Patent ID: 6155566
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A board game comprising:a plurality of playing pieces; anda playing board having discrete first and second playing areas delineated thereupon, wherein each playing area comprises:a plurality of playing positions, arranged in at least five rows, comprising:a central row consisting of at least one playing position, but not more than three playing positions,two first adjacent rows disposed parallel to and on opposite sides of the central row, said two first adjacent rows each consisting of the same number of playing positions, that number being at least one greater than, but not more than three greater than, the number of playing positions in the central row, andtwo second adjacent rows disposed parallel to the first adjacent rows, and in a direction away from the central row, said second adjacent rows each consisting of the same number of playing positions, that number being at least one greater than, but not more than three greater than, the number of playing positions in each first adjacent row;means for identifying the location of each playing position within each playing area,means for relating the location of each playing position to the location of at least one other playing position in the same playing area such that those playing locations are defined as proximate playing locations;wherein the first and second playing areas are symmetrical about their respective central rows and functionally identical;and wherein said playing pieces are initially disposed only in playing positions within said first playing area such that a player may move at least one playing piece from said first playing area to said second playing area.