rectangu- 50 lar contour whereby, after the players piece traverses the inner series of clrcles, it may traverse the tangentlal serles to the home space.

In testimony whereof he aixes his signature.

HARRY ROMAN.

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