Patent ID: 8876113

Claim:
A strategy game adapted to enhance a player's skill in critical decision making, memorization and strategy, comprising: a) a substantially horizontal playing surface comprising a plurality of checkered squares, and having opposed first and second sides, each side providing a specified placement for a player, and first and second edges extending essentially perpendicularly to the first and second sides, the edges and sides forming a polygon of one set of parallel sides and one set of parallel edges and four substantially right angle corners, one corner each at the intersection of one side and one edge; b) a plurality of game pieces associated with each side, including at least one game piece that is designated as the predetermined game piece for one side; c) a housing shell for concealing each of the game pieces, with the exception of the predetermined game piece, wherein one side of the housing shell reveals the game piece disposed inside that shell in a predetermined direction, wherein an opening in the housing shell faces the first side of the playing surface and the other side of the housing is opaque such that the game piece disposed inside that housing shell is not viewable from the second side of the playing surface, wherein the housing shell conceals each of the game pieces, and further comprises at least one predetermined game piece being visible to all players; and each housing shell further comprises: 1. a base that is smaller in surface area than a checkered square on the horizontal surface, 2. a top cap disposed above said base for concealing a game piece from the top view, and 3. at least one opaque wall extending essentially vertically from the base to the top cap, and one of the sides comprises a door that can be opened and closed to provide a clear view of the concealed playing piece only to the player on the side of the board toward whom the side with the door faces, said one opaque wall containing an opaque surface that essentially encloses the interior in at least three directions, 4. an interior platform extending essentially horizontally disposed adjacent the base comprising an attachment means to hold the game piece in place inside said shell, wherein the device is capable of concealing the playing piece within the enclosure of the opaque wall, so that it is not visible from the direction of the opposed edge, and wherein the game pieces have indicators that indicate their playing characteristics, including movement characteristics, wherein the game pieces of the player's side disposed inside the shells are placed on the horizontal playing surface by at least one player to provide a concealed game piece.