A New Game and Apparatus for Playing same.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Dec., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 9th Oct., 1890-Accepted, 15th Nov., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New Game and Apparatus for Playing same.
I, WILLIAM HENRY NICHOLAS, of 82 Trafalgar Street, Lower Broughton, Man-
chester, County of Lancashire, Insurance Agent, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
The game consists of a supposed attack on a castle by an enemy represented by
a spinning top which knocks down the defenders represented by models placed on
arranged positions. The apparatus is constructed as follows: A flat board say 3 feet
by 2 feet with a flange all round. The board is divided into two positions by a
piece of wood work reaching from side to side with openings cut out representing
arches.
Eight pieces are placed on the board near the corners with openings cut out;
these pieces represent sentry boxes. On one portion of the board is placed a
piece of ornamental woodwork to represent a tower.
On the other portion of the board is the representation of a castle. Twenty four
pieces representing men are placed upon positions marked on the board by numerals.
A slot is made in the board as a guide to start a spinning top upon it, this top has
a projection which knocks down the inen.
The player who succeeds in knocking down the most men in one or more tries
as agreed captures the castle.
Dated this 9th day of December 1889.
FREDERIC PRINCE,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New Game and Apparatus for Playing same.
I, WILLIAM HENRY NICHOLAS, of 82 Trafalgar Street, Lower Broughton, Man-
chester, County of Lancaster, Insurance Agent, 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 game consists of a supposed attack on a castle by an enemy represented by
a spinning top which knocks down the defenders represented by models placed on
arranged or indicated positions.
To enable my invention to be properly understood, I will proceed to fully describe
the same with aid of the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 plan of board.
Figures 2 and 3 detached partial views embodied in Figure 1.
Figure 4 detached perspective view of a part shown in the previous figures.
A is a suitable board with rim B all round upon this board are models C and C¹
representing soldiers; C may be several soldiers attached together and pivotted at
one end, and separate soldiers stood upon the board; D representations of earth-
works or batteries either fixed or loose upon the board; E are fixed erections
representing water. F is a fixed castle with concave curves in which stand a soldier
or soldiers C. G is a special form of spinning top having the spindle flat at the
bottom which causes the top when spun to travel all over the board and knock down
the soldiers the object of the game is to knock down all or an agreed number of the

page_text: soldiers in the fewest spins. H is an arrangement to hold the top while being
spun.
This consists of two metal plates one above the other held by a back part and
secured to the rim of the board at one end in the middle these plates are rounded in
front and have a number of notches J to support the spindle of the top while it is
being spun by the string K; the object of these notches is to enable the top to start
off after being spun in different directions. A hole is made in the back of the
plates H for the top string to pass through.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
.claim is.
1. The combination of a suitable board, loose standing objects, fixed pieces and a
spinning top, the bottom of the stem of which is flat, as described and illustrated by
the accompanying drawings.
2. With a board and pieces for playing a game as described the combination of
the plates H having notches J as and for the purposes described.
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FREDERIC PRINCE,
1, Quality Court, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for Applicant.