Patent ID: 6250633
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A game to be played by two or more players comprising:a board having a perimeter surrounding a playing area, said playing area being divided into equally sized boxes;a plurality of playing pieces including a plurality of sets of playing pieces for each of the players;each of said boxes including means for identifying a permitted direction of movement of the playing pieces along horizontal, vertical and diagonal avenues defined by an arrangement of said identifying means within said plurality of boxes;said playing pieces in each of said sets being of a particular group and having means thereon to identify said group, wherein each group of said playing pieces is assigned a permitted type of directional movement along said avenues on said playing area;a plurality of scoring points on said playing area, said scoring points being positioned at a juncture of four corners of four of said boxes;a plurality of scoring pieces for each of the players, said scoring pieces being provided in a plurality of contrasting colors for identifying each of the players, wherein each player is provided with scoring pieces of one particular color;wherein points are scored by a player when a scoring point is surrounded by three boxes occupied by playing pieces of one or more of the players, and a player enters the fourth box surrounding the scoring point to thereby gain the scoring point; andwherein each of the players places one of their scoring pieces on a scoring point upon gaining that scoring point to indicate points scored by that player.