Abstract: Game set and storage system in which game pieces are stored in a preset arrangement relative to their starting positions on the game board. The set includes a game piece holder which has a plurality of compartments for holding the game pieces in an inverted position. The board is placed on the holder in an inverted position with its playing surface facing down and the board serving as a cover for the holder. To set up the game the holder is inverted with the now upright board on the under side thereof, and the board is dislodged from the holder, by pressing against the upper surface of the board with a finger inserted through a hole provided in the holder for that purpose. When the holder is lifted away, the game pieces are left in their proper starting positions on the board.

Abstract: A board game assembly wherein the board is adapted to provide a playing surface for the game and, as well, a storage unit for storing the playing pieces therein. The playing pieces can be in the form of collectible items.

Abstract: A parlor game that, during the play thereof, allows a plurality of players to simulate making purchases and sales transactions involving various tangible properties by dealing with a plurality of fictitious customers with the goal of each player being to maximize his net worth. This game uses parlor game apparatus strips. These parlor game apparatus strips make up a device used as a pathway or trail for playing a parlor game for entertainment, each strip unit being separate from the other, acting together as a playing field having marked spaces constituting a track or pathway of play. Spaces have writing, drawings, pictures, or game options in them.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a game board device, more specifically to a chessboard game device having self-setting capability for its game pieces. Disclosed are five different embodiments of chessboard game devices having the capability of automatically setting-up chess pieces on their chessboards. The third preferred embodiment has a chessboard with a magnetically attractive surface covered by a chessboard sticker, and two holders on either side of a game box, with 16 compartments arranged in two rows of eight in each holder. Each holder contains either black or white chess pieces in its compartments in an inverted position and each chess piece has a magnet disposed in its base. The compartments are arranged to match the starting positions on the chessboard, so that when the chessboard is placed upside-down over the holders, the magnetic bases of the inverted chess pieces make contact with the appropriate squares on the chessboard, and are magnetically attached.

Abstract: Based on the improvements of the invention it is possible to obtain by a single body, after its corresponding transformation, different boards for practicing multiple games, starting from the development of a rectangular sheet divided in a given number of equilateral triangles equal to each other, each one of which is equipped with a motif or drawing which combined in a given position will form a different game board for each transformed figure, which is obtained after the proper folding of that sheet, through the hinges that the contiguous sides of the triangles constitute, until obtaining a plane body of hexagonal contour formed by six equal triangles, capable of being transformed into another equal hexagon but showing so many other different triangles, up to a total number of five transformations, allowing the attainment of the same number of game boards based on the drawings which are suitably combined in each plane hexagonal figure shaped by each transformation.

Abstract: An improved Backgammon playing board that has easily changeable playing surface inserts. The playing board inserts can be printed in accordance with the players stylistic preferences. For example, players who enjoy the variant of the Backgammon called Acey-deucey would most likely enjoy a military motif since many such players learned the game while in the Marines or Merchant Marine. The board also features a unique bar that stores the dice, checkers and doubling die. The bar also features a ramp that automatically places a checker within easy reach whenever one is removed from the bar.

Abstract: The game comprises a score sheet having directions printed thereon and a rotatable game board mounted on a base which also serves as a holder for the cards used in the game and as a blind selector for the playing pieces or employees as described below. The playing board is marked off on one side with a plurality of starting points and lines to career positions, each containing a plurality of peg receiving holes, which are reached by following the directions on the cards. The board is segmented into four quadrants and, dependant upon the number of players, one or more of such quadrants is turned over to expose the unmarked side thereof, the upward facing or marked sides always being on contiguous segments.

Abstract: Apparatus for playing a game comprises a board bearing a two-dimensional grid of fixed playing areas, there being equal number of fixed playing areas of first and second colors; two equal sets of movable playing areas differing in color but having an equal number of movable playing areas therein, each of these movable playing areas being capable of resting upon one of the fixed playing areas; and two equal sets of playing pieces with at least three different types of playing pieces in each set, each playing piece having a first characteristic identifying the set to which it belongs, and a second characteristic identifying the type of playing piece within that set, each playing piece being capable of resting upon one of the fixed playing areas, or upon one of the movable playing areas which is itself resting in a fixed position upon one of the fixed playing areas.

