A New or Improved Game, and Appliances for Us same.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Oct., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 28th July, 1898-Accepted, 15th Oct., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Game, and Appliances for Us
same.
in Playing
I, CHARLES EDWARD FORBES MOUAT-BIGGS, of 2, Fauconberg Villas, Bayshill,
Cheltenham, in the County of Gloucester, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to a new or improved game and appliances for use
in playing the same.
The game, which can be played by two, four or other number of players, is
played upon a specially arranged board or pad with variously coloured counters,
which have to be flipped or shot in a particular order and under certain conditions
into a receptacle arranged centrally on the board, the game being won by the
player who first deposits in the required order and manner all his counters in the
receptacle. In order to facilitate a proper understanding of the game, which I
propose to call "Klondyke," I will now describe it, referring to the various parts
The board or pad
and appliances by the names it is proposed to give them.
consists of a large square of green baize cloth, which may be stiffened by thick
paper, linen, thin cardboard or wood as may be desired and is adapted to be laid
upon a table. The cloth alone may be fastened down to the table with drawing
Klondyke," are
pins or otherwise. On the surface of the cloth, which is called "
marked out eight red base lines or "allotments," all of which allotments are placed
equidistant from the centre of the board; the centre is marked by a circular gold
patch called the " deposit on which is placed the "nugget bucket" consisting of
With the "deposit" as the central point, a gold
a small gilded wooden bucket.
circle, called the "vein," a foot in diameter is painted round it, and on this circle is
placed a gilded wooden or cardboard ring, 2 inches high, called the "gold quartz
reef."
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In nature gold quartz reef owing to the hardness of the quartz, is often found
standing high above the surface of the ground and conceals the gold vein
Outside the "gold quartz reef," on the
underneath, which lies at various depths.
edge of an imaginary circle eighteen inches in diameter, with the same centre are
eight differently coloured patches called "claims" on each of which is a coloured
counter, called a
nugget," varying in value according to its colour, which is the
same as the "claim
The circle of cloth extending from the
on which it rests.
gold quartz reef" to the "deposit" is called the "inner" circle or "gold bearing
soil"; all the cloth extending from outside the gold quartz reef to the edges
of the cloth or the "Klondyke country "is called the "outer" circle or the "top
soil."
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The counters used comprise 6 large white ones called "diggers" which are used
to flip or shoot counters into the bucket; 15 plain small red ones, called "shoots
or "shoots of earth" and 15 plain small red ones with a small circular white patch
or "shoots of earth" (these small "shoots "
on each side, also called "shoots
are placed upon the red base line or "allotment," and each is valued at 1 point);
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page_text: and 8 variously coloured counters called "
values:
Yellow
combined
pink
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nuggets" of the following different
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3 points, brown
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4 points, green and yellow
6 points, blue
9 points.
2 points, green
5 points, brown and yellow combined
8 points, black
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7 points,
Score can be kept with pen or pencil and paper, or with a billiard or cribbage
score board or any other suitable means. The final object of the game is to obtain
the "richest find " as illustrated by the accumulated values of the various
nuggets" and "shoots" shot into the " nugget bucket" by the players, and it
can be played by 2, 4 or 6 players, the players taking sides, or playing each one
against the others. If two players only are playing, they can each (after setting
all the " nuggets on their respective "claims") take either 5, 10 or 15 of the
plain red or spotted red "shoots" according as they wish to play a short, medium,
or long game, and set them in sets of five only on each or any of the red base lines
or "allotments."
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Each player, or as he should be called correctly each "miner" takes a " digger
and has to "shoot" all without exception, of his small red or spotted red earth
shoots" from his "allotment" or "allotments" over the "gold quartz reef" into
the "gold bearing soil"; when he has got all his "shoots" into this, he has dug
through the "top soil" and commences the search for riches-i.e., he then begins
to score.
