Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Apr., 1895
'Complete Specification Left, 7th Aug., 1895-Accepted, 7th Sept., 1895
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WILLIAM HENRY BRIGDEN, 2 Westgate Street Gloucester, Printer and
Stationer, HARRY OWEN ROBERTS, 4 Commercial Road Gloucester Manager
Mineral Water Works, JOHN OWEN ROBERTS, 34 Midland Road, Gloucester
Accountant do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:—
A new game consisting of a number of discs, round or square made of wood,
cardboard or other suitable material, on the one side of the discs numerals are
printed, preferably from 1 to 16, but we do not bind ourselves to these or any
numerals.
The game can be played by any number of players, and we herewith describe
the modus operandi for 4 players. Each player has 6 sets, or it may be more or
less, of the numbered discs, 3 of the players 'arrange their sets in piles, slightly to
their left with the numbers uppermost, thus, all the number ones being placed in
one pile, all the number two's in another and so on throughout the set, this is
called the counting house or capital. The other player who for the purposes of
the game is called the "bauker" places his sets in a bag or in any order on the
table with the numbers downwards.
The bank consists of a current account and a deposit account.
The current account is that which receives any figure that cannot be placed in
the deposit account when taken out of the counting house or capital, where it
remains until it can be transferred according to the rules of the game to the
deposit account, the numbers are not placed in piles as in the counting house, but
in columns, each number that cannot be carried to the deposit account being
placed either at the top or bottom of one of the columns, or goes to form a new
column, provided the required number have not already been made. A column
may consist of one or more numbers.
The points to bear specially in mind in regard to the current account 'being 'that
only 6 columns of figures can be made, or as many columns as there are sets used
in the game by each player. The high numbers should be placed at the bottom of
the columns, as after the number has been placed on the table, the order cannot be
altered, and it is only from the bottom of the columns that transfers can be made
to the deposit account.
The deposit account, consists of 6 piles or as many as there are sets of numerals
in a game for each player, commencing at 16 and following on with the next
number below thus, 15, 14, 13 &c. until 1 is reached, when a column is completed;
it is called a fortune. It is not necessary to first complete one pile before another
is commenced, as it often happens that all the 6 piles are in course of being made
simultaneously.
In starting the play the banker turns up or draws from a bag one of his numbers
from the counting house and the other players take one of the same numbers out of
their counting houses, if it is any other number than 16, it goes into the current
account which should be next to the counting house on the table, and in this way
the game continues until 16 is turned up by the banker, when this is put into the
deposit account which should be arranged on the table next to the current account.
When this is done and before another is turned up or drawn by the banker, players
should see if they can follow on from the current account with the next number

page_text: below, viz. 15 and they continue to place numbers from the current account,
(which must only be taken from the bottom of the columns) as long as they run
consecutively in a backward direction & when 1 is reached this concludes a pile or
fortune. In this way the other 5 piles are made, whenever 16 is drawn or turned
up by the banker a fresh pile is opened in the deposit account, so that it may he
that all the 6 piles are in. course of being made at the same time, the player who
succeeds in making his 6 piles or fortunes first wins the game, or if this is not
accomplished by either player the one who has the most completed piles when all
the numbers have been turned up by the banker wins.
A variation in the game may be played by starting with number 1 in the deposit
account, instead of 16 and working up to that number, in which case the low numbers
are placed at the bottom of the columns in the current account instead of the top,
in all other respects the games are identical and the same rules apply.
Another variation may be obtained by using discs with letters of the alphabet
on and running these consecutively in the deposit account, in place of numerals.
Dated this Tenth day of April 1895.
WILLIAM HENRY BRIGDEN.
HARRY OWEN ROBERTS.
JOHN OWEN ROBERTS.
A new rariour Game.
