A New Game, and Apparatus for Playing the same.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 6th July, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 27th July, 1895-Accepted, 31st Aug.,
1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New Game, and Apparatus for Playing the same.
I. IGNAZ SULZBACHER, of the Firm of Oppenheimer and Sulzbacher, of
18 Steinbuchler Strasse Nuremberg, in the Empire of Germany, Manufacturers,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a new game to which I have given the name of
"Checkmate" and to apparatus for playing the same.
In carrying out my invention I employ a board having a number of circles or
discs imprinted thereon and connected by lines. At two opposite sides of the
board a number or series of the circles or discs is of a different colour or are
otherwise distinguished from the rest and I call each series a ❝ citadel."
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I also employ two sets of pieces or men of different colour or otherwise
distinguished from one another, each set consisting preferably of 20 pieces repre-
senting cavalry, infantry and a standard.
The game is designed to be played by two players as follows:--
The pieces are arranged in the citadels and each player plays alternately by
moving his pieces along the lines on the board, the object being to capture or so
surround the opponent's standard that he is unable to move it.
Dated this 6th day of July 1895
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
A New Game, and Apparatus for Playing the same.
I, IGNAZ SULZBACHER, of the Firm of Oppenheimer and Sulzbacher, of
18, Steinbuchler Strasse, Nuremberg, in the Empire of Germany, Manufacturers,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention 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 game to which I have given the name of
"Checkmate" and to apparatus for playing the same.
In carrying out my invention I employ a board having a number of circles or
discs imprinted thereon and connected by lines. At two opposite sides of the
board a number or series of the circles or discs is of a different colour or is
otherwise distinguished from the rest and I call each series a "citadel."
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I also employ two sets of pieces or men " of different colour or otherwise
distinguished from one another, each set consisting preferably of 20 pieces repre-
senting cavalry, infantry and a standard.
The game is designed to be played by two players as follows:-
The pieces are arranged in the citadels and each player plays alternately by
moving his pieces along the lines on the board, the object being to capture or so
surround the opponent's standard that he is unable to move it.

page_text: To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe it by reference
to the accompanying drawing, in which :-
Figure 1 is a plan of the board, and,
Figure 2 shews the pieces or "men" designed for use in playing the game.
a is the board, b, bare the circles or discs imprinted thereon and c, c the lines
connecting the circles or discs. d, d are the circles of different colour or other-
wise distinguished, from the circles b, band forming the two "citadels," each
citadel in the drawing being shewn composed of 20 such circles.
Figure 2 shews the different types of pieces to be used in playing the game,
e representing a cavalry piece, fan infantry piece and g the standard.
The game is adapted to be played by two players as follows:--
Each player has 20 pieces or men which are placed in a suitable order on the
20 circles forming each citadel. The order I preferably adopt is as follows:-On
the front or inside line two cavalry pieces at each end and three infantry pieces in
the centre. On the middle line two cavalry pieces at each end, the standard
in the centre and an infantry piece on each side of the standard. On the outside
line six infantry pieces.
The pieces are moved according to suitable rules such as the following:
(1.) The infantry and cavalry pieces may move one point or two points in a
straight line but not more than two points i.e. circles at a time the infantry pieces
being allowed to move only forwards and laterally but the cavalry backwards,
forwards and laterally.
(2.) No piece may move from one circle to another unless the two circles are
connected by a line.
(3.) Each piece may, when moved for the first time, be moved three points
instead of one or two.
(4.) The standard may be moved one or two points (the same as the cavalry
piece) within the citadel but never beyond the same.
(5.) A piece is captured when, being opposite an opponent's piece another piece
is moved by the opponent so that the said piece is placed between two pieces of
the opponent, it being assumed that all the circles occupied by the pieces are
joined by lines.
(6.) Any piece may however be moved to a point between two of the opponent's
pieces without being captured.
(7.) When a player has captured a piece he is entitled to another move.
When a player has captured or so surrounded his opponent's standard that it
cannot be moved the game is finished.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The new game hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawing.
of a
2. The manufacture and use, for playing the herein before described new game,
board having a number of circles or discs joined by lines formed thereon and of
pieces substantially as described.
Deted the 27th 1
T.1 1005
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.