Abstract: A machine is provided for pitching one or more balls at selected intervals by selectively connecting a clutch mechanism to a pitching arm.

Abstract: A game set for simultaneously playing at least two interactional games on a single chessboard which comprises two or more subsets of pieces wherein each piece in each subset has a different size than the corresponding piece in the other subsets and is fractionally shaped in order to combine with at least one other piece from any other subset on a single square of the chessboard. The game in which a particular piece is currently operating is indicated by a color-coded ring insertable over a stub projecting from the top of said piece. The base of each piece is tierce-shaped with at least two adjacent sides defining vertical planes intersecting each other at 120.degree. whereby at least two bases can be contiguously placed in a circular pattern on a single square of the chessboard.

Abstract: A board game comprises a board containing a plurality of playing areas which contiguously form diagonal rows. A plurality of sets of pieces are positioned on the playing areas and are movable thereon. Each piece includes an indicator which, when oriented in the direction of one of the rows toward a piece of the other set, places the latter piece under attack. Each piece originally is oriented on its associated playing area out of the direction of the rows so as to be unable to place a piece of the other set under attack. Each playing area has a smaller attack area therein oriented at an angle relative to the playing area and corresponding in shape to the pieces. Accordingly, when a piece is turned to an attack position, it is aligned with the attack area. The sets of pieces are initially set up on the playing areas to form mutually facing pyramids with the front piece of one pyramid laterally offset relative to the front piece of the other pyramid.

Abstract: A chess type game played by two players on a playing board having 64 squares. Each player has four rectangular pieces called North, South, East, and West and a number of three different colored pins. Each piece has four directional vectors, an orientation indicator, and five pin openings in its head. Each piece can move in four directions as indicated by the vectors and the movement of each piece is different from the movement of another piece. Three basic play actions are score, restrict movement, and force movement. A game objective of scoring a specified number of time on the playing pieces of the opponent, scoring one time on opponent's special playing piece, or capturing the opponent's special playing piece is selected before play by the players. Special rules to accompany the selected game objective may also be selected before play by the players. The game may vary depending on the selected game objective and the special rules selected for the game by the players.

Abstract: This invention relates to board games with movable playing pieces. More particularly, this invention relates to chess-type board games with movable playing pieces wherein the playing pieces are moved in accordance with selected patterns by one player in order to capture playing pieces of another player.

Abstract: A chess-like board game for use by two players comprises a checker board having a peripheral checker playing area with rows and columns of bilaterally alternating colored spaces. A central playing area comprising a checker area with rows and columns of bilaterally alternating colored spaces of a different color (i.e. blue) indicating the sea. The checkered areas are aligned both in rows and columns for movement of pieces along the outer peripheral area or through the central area. A set of chess-like pieces are provided on each side of the playing board including a plurality of different pieces having different moving characteristics. Each side of the board is provided with a marked area indicated as the target area for occupation by pieces of the opposing side. The central playing area (i.e. the sea) is provided with pieces functioning as boats for movement of the playing pieces across the sea. The boats may move only when occupied and then according to the characteristics of the piece occupying the boat.

Abstract: This invention relates to games, and more particularly, to a chess-like board game. The game comprises, in the first embodiment, a gameboard having disposed thereon a playing field including a generally square area of individual checker-like squares forming said playing field. The squares form increments of travel for uniquely configured marker members. Each player is given a set of marker members, and each set has identification means for identifying the marker members of that set which belong to a particular player. Each marker member has eight sides with means disposed adjacent each side for indicating the number of squares that marker member may move in a predetermined direction. The game also includes chance means which is operable by each player for identifying the square upon which each of the marker members which belong to each player is placed at the inception of the game.

Abstract: A baseball pitching machine includes a pair of adjacent ball engaging wheels each provided with a groove or concave surface formed in a body of an elastomeric material. As the baseball is received between the grooved wheels, the groove edges are laterally distorted, since the edges are unrestrained, to grip the baseball securely on opposite sides thereof and pitch the baseball in an accurately predetermined direction.

Abstract: A board game type game apparatus is provided by a game board having a plurality of defined stations and a plurality of playing pieces which interact with the playing stations to indicate in which direction and for how many stations a playing piece may be moved on subsequent moves. Each playing piece includes a plurality of apertures in its upper surface and a movable substrate mounted below the apertures having a predetermined pattern of light and dark areas. The pattern in combination with the apertures determines the direction of moves and the number of stations which that playing piece may be moved. The game board includes a mechanism for moving the substrate relative to the apertures so that, after each move, new information may be provided to indicate a different direction of travel and number of stations to be traversed on a subsequent move. Opposing playing pieces are captured by a proper move which terminates on a station occupied by an opponent's playing piece, which is then removed from play.

