Board game (1) with a board (2) having at least one playing surface (3) comprising multiple playing fields (4) and with playing pieces (5) and at least one holding device (6) for holding a playing piece (5) releasably attached to the playing field (4), with the board (2) being arranged such that the orientation of the playing surface (3) deviates from a horizontal orientation, wherein a rotating device (7) is provided for holding the playing piece (5) in a same vertical orientation for any rotation of the board (2) about an imaginary axis (A) substantially orthogonally to the playing surface (3).

A board game apparatus is described that includes a square playing board, and a first set and a second set of game coins. The square playing board includes a playing surface and two opposite playing sides, namely, attacking side (A) and defending side (D). The first set of game coins (f) are marked with indicia, such as I, II, III, IV, V, VII, and XI. The second set of game coins (s) consist of indicia Hash (#). The attacking side (A) is allotted with the first set of game coins (f) and the defending side (D) is allotted with the second set of game coins (s). The board game apparatus is designed to play games employing mathematical skills which provide amusement and educational stimulation to both adults and children.

Disclosed are a multi-dimensional baduk board and an online multi-dimensional baduk system implemented to have a plurality of baduk faces and to play baduk in a more diverse and interesting way, having the advantage of overcoming the limitations of a two-dimensional baduk board in the related art to give more interest to users than baduk in the related art and being helpful in terms of developing a user's brain, and having an effect that it is possible to play multi-dimensional baduk online by using such a baduk board structure.

A chess set includes two or more chess pieces that have radial symmetry around a vertical axis and having rank-identifying shapes similar to those found in common Staunton style chess pieces. The chess pieces are designed such that at least two of the pieces can intermesh or combine with one another to result in a meshed pair that can be stored in less than 65% of the space that would be required to store the two pieces if stored separately.

An automated game board apparatus configured to, upon receiving a command from a player, determine a path from an origin segment to a destination segment and automatically move a selected game piece from the origin segment to the destination segment; wherein, if one or more intermediate segments along the path are occupied by other game pieces, the selected piece is moved along the boundaries of the occupied segment; and wherein, if the destination segment is occupied, the apparatus is further configured to automatically replace the existing game piece with the selected game piece by moving the existing game piece to substantially the boundary of the destination segment and moving the selected game piece to substantially the centre of the destination segment. In preferred embodiments, the invention utilizes electromagnets, correlated electromagnet array technology (CEAT), and/or correlated magnets.

An automated game board apparatus configured to, upon receiving a command from a player, determine a path from an origin segment to a destination segment and automatically move a selected game piece from the origin segment to the destination segment; wherein, if one or more intermediate segments along the path are occupied by other game pieces, the selected piece is moved along the boundaries of the occupied segment; and wherein, if the destination segment is occupied, the apparatus is further configured to automatically replace the existing game piece with the selected game piece by moving the existing game piece to substantially the boundary of the destination segment and moving the selected game piece to substantially the centre of the destination segment. In preferred embodiments, the invention utilizes electromagnets, correlated electromagnet array technology (CEAT), and/or correlated magnets.

Systems, devices, and methods for a system for a 3-D combination puzzle cube. A game device may include: an outer shell defining a set of guide channels, an inner shell housed within the outer shell, a tumbler system housed within the inner shell, and a set of cube components configured to slide across the set of guide channels, where the set of cube components are arranged to form a 3×3×3 cube, and where at least four cube components on each side of the formed 3×3×3 cube have an imprinted chess piece.

An intelligent Score Four, comprising: chess pieces and a chessboard. The chessboard comprises an upper panel, an electronic element, and a power supply. The upper panel is provided with several movement intervals where L layers of chess pieces can be stacked; the movement intervals are arranged in an array of M rows and N columns; L, M, and N are all natural numbers greater than or equal to 4; the electronic element comprises a monitor, a processor, and an alarm device. Each movement interval is accordingly provided with a monitor. An output end of the monitor is connected to an input end of the processor. An output end of the processor is connected to the alarm device. The monitor is configured to monitor the variation value of the number of chess pieces in the movement interval). The processor determines the alignment state and the spatial position state of the chess pieces.

An intelligent Score Four, comprising: chess pieces and a chessboard. The chessboard comprises an upper panel, an electronic element, and a power supply. The upper panel is provided with several movement intervals where L layers of chess pieces can be stacked; the movement intervals are arranged in an array of M rows and N columns; L, M, and N are all natural numbers greater than or equal to 4; the electronic element comprises a monitor, a processor, and an alarm device. Each movement interval is accordingly provided with a monitor. An output end of the monitor is connected to an input end of the processor. An output end of the processor is connected to the alarm device. The monitor is configured to monitor the variation value of the number of chess pieces in the movement interval). The processor determines the alignment state and the spatial position state of the chess pieces.

An interchangeable play system for a body of water is provided. The system includes a first tabletop having a planar and circular shape with a top surface. The first tabletop includes first apertures disposed on the top surface of the tabletop that each receive a beverage container and a second centered aperture to receive an umbrella stem of an umbrella. The system includes a second tabletop having a planar and rectangular shape with a top surface. The second tabletop includes a pair of apertures disposed on the top surface of the tabletop that each receive a beverage container. The second tabletop includes a board game disposed between the pair of apertures disposed on the top surface of the tabletop. The bracket includes corresponding apertures having a spring-loaded peg that extends through one of the corresponding apertures to secure a telescoping length of the bracket.