US922897A - Game-board. - Google Patents

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D. W. HEYDON.

GAME BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED DBG.7, 1907.

9%, 97 Patented May 25, 1909.

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DRURY W. HEYDON, OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

GAME-BOARD.

To all whom it may concern.-

I Be it known that I, DRURY W. HEYDON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Spokane, in the county of Spokane, State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Game-Boards; and

I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a game board.

The object of my invention is to provide a parlor game board of approved construction and in carrying out the object of my invention I use a game board divided into a predetermined number of squares and a set of men or players, these latter being represented by two sets of disks of difierent colors.

In the accompanying drawin s I shown in'Figure 1 a view of the fields as used in my invention. Fig. 2 represents one'of the men or game pieces enlarged as used in my invention. Fig. 3 shows the semispherical cup employed to carry one of the game pieces. Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional detail of the semi-spherical cup with one of the men therein.

In carrying out the aim of my invention, I provide a game board having two fields A-B divided into 11x11 squares and extending from the centrally positioned three squares at the outer end of each field A and B are the goals a and b as shown. Equally dividing this board into the two fields A and B is a heavy central line at.

The men or game pieces consist of two sets of disks, one preferably colored white and the other preferably colored blue, andeach set of disks is marked consecutively from 1 to 11 so that in connection with this board 22 men or game pieces are used.

The ball is represented by a semispherical cup K, preferably of spun brass, having an extending collar D, of a diameter lar er than the game iece over which the co ar of the bal is p aced, the shoulder E forming a stop for the game iece, as shown in Fig. 3. This collar is part y cut away, as shown at F, at two opposite points s0 that the game piece may be readily grasped.

The object of the invention is to approximate a foot-ball game, and the men of the defensive side are so positioned that the player of the opposite men cannot readily Specification of Letters Patent. v Application filed December 7, 1907. Serial No. 405,545.

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Patented May 25, 1909.

reach his goal. This game is intended to be played by two or more parties.

In referring to Fig. 1, for instance, the game board is shown with the men of the two sides distributed and placed as at the beginning of the game. The men upon the field B are alined adjacent the inner line of their field which is the central heavy line m and the cup or ball K is represented squarely on the field line 90. Prior to starting the game each set of the men includes one disk marked 11 and these disks 11 represent the captains or king pieces, and the disk 11'of the side having the ball, is inserted within the ball K. From this it will be seen that one side has the ball and ten players, numbered 1 to 10 inclusive while the opposite side has 11 men, the disk number 11, which is inserted in the ball on the defensive side being counted as one of the layers. In Fig. 1 the 11 side u on the field the e eventh man is diately opposite the ba the ninth and tenth men being distributed two s uares to the rear and one at the right and" eft of the central line of squares, while the eighth man is positioned four squares in the rear of the leading eleventh man, while the sixth and seventh men are again posilayers of the defensive are so distributed that tioned onesquare to the rear and two to the right and left of the eighth man, the fifth man in turn being positioned two s uares in the rear of the eighth man, whi e' the second and third men are in alinement with the ninth and tenth men but seven squares to the rear and three squares to the right and left of the men 2 and 3 are the men 1 and 4 respectively.

The object of the player holding the ball is to move it so as to reach his opponents goal, the other player, striving to prevent this. In scoring, if the ball passes over the opposing line outside of the goal it counts one point for the player; for going into the goal a score of five points is counted. At the end of fifteen minutes if no score is made by either side a new start is taken from the center of the board. At the end of thirty minutes, the player having the-highest score is the winner of the game.

I In every game the ball always moves first. Each player possesses the ball ternately whether the last game was won or 11c ositioned imme-v lost by him. In the movements the ball can be carried forward or sidewise but never backward. All men maybe moved in any direction though no man nor the ball can be moved more than one square at a time. The side that has the ball can move three men besides the ball while the opposite side can move four men. If the ball cannot be moved forward one square or space in five moves the other player takes the ball and proceeds with the play, the opponent placing the ball four spaces to the right or left in line with the former position. If the former position was close to the side line the opposite side may be chosen. If neither side scores within fifteen minutes a new start must be made from the center of the board, and it is to be understood that no jumping over men-1s allowed.

While I have confined myself to two fields divided into 242 squares and have designated two sets of men of eleven each, I do not What is claimed, is:

wish to confine myself to these values or numbers as these may be changed without 1. A game apparatus for playing imitation foot bal consisting of a board divided into a plurality of squares equal in number at each side of a central dividing line, a plurahty of 1 men movable over the board and arranged in two sets equal in number and of difierent colors, and a cup member representing the ball and adapted to engage over one of the men.

2. A game apparatus for playing imitation foot ball consistlng of a board divided into a plurality of squares equal in number at each side of a central dividing line, a plurality of men movable over the board and arranged in two sets equal in number and of difierent colors, and a cup member representing the 11 and formed with a lateral flange and with oppositely disposed recesses in the flange, said cup adapted to engage over one of the men.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

DRUR-Y W. HEYDON. Witnesses:

JOHN S. HEYDON, H. M. ADAMS.

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