Abstract: The square game board has a peripheral pattern of alternating playing squares and non-playing squares in a checker board pattern together with a central four-sided ring of playing squares surrounding a central-most non-playing area. Die is provided to chance control the number of moves and forward or backward direction of moves in the peripheral area and/or the number of moves in and the peripheral direction within the ring, only if an opponent's piece cannot be jumped, which jumping is mandatory. Occupation of the four corners of the ring will permit removal of any pieces from the players back row, with the object being to remove all of your pieces or occupy only the four corners of the ring.

Abstract: A game for one or two players comprising a conventional chessboard; pawns and play pieces of two colors having on their front side a different three-dimensional symbol, each symbol representing one of the chess pieces of a chess set and on their back side a slot adapted to removably hold an insert having a letter imprinted thereon above a representation of the symbol appearing on the front of the piece.

Abstract: A game apparatus for checkers and chess which is three dimensional to provide a simulated perspective of a combat zone by raising or lowering each successive row of squares, a uniform distance from front and back to the center of the apparatus.

Abstract: A game including a game box, the bottom of which forms the playing field which is of checkerboard configuration having five rows and five columns of checkerboard squares. Two similar sets of playing pieces are provided with each set being distinguishingly identified from the other. Each set includes five playing pieces; two cubes, two tetrahedrons and one sphere with a flattened bottom to permit it to be positioned on the playing field. Storage sections are provided in the box adjacent to one opposing pair of ends of the box. The storage sections include a top wall having geometrically configured openings which correspond to the shapes of the playing pieces so that each opening can receive its respective playing piece. The game combines features of both chess and checkers.

Abstract: A set of chessmen comprising 32 pieces nesting vertically into a rectangular parallelepiped and contained by the folded chess board. Another embodiment of the set, (should a person have their own board) is that the nesting will layer into a perfect cube container.The cross-section of each piece is constant throughout its length. The cross-section of each piece is indicative of the direction that each piece moves in the game of Chess.The mass of each piece is indicative of the importance of that piece in the game of Chess.

Abstract: A modified chess game which can be played by two, three or four players simultaneously. The game apparatus includes a chess board, four different colored sets of chess pieces and four strategy blinders. The chess board has 100 squares and is divided into four colored sections which match the colors of the chess sets. Each section includes 25 squares, 9 alternating black and white squares along its frontier borders and 16 alternating colored and white squares in its interior. At the corner of each section are four gold stars in four squares. Along the outer borders of the sections are colored numbers which match the color of the sections to which they adjoin.Each set of chess pieces includes 16 conventional chess pieces. They are positioned on the inner 16 squares of the corresponding colored sections by a player in accordance with the strategy agreed on beforehand. All of the chess pieces, except the pawns, are moved as in conventional chess.

Abstract: A board game combining both skill and chance including a plurality of playing pieces provided with rotatably mounted carriages having surfaces thereof provided with multiple indicia indicating the number of moves that the playing pieces are permitted to make and magnets, a playing surface divided into a plurality of contiguous areas on which the playing pieces are positioned and along which the playing pieces move, and a plurality of magnets positioned below the playing surface and arranged in a pre-determined pattern to attract the magnets of the playing pieces to rotate the carriages and the indicia different degrees as the playing pieces are moved from one area to another so as to continuously change the number of moves that the same playing pieces may make depending on their positions on the playing surface.

Abstract: A board game called "Airborne" includes a game board having an upper surface, wherein a square pattern of 64 boxes is contained on the upper surface. The latticework of upraised strips on the said game board form the perimeter of each box or guide-line square, wherein the individual forms can be placed. The said individual forms, once placed, so as to cover the upper surface of the game board, form the total playing surface of different-sized square and rectangle forms. Innumerable different playing surfaces or patterns can be created as a result of the individual forms being juxtaposed and then some or all of the aforesaid forms can be removed and replaced by different forms and/or some or all of the forms can be removed and replaced by the same forms in different juxtaposition. Two sets of eight movable playing units are contained on and move on the playing surface of square and rectangle forms, wherein the movable units engage and capture each other.