CHESS GAME AND METHOD OF PLAY

摘要

A fantasy-based variant of chess that can be played by two to six players on one of several distinct game boards. Game boards are two-dimensional, and comprise a plurality of square or hexagonal play spaces arranged into a variety of polygonal shapes. Square play spaces alternate in color (e.g., light, dark), while hexagonal play spaces may be arranged in concentric rings or “circuits” of alternating color (e.g., light, dark). New types of pieces are introduced, including Dragons, Giants, Beasts, Wizards, and Mercenaries. The number and arrangement of game pieces per player varies depending on the game board.

主权项

1. A modified chess apparatus, comprising:
a game board comprising:
a center area with at least 120 center play spaces of the same size and shape, each play space with at least four sides and at least four corners, in a geometric arrangement with at least four vertices or corners and at least four sides, at least two of the center area play spaces specially marked as Dragon spaces and at least two of the center area play spaces specially marked as Wizard spaces, distinct from said Dragon spaces, wherein a grouping of contiguous center play spaces containing a Wizard space is marked as a Wizard control area;at least two player home areas, each comprising a plurality of home area spaces of the same size and shape as the center play spaces, wherein at least some of the home area spaces are located outside of the center area but being contiguous with at least some of the center play spaces; and at least two Dragon Lair spaces, distinct from center area Dragon spaces, each Dragon Lair space extending from a vertex or side of the center area, wherein each Dragon Lair space is isolated and connected to only one other space on the game board through a mutual corner or side; at least two sets of differently colored chess pieces, each of said sets comprising eleven types of distinct pieces, physically identifiable as a king piece, a queen piece, at least one bishop piece, at least one knight piece, at least one rook piece, at least one pawn piece, a dragon piece in the form of a stylized dragon, a beast piece in the form of a stylized beast, a wizard piece in the form of a stylized wizard, a giant piece in the form of a stylized giant, and a mercenary piece in the form of a stylized mercenary.