Game apparatus

Claim 2

A game apparatus comprising a game board having a plurality of like grids disposed around the board and oppositely paired across the board; each said grid having right angularly intersecting rows of grid spaces, said grid spaces defining certain rows aligned across the board with like rows in the opposite grid, and transverse rows disposed perpendicularly with respect to said certain rows; said game board having means defining connecting bands connecting at least one transverse row of grid spaces in each grid with the corresponding transverse row in the next adjacent grid around said game board; said certain rows of grid spaces and said connecting bands being assigned arbitrary scoring values; a plurality of playing pieces adapted to be positioned on said grid spaces; and a blinder for each said grid for shielding the disposition of playing pieces until all playing pieces are in place whereby upon removal of said blinders, scoring is determined by the number of playing pieces in the corresponding one transverse row of a next adjacent grid around said board and by the number of playing pieces in any said certain row of a grid as compared with the playing pieces in the certain row aligned therewith in the opposite grid.

Claim 3

In a game apparatus as set forth in claim 1, said game board having four of said grids positioned 90* apart around said game board.

Claim 4

In a game apparatus as set forth in claim 2, the inner edges of said grids defining a central scoring area; means defining four scoring blocks within said scoring area for scoring by the players using said grids, respectively; each said scoring block comprising means defining a plurality of scoring spaces having sequential values; and a scoring marker for each player to record his score on a scoring space in his scoring block.

Claim 5

A game apparatus comprising a game board having four like grids disposed in pairs at opposite edges of the board and sequentially at generally right angles to each other around the board; each said grid, as viewed by a player seated at the game board, comprising vertical and horizontal intersecting rows of grid spaces, said vertical rows being aligned with vertical rows in the grid disposed at the opposite edge of said board; means defining connecting bands connecting at least one horizontal row of grid spaces in each grid with the corresponding horizontal row in the next adjacent grid around said game board; said vertical rows of grid spaces and said connecting bands being provided with numbers indicating arbitrary scoring values; a plurality of playing pieces adapted to be positioned on said grid spaces; and a blinDer for each said grid for shielding the disposition of playing pieces until all playing pieces are in place whereby upon removal of said blinders, scoring is determined by the number of playing pieces in said one horizontal row in one grid as compared with the number of playing pieces in the corresponding one horizontal row of a next adjacent grid in one direction sequentially around said board and then by the number of playing pieces in any said vertical row of a grid as compared with the playing pieces in the vertical row aligned therewith in the opposite grid.

Claim 6

A game apparatus comprising a game board having four like grids disposed in pairs at opposite edges of the board and sequentially at generally right angles to each other around the board; each said grid, as viewed by a player seated at the game board, comprising vertical and horizontal intersecting rows of grid spaces, said vertical rows being aligned with vertical rows in the grid disposed at the opposite edge of said board; means defining connecting bands connecting at least one horizontal row of grid spaces in each grid with the corresponding horizontal row in the next adjacent grid around said game board; said vertical rows of grid spaces and said connecting bands being provided with numbers indicating arbitrary scoring values; a plurality of playing pieces adapted to be positioned on said grid spaces; and a blinDer for each said grid for shielding the disposition of playing pieces until all playing pieces are in place whereby upon removal of said blinders, scoring is determined by the number of playing pieces in said one horizontal row in one grid as compared with the number of playing pieces in the corresponding one horizontal row of a next adjacent grid in one direction sequentially around said board and then by the number of playing pieces in any said vertical row of a grid as compared with the playing pieces in the vertical row aligned therewith in the opposite grid.

Claim 7

In a game apparatus as set forth in claim 4, each said grid having means defining connecting bands connecting two of said horizontal rows of grid spaces with corresponding rows in the next adjacent grid, there being at least one horizontal row not connected to a band between said two horizontal rows at each said grid.

Claim 8

In a game apparatus as set forth in claim 4, a starting block member adapted to be placed at one side of the grid of a starting player opposite said one direction indicating the point at which sequential play around said board stops.

Claim 9

In a game apparatus as set forth in claim 6, said grids having inner edges spaced inwardly from said opposite edges of said game board, said inner edges defining a central scoring area; and said central scoring area including means for each player at each said grid to record his score.

Claim 10

In a game apparatus as set forth in claim 4, said grids having inner edges spaced inwardly from said opposite edges of said game board, said inner edges defining a central scoring area; means defining four scoring blocks within said scoring area for scoring by the players using said grids, respectively; each said scoring block comprising means defining a plurality of scoring spaces having sequential values; and a scoring marker for each player to record his score on a scoring space in his scoring block.

Claim 11

In a game apparatus as set forth in claim 8, said game board having an aperture therein disposed within each said scoring space; said scoring marker comprising a grip portion having a small shaft connected thereto for insertion into one of said apertures.

Claim 12

In a game apparatus as set forth in claim 9, certain of said scoring spaces being provided with indicia contrasting them with the remainder of said scoring spaces to afford means for requiring a change of score for the player whose scoring marker lands on one of said certain scoring spaces by requiring him to move to another one of said certain scoring spaces.