A New Game.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Jan., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 5th Oct., 1891-Accepted, 21st Nov., 1891
IRUVIDIONAL DIECIFICATION.
A New Game.
I, JOHN PITT BAYLY, of 18 Fulham Place, Paddington, in the County of
London, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention (a com-
munication to me from abroad by Norbury Thornton, of Geneseo, Illinois, U.S.A.
Clergyman,) to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a new game, and it consists of a board which is provided
with a beading or flange around its edges.
This board, which is square, is marked off with a series of lines, forming squares,
one within the other.
Along these lines are arranged a series of upwardly projecting pins in such
manner that they are in line in any direction across the board.
The game consists in moving draughtsmen upon the squares substantially as
when playing the game of draughts.
Dated this 21st day of December 1800
J. P. BAYLY,
Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New Game.
I, JOHN PITT BAYLY, of 18 Fulham Place, Paddington, in the County of
London, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention (a
communication to me from abroad by Norbury Thornton, of Geneseo, Illinois,
U.S.A. Clergyman,) and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :--
My invention relates to a game, and has for its object to provide a board of
peculiar construction, in connection with which checkers or similar blocks are used,
and upon which an interesting game may be played partaking somewhat of the
character of the well-known game of shuffle-board.
The invention consists in the novel construction of the board, and in the combina-
tion with said board of sliding blocks, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth
and pointed out in the claims.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this
Specification in which similar figures and letters of reference indicate corresponding
parts in both the views.
Fig. 1 is a plan view of the board, and Fig. 2 is a central vertical section
through the same.
The board A is preferably rectangular and provided with a flat smooth upper
face or field A', and a surrounding marginal flange A² of any desired height. Upon
the field of the board five or more, preferably five, concentric spaces 10 11 12 13
and 14 are produced, which spaces may be variously coloured, as indicated in
Fig. 1, or may be defined by coloured marginal lines. Upon the marginal lines of
all the spaces, with the exception of the outer spaces 10, a series of pins or pegs 15
is projected upward at a right angle to the face of the board. Any number of pins
may be employed, but the pins are so arranged upon the board that they will appear
in aligning parallel rows, as illustrated.
.
In connection with the board checkers 16 or equivalent blocks or chips are
employed, and in playing the game the checkers or blocks are adapted to be
propelled across the board from any desired point upon the outer marginal line of
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page_text: the outer space 10. The preferred method of propelling the checkers is to strike
them with either the front or middle finger after the said finger has been curved
downward to a contact with the thumb.
The object of the game is to dislodge as many as possible of the opponent's men
or checkers, and the pins 15, as arranged, serve as baffle-pins to complicate the
game and render it difficult to knock out the checkers or men.
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The game is to be played in substantially the following manner: Two or four
persons may play. If four persons play those at opposite sides are known as
partners." 12 black and 12 white checkers or "men,' as they are usually termed,
are used one at a time, six of which are manipulated by each player when four are
playing, and the players play in turn to the left. A play is made by placing a
checker upon the outer line of the outer space 10, as heretofore stated, and snapping
it with the finger, the intent being to drive the checker down one of the rows and
deposit it if possible at the back of a pin for protection near any desired space, or
to knock out a man from same space. The space 14 within the central row of pins
may be unobstructed by any depression or projection, so that the men or checkers
may be shot straight across it if desired to knock out any of the opponent's men.
At the close of the game all men in the central space will count, for instance, 10,
those in the next space 5, those in the next space 4, and those in the next space 3.
All men outside of the pegs or pins count 10 for the opposite side. The men on the
line are moved into the next space outward before counting, and two hundred points
may be said to constitute a game.
Although I have shown the spaces as rectangular, yet a contour of said spaces
may be used, if so desired, the essential requirement being that the said spaces be
concentrically arranged. I also desire it to be understood that although the spaces
have been shown and described as being differently coloured the said spaces may,
if desired, be defined by differently-coloured marginal lines only.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. The herein-described game-board having several concentrically-arranged series
of pins, the playing surface of the board within the central and other spaces being
unbroken or uninterrupted, substantially as set forth.
2. The hereinafter described game-board having a series of concentric rectangular
spaces, a series of pins around the outer margin of each space, the playing surface of
the board within the central and other spaces being unbroken or uninterrupted, and
the pins being in alignment in any direction across the board, substantially as set
forth.
Dated this 3rd day of October 1901
J. P. BAYLY,
Applicant.