No player can begin to score till he has got all his small red or spotted "shoots" into
the inner circle and may not touch a nugget till then; or in other words, no miner
can begin to collect riches till he has dug completely through the "
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Each "miner," after he has "shot "all his "shoots" over the "gold quartz reef"
top soil."
into the "gold bearing soil" i.e., the inner circle, proceeds as follows:-After
"shooting" his last "shoot" into the "nugget bucket "he at once has another shot,
and attempts to " shoot a nugget, selecting anyone that he chooses, into the
nugget bucket" too, but can only play with it once and if unsuccessful, the nugget
remains where it falls. If successful he again plays according to the invariable rule,
first on a
"shoot" then on a "nugget," then on a "shoot" and then on a "nugget
and so on until he misses a shot, when another player plays instead.
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If after shooting his "shoot" successfully, he should then fail with his shot with
the "nugget," his turn is over for the time being, and when his turn comes again,
he has to play with a "shoot" first. He may never (until all his "shoots
successfully shot into the "
play upon a nugget twice in
succession.
nugget bucket "
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If one of the "miners" shoots all his "shoots" into the inner circle or <
bearing soil" before his opponent, he may lift the high wooden circle representing
gold
the "gold quartz reef" off the "vein" for each of his shots, for he has now dug
through the "reef" and it cannot now form an obstruction to him.
The circle must,
however, be replaced for the turn of each "miner" who has not yet succeeded in
getting all his "shoots" into the " gold bearing soil." After all the " miners
have shot all their "shoots "over the "gold quartz reef" into the "gold bearing
soil," the "reef" is taken off and put away till the game is finished.
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Each nugget after being successfully shot into the " nugget bucket" is at once
taken out, and replaced upon its "claim" and its value scored by the successful
miner. The "shoots are never taken out of the nugget bucket during the whole
game. Any miner" omitting to take out and replace the "nugget" before his
next shot or that of
any "miner" forfeits its value, which value is claimed and
appropriated by his opponent.
After a "miner" has got all his "shoots" into the "nugget bucket" he plays as
follows:-
For the shot immediately following the successful shooting of his last "shoot"
into the "nugget bucket," the "miner" can shoot any "nugget "he likes to choose,
and, if successful, he takes it out and replaces it again upon its " claim" and then
again shoots in the following order of "nuggets," an order which has to be followed

page_text: by each of the miners after having got rid of all his shoots.
He or they first play
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o shoot the yellow till it is shot successfully-then the green, then the brown, and
so on from the nugget of the lowest to that of the highest value successively, each
nugget" being left in the "nugget bucket" till the black "nugget" is shot and
shoots into
the game finished. The "miner" who succeeds in shooting all his "
the "nugget bucket" first has a great advantage, since when once he has the right
to play on the "nuggets" in their order, not one may be taken out and replaced on
or "miners" who have not yet succeeded in
its "claim," and so the "miner"
shooting their "shoots" into the "nugget bucket," will have a less number of
"nuggets" to shoot with, and they may shoot with any they choose of those that are
still left but must take them out and replace them upon their respective "claims "
"shoots" successfully
if shot successfully till they in their turn have shot all their
into the " nugget bucket." After having done this they can shoot with the
"nuggets" that may be still left in their order of value.
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nugget or
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nugget
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After any "miner" has successfully shot all the "nuggets" into the "nugget
bucket," the game is finished—the scores are added up and compared, the "richest
If sides" have been played,
find" winning, the next being second and so on.
all the values of each side are added up, and the richest total value wins.
