Patent ID: 7118109

Claim:
A method of playing for two players playing a revised chess-like board game comprising the steps of: forming first and second sets of primary playing pieces which are privileged, each set consisting of sixteen playing pieces defined as in traditional chess to include one king, one queen, two bishops, two knights, two castles, and eight pawns; forming first and second sets of secondary playing pieces which are privileged, each set consisting of fifteen playing pieces defined as in traditional chess to include one queen, two bishops, two knights, two castles, and eight pawns; forming within each piece of said first and second sets of primary playing pieces, with the exception of their respective kings, an internal cavity open at the bottom of each associated piece, for receiving and containing at least an identifying portion of any one of said playing pieces of said first and second sets of secondary playing pieces, respectively; configuring at least each identifying portion of each piece of said first and second sets of secondary playing pieces, respectively, for fitting into any one of said internal cavities of said first and second sets of primary playing pieces; providing a first player with said first sets of primary and secondary playing pieces; providing a second player with said second sets of primary and secondary playing pieces; providing a traditional chessboard; and placing said first and second sets of primary and secondary playing pieces in initial positions on said chessboard.