Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 1st May, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 29th Jan., 1895-Accepted, 23rd Mar., 1895
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I, MARIA CATHERINE NICHOLSON VOWLER of 19 Tivoli Place, Ilkley in the
County of York, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to construct and arrange the pieces employed
in connection with draught boards, and other boards of a similar nature, in such
a manner that the game is rendered more interesting and less monotonous than
heretofore.
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According to my invention I print, emboss, or otherwise mark suitable designs
upon the draughts or other pieces, such as, the portraits of the court cards
in playing cards. The aces, kings, queens and knaves are then set on either side
of the board, and the game is played by two opposite players, who move the pieces
diagonally or along the squares according to the value of the said pieces, which
pieces may take or check each other according to rules of value or position.
In this manner I obtain a game which has all the interest of draughts and cards
combined.
Dated this 1st day of May 1894
I, MARIA CATHERINE NICHOLSON VOWLER of 19 Tivoli Place, Ilkley, in the
County of York, 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 :-
The object of my invention is to construct and arrange the pieces in connection
with draught and other boards, in such a manner that the game is rendered more
interesting and less monotonous than heretofore.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood I will proceed to describe
same with reference to the accompanying drawing.
According to my invention I employ a board A which is of similar construction
to that of an ordinary draught board, having alternate dark and light coloured
squares on same. Upon the draughts or other pieces B employed in the game,
I print, emboss, or otherwise mark suitable designs, such as the portraits of the
court cards in playing cards, or the figures of the court cards may be cast, carved,
or otherwise made, so as to form suitable pieces to be employed in the game.
The aces, kings, queens and knaves forming the pieces B are then set on either
side of the board A, and the game is played by two opposite players, the aces
being set on the outer squares, the kings and queens on the second row of squares,
and the knaves on the third row, as shown in the accompanying drawing.
The aces ou the outer squares represent the nations to be fought for, and the
kings, queens and knaves are employed in the attack and defence by the players
on either side.

page_text: The pieces representing the knaves may be moved diagonally on their own
colored squares, and the kings and queens may move forwards or diagonally; the
said pieces taking or checking other pieces occupying spaces on which they move.
Special rules to regulate the game may be made or varied according to the
preference or fancy of the players.
By constructing the pieces in connection with draught and other boards in the
manner above described, a game is produced which has all the interest of draughts
and cards combined.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. The construction of pieces formed so as to represent the court cards in playing
cards, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
2. The arrangement of the pieces B on the board A, substantially as and for the
purposes set forth.
3. The new or improved game substantially as described and illustrated with
reference to the accompanying drawings.
Dated, this 29th day of January 1895.
BREWER & SON,
London and Leeds, Agents for Applicant.