Game pieces forming unique playing units
US4575096A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 18, 1984 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F3/00
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Game apparatus comprises a plurality of playing pieces each coded to indicate its attribute and value. The attribute of each piece is one of three possible attributes and the value of each piece is one of three possible values. The three attributes and values are such that one attribute and value is superior to another attribute and value while also being inferior to the third attribute and value. In the preferred embodiment, three playing pieces of different attributes and different values are stacked to comprise a playing unit. Two players successively compare the attributes and values of the bottom-most pieces of their playing units in a number of plays in order to determine the outcome of the game.
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