An Improved Game and Means for Playing same.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Aug., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 25th Sept., 1891-Accepted, 31st Oct., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Game and Means for Playing same.
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I, ALFRED COLLIER, of 86 Victoria Park Road, South Hackney Manufacturer
of Games, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This game is played somewhat like "Ludo" in the following manner. A board
like a Ludo board is used also dice and counters; on certain spaces of the board is
a crown and on others Prince of Wales Feathers. The game can be played by
two or more persons. Each player to have 4 men and a dice with crown and
Feather. The men are arranged in round spaces as for Ludo. Red leads the
throwing, the player on his left following until a crown is thrown. On throwing a
"Crown" lead one man out to starting point-and every time a
" Crown
thrown the player is entitled to another throw and the option of either starting
another man or moving those he may already have out. Each space counts as one
spot on the dice and space marked with the crown of Feather counts the same, and
can be used as an ordinary space subject to the following rules. A player throwing
a Feather moves to next space so marked on board. Providing he does not pass a
Crown to do so-but any player throwing a crown moves to next space so marked
on board,.no matter how many spaces or if a feather intervened. Should a player
throw so as to got two or more of his men on a crown space, this makes a Stop
which cannot be passed by himself or opponents until he removes it. A player
must move one of his men at every throw if he can do so, irrespective of the result
of that move. If a Feather is thrown and the player has one feather space open
to him he loses the throw, he cannot pass a Crown with a feather throw.
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If a player throws go as to cause his man to come into space occupied by an
opponent he may place his own on top (this makes a Double) and the opponent is
compelled to carry the Double forward at every throw providing he can move that
man which he must do in preference to any other piece. The Double may move
off at any throw providing he can move that man which he must do in preference
to any other piece. The Double may move off at any throw of the owner.
Should the opponent succeed in carrying Double into his own "Home color it is
necessary for the Double to throw a Feather or a Crown before being released and
he must then re-start from the opponents starting point and finish the course, but
should the Opponent succeed in getting the Double completely home before Double
throws a Crown or a Feather he can only release hiniself on throwing a Crown
when he must start from opponents color as described. The player who first gets
all 4 men round the board and home wins the game. Should a player throw and
bring his man to space occupied by Double he sends them both to Balk.
Dated this 29th day of August 1891.
FREDERIC PRINCE,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Game and Means for Playing same.
I, ALFRED COLLIER of 86 Victoria Park Road, South Hackney N.E. Manu-
facturer 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 enable this invention to be properly understood I will proceed to describe the
same with aid of the accompanying drawings which is an illustration of the

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Board upon which the game is played. The Board is somewhat like a Ludo board
with the addition thereto of Crowns and Prince of Wales Feathers, the game may
be played by two or more players and somewhat like Ludo with dice and counters
called men, in the following manner. Each player to have four men and a dice
with Crown and Feathers. The men are arranged in the round spaces A.
start is made from B, the route following being as for Ludo in the direction of the
arrows. Red leads the throwing the player on his left following until a Crown is
thrown. On throwing a Crown lead one man out to starting point and every time
a Crown is thrown the player is entitled to another throw and the option of either
starting another man or moving those he may already have out. Each spot on the
dice counts as one space on the Board, and the spaces marked with a Crown or
Feathers counts the same and can be used as an ordinary space subject to the
following rules. A player throwing a Feather moves to next space on which there
is a feather providing he does not pass a Crown to do so, but a player throwing a
Crown moves to next space on which there is a Crown no matter how many spaces
or if feather intervenes. Should a player throw so as to get two or more of his
men on a Crown space, this makes a stop which cannot be passed by himself or
opponents until he removes. it. A player must move one of his men at every throw
if he can do so irrespective of the result of that move. If a feather is thrown and
the player has one feather space open to him, he loses the throw, if a Crown
intervenes, he cannot pass a Crown with a Feather throw. If a player throws_80
as to cause his man to come into a space occupied by an opponent he may place his
own man on top, this makes a double and the opponents are compelled to carry the
double forward at every throw providing he can move that man, which he must do
in preference to any other piece. The top man of the double may be moved off at
any time at option of the owner. Should the opponent succeed in carrying the
Double into his own Home Color it is necessary for the double to throw a Feather.
or a Crown before being released and he must then restart from the opponents
starting point and finish the course, but should the opponent succeed in getting the
Double completely home before double throws a Crown or a Feather he can only
release himself on throwing a Crown when he must start from opponents colour as
described. The player who first gets all four men round the Board and home wins
the game..
Should a player throw and bring his man to space occupied by
Double he sends them both to their respective Balks C. It will be readily under-
stood that other marks than Crowns and Prince of Wales' Feathers can be used on
the spaces instead of these. To enable the spaces on which the crown and
Feathers are when those are covered by the men to be known, a small crown or
Feather is placed outside of these spaces.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is.
The game and means for playing the same hereinbefore described and illustrated
by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 25th day of Contambou 1001
accompanying drawings.
Dated this 25th day of September 1901
FREDERIC PRINCE,
1, Quality Court, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for Applicant.
FREDERIC PRINCE,
1, Quality Court, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for Applicant.