Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Oct., 1898-Accepted, 10th Dec., 1898
I, HENRY GEORGE TWANBROOK GLAZEBROOK, of 55, Old Steine, Brighton, in the
County of Sussex, Bachelor of Arts, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be parti-
cularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to a new indoor game for two or more players, which I
propose to call "The Game of Civil War.'
The appliances used in playing the game comprise
A map of any country or district having the names of the principal cities or
towns marked thereon; two corresponding packs of cards (preferably of different
colours) each pack containing the names of all the cities or towns marked on the
map, one name being marked on each card; and, as many men as there are
cities or towns.
The game is played wih counters on the following lines:-
The players sitting round a table with the map in the centre, one of the two
packs of cards is spread out face downwards on the table. Each player takes
an equal number of cards from this pack, he also takes the same number of men
and is further furnished with a sufficient number of counters. Any odd cards
and men remaining are placed aside.
The other pack of cards is placed face downwards on the table where all can
conveniently reach it.
The players all arrange their cards face upwards on the table and each player
puts one counter into the pool for each card he holds. The holder of the card
which bears the name of the capital of the country or district represented on the
map, commences the game by turning up the top card of the pack on the table,
reading aloud the name of the city or town on it, and counting ten slowly.
Whoever holds the card corresponding with the one turned up claims the latter,
by saying "I will take that," and takes possession of the town on the map by
putting one of his men on it, he also "fortifies" it by taking the turned up card
and placing it face downwards on the corresponding card in his hand.
If any player claims the card turned up and has not a corresponding card in
his own hand, he must forfeit one of the towns by placing one of the cards he
already holds at the bottom of the pack on the table."
A player must claim, take possession of and fortify a city or town before the
turner up of the card corresponding with such city or town has finished counting
ten, failing to do this the card turned up is placed at the bottom of the pack on
the table and he must wait until it is turned up again. The next player on the
left hand of the one who commenced then turns up a card from the pack on
the table, and so on. The player who succeeds in first taking possession of and
fortifying all his towns, wins the game and takes the first pool, he must however
pay each player one counter for every town such player has taken possession of
and fortified.
After the first pool has been won, the players who remain can continue the
game by each putting one counter into the pool for each card he holds, as at the

page_text: commencement, and continuing the game as if no pool had been won, and thi
can be repeated until but two players remain.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said in
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that wha
I claim is:
A new indoor game, wherein a map of any country or district bearing the
names of the principal cities or towns, and two corresponding packs of cards each
pack containing the names of the cities or towns on the map, are used in con
junction with men and counters, substantially as set forth.
EP. ALEXANDER & SON,
Chartered Patent Agents,
19, Southampton Buildings,- Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.