Patent ID: 8398082

Claim:
A linking puzzle game comprising: a single playing surface, and a separate corresponding secondary device, said single playing surface comprising a plurality of separate, spaced apart and independently playable puzzle areas disposed thereon, each of said plurality of puzzle areas comprising a plurality of base zones and a plurality of connectors disposed therebetween, said plurality of base zones being disposed in an interconnecting relation with one another via said connectors, each of said plurality of puzzle areas of said single playing surface comprises a common number of base zones and a different number of connectors, a plurality of game pieces, each of said plurality of game pieces comprising predetermined numbered indicia disposed thereon, said plurality of game pieces disposed in an at least partially overlying relation with each and every one of said plurality of base zones of a common one of said plurality of separate, spaced apart and independently playable puzzle areas, wherein each and every one of said plurality of base zones of a common one of said plurality of separate, spaced apart and independently playable puzzle areas comprises a different one of said plurality of game pieces disposed thereon, a plurality of action pieces bearing predetermined numbered indicia disposed thereon, said predetermined numbered indicia disposed on said plurality of action pieces corresponding to an objective goal, wherein said objective goal is obtained via a connected link of said game pieces disposed on said plurality of base zones corresponding to said objective goal, and said secondary device comprising a plurality of secondary puzzle areas disposed thereon, each of said plurality of secondary puzzle areas of said secondary device comprising a plurality of secondary base zones, said secondary base zones disposed in an identical interconnecting relation with one another relative to said interconnected relation of said plurality of base zones of a corresponding one of said plurality of separate, spaced apart and independently playable puzzle areas of said playing surface, said secondary device being separate from said playing surface and said puzzle areas, wherein said secondary device is structured to allow a player to draw a continuous line directly thereon in order to identify a connected link of said game pieces disposed on said plurality of base zones corresponding to said objective goal.