New or Improved Game or Puzzle.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Nov., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 28th Aug., 1894-Accepted, 29th Sept., 1894
New or Improved Game or Puzzle.
I, ARTHUR BERTRAM WATSON, of 54 Sea Bank, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire,
Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a game or puzzle consisting of a board somewhat like a
chess or draught board, but with sixteen squares or divisions marked on it instead
of sixty-four, and of sixteen movable "pieces" to be used in connection with the
said board.
The squares or divisions of the board are coloured in such a way that no two
squares or divisions of the same colour come next to one another, either diagonally
or squarely. Five different colours or tints are employed; for example three of
the squares or divisions may be red, three white, three yellow, three green, and four
blue.
The sixteen moveable "pieces" are coloured the same colours as the squares or
divisions of the board, with the exception that instead of four "pieces" coloured
blue, there are only three of that colour, but four of one of the other colours instead
of three.
The game or puzzle consists in placing the "pieces" one at a time on the squares
or divisions of the board in such manner that no "piece" is placed on a square or
division of its own colour, or on a square or division which is adjacent, either
diagonally or squarely, to a square or division of the same colour as the "piece."
When a square or division of the board has been covered by a piece," the
colour of that square or division is to be disregarded, and the colour of the "piece"
on it is to be considered as substituted for that colour.
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When all the pieces have been placed on the board, one on each square- or
division, under the above prescribed conditions, the game is finished, or the puzzle
solved.
It will be understood that the colours of the divisions of the board and the shape
and arrangement of such divisions may be varied according to circumstances, as
may also the colours and shapes of the "pieces."
Dated this 28th day of November 1893.
New or Improved Game or Puzzle.
I, Arthur Bertram Watson, of 54 Sea Bank, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire,
Clerk, 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:―
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This invention relates to a game or puzzle, consisting of a board or surface,
somewhat like a chess or draught board, for example, with squares or divisions
marked on it, and of movable " pieces" or "men to be used in connection with
the said board or surface.
The squares or divisions of the board or surface are coloured in such a way that

page_text: no two squares or divisions of the same colour come next to one another either
diagonally or squarely. Several different colours or tints are employed, and the
movable pieces" or men are coloured the same colours as the squares or divisions
of the board or surface.
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The game or puzzle consists in placing the "pieces" or men," one at a time,
on the squares or divisions of the board or surface, in such manner that no "piece
or man is placed on a square or division of its own colour, or on a square or
division which is adjacent, either diagonally or squarely, to a square or division of
the same colour as the "piece" or "man."
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When a square or division of the board or surface has been covered by a "piece"
or "man," the colour of that square or division is to be disregarded, and the colour
of the "piece" or "man
on it is to be considered as substituted for that colour.
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When all the "pieces" or "men" have been placed on the board, one on each
square or division, under the above prescribed conditions, the game is finished, or
the puzzle solved.
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In order that my invention may be more fully understood, I will proceed to
describe the same in relation to the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which
Figure 1 illustrates a board or surface as herein before described before the
'pieces" or ineu have been placed thereon.
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Figure 2 illustrates one of the said "pieces or men," and
Figure 3 illustrates the bcard or surface after the said "pieces" or
been placed thereon, and the game finished, or the puzzle solved.
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a is the board or surface, which may be of any suitable material and design, and
divided into squares or divisions, which, in the case illustrated, are sixteen in
number. These squares or divisions are coloured in distinctive colours as indicated
by the capital letters BRYG (blue, red, yellow, green) those marked W being
white. The "pieces"
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or men" correspond in number to the squares or
divisions of the board or surface a. They also correspond in colour as indicated by
the letters BRY G and W 'thereon, as in the case of the board or surface, but it
will be seen that whereas there are 4 blue, 3 red, 3 yellow, 3 green, and 3 white,
squares or divisions on the board or surface, there are 3 blue, 3 red, 3 yellow,
green and 4 white "pieces" or "men." In order to so place the "pieces" or
as to finish the game, or solve the puzzle, they may be put upon the board
in the following order. Supposing the board or surface to stand in the position
shown in Figure 1, and the top left hand corner (blue) square or division being
regarded as No. 1, the next one (red) to the right being regarded as No. 2, and so
on, the bottom right hand corner (blue) square or division being regarded as No. 16
as shown in Figure 1-
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page_text: "piece" or "man" be placed on a square or division of its own colour, or on a square
or division which is adjacent to one of the same colour as the said "piece" or
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man.
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Instead of employing distinguishing colours for the squares or divisions, and
the "pieces" or "men," 'as above described, I sometimes employ other distin-
guishing devices, such as letters, numerals, geometrical figures, representatious of
persons, animals &c., and the form of such squares or divisions and "pieces" or
men may also be varied according to circumstances, and I do not confine myself
to the exact number of squares or divisions illustrated, nor to the exact order of
the moves given above for the completion of the game or solution of the puzzle, as
they may be varied without departing from the nature of my invention. And in
some cases a board or surface with recesses or holes may be employed in
combination with balls or pegs as commonly used in solitaire boards, or travelling
chess boards for example.
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 :-
First. The game or puzzle which consists of a board or surface having specially
characterised divisions or positions indicated thereon, and a corresponding number
of specially characterised "pieces" or "men applicable to the said board,
substantially as hereinbefore described.
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Second. The game or puzzle which consists of a board or surface a and "pieces"
or men b severally characterised and adapted to be used in relation to each
other, substantially as herein before described, and illustrated in the drawings.
Dated this 28th day of August 1894.
Dated this 28th day of August 1894.
A. B. WATSON,
Per W. H. Beck,
115, Cannon Street, London, Agent.