Board game for building words with single-letter and multiple-letter tiles on a plurality of multi-directional pathways

a multi-directional pathway and board game technology, applied in the field of board game for building words with single-letter and multiple-letter tiles, can solve the problems of fragment loss of integrity in play, difficulty in reading the board, and difficulty in applying word fragments to orthogonal word-building, etc., and achieve the effect of easy reading

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-02-19
QUINLAN MARILYN FAY
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[0023]1. The principle objective is to provide a word building game that provides a means by which wor

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The main difficulty to date has been the application of word fragments to orthogonal word-building.
However, when this occurs, the fragment loses its integrity in play, as further word building is onto or off its single letters, not onto or off the entity that is the fragment.
The problem caused by the incorporation of diagonals in word-building games is that the frequently resulting adjacent letter tiles render rea

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[0054]The invention is a board game for building words with both single-letter and multiple-letter tiles along various multi-directional pathways. In addition to words built orthogonally, players may build words backwards and along defined ‘Special Pathways’ which are strategic tools created to allow players to plot their moves in order to bypass obstacles, thus reducing the frustration that often occurs in crossword-type games but especially to facilitate opportunities for reaching high-scoring letter spaces and high-scoring areas on the board. The number of ‘Special Pathways’ permitted in any one game should be limited.

[0055]Words built on ‘Special Pathways’ as shown in FIG. 1 are herein called ‘Special words’. There are numerous options available for said pathways which might be rather loosely defined as in the examples herein provided, or they might be precisely defined as in the game of Chess. Formation of “Special Words” is made possible by, in combination, the playing pieces,...

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The invention is a word-building board game played on a double-sided board whose grid on both sides comprises horizontal and vertical rows of circles overlaid with smaller circles. Using single-letter and multiple-letter tiles, words are built on a plurality of multi-directional pathways, a number of which are imbedded on one side of the board. Coloured overlays highlight words other than those built orthogonally. Instructional pieces direct players in certain initiatives, including the execution of the ‘Ploy Move’ which allows a word to be built away from the main body of words. Letters on multiple-letter tiles are expressed obliquely in a downward direction. The multi-dimensional pathways and ‘Ploy Pieces’ have the effect of increasing the scope and enhancing the concept of the crossword format that derives from building.words orthogonally.

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[0001]The Applicant for US Non Provisional patent claims the benefit of Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 963,502, Filing Date Aug. 6, 2007, entitled:—An improved word building game that provides a board with a grid and a plurality of both single-letter tiles and multiple-letter tiles carrying word fragments for building words orthogonally and on ‘special’ pathways which are differentiated by means of clear, coloured overlays.”CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0002]Not applicableSTATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0003]Not applicableREFERENCE TO SEQUENCE LISTING, A TABLE, OR A COMPUTER PROGRAM LISTING COMPACT DISC APPENDIX[0004]Not applicableSEQUENCE LISTING[0005]Not applicable[0006]The invention is in the field of board games and, in particular, it relates to an improved word-building game which provides a variety of pathways for word-building with single-letter tiles and multiple-letter tiles, said variety of pathways being afforded by, in com...

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IPC IPC(8): A63F3/00
CPCA63F3/0423A63F2003/00466A63F2003/00463
Inventor QUINLAN, MARILYN FAY
Owner QUINLAN MARILYN FAY
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