Appeal No. 96-2890
Application 08/318,781
The appellant's invention is directed to a multi-layered
board game. The subject matter before us on appeal is
illustrated by reference to claim 11, which reads as follows:
11. A board game, comprising;
a support structure;
three transparent game-boards joined with said support
structure so as to be vertically separated from one another and
such that an upper playing surface of each game-board defines a
respective one of a first, second and third horizontal plane,
wherein the external shape of the upper playing surface of each
game board is defined by a multi-sided peripheral edge, and each
of said game-boards having two sets of parallel paths with said
sets being arranged orthogonal to each other on the playing
surfaces with a plurality of the paths extending diagonally off
from peripheral edges of the playing surface on which said paths
are formed;
a first series of game pieces which first series
includes a first, a second and a third game piece type with the
three game piece types being different;
a second series of game pieces that is visually
distinct from said first series and includes first, second and
third game piece types which correspond with the first, second
and third game piece types of said first series, and
wherein said support structure includes a column positioned
centrally with respect to said first, second and third game
boards, and wherein each of the game boards provides a similar
sized playing field and each playing field has a similarly shaped
peripheral shape.
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