A New Geographical Game.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Appl cation, 27th Apr., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Jan., 1895-1ccepted, 30th Mar., 1895
A New Geographical Game.
JOHN EVANS of 15 Edith Road Peckham in the County of Surrey Gentleman
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is not only to give a good general knowledge of
geography, but to afford amusement, and at the same time instruction in ascertaining
the position of a ship at sea, and also the direction in which she is steering.
For this purpose I take a map say of the world and mark upon it by means of
lines, and the correct numbers, the degrees of latitude and longitude. The map
will thus be traversed by a series of vertical and horizontal lines, the spaces between
each of which will represent one degree or other suitable distance. The map
should have clearly marked upon it the north point. I also employ small model
ships, each of a different colour, and upon each of which a small compass card
capable of adjustment is mounted. I also use a single die.
The game is played in the following manner. Each player is provided with a
ship of a certain colour, and it is decided to race, say from London to Sidney, the
object being to arrive there first. The first player sets his compass card due
north, then he throws his dice and according to the number thrown he moves his
ship so many degrees in the direction he wishes to go. The next player does the
same, and so on throughout the game.
During the play of this game the position of the ship both as to latitude anl
longitude may be ascertained, and by adjusting the compass card due north the
course steered can be ascertained, also by a slight calculation approximately the
distance traversed.
Dated this 27th day of April 1894.
A New Geographical Game.
JOHN EVANS of 15 Edith Road Peckhain in the County of Surrey Gentleman
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 this invention is not only to give a good general knowledge of
geography but to afford amusement, and at the same time instruction in ascertaining
the position of a ship at sea and also the direction in which she is steering.
For this purpose I take a map say of the world and mark upon it by means of
lines and the correct numbers, the degrees of latitude and longitude. The map
will thus be traversed by a series of vertical and horizontal lines, the spaces
between each of which will represent one degree or other suitable distance. The
map should have clearly marked upon it the north point. I also employ small
model ships, each of a different colour and upon each of which a small mariner's
compass card, capable of adjustment is mounted. I also use a single dice or
teetotum.

page_text: The game is played in the following manner.
Each player is provided with a
ship of a certain colour, and it is decided to race say from London to Sydney the
object being to arrive there first. The first player sets his compass card due
north, then he throws his dice, and according to the number thrown he moves his
ship so many degrees in the direction he wishes to go. The next player does the
same, and so on throughout the game.
During the play of this game the position of the ship both as to latitude and
longitude may be ascertained and by adjusting the compass card carried by the
model ship due north the course steered can be ascertained and also by a slight
-calculation approximately the distance traversed.
The countries on the map may also be marked with their special products thus
China for tea, Australia for gold, the Southern States of America for cotton.. By
these means instruction will be given as to where articles of food and also useful
materials are obtained.
Figure 1 of the drawing hereunto annexed shews a map of the world on Mercator's
projection to a small scale and marked with every fifth line of latitude and
dongitude. In practice I use a map about four times the size of this and on it
I should mark all the lines of latitude and longitude. It will be seen that the north
point marked clearly upon it.
Figure 2 shews an elevation of a ship about the size I should use and Fig. 3
shews a deck plan of such a ship, on it secure a mariner's compass card
capable of being turned round for adjustment.
The ships are secured to a suitable base that they may stand in an upright
position.
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. A geographical game played by means of a specially marked map, model
ships, and compass cards all substantially as described.
2. A geographical game substantially as described.
Dated this 4th day of March 1905