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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D660917 | Three dimensional chess game | 05/29/2012 |
| D641428 | Game board | 07/12/2011 |
| D572767 | Game board | 07/08/2008 |
| D567298 | September 11, 2001 commemorative chess set | 04/22/2008 |
| D566783 | Board game | 04/15/2008 |
| D565123 | Game board | 03/25/2008 |
| D564599 | Game board | 03/18/2008 |
| D562911 | Combined chess game carrier and playing surface | 02/26/2008 |
| D556267 | Collapsible game board and case | 11/27/2007 |
| D554197 | Castle chess board | 10/30/2007 |
| D550776 | Chess board | 09/11/2007 |
| D550294 | Game board | 09/04/2007 |
| D550295 | Game board | 09/04/2007 |
| D548797 | Board game | 08/14/2007 |
| D547385 | Game board | 07/24/2007 |
| D536740 | Chess board | 02/13/2007 |
| D525315 | Board game | 07/18/2006 |
| D519163 | Game surface | 04/18/2006 |
| D518858 | Game | 04/11/2006 |
| D518111 | Chess game | 03/28/2006 |
| D517611 | Combined board game and gaming pieces | 03/21/2006 |
| D510604 | Board game | 10/11/2005 |
| D500529 | Game | 01/04/2005 |
| 6702287 | Method of playing an advanced chess game A method of playing a modified advanced chess game called Super Chess which provides a board having alternating dark and light squares arrayed in a ten-row by eleven-column configuration. The sixteen pieces of the orthodox chess are all provided in each c... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6279907 | Spacial game board with spacial chess and spacial checkers The Spacial Game Board is a contiguous, multi-level (variable quantity and variably locatable in some cases) game board of squares with the quantity of simultaneous players determined by the quantity of squares being played on (2 players~64 squares, 4 pla... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6260847 | Oblique chessboard A chessboard that is oblique like in form for playing conventional chess or checkers. The chessboard is flat two-dimensional and typically kidney shaped with sixty-four identifiable curved playing spaces. Players can play opposite each other or on the sam... | 07/17/2001 |
| 5865436 | Themed board game A playing piece includes a base and an ornamental attachment. At least one aperture within the base is configured to snugly receive a pin within, such that a distal end of the pin extends beyond a top surface of the base. The ornamental attachment include... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5803457 | Checkers for teams A method of playing a two to four person checkerboard game utilizing a traditional game board consisting of 64 equally sized squares in an 8 by 8 matrix known as the battleground. An 8 by 3 matrix, known as a players home base, is attached to each of the ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5791650 | Board game A novel board game utilizing a two-dimensional board having spaces arranged in orthogonal rows and columns in two alternating contrasting colors. Two dice are used as a chance element. Each player is assigned 12 ordinary pieces in one of the colors and a ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5642885 | Chess-like game A chess-type board game including sixty chess-type pieces and a checkered game board of fifteen columns and eight rows. A method for playing the game involving nearly two sets of standard chess pieces on either side, a player needing to capture one of his... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5586762 | Method of playing a quadrilateral chess game An expanded game board provides for the play of chess or checkers by from two to four players or teams formed of such players, using the standard rules of chess or checkers as applicable. The chess board comprises a central matrix of eight ranks and eight... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5577730 | Flexible vinyl chess mat that converts into a carrying case This invention consists of a flexible vinyl chess mat having two handles on opposite sides, both disposed in opposing positions to each other and centered on the perimeter of the square shaped chess mat, so that when the chess mat is folded in half, both ... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5536014 | Modified chess game A technique for playing a modified chess game on a modified board, having a foremost playing area of eight square by eight square rows and plurality of marks printed on top of the board. The board possesses alternately colored red and white squares compri... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5497998 | Roll up game board and method for making the same A tambour game board comprising of a series of adjacent rectangular segments each segment having a top and bottom horizontal surface and two side surfaces each being vertical to the top and bottom surfaces. Each segment consisting of a top surface such as... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5467995 | More challenging backgammon type game A game is described which is a modification of the traditional backgammon game. A row of landing zones is placed between the two existing rows and an additional independent roving midman is provided.... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5338041 | Sports chess game apparatus A housing having a top wall of a chess board pattern is arranged to selectively receive groupings of chess pieces configured in representative relationship to a respective category of sports to include football, hockey, baseball, and basketball. A transpa... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5306017 | Civil war chess The invention is a game of tactics and strategy, played on a special ten-square by ten-square checkered board of 100 alternately colored squares, with twenty pieces likened to figures of the American Civil War, on each of two opposing sides. Twenty Civil ... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5160145 | Apparatus and method of playing a board game A board game of the kind which includes a checkered board and a set of game-pieces for each player. The game also includes a home (2) for each player taking part, the home being checkered and having a number of squares which corresponds at least to the ma... | 11/03/1992 |
