A New Game.
Year: 1899

page_text: A New Game.
I, WILLIAM OLIPHANT, of 21, Clifford Street, in the County of the City of
Glasgow, North Britain, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a new household game.
In carrying out my invention, I provide a sheet of oil-cloth, or other suitable
material of a convenient length and breadth. At one end of this sheet there are
printed, painted, or otherwise indicated nine squares, and at the top and bottom
of these squares a semi-circular space. In one row of these squares the figures 3,
4, 8, are indicated, in the second 9, 5, 1, and in the third 2, 7, 6, and in the top
space 10, and the bottom -10. At the opposite end of the squares a line or
starting point is drawn, and another line nearer the squares, so that if a man
does not pass this line, the player gets it back. This sheet is laid on the top of
a table or other flat surface.
In playing the game each player gets four men of different colours from each
other and the first starts off by striking one of his men with a cue, in a manner
somewhat similar to billiard playing, trying to place the man in one of the
squares or spaces, the opponent then plays, and if the first player has managed
to get a man into a square, he, the opponent endeavours to displace it and get
into a square himself or herself, and so on till all the four men have been played.
If a man is on the lines between the spaces it does not count. It must be inside
a space or square. If a man gets into the -10 this sum is deducted from the score.
One hundred is considered to be the game, although a larger or a smaller number
may constitute it.
Of course it is to be understood that a larger number of squares and other
numbers and more men might all be employed without deviating from the essence
of my invention, and in place of single players there may be sides, in which case
it is preferred that one on each play the whole of the men at a time, that is to
say play in pairs.
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I, WILLIAM OLIPHANT, of 21, Clifford Street, in the County of the City of
5 Glasgow, North Britain, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
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page_text: and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to a new household game.
In order that my invention may be properly understood and readily carried
into effect I have hereunto appended one sheet of drawings, of which,
Figure 1 is a plan of the cloth.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of a table fitted with the cloth.
In carrying out my invention, I provide a sheet of oil-cloth, or other suitable
material of a convenient length and breadth. At one end of this sheet there are
printed, painted, or otherwise indicated nine squares or circles, and at the top
and bottom of these squares a semi-circular space, as shown in the drawings. In
one row of these squares or circles the figures 3, 4, 8, are indicated, in the
second 9, 5, 1, and in the third 2, 7, 6, and in the top space + 10 and the
bottom 10. When circles are used the spaces between the circles have the
figures 25, 25, 15, and 15, as shown. At the opposite end of the squares a line
or starting point is drawn, and another line nearer the squares or circles so that
if a block does not pass this line the player gets it back. This sheet is laid on
the top of a table or other flat surface. On the end of the cloth a spring roller
with two clamps is provided which can be clamped to the table or any flat surface
and when the game is finished the cloth can be let go from attachment of weight
or hook, so that the cloth will automatically be wound up on the roller and fall
down past flush of table leaving no obstruction of table or counter. To prevent
the counters falling off the table there is a frame of three pieces dovetailed or
fastened which can be removed at once when not required. One piece goes across
the end of the table and the other two projecting down about three feet on each
side.
In playing the game each player gets four turned blocks of different colours
from each other and the first starts off by striking one of his blocks with a cue
in a manner somewhat similar to billiard playing trying to place the block in
one of the squares or spaces, the opponent then plays, and if the first player has
managed to get a block into a square, he, the opponent, endeavours to displace
it and get into a square himself or herself, and so on till all the four blocks have
been played. If a block is on the lines between the spaces it does not count. It
must be inside a space or square. If a block gets into the 10 this sum is
deducted from the score. One hundred is considered to be the game, although
a larger or a smaller number may constitute it.
Of course it is to be understood that a larger number of squares and other
numbers, or names of towns may be substituted for the numbers, and more blocks
might all be employed without deviating from the essence of my invention, and
in place of single players there may be sides, in which case it is preferred that
one on each play the whole of the blocks at a time, that is to say play in pairs.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
The parlour game substantially as described.
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Patent Agents.