"nugget or an opponents "shoot,"
"shoot" happens to be shot and falls upon a
it is in a position called "snookered" and if, in shooting it off that
shoot," the "nugget or "shoot" is moved, the value of the
"shoot" may be claimed by the opposing miner in a single game, or by all
opposing "miners" in a game of all against all, or by the opposing side, if sides
are being played, and the "miner" who moved it loses his turn, and does not play.
or a nugget" drops or is shot
again till his next turn comes round. If a "shoot
off the cloth it is a foul shot, and the miner loses his turn and replaces the "shoot".
or the "nugget as the case may be, upon the "allotment" nearest the point where'
it fell off--but neither side can claim the value unless it is done wilfully. The value
of each "shoot or "nugget" is scored separately. All "miners" must carefully
note the order of shooting. First a "shoot," then a "nugget," then a "shoot," and
then a "nugget" and so on till all the "shoots" are shot into the nugget bucket. Each
"miner" "digs" or "shoots" in that order till he misses a shot, and, when his turn
comes again, shoots with a "shoot." Supposing two or three "miners" have
successfully shot all their "shoots" simultaneously they each in their turn shoot
nugget bucket" and
with the "nugget" of lowest value till it is shot into the "
the successful miner immediately shoots with the next highest valued "nugget".
i.e., the green and, if again successful, with the brown, but directly a nugget is
successfully shot, the next highest is shot with by each in turn until it too is success-
fully shot, and so on the game being finished by the successful shooting of the
black nugget.
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It should be noted that any "shoot" shot into the "nugget bucket" before all,
the "miners" "shoots are in the nugget bucket," is a distinct loss to the
miner owning it, as it cannot be scored with, and reduces the number of his
" shoots " that he can take alternately with the "nuggets," as
out of the "nugget bucket."
may not be taken
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I, CHARLES EDWARD FORBES MOUAT-BIGGS, of 2, Fauconberg Villas, Bayshill,
Cheltenham, in the County of Gloucester, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particu-
larly described and ascertained in and by the following stateinent :-
This invention has reference to a new or improved game and appliances for use in
playing the same.
The game, which can be played by two, four or other number of players, is played
upon a specially arranged board or pad with variously coloured counters, which have
to be "flipped or shot in a particular order and under certain conditions into a
receptacle arranged centrally on the board, the game being won by the player who
first deposits in the required order and manner all his counters in the receptacle.
In order to facilitate a proper understanding of the game, which I propose to call
"Klondyke," I will now describe it by the aid of the accompanying drawing, referring
to the various parts and appliances by the names it is proposed to give them.
The board or pad 1 consists of a large square of green baize cloth, which may be
stiffened by thick paper, linen, thin cardboard or wood as may be desired and is
adapted to be laid upon a table. The cloth alone may be fastened down to the table
with drawing pins or otherwise. On the surface of the cloth, which is called
"Klondyke," are marked out eight red base lines or "allotments" 2, all of which are
placed equidistant from the centre of the board which is marked by a cireular gold
patch 3 called the "deposit" on which is placed the "nugget bucket " 4 consisting
of a small gilded wooden bucket. With the "deposit." as the central point, a gold
circle 5, called the "vein," about a foot in diameter is painted round it, and on this
circle 5 is placed a removable gilded wooden or cardboard ring 6, about 2 inches
high, called the "gold quartz reef."
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In nature gold quartz reef owing to the hardness of the quartz is often found
standing high above the surface of the ground and conceals the gold vein underneath,
which lies at various depths. Outside the "gold quartz reef," on the edge of an
imaginary circle about eighteen inches in diameter, with the same centre, are eight
differently coloured patches 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 called "claims on each of
which is a coloured counter, called a "nugget," varying in value according to its
colour, which is the same as the "claim on which it rests. The circle or annulus
of cloth 15 extending from the " gold quartz reef" to the "deposit" is called the
"inner" circle or "gold bearing soil;" all the cloth extending from outside the gold
quartz reef to the edges of the cloth or the "Klondyke country "is called the "outer"
circle, or the "top soil."
