A New Game, and Means for Playing same.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Apr., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 13th Jan., 1894-Accepted, 17th Feb., 1804
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New Game, and Means for Playing same.
I ALFRED COLLIER of 86 Victoria Park Road Hackney, N.E., Manufacturer
of Games do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
"
To play this game a map of an ocean is marked out with lines or routes. One
ship called
a "Pirate
is placed in a certain spot, and several other ships at-
different spots. Certain places are marked for the "Pirate" to reach, the object.
of the other ships is to surround him. The five war vessels are placed upon the
ports from which they start, viz. :-Plymouth, Bordeaux, St. John, Halifax and
Boston. The pirate is placed upon the port of Caracas in South America.
The object of the pirate is to escape the war vessels and to reach any one of the
ports from which they start or either of the three spots marked "Home." The
object of the war-vessels is to prevent this and capture the pirate by surrounding.
him so that he cannot move.
The following are the general rules of the game :-
One player takes the five war vessels, the other the pirate.
Each player moves alternately one move only. The players may move whenever
they please and in any direction spot by spot over the line routes but only one
vessel can be upon one spot at a time. The vessels may also move from port to
port along the coast by the line encircling the land.
"
To prevent a "Stalemate or draw the pirate is not allowed to move more.
than twice consecutively between any two adjacent spots.
The pirate wins the game when he eludes his pursuers and gains one of their
ports or one of the "Home" spots at top of the board.
The war vessels win the game and capture the pirate when they can hem him in.
so that he cannot move.
Dated this 13th day of April 1893.
FREDERIC PRINCE,
Agent for Applicant.
I, ALFRED COLLIER, of 86, Victoria Park Road, Hackney, N.E., Manufacturer
of Games, 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 :-
To play this game, a map of an ocean is marked out with lines or routes. One
ship called a "Pirate" is placed at a certain spot; and several other ships at
different spots. Certain places are marked for the "Pirate" to reach, the object
of the other ships being to surround him, and in this way prevent his moving.
To enable this invention to be properly understood I will proceed to describe the
same with aid of the following drawings.
Five counters called "War Vessels are placed upon the ports from which they
start, viz. Plymouth, Bordeaux, St. John, Halifax and Boston. Another
counter called the "Pirate" is placed upon the port of Caracas in South America.
The object of the pirate is to escape the war vessels and to reach any one of the
ports from which they set out, or either of the three spots marked "Home." The
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page_text: object of the war vessels is to prevent this, and capture the pirate by surrounding
him so that he cannot move.
The following are the general rules of the game :-
One player takes the five war vessels, the other player the pirate.
Each player moves alternately, one move only.
The players may move whenever they please and in any direction, spot by spot
over the line routes; but only one vessel can be upon one spot at a time.
The vessels may also move from port to port along the coast, by the line
encircling the land.
"
To prevent a
" Stalemate or draw, the pirate is not allowed to move more than
twice consecutively between any two adjacent spots.
The pirate wins the game when he eludes his pursuers and gains one of their
ports or one of the "Home" spots at top of the board.
The war vessels win the game and capture the pirate when they hem him in so
that he cannot move.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed; I declare that what
claim is :-
A board as illustrated by the accompanying drawings; and counters for playing
a game substantially as described.
FREDERIC PRINCE,
37, Cursitor Street, Chancery Lane, London, E.C., Agent for Applicant.