This invention relates to a foldable hexagonal gameboard apparatus on which the two different colored sets of twenty-four game pieces are each positioned opposite to each other on two adjacent major segments.
Hexagonal gameboards for checkers and chess like games have been known for many years as shown in U.S. Pat. Nos. 1,704,819 Beaman; 3,963,242 Trueget et al.; Woodard 5,014,995; Deffenbaugh et al. 3,533,627; Hunt 5,582,410; Wilson 6,070,871; and Knieriemen 6,416,056.
Various other board games of chess or checker-type strategies are well known such as Garcia U.S. Pat. No. 4,515,370; Stein U.S. Pat. No. 5,403,012; Christie, Jr. U.S. Pat. No. 5,570,887 and Leyva et al. U.S. Pat. No. 5,901,957.
All of the above patents apply various strategies and various pieces to obtain a challenging board game. In some instances two or more players can become involved.
It is object of this invention to provide a two player board game which reflects elements of medieval European culture and military conflict.
Another object of this invention is to provide an improved hexagonal board game in which the hexagonal board is foldable into a diamond shape.
Yet a further object of this invention is to provide an improved board game which includes plural playing pieces having different values and patterns of movement so as to present a high degree of challenge to the player.
Still another object of this invention is to provide an improved board game in which play of certain pieces is determined by alternating colors of the tessellations of the board.
A further object of this invention is to provide an improved board game in which individual opposing playing pieces come involved in a prolonged battle involving an alternating series of steps to resolve the outcome of the battle.
Yet a further object of this invention is to provide an improved board game which is inexpensive and durable and readily manufactured.
Another object of this invention is to provide a board game which has some of the challenges of classic chess.
A further object of this invention is to provide a board game in which some of the moves are similar to those of chess while other moves are new and novel.
A still further object of this invention is to provide a two player game which is interesting, challenging and enjoyable as compared to other conventional type board games.
In summary, this invention relates to a two player game apparatus using a hexagonal gameboard with each player having twenty-four game pieces eight of which are of different value as to movement capabilities on the playing field which has triangular places for positioning of the pieces and which triangular areas are alternately colored to enhance the movement of the various valued pieces.
Other objects and advantages of this invention will be apparent from the following drawings and detailed description.
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Board segment divide lines 24, 26 and 28 are also in some instances fold lines.
Only two adjacent and two opposite to the two adjacent major triangular segments AB and DE have game piece indicia 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, and 22 and on the first four of rows only beginning at the triangular segments AB and DE bases.
The last three rows of the minor triangles 2 of major triangular segments AB and DE have no indicia nor do any of the major triangular segments C and F.
As has been pointed out but not shown in the drawings, the various minor triangular segments are numbered from 1 to 16 in each major segment to provide a system of coordinates to position each one of the games pieces and to permit the information to be processed in order to develop a game that can be played on a computer. As to the game pieces which may be of any selected design, the moves are as follows:
a. Squires and Archers: They move through the sides left and right of the triangle, always in a direction to the front and towards their adversaries, capturing at the vertexes. These two possibilities of movement are allowed because of the relation of one triangle with another adjacent one.
b. Monks: These characters move through a diamond shape in the board from the union of 13 triangles, using only the spaces whose color corresponds to each monk.
c. Wizards: These characters take advantage of the capacity of triangles to form rhombuses, and move through them, either setting off from one side of the triangle or from its vertex, in any direction through the rhombuses' larger diagonals.
d. Princes: They move two spaces between the vertexes or through the sides of the triangle where they are positioned falling on a third space to the right or to the left, depending on the player's decision.
e. Princesses: They move through the line that joins several triangles of the same color, being able to move in any direction.
f. Kings: These monarchs incorporate the moves of back the wizard and princess.
g. Kingdom: Just like the monk, it takes advantage of the diamond shape provided by the board and its triangles, with the difference that it can move to all and each one of the triangles adjacent.
The play of the game shows the players the consequences of their actions and the sense of responsibility implied both in the game and in real life. The result is an excellent game that encourages responsibility on a daily basis and at the same time reinforces different capacities like patience, observation and reflection.
While this invention has been described as having a preferred design, it is understood that it is capable of further modifications, and uses and/or adaptations of the invention and following in general the principle of the invention and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within the known or customary practice in the art to which the invention pertains, and as may be applied to the central features hereinbefore set forth, and fall within the scope of the invention or limits of the claims appended hereto.
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3920247 | Jenkins et al. | Nov 1975 | A |
3963242 | Treugut et al. | Jun 1976 | A |
3964747 | Balmforth et al. | Jun 1976 | A |
4215866 | Shimizu | Aug 1980 | A |
4515370 | Garcia | May 1985 | A |
5014995 | Woodward | May 1991 | A |
5403012 | Stein | Apr 1995 | A |
5570887 | Christie, Jr. | Nov 1996 | A |
5582410 | Hunt | Dec 1996 | A |
5901957 | Leyva et al. | May 1999 | A |
6070871 | Wilson et al. | Jun 2000 | A |
6416056 | Knieriemen | Jul 2002 | B1 |
20020105143 | Elliott et al. | Aug 2002 | A1 |
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2114414 | May 1998 | ES |
616572 | Jan 1949 | GB |
620529 | Mar 1949 | GB |