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The counters in the form of discs-used, comprise say, six large white ones
called "diggers" which are used to flip or shoot other counters into the bucket;
fifteen plain small red ones 16, called
<< shoots or "shoots of earth" and fifteen plain
small red ones 17 with a small circular white patch on each side, also called "shoots"
or "shoots of earth" (these small "shoots" are placed upon two or inore of the red
base lines or "allotments" 2, and each is valued at 1 point); and eight variously
coloured counters called " nuggets herein before referred to of the following
different values:-Yellow, 7 = 2 points; green, 8ª = 3 points; brown, 9 = 4
points; green and yellow combined, 10: 5 points; brown and yellow combined,
116 points; blue, 12" = 7 points; pink, 13* 8 points; black, 14* = 9
points.
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Score can be kept with pen or pencil and paper, or with a billiard or cribbage score.
board or any other suitable means. The final object of the game is to obtain the
"richest find as illustrated by the accumulated values of the various " nuggets
and "shoots" shot into the "nugget bucket" by the players, and it can be played
by 2, 4, 6 or 8 players, the players taking sides, or playing each one against the
others. If two players only are playing, they can each (after setting all the "nuggets
on their respective "claims ") take either 5, 10 or 15 of the plain red or spotted red
"shoots" according as they wish to play a short, medium, or long game, and set
them in sets of five only on each or any of the red base lines or "allotments."
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Each player, or as he should be called correctly each "miner" takes a digger"
and has to "shoot" all without exception, of his small red or spotted red "earth.
shoots" from his "allotment" or allotments" over the "gold quartz reef" into the
66 gold bearing soil"; when he has got all his "shoots" into this, he has dug through
the "
top soil" and commences the search for riches-ie. he then begins to score.
No player can begin to score till he has got all his sinall red or spotted "shoots "
into the inner circle and may not touch a nugget" till then; or in other words,
no miner can begin to collect riches till he has dug completely through the
* top soil."
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Each "miner," after he has "shot" all his "shoots over the "gold quartz reef"
into the "gold bearing soil" i.e. the inner circle, proceeds to shoot his "shoots"" into
the "nugget bucket." After "shooting" a "shoot" into the "nugget bucket" 4 he
at once has another shot, and attempts to "shoot" a "nugget " selecting any one
that he chooses, into the "nugget bucket" too, but can only play with it once and if
unsuccessful, the nugget remains where it falls. If successful he again plays
according to the invariable rule, first on a "shoot" then on a "nugget," then on a
"shoot," and then on a "nugget" and so on until he misses a shot, when another
player plays instead.
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If after shooting his "shoot" successfully, he should then fail with his shot with
the "nugget," his turn is over for the time being, and when his turn comes again,
He may never until all his " shoots
he has to play with a "shoot" first.
successfully shot into the "nugget bucket play upon a nugget twice in
succession.
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If one of the "ininers" shoots all his "shoots" into the inner circle or "gold
bearing soil" before his opponent, he may lift the high wooden ring 6 representing
the "gold quartz reef" off the vein" for each of his shots, for he has now dug
through the reef" and it cannot now form an obstruction to him. The ring must,
however, be replaced for the turn of each "miner" who has not yet succeeded in
getting all his "shoots" into the "gold bearing soil." After all the "miners" have
shot all their "shoots over the gold quartz reef" into the "gold bearing soil,"
the "reef" or ring 6 is taken off and put away till the game is finished.
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Each nugget after being successfully shot into the "nugget bucket" is at once
taken out, and replaced upon its "claim" and its value scored by the successful
miner. The "shoots' are not taken out of the nugget bucket during a game.
Any "miner" omitting to take out and replace the "nugget" before his next shot
or that of any "miner" forfeits its value which is claimed and appropriated by
his opponent.