Abstract: A maze type board game comprising a game board (17) having a plurality of maze areas (22) and segments interconnected between maze areas comprising a plurality of spaces which include: movement spaces (19), starting spaces (20) and transport spaces (18), at least one separate movable search piece (16) for each player, and a plurality of maze walls (12) for disposition on the game board, the spaces and maze walls having cooperative dimensions such that a plurality of maze walls are required to define a maze on the game board. The game is played in an attempt by one player to find the marked orb(s) (15) hidden among decoy orb(s) (14) of another player while the player, whose marked orb(s) is/are being searched for, places maze walls to delay or prevent other player(s) from finding the marked orb(s) thus forming a maze that must have at least one entrance and path leading to every marked orb in that maze area from the interconnected segments between the maze areas.

Abstract: A plurality of individual chess boards are arranged in adjacency relative to one another, with the chess board having a first end spaced from a second end, with each chess board associated with each player, and each chess board including an individual set of chess game tokens that are operative to effect combat per conventional chess rules relative to the other game boards by permitting movement from a first end of one of the boards to a further first end of a further of the boards, and each second end of one of the boards is arranged for movement of tokens therefrom to a second end of the further boards.

Abstract: New board for the playing of multiple board games, characterized in that it is composed of an indeterminate number of modules, each one formed by a large number of blocks which surround another block which makes up the center or nucleus of each module, and all of them are differentiated among themselves using colors and/or combinations of colors which result in the deformation of a large number of winding paths, of different colors, which cross each other and which can be moved through with the help of a die provided with pips or another provided with colors.

Abstract: A generally rectangular game board block has a recessed arcuate part formed in a first end, and a protruding arcuate part formed in a second end. The arcuate parts share a common radius of curvature. In one embodiment, the complemental arcuate parts of contiguous game board blocks abut one another so that they are pivotal with respect to one another. In another embodiment, a retainer associated with the recessed arcuate part engages a rim of the protruding part of a contiguous game block so that the contiguous parts are positively held together as they are rotated with respect to one another. Another embodiment has a hinge-like interconnection and a bias member introduces play into the structure.

Abstract: A chess set game (2) includes a chess set (4), in which two sets of chess pieces (44) are housed within a container (8), and a chess board (6). The board can be divided into four separable quadrants (10-13) which are secured to one another. The chess pieces and the squares (38, 40) of the board have magnets (46, 42) so the chess pieces are attracted to and securely fastened to the centers of the squares. The chess board includes rank and file ID devices (50, 48) which permit the user to change file and rank indicia (54-60) according to which player has the white pieces. The container includes a rectangular bottom (70) and four sides (74-77) pivotally mounted to the outer edge (72) of the bottom. The four sides and the bottom have magnetized spaces (108, 118) against which the chess pieces are secured. Each of the sides has a top portion (82-85) extending therefrom so that when the sides are in their upright, closed positions, the top portions create a closed top (80) for the container.

Abstract: The invention is a game apparatus (10) useable with numerically differentiated playing disks (16). The apparatus has multiple vertical slots (18) and horizontal recesses (19) and (21) on a playing surface (12) each for receiving a single playing disk (16). The apparatus principally includes a combination cover/playing surface (12) and a removable base (14). The two components define a storage space where playing disks (16) may be stored between uses of the apparatus (10).

Abstract: A gameboard apparatus made up of a gameboard adapted to have assembled thereon stacking pieces and top pieces that are frictionally interlockable onto the gameboard and with each other. The gameboard comprises a plurality of adjacent gameboard or playing-position squares arranged in an equilateral matrix and is preferably divided into equal sections. The squares each comprise within their bounds vertical walls adapted to frictionally interlock with complementing vertical walls of stacking pieces and top pieces. The stacking pieces are hermaphroditic in nature having on one end interlocking male wall and on the other interlocking female walls whereby stacking pieces are adapted to frictionally interlock with complementing vertical walls of the gameboard, top pieces and each other.

Abstract: Game equipment, such as board game apparatus, includes a game display, a plurality of sets of game pieces, a recruitment determining device and optionally, several player game pieces. The game display provides a playing area defined by a plurality of basic space units arranged in one or a plurality of levels. The basic space units in each level are arranged to form a plurality of pyramid modules each module including a number of stages of basic space units. The number of basic space units in each stage is determined by a geometric progression of a type used in some "pyramid" or "Ponzi" schemes.

