US1624970A - Game - Google Patents

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April 19 1927. 1,624,970

H. K. QWYE GAME Filed July 51, 1925 2 Sheets-Shet 1 Patented Apr. 19.19.27.

UNITED STATES HARRY K; OWYE, OF LOVELOCKS, NEVADA.

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Application filed July 31',

My present invention has reference to a game apparatus designed for two players, and which is not only Interesting and mstructive but requires considerable skill in the playing thereof.

My object isthe provision of a game apparatus in which the playing field is divided by adesired number of transverse and intersccting longitudinal lines into blocks, and, at the beginning of the game there is arranged atthe opposite end series of blocks playing pieces, representing opposing squad- "rons of naval warfare including dirigibles and aeroplanes, each separate playing piece having a difi'erent value, and each separate playingpieceqis permitted to move only in certain directions on 'the blocks of the field,

1 one object being for one of the players to capture the battleship playing piece of the other player which terminates in .the playing'of one end of the game, but an important object of both the players is to capture as many of his opponents playing pieces as possible as. the total value of the Captured. pieces add to the score. I

A game apparatus in accordance with this invention is illustrated by thefacco'mpanying drawings and in which-:- K

Figure 1 is a top plan view-thereof with the pieces arranged on the board or field for the beginning of the game.

Figures 2 to 11 represent the different playing pieces employed and the value of such pieces.

Figures 12 to 19 are diagrammatic views illustrating by the dotted lines therein the direction of movementof the several playing pieces. 4 a

' In carrying out my invention, I preferably make use of a flanged board 1. The portion .of the board between the flanges thereof pro- As my improvement is in the nature of ,a

game of naval warfare thdplaying pieces employed are shaped to'correspond with the particular craft that it represents. In addition to crafts two of the playing pieces used by each of the players are shaped to repre-' sent torpedoes havin this name inscribed in one of the faces t ereof. Thetorpedo- 1925. Serial No. 47,383.

shaped crafts are. indicated by the numeral 3. Each player is entitled toa playing piece representing a dirigible aircraft 4. The dirigible is of the Zeppelin'type and has the abbreviation -Zep inscribed thereon. Each player is also entitled to the em- I ployment of an aeroplane whose name is also inscribed thereon. In add ion to the torpedoes. and ail-crafts, a sub] arine 6 is used as'well astwo 'gunboats 7 two destroy-' ers 8, two battleships 9, two cruisers 10; and a flagship 11. The names of the ships represented by the pieces are inscribed there-- on. On the under face of each-of the several pieces there is inscribed the approximate cost of the production thereof, as indif cated in Figures 2 to 9 of the drawings. In Figures 11 to 19 I have indicated in diagram the direction of travel on the blocks in the field to whichjhe several playing pieces are entitled to move. By reference to Figure 11 it will be noted that: the battleshipplaying piece may move either in disclosed by Figure 12. v The gunboat play-.

ingpiece canmove only diagonally in four after reaching the opposite side of the board but can move only one block at a time. The destroyer may also move in the direction of the diagonal lines, disclosed by said Figure 15. The submarine, indicated in Figure 16, can move straight ahead as far as desired by the player and may also move diagonally, as indicated by the dotted'lines. The torpedo Figure 17, may be moved straight ahead as far as desired and backward one space or block' while the aeroplane, Figure 18, is permitted to move diagonally in all four directions a'sfar as desired; The Zep pelin, Figure 19, may move straight ahead, backward or sideways.

The primary object of. the players is to capture his opponents flagship, and the playing pieces are moved on the board onlyv in the directions as above described. lVhen a playing piece of one player is brought directly opposite that of his opponent the player wins this piece-from his opponent. As the playing pieces have different; values it is an important object of one player to directions, while the cruiser, Figure :14, can move in four right-angular directions. The destroyer. Figure -15, can move backward p number of his opponents pieces that total more than the value of his lost battleship piece.

The novelty. of the improvement and the interest and amusement afforded thereby, will, it is thought, be perfectly apparent when the foregoing description hasbeen carefully read in connection with the accompanylng drawings.

Having described the invention, I claim A game apparatus of naval warfare,'in-

cluding a playing surface divided. into transverse rows of blocks, playing pieces arranged along certain rows of said blocks and shaped to represent naval aircraft, a battleship, a flagship, torpedoes, aeroplanes and Zeppelins, each of which has a different game valuation, indicia arranged on the bottom of each gamepiece indicative of the cost of production thereof, and each of said game pieces except-the battleship and flagship pieces being adapted to be moved over the playing surface in a predetermilleddirection and different from the direction of each other, and said battleship and flagship pieces being adapted to bemoved in any desired direction. 4

In tesiimony whereof I atiix my signature.

HARRY K, OWYE,

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