Game apparatus

This application claims priority from United Kingdom Patent Application No. 08 07 159.9, filed 19 Apr. 2008, the whole contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

The present invention relates to a game, in particular a game in which individual playing elements are moved around a playing surface.

Game playing is a traditional pastime. The board game format often provides a playing surface as a visual focus for game play, with play activities relating to players or teams taking turns to progress play towards conclusion of the game. Elements for game play may be presented by a set of physical components.

Over the years, many attempts have been made to provide modified environments for playing games such as moving counters or similar devices over a plurality of surfaces, possibly displaced in three-dimensions. However, a problem exists with such attempts in that the game environment may be difficult to assemble and its modes of operation may be difficult to comprehend.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for playing a game, comprising: a base board having a support member configured to rotate upon a support surface by manual operation; a playing board configured to fold into a three-dimensional shape so as to present a plurality of playing surfaces when mounted on said base board; and a plurality of magnetic playing pieces movable over each of said playing surfaces and configured to be retained magnetically upon a playing surface. In a preferred embodiment, the three-dimensional shape is a cube presenting five playing surfaces.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of assembling apparatus for the playing of a game, comprising the steps of: configuring a base board to rotate upon a support surface by manual operation; folding a playing board into a three-dimensional shape so as to present a plurality of playing surfaces when mounted on said base board; and moving a plurality of magnetic playing pieces over each of said playing surfaces wherein said playing pieces are magnetically retained upon a playing surface.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows apparatus for playing a game;

FIG. 2 shows the playing board in an unfolded configuration;

FIG. 3 shows the playing board when it has been folded into a three-dimensional shape;

FIG. 4 shows an example of a game that can be played on the apparatus described in FIGS. 1 to 3;

FIG. 5 shows subdivision areas of the board;

FIG. 6 shows features of a side of a three-dimensional playing board;

FIG. 7 shows individual playing pieces supported upon a three-dimensional playing board;

FIG. 8 shows a net that is foldable between a first foldable configuration and a three-dimensional play configuration;

FIG. 9 shows a base for supporting the net of FIG. 8 when in the three-dimensional playing configuration;

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