Abstract: A foldable baseboard is provided with sixteen fixed tablets, arranged in regular rows. Thirty-three movable tablets are placed in the spaces between the fixed tablets, to make a 7.times.7 square. The tablets are marked out with roads to define paths along which counters may be moved, towards a target tablet. One extra movable tablet is provided, by means of which a player can push a row of the movable tablets, thus improving the road layout, and enabling him to move his counter towards the target. The game apparatus includes target cards, and game money.

Abstract: A structured game in which players move vehicles through traffic lanes and interchanges on a main playing board from a starting point of a home base to a finishing point in the same home base, and in a variation played on a secondary board, being the reverse side or cover of the main playing board, in which the players move vehicles through a path of states on a map of the United States from a starting point of one state to a finishing point of another state. The game is called "DD, DEFENSIVE DRIVING GAME OF CARS" because if one learns to handle himself and his vehicle effectively in a regular or in an emergency driving situation, he can defend himself and others from his own possible errors and from the errors of others and because calling out "DD!" in the game requires the quick, accurate reaction necessary for safe driving. The players must obey traffic regulations, such as going the right way, maintaining a safe speed, and not hitting other vehicles.

Abstract: A color-crayons and board games combination set, which comprises a case formed of two pivoted parts for receiving different chessboards and pieces. The two pivoted parts have each a track on its back side around its periphery so that different chessboards can be drawn out and then pushed back into place. The case defines therein a trough covered with a sliding cover board for receiving a variety of writing materials, and a plurality of raised grooves for receiving different pieces which are simultaneously used as color-crayons and chessmen.

Abstract: A board game playable by two players comprises a board divided into a plurality of equally sized square areas, a number of removable square tiles sufficient to fill all the squares of the board, a plurality of playing pieces for each player movable over the tiles, and an object piece for each player to be protected against capture by a playing piece of the other player. Each square area has a recess centrally thereof which is of the same square configuration but having a smaller dimension than the square area. The titles also have the same smaller dimension as the recesses. The square areas are colored differently than the tiles such that when the tiles are placed on the recesses the colors of the square areas can be seen between the tiles accentuating the boundaries of the square areas.

Abstract: A game in which a number of players each attempt to collect all of the parts of a meal indicated on a menu allocated to each player at the outset of the game. No two menus are alike, but there is one part of the meal that is common to each of the menus. Other parts are common to some but not all of the menus. Each of the parts of the meal is displayed on one side of a commonly shaped, preferably pie shaped, piece. The pieces fit into cutout portions of a tray provided to each player. In addition to the menu item pieces, similarly shaped pieces have instructions on one side which cause players to trade pieces. All of the pieces are placed face down and each player in turn picks up a piece to obtain the needed parts of the meal. As each player picks and replaces unneeded items, the other players attempt to recall the location of items they need so that they can pick them on their next turn.

Abstract: A game board is provided for use with a strategy game of the type in which at least two opposing players move diverse playing pieces over the game board in simulated combat. The game board comprises a plurality of planar board pieces each of which are substantially identical to each other in shape and size. In addition, indicia is formed on one face of the game board pieces which is representative of a land terrain condition. To form the game board, the board pieces are placed closely adjacent to each other so that the indicia on the game board pieces are visible from the top of the game board.

Abstract: A strategy oriented board game wherein the board is divided into a plurality of elongated slidable strips. A first set of strips have intersections formed by first parallel lines intersecting second parallel lines. A second set of strips have similar intersections relatively offset from the intersections of the first set of strips. When the edges of the strips are aligned, the parallel lines are all connected forming linear intersecting pathways running diagonally across the face of the strips. Each player has a plurality of markers which are placed at home positions at opposite ends of the board. The markers are selectively movable across the strips along the pathways formed by the connection of the parallel lines. The objective is to move a player's marker to the opponent's home positions. According to the rules the strips may be slid, thereby re-positioning the markers located on the slid strip.

Abstract: A portable game board assembly is comprised of a pair of elongated tray elements which are hinged along one elongate side and open along that side between the hinge elements. The tray elements may be pivoted into a closed position to define a container. Stored in each one of the tray elements is a game board element which may be removed therefrom and rotated 90 degrees so as to extend across the hinged margin of the tray elements and secured in that position to rigidify the tray elements and provide a stable assembly. The playing board surface is provided by a paper or other printed web disposed below the transparent bottom wall of the game board elements and visible therethrough. The tray elements may be formed so as to provide compartments along the margins thereof for storage of game pieces and desirably include latch elements on the side opposite the hinges to close the two tray elements in assembly.