WILLIAM HENRY BRIGDEN 2 Westgate Street, Gloucester, Printer and
Stationer HARRY OWEN ROBERTS, Manager of Mineral Water Works,
4 Commercial Road, Gloucester JOHN OWEN ROBERTS, 34 Midland Road
Gloucester, Accountant, 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 :-
A new game consisting of a number of discs, round or square, made of wood,
cardboard, or other suitable material, on the one side of the discs numerals are
printed, preferably in sets from 1 to 16, but we do not bind ourselves to these or
any numerals.
The game can be played by any number of players, & we herewith describe the
modus operandi for 4 players. Each player has 6 sets, (or it may be more or less)
of the numbered discs, which must be all of the same colour. One of the players
acts as banker, who takes the six white sets of pieces, mixes them in a bag or
places them face downwards on the table & shuffles them, so that they may be
drawn promiscuously.
The other players who are called depositors each take 6 sets of the pieces of the
same colour & places them on their left in 16 piles of 6 each, face upwards, the
ones being in one pile & the twos in another, & so on. This represents their
capital & is called the "counting house." Both banker & depositors have a
current account, & a deposit account. The current account is that which receives
any number that cannot be placed in the deposit account at the time it is taken
out of the capital in the counting house, & where it remains until it can be
transferred, (according to the rules of the game) to the deposit account. The
numbers in the current account are not placed in piles as in the counting house,
but in columns, each number that cannot be carried to the deposit account
being placed either at the top or bottom of one of the columns or goes to
form a new column, provided the required number of columns have not already
been started. Only columns of figures can be made, or as many columns as
there are sets used in the game by each player. A column may consist of one
or more numbers. In forming the 6 columus of current account, it will probably

page_text: be found that some numbers drawn by the banker cannot be placed in exact
numerical progression in either of the columns, they should be placed as near
as possible, keeping the high numbers at the bottom of the columns, as success
in a great measure depends on the skillful arrangement of the 6 columns, as
after the number has been placed on the table the order cannot be altered, &
it is only from the bottom of the columns that transfers can be made to the
deposit account.
The deposit account, consists of 6 piles, or as many as there are sets of numerals
in a game for each player, each pile commencing at 16 & following on with the
next number below thus: 15, 14, 13 &c. until 1 is reached, when a pile is completed.
This is called a fortune. It is not necessary to first complete one pile before
another is commenced, as it often happens that all the 6 piles are in course of being
made simultaneously.
In starting the play, the banker turns up or draws from the bag one of his
numbers haphazard, calling it out before placing it on the table. The depositors
then take the same number out of their counting houses, & if it is any other
number than 16, it goes into the current account, which should be next to the
counting house on the table & in this way the game proceeds until 16 is turned up
by the banker, when this is put direct into the deposit account which should be
arranged on the table next to the current account, a little to the player's right.
When this is done & before another is turned up or drawn by the banker, players
should see if they can follow on from the bottom of a column in the current
account with the next number below, viz. 15 & so on with 14, 13 &c. (until 1 is
reached) so long as the numbers can be drawn consecutively from the bottom of
either of the columns & no longer, but each time a 16 is called the same
operation may be gone through, so that it may be that all the 6 piles are in
course of being made at the same time, the player (banker or depositor) who
succeeds in making his 6 piles or fortunes first wins the game, or if this is not
accomplished by either player the one who has the most completed piles when all
the numbers have been turned up by the banker, wins.
A variation in the game may be played by starting with number 1 in the deposit
account, instead of 16, & working up to that number, in which case the low numbers
are placed at the bottom of the columns in the current account, instead of the top,
in all other respects the games are identical & the same rules apply.
Another variation may be obtained by using discs with letters of the alphabet
on, & running these consecutively, or so as to spell words, in the deposit account,
instead of the numerale as before described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
inventiou, & in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:
"Discs marked with numbers or letters as hereinbefore shown to be used in the
manner hereinbefore described, for the purposes of a new game or games."
Dated this Sixth dox of suceust 1805
WM. H. BRIGDEN.
HARRY O. ROBERTS.
JOHN OWEN ROBERTS.