Board game involving the matching of a randomly arrayed group of pieces
Abstract
Abstract A PLAYING BOARD FOR HOLDING GAME PIECES IN AN ARRAY. THE PLAYING BOARD PROVIDES EASY AUTOMATIC RANDOMIZING OF THE ARRAY, CLEAR DISPLAY OF SIGNIFICANT ARRAY PATTERNS, EASY INSERTION AND REMOVAL OF PIECES WITHOUT DISTURBING ADJACENT PIECES, AND STABILITY OF POSITIONED PIECES. IT INCLUDES A PLURALITY OF SHALLOW CIRCULAR DEPRESSIONS, WITH CONTIGUOUS DEPRESSIONS HAVING SPECIFIC SEPARATING WALL HEIGHT LIMITATIONS. THE COMBINATION OF A GAME BOARD HAVING A RECTANGULAR ARRAY OF POSITIONS WITH THE CORNER POSITIONS DELETED, AND A PLURALITY OF PIECES SUFFICIENT TO JUST COVER ALL THE POSITIONS, WITH THE PIECES HAVING A PLURALITY OF DIFFERING MARKINGS, AND THE METHOD OF PLAY UTILIZING THE GAME BOARD AND PIECES INVOLVING REPRODUCING CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF ORDER OF THE PIECES IN THE ARRAY BY WITHDRAWING PIECES FROM THE ARRAY AND PLACING THEM ON A CONSTRUCTION SURFACE.
Inventors
- 👤 Anatol W Holt
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