Abstract: A dart board in which the various target plates are conveniently assembled onto the dart board target area. The target plates of the board which have the same color are molded at the same time in the form of a grid in which each of the target plates is linked to one or more of the adjacent target plates in order to form an integral grid-like structure. The positions of the various target plates correspond to the positions of the respective scoring areas on the dart board. For a dart board in which the target plates are divided into separate scoring areas on the basis of just two distinct colors, two separate grids are provided, each constituting an integrally supported arrangement of target plates of one of the two distinct colors. The integral grids are designed in such a way that when positioned in an overlapping manner with respect to each other, they define the overall target plates of the dart board with immediately adjacent target plates being of different ones of the two distinct colors.

Abstract: A multi-stepped gameboard apparatus which is preferably made in a checkerboard design and divided into separate sections constructed in monotonic steps. The sections may be arranged in a variety of configurations to form a "mountain", "valley", or mixed mountain-valley configuration. Furthermore, the stepped gameboard sections are nestable to form an assemblage for carrying and storing the gameboard when not in use. Preferably, magnets or any other acceptable means known in the art are used to hold the sections together in the variable configurations. Storage areas for playing pieces are provided in each section.

Abstract: A boardless maze game is disclosed. The game is played on any suitable and substantially flat surface. Apparatus comprises a deck of 28 "L" shaped playing pieces, a deck holder for holding a deck of stacked playing pieces and a plurality of identifying markers. The playing pieces are marked with a heavy border to define a wall. The heavy border is interrupted in three places to define an exit. The playing pieces are marked on both sides, with one side being a mirror image of the other, so that the playing piece may be turned over and played on either side. A maze is constructed from the playing pieces, the maze being started by the placement of a first playing piece upon the playing surface by the first player in turn. The object of the game is to move a marker so as to escape from the maze through an exit as the construction of the maze continues. Rules are provided covering the playing of the game and include rules for team playing and match playing.

Abstract: An educational game requiring skills in both language and scoring ability involving correlating certain zones on a playing surface with scoring opportunities. A game board is formed from moldable material having first and second marginal borders provided with a plurality of pockets adapted to receive therewithin letter tiles having diverse colors on opposed sides correlatable to letters of the alphabet printed as indicia on the game board itself. Inwardly disposed therefrom is a four-sided frame having pairs of spaced opposed parallel vertical and horizontal legs defining a rectangular frame provided with numerical and alphabetical correlatives oriented to assist in deployment of a plurality of segments within the frame. Immediately within the frame itself a plurality of segments formed by N.times.N arrays define a peripheral playing surface within which a central major playing segment is disposed having a 3N.times.3N array.

Abstract: A game board is composed of interchangeable congruent game board segments butted together randomly. The game board has an overall pathway design that differs with each arrangement of the congruent game board segments, in an infinite number of arrangements of the game board segments, each resulting in a unique overall pathway design. The geometric shape of the congruent game board segments of one particular embodiment of the invention is square, but other geometric shapes may also be used if all the game board segments of a particular set are congruent, all sides of all the game board segments are of equal length, and all interior angles of all the game board segments are equal in arc measurement. These stipulations ensure interchangeability regardless of the orientation of the various game board segments. Equilateral triangle and regular hexagons could be used. The pathway designs on the various congruent game board segments may be different for the several segments of a given set.

Abstract: A board game which is capable of being used in conjunction with a known standard or conventional board game and will thereby provide expanded and more complex game play is presented. The present invention is particularly well suited for those conventional board games having adjacent spaces along the perimeter thereof. In a preferred embodiment, the game board has a recessed interior portion capable of receiving the standard board. Preferably, the inner conventional board game is a well known MONOPOLY game while the surrounding game board of the present invention contains a plurality of spaces having subject matter compatible with the subject matter of the MONOPOLY spaces. At least one space on the outer board game will access the standard board for entry and exit therefrom.

Abstract: A puzzle game includes a game board with a square playing surface, and a plurality of blocks defined by cubes, at least one of the blocks being a single cube and the remaining blocks including two or more cubes defining L-shaped, T-shaped, cruciform and straight blocks. The blocks can be arranged on the board to cover the entire playing surface, or stacked to form a cube, T-shaped walls or sets of stairs. Recesses can be provided in one surface of the blocks for receiving pegs, which increases the number of games which can be played with the puzzle game.