After a "miner" has got all his "shoots" into the "nugget bucket" he plays as
follows:-
For the shot immediately following the successful shooting of his last "shoot"
into the "nugget bucket," the "miner" can shoot any "nugget" he likes to choose,
and if successful, he takes it out and replaces it again upon its "claim" and then
again. shoots in the following order of "nuggets," an order which has to be followed
by each of the miners after having got rid of all his shoots. He or they first play to
shoot the yellow-i.e., 7 the nugget of least value, till it is shot successfully-then
the green 8ª, then the brown 9ª, and so on from the nugget of the lowest to that of
the highest value successively, each "nugget' being left in the "nugget bucket "
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page_text: till the black "nugget" is shot and the game finished. The "miner" who succeeds
in shooting all his "shoots" into the "nugget bucket" first has a great advantage,
because when once he has the right to play on the "nuggets" in their order, not one
of them may be taken out and replaced on its "claim," and so the "miner," or
"miners" who have not yet succeeded in shooting their "shoots" into the "nugget
bucket," will have a less number of "nuggets" to shoot with, although they may
shoot with any they choose of those that are still left but must take them out and
replace them upon their respective "claims," if shot successfully, until they in their
turn have shot all their "shoots" successfully into the "nugget bucket." After
having done this they can shoot with the "nuggets" that may be still left in their
order of value.
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After any
"miner" has successfully shot all the "nuggets" into the " nugget
bucket," the game is finished, the scores are added up and compared, the "richest
find "winning, the next being second and so on. If sides" have been played, all
the values of each side are added up, and the richest total value wins. If a "shoot"
happens to be shot and falls upon a nugget or an opponent's "shoot," it is in a
position called "snookered" and if, in shooting it off that "nugget" or shoot," the
<< nugget' or "shoot" is moved, the value of the "nugget or ❝ shoot
may be
claimed by the opposing "miner" in a single game, or by all opposing "miners" in
a game of all against all, or by the opposing side, if sides are being played, and the
"miner" who moved it loses his turn, so that he does not play again until his turn
comes round again. If a "shoot" or a "nugget" drops or is shot off the cloth, it is a
foul shot, and the miner loses his turn and replaces the "shoot," or the "nugget," as
the case may be, upon the "allotment nearest the point where it fell off-but
neither side can claim the value unless it is done wilfully. The value of each
❝ shoot" or "nugget" is scored separately. All "miners" must carefully note the
order of shooting. First a "shoot," then a "nugget," then a "shoot," and then a
"nugget" and so on until all the "shoots " are shot into the "nugget bucket."
Each miner" digs or "shoots" in that order until he misses a shot, and when
his turn comes again, shoots with a "shoot." Supposing two or three "miners"
have successfully shot all their "shoots " simultaneously they each in their turn
shoot with the "nugget " of lowest value 7ª until it is shot into the "nugget bucket"
and the successful "miner" immediately shoots with the next highest valued
nugget "i.e., the green 8 and, if again successful, with the brown 9ª, but directly
a nugget is successfully shot, the next highest is shot with by each in turn until it
too is successfully shot, and so on, the game being finished by the successful shooting
of the black nugget 14ª.
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It should be noted that any "shoot." shot into the "nugget bucket" before all the
miner's "shoots are in the "nugget bucket," is a distinct loss to the miner owning
it, as it cannot be scored with, and reduces the number of his "shoots" that he can
take alternately with the "nnggets," as it may not be taken out of the "nugget
bucket."
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
1. For playing the new or improved game hereinbefore described, a board or pad upon
which counters can be shot or flipped, provided with a design to represent a gold bearing
district, a gold patch at the centre of the board indicating what is herein called the
deposit" around which is a gold circle of suitable diameter that indicates the position
of a "vein" and encloses between itself and the "deposit" a space herein called the
gold bearing soil " the space on the board outside the vein indicating the "top
soil," a number of variously coloured patches representing different values, arranged
on an imaginary circle outside the vein, each coloured patch indicating a "claim,"
and a number of base lines at the outer part of the board and equidistant from the
centre or "deposit" each representing an "allotment" substantially as described.
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page_text: 2. The means or appliances substantially as described and shown for playing the
game herein set forth.
W. LLOYD WISE,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.