A New or Improved Game.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Dec., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 6th Sept., 1900-Accepted, 10th Nov., 1900
PROVISIONAL DI PO
A New or Improved Game.
We, CLAUDE HAROLD ELLOTT CLARKE, of 55, Bamford Road, Didsbury, Man-
hester, in the County of Lancaster, Clerk, and RICHARD COBDEN MULOCK
IARCHAM, of 13, Braemar Road, Fallowfield, Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster, Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
ollows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved game which may be utilized as
an advertising medium or for instructive purposes if desired.
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The game is to be played upon a board on which are marked out the various
diagrams and positions designating the lines of movement and stations respec-
A diagram of movement which
tively of the pieces employed in the game.
has been found to be most convenient is that formed by three rectangles of
different dimensions, the points of intersection of whose diagonals coincide.
66 men are marked at all midway points along their
Stations for the pieces or
sides. The diagram of movement is completed by diagonally connecting the
four corner stations of the three rectangles and also by connecting the midway
stations of each rectangle by lines perpendicular to such sides, and along lines
No movement can, however, be made
diagonally connecting their corners.
across the inner square, either diagonally or otherwise.
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With three rectangles the game has been found to be best suited for two
players, each provided with nine "men." The players proceed to alternately
men one by one at the various stations, each player seeking to
place their "
If a player succeeds in so placing three
men in a straight line.
place three "
men," he is entitled to remove one of his opponent's
all the pieces have been placed the game proceeds by the moving of the "
from station to station along the lines herein before indicated.
over one of his opponent's.
of his "
may move one of his
<
"
men
obtains, that either player moving three
opponent's
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men
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"
men
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men.
After
men
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The rule still
Neither player
into line, removes one of his
from action i.e. from off the board and this piece cannot
" into line either from
be again brought into action. The victorious player is the one who renders
() it impossible for his opponent to bring three"
inability to move, or from lack of "men."
35 suitable manner.
men
men
men,"
The game may be employed for advertising purposes by inserting announce-
ments, pictures and the like in the spaces between the stations or on the "
" in the shape of the advertised article or in any other
or by forming the "
Also the game may be rendered instructive by means of
applying the names of towns and places to the stations and connecting lines
"
men the likeness of parties engaged in actual warfare.
and by giving to the
Obviously geometrical or other figures other than rectangles may be employed
and by increasing the number of positions, or the number of such figures, the
A came may be arranged to accommodate more than two players; likewise the

page_text: rules of the game may be varied without departing from the spirit of the
invention.
Dated this 5th day of December 1899
C. H. ELLOTT CLARKE.
R. C. MULOCK MARCHAM.
We, CLAUDE HAROLD ELLOT CLARKE, formerly of 55, Bamford Road, Didsbury,
Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, but now of 8, Ardville House, Ardville
Road, Brixton, London, Clerk, and RICHARD COBDEN MULOCK MARCHAM,
formerly of 13, Braemar Road, Fallowfield, Manchester, but now of Ivy Bank,
Bury Old Road, Heaton Park, Manchester, Clerk, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particu-
Jarly described and ascertained in and by the following statement: —
This invention relates to a new or improved game which may be utilized
as an advertising medium or for instructive as well as recreative purposes if
desired.
The game is to be played upon a board on which are marked out the various
diagrams and positions designating the lines of movement and stations respec-
tively of the pieces employed in the game.
In the drawing accompanying this specification,-
Figure 1 represents the playing board marked out with lines of movement
and the stations for the pieces or "men":
Figure 2 represents an application of this invention to a map in order that
the game may be rendered instructive as well as recreative.
The diagram of movement illustrated in Figure 1 is composed of three rec-
tangles a, b, c whose sides may be parallel and equidistant from one another
as shown. Diagonal lines d connect the corresponding corners of the three
rectangles and the diagram is completed in this instance by lines e drawn per-
pendicular to the sides of the rectangles bisecting them. Stations are marked
in any convenient manner such as by circles S at all the corners of the rectangles
and also at the points of intersection of the perpendicular lines e with the sides
of the rectangles.
The diagram of movement in Figure 2 is composed of three triangles arranged
one within the other with lines connecting their corresponding angles and with
lines drawn approximately perpendicular to their sides. The stations, which,
in this diagram, are marked with the initial of the geographical names of the
places they represent are situated at each angle and at the points of intersection
of the perpendiculars with the sides as will be understood by reference to
Figure 1.
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Arranged in the above described manner the game has been found to be best
suited for two players, each provided with nine men. The game opens by
the players alternately placing their ". men one by one at the various stations,
each player seeking to place three of his own men at stations lying in a
straight line or to prevent the opponent from doing so. If a player succeeds
in so placing three of his " men, he is entitled to remove one of his opponent's
men from any station he pleases. After all the pieces have been placed upon
the board the game proceeds by each player in turn moving one of his men
from station to station along the lines herein before indicated. Movement how-
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page_text: across the innermost
ever, is not permitted over an opponent's piece or
rectangle c, Figure 1. The rule still obtains, that either player bringing three
men "from action i.e. from
men "into line, may remove one of his opponent's
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off the board and this piece cannot be again brought into action. The victorious
player is the one who renders it impossible for his opponent to bring three
men into line either from inability to move, or from lack of ".
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men
men
men.
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The game may be employed for advertising purposes by inserting announce-
ments, pictures and the like in the spaces between the stations or on the "men,"
or by forming the "in the shape of the advertised article or in any other
suitable manner. Also, the game may be rendered instructive by means of
applying the names of towns and places to the stations and connecting lines
"the likeness of the combatants in an actual warfare.
and by giving to the "
It is obvious that this game could be played with a diagram of movement
made up of figures other than rectangles and either geometrical or not. By
increasing the number of positions, or the number of such figures, the game
may be arranged to accommodate more than two players; likewise the rules of
the game may be varied from those given above without departing from the
spirit of this invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
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1. The game device substantially as described and as illustrated in Figure 1
or as illustrated in Figure 2 of the accompanying drawing.
2. The combination with a map of the game device, substantially as described.
Dated this 6th day of September 1900.
C. H. ELLOTT CLARKE,
R. C. MULOCK MARCHAM.