Abstract: A game in which the players construct a mansion during the course of play using a series of separate pieces representing rooms on different levels of the mansion. Each piece has a number of doorway connections one of which must be aligned with a doorway connection of another piece to interface the pieces. In addition, each piece contains a number of locations which the player must investigate to acquire assistance in obtaining the objective of the game which is to locate a treasure and escape from the mansion with the treasure. Frames of different height are provided to support the room pieces at different levels and step pieces are also provided to innerconnect rooms at different levels. Secret passages are provided to move from one room to another without having to move through the connecting doorways.

Abstract: A game with cards in which the cards are used to build a path for moving a player token in accordance with the roll of a die to reach a goal. The deck of cards includes, in addition to the goal card, a number of girder and ladder path building cards plus obstacle and obstacle-overcoming cards. All of the cards have indicia simulating element of the "DONKEY KONG" Video arcade game. After the initial setup, each player turn consists of drawing a card from a common stack; laying down a card to build a path, place an obstacle, or clear an obstacle; rolling the die; and moving the token toward the "DONKEY KONG" goal. The goal is advanced, however, if a player builds an additional level with the cards.

Abstract: A travel game arrangement includes a gameboard consisting of a plurality of polygonal plate-shaped gameboard elements which are separate from one another for storage purposes, but which can be assembled into a gameboard and interconnected by complementary male and female formations arranged at the corners of the elements. The formations have such shapes that the elements can be oriented with one or the other of its major playing surface regions facing upwardly, and yet be interconnected by the formations.

Abstract: The game comprises a tray containing a plurality of removable tiles which may be arbitrarily placed in the tray. Two players are each provided with individual pieces which can be placed on tiles after the tiles have been arbitrarily placed in the tray. Each player takes a turn in moving one of his pieces from one tile to a next adjacent tile. The first move of each player is arbitrary as to which adjacent tile is chosen to move his piece. The second move of each player and every alternate move thereafter is a "forced" move determined by a direction resulting when the piece is placed on the tile. In other words, each tile has an assigned direction which is hidden from the player but which becomes indicated when the player places his piece on the tile. The players alternate turns and attempt to reach a center tile which constitutes a winning point.

Abstract: A game in which players can engage in a simulated contest such as a sail boat race, a glider race or a snow buggy race, and having a set of cards layable side by side to define a course and simulated vehicles consistent with the type of race. The vehicles are moveable over the course in accordance with the particular rules of the race and the cards have markings thereon which indicate "conditions" that are likely to exist in the particular type of race.

Abstract: This relates to a game which includes a game board and a plurality of playing pieces. The game board is generally rectangular in outline but is provided at one end with a projection which is intended to interlock with another game board. The projection defines at least in part a receptacle for game pieces. The game board at the end thereof remote from the projection has a reserved area for receiving a selected code playing piece of a set of target code playing pieces and a code playing piece of a set of position indicating code playing pieces. The playing pieces also include test playing pieces conforming to the target code playing pieces and marker elements for signalling the correctness in relation to the code playing pieces mounted on a related one of the boards of the characteristics and relative positioning of the test playing pieces of a test group selected by a player.

Abstract: A game apparatus having the theme of prehistoric dinosaurs which eventually become extinct. The game apparatus includes a base supporting a floor which is adapted for vibrating motion and which represents a pool of hot lava. A manually operated vibrator is actuated repeatedly during play for imparting vibratory motion to the floor and a plurality of puzzle-like, earth elements mounted on the floor and interfitted together to form an elevated playing surface representing the earth's surface are adapted to move with respect to one another as the floor vibrates. As the earth elements move, a wide crack may develop between them. Game pieces in the form of dinosaurs are placed on the upper surface of the earth elements and are moved from element to element in response to the indications directed by a spinner which includes indicia thereon corresponding to indicia on the puzzle-like earth elements.

Abstract: A mancala game board assembly having three boards arranged in triangular fashion for three players, one of the boards being easily removed and the remaining pair of boards arranged parallel one another for play by two players. Also disclosed is a method of playing mancala by two or more players involving simultaneous as well as serial play, and capture and collection of game pieces.

Abstract: A tactical war game and method for playing same featuring a multipart geomorphic playing board and detailed 1/285 scale vehicles or weapons in which each particular game piece has performance data established for it and the play of the game involves maneuvering and imaginary exchange of fire between the opposing game pieces utilizing this performance data.

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.