A New Game.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 11th July, 1891
Complete Specification Left 9th Apr., 1892-Accepted, 14th May, 1392
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New Game.
WILLIAM HENRY JAGO 10 Frankfort Street Plymouth in the County of
Devon Solicitor do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
A game intended to be known as "Cheops" or the now pyramid game and
played by two or more persons, on a board divided into squares by transverse
lines drawn thereon. Any board of this description would do, preferably it should
be oblong having marked on it one hundred squares, arranged in the form of a
pyramid (ie. one square at the top and nineteen at the bottom) and having on the
right and left of the pyramid at the top of the board, markers of any suitable
design for scoring. Each player is furnished with a number of pieces, of any
shape and form which may be convenient, and' distinguished from the pieces of the
other players by being of a different colour, or by any other convenient meaus.
Each player places one piece on the board in turn his object being to get his
pieces into the form of the pyramids (Figures 1 to 5) or combinations of pyramids
(Figures 6, 7, 8) as shewn on plan (or larger pyramids and combinations may be
made), and at the same time to prevent his opponent from doing the same with his
pieces. For each pyramid that a player succeeds in making, he adds such a
number as may be agreed on to his score, preferably a number corresponding to
the number of pieces comprising the pyramid.
The number to be scored to win the game, is three hundred or such other number
as the players may agree upon.
Dated th: 10th 1 1001
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New Game.
I WILLIAM HENRY JAGO of 10 Frankfort Street Plymouth in the County
of Devon Solicitor 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 :-
It consists of a game intended to be known as Cheops or the new pyramid game,
& played by two or more persons, on a board divided into squares by transverse
lines drawn thereon.
Any board of this description would do; preferably, it should be oblong, and
should have marked on it 100 squares arranged in the form of a pyramid, (i.e. one
square at the top and 19 at the bottom) as illustrated by the accompanying
drawing and may also have on the right and left of the pyramid at the top of the
board markers of any suitable design for scoring.
Each player is furnished with a number of pieces of any shape and form which
may be convenient and distinguished from the pieces of the other players by being
of a different colour or by any other convenient means.
Each player places one piece on the board in turn, his object being to get his
pieces into the form of the pyramids (A. B. C. D. E) or combinations of pyramids
(F. G. H) (or larger pyramids and combinations may be made) and at the same
time to prevent his opponent from doing the same with his pieces.
For each pyramid that a player succeeds in making, he adds such a number as
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page_text: may be agreed on to his score, preferably a number corresponding to the number or
pieces comprising the pyramid.
The number to be scored to win the game is 300, or such other number as the
players may agree upon.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of ny said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1. A game in which pyramids and combinations of pyramids are formed by
pieces placed on a board divided by transverse lines into squares substantially as
described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
2. The system of scoring according to the size of the pyramids formed!
Dated this 8th day of April 1892.
W. HENRY JAGO.