A New Game and Appliances for Playing it.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Oct., 1899-Accepted, 4th Nov., 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New Game and Appliances for Playing it.
I, WILLIAM TREWHELLA, of the Sunnyside Iron Works, Trentham, in the
Colony of Victoria, Engineer, 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 may be played on a board or a table or on a space marked off on a
floor or court. In this description the term board is used to indicate either a
board, table, floor or court as the general principles of the game are similar
when played on either.
In order that my invention may be readily understood I will describe it by
reference to the accompanying drawings in which,-
Figure 1 is a plan showing the arrangement of the board, table, floor or court
on which the game is to be played.
Figures 2 and 3 are elevations of what I term the "block," whilst,-
Figure 4 is a view of what I term the " projectile."
The board A is preferably oblong and marked as follows illustrated in
Figure 1 At either end are two fixed or movable marks or pegs B termed
goals as in a football ground whilst each side of the board is divided into two
parts by a central mark or peg C which can be either fixed or movable. In the
centre of the board is a mark or circle 1) which, in this description, I term the
spot. One end of the board is numbered one, the division of one side nearest
to this end is numbered two, the next division three, the opposite end four and
the divisions of the other side five and six consecutively as illustrated in said
Figure 1.
The appliances used are:-
(a) A polygonal body E having its sides in parallel pairs so that when one
side rests upon the board the opposite side will be on top. I prefer to use a
cube (see Figure 3) with its corners cut off making a figure of 14 sides, 6 being
squares and 8 triangles. On the square sides I mark the numerals 1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, and on one of the triangular sides I may imprint a distinctive symbol
such as a dot the other sides I leave blank. This part of the apparatus is in
this description termed the block.
(b) A projectile F fastened to the end of a cord G.
(c) Spring or other projectors which may be used for firing the projectile
although this latter may be thrown from one hand whilst the free end of its
cord G is held in the other for which purpose it may be conveniently fitted with
a handle Has illustrated in Figure 4.
The method of playing the game may be as follows:-
The block E being placed on the spot D the opposing players alternately
attempt by throwing or firing at it with the projectile F to knock it to one or
the other end of the board A. If the block at rest presents a blank side upwards
then the player whose turn it is to throw may stand at any side of the board
which suits him but if a side bearing a number be upward the player must stand
at the division of the board bearing a similar number. Thus it often occurs that

page_text: the player must stand at the end of the board towards which he wishes to direct
the block for which purpose the projectile may be thrown past the block and
drawn back against it by means of the cord.
When the block is knocked over the end of the board or through a goal the
player who knocks it scores.
The number which is up after each shot of the projectile may also be used to
score. Or the number which is up before a player knocks a goal or over the
end may be used to modify the number thus scored. For instance if a goal
when struck from No. 1 counts five points, one struck from No. 2 may count
ten points or from No. 6 thirty etc., thus exercising the player's judgment as to
whether it be better to strike a goal or try and turn up a better side from which
to strike it.
The symbols marked on the block may be other than numerals or may be
more or less than six the marking of the board being similarly modified, the
playing of the game may also be different from that described without departing
from the general principles.
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. The herein described game to be played on a board, table, floor or court
having goals at each end, with a polygonal block having its sides in parallel
pairs together with a projectile attached to the end of a cord substantially as
and for the purposes herein described and explained.
2. The herein described appliances for playing the herein described game
consisting of a polygonal block having its sides in parallel pairs each marked
with a distinctive numeral or other symbol in combination with a projectile
attached to the end of a cord substantially as and for the purposes herein
described and explained and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 2nd day of October One thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine.
WILLIAM TREWHELLA.
Abel & Imray,
Agents for the Applicant.