A Board for Use in Playing a Game or Games of. Skill.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Jan., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 4th Oct., 1893-Accepted, 30th Dec., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Board for Use in Playing a Game or Games of. Skill.
I, WALTER EDWARD BENNETT, of Condover, near Shrewsbury, in the County.
of Shropshire, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be.
as follows:-
This invention consists in a board the surface of which is divided as hereinafter
described for use in playing a game or games of skill.
uneven
The board is divided into spaces formed by a number of concentric circles
preferably six at equal distances apart as to their circumferences, and an
number of radii preferably eleven equally spaced. One of these radii may be
In a board with
distinguished from the others by doubling the line or otherwise.
six circles and eleven radii extending from the innermost to the outermost circle,
there are placed four additional radial lines each extending from the third circle
to the fifth circle counting from the centre and with regard to the radii counting
froin the aforesaid distinguished radius inclusive, one of these smaller radial lines
is placed between the third and fourth radii, one between the fifth and sixth and
one between the seventh and eighth and one between the ninth and tenth, this
description applying equally whether the radii are counted from left to right or
from right to left:
The first five spaces on each side of the aforesaid doubled or distinguished radial
line are provided with numbers from 1 to 5, those on the left of this radius; being
numbered from the circumference to the centre, those on the right from the centre
to the circumference. A number 6 is placed in the space between the sixth and
seventh radii and between the third and fourth circles.
Games similar to draughts may be played on such a board the players each
provided with five counters placing these on the numbered spaces and playing
round the board always crossing a circle and a radius, taking opposing men as in
draughts and seeking eventually to occupy the opponent's numbered squares.
Other games may be played by a player having one counter to be placed on the
space numbered 6 and another player having ten counters on the other spaces
numbered 1 to 5 and moving such counters so as to hem in if possible the player
with the one counter so that the latter cannot move in the manner prescribed.
Dated this 4th day of January 1893.
R. HADDAN,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Board for Use in Playing a Game or Games of Skill.
I WALTER EDWARD BENNETT, of Condover near Shrewsbury in the County
of Shropshire, Manufacturer 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 :-
This invention consists in a board of any suitable material with holes, recesses
or otherwise, the surface of which is divided as hereinafter described for use in
playing a game or games of skill.
The board is divided into spaces formed by a number of concentric circles
preferably six at equal distances apart as to their circumferences, and an uneven
number of radii, preferably eleven, equally spaced. One of these radii may be
distinguished from the others by doubling the line or otherwise. In a board with

page_text: six circles and eleven radii extending from the innermost to the outermost circle,
there are placed four additional radial lines each extending from the third circle to
the fifth circle counting from the centre and with regard to the radii counting from
the aforesaid distinguished. radius inclusive, one of these smaller radial lines is
placed between the third and fourth radii, one between the fifth and sixth and one
between the seventh and eighth and one between the ninth and tenth, this description
applying equally whether the radii are counted from left to right or from right to
left, and may be placed in other positions.
The first five spaces on each side of the aforesaid doubled or distinguished radial
line are provided with numbers from 1 to 5, those on the left of this, radius being
numbered from the circumference to the centre, those on the right from the centre
to the circumference. A number 6 is placed in the space between the sixth and
seventh radii and between the third and fourth circles.
Games similar to draughts may be played on such a board, the players each
provided with five counters or pegs, colored, numbered or otherwise for insertion
into holes, placing these on the numbered spaces and playing round the board
always crossing a circle and a radius, taking opposing men as in draughts and
seeking eventually to occupy the opponents numbered squares. Other games may
be played by a player having one counter to be placed on the space numbered 6
and another player having ten counters on the other spaces numbered 1 to 5 and
moving such counters so as to hem in if possible the player with one counter so
that the latter cannot move in the manner prescribed.
The aforesaid board is shown in the annexed drawing, the circles being marked a,
the radii b, the shorter radii c and the doubled radial line b¹.
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.
A board with or without holes having its face divided into spaces by a number of
concentric circles and a number of radii extending across said circles, the said
spaces being some of them further divided by shorter radial lines in number less
than the aforesaid radii and extending over the adjacent circles only, the spaces
being also some of them numbered às set forth.
Dated this 4th day of October 1802.
R. HADDAN,
Herbert Haddan & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.