Patent ID: 6116602
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A four handed chess-type game apparatus which comprises of:A) a game board consisting of:1) 228 squares arranged in a contrasting checkerboard fashion;2) a 10.times.10, 100 square central playing area with four 32 square extensions consisting of: two 1.times.10 square rows and one 1.times.12 square row on the outermost edge;B) 88 total pieces divided into four individual and contrasting sets of 22 playing pieces each containing:1) seven pieces, which have the standard movement and capturing procedures as, used in chess including:a) two bishops,b) two knights,c) two rooks,d) and one queen;2) ten pawns,a) which may capture as in standard chess,b) may move forward one or two squares,c) may move forward one, two, or three squares on its initial move,d) may be promoted at the first rank of the opposing player(s) to any piece other than a king or another pawn;3) one king,a) which has the movement, capturing, and restrictions as in chess,b) in addition, the king may move and capture as a knight, except when it is in check,c) castling is the same as in chess except the king moves three instead of two squares toward the side which it is castling,d) the king is further restricted from moving within range of the knight type move of an opposing king;4) one archbishop,a) which may move and capture as the knight or the bishop;5) one chancellor,a) which may move and capture as the knight or the rook;6) one wizard,a) which may move and capture as the knight, bishop, or rook;7) one dragon,a) which may move to any vacant square orthogonal or diagonal within the area of the board regardless of what pieces are in the direct path,b) the dragon may capture opposing pieces which are one or two squares orthogonal or diagonal but may not `jump` when capturing.