Patent ID: 7568699

Claim:
A board game comprising: a. a game board configured as a grid, the grid comprising: i. an inner play area comprising an inner portion of the grid; and ii. an outer play area comprising an outer portion of the grid; and b. a plurality of game pieces comprising: i. a plurality of first game pieces designated by a first type each having at least one upstanding face including a protrusion extending from the upstanding face or an indentation into the upstanding face, wherein each one of the first game pieces is configured to come in face to face contact with at least one of the other first game pieces to form new game piece structures, further wherein the indentation from the upstanding face of one first game piece is configured to receive the protrusion from the upstanding face of the other first game piece, thereby interlocking the first game pieces; ii. a plurality of second game pieces designated by a second type; iii. a plurality of third game pieces designated by a third type; iv. a plurality of fourth game pieces designated by a fourth type; v. a plurality of fifth game pieces designated by a fifth type; and vi. a plurality of sixth game pieces designated by a sixth type, wherein a first one of the sixth game pieces is associated with each one of the plurality of second game pieces, a second one of the sixth game pieces is associated with each one of the plurality of third game pieces, a third one of the sixth game pieces is associated with each one of the plurality of fourth game pieces, and a fourth one of the sixth game pieces is associated with each one of the plurality of fifth game pieces.