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EP 3616763 A1 20200304 - CRUZ (CHESS REINVENTED UNDER ZEN)

Title (en)

CRUZ (CHESS REINVENTED UNDER ZEN)

Title (de)

CRUZ (SCHACH NEU ERFUNDEN UNTER ZEN)

Title (fr)

JEU D'ÉCHECS RÉINVENTÉS ZEN, OU CRUZ

Publication

EP 3616763 A1 20200304 (EN)

Application

EP 18020176 A 20180903

Priority

EP 18020176 A 20180903

Abstract (en)

CRUZ (Chess Reinvented Under Zen) is a two-player strategy board game played on a checkered game board with 80 squares arranged in a 10 x 8 grid. It is a modified version of the original chess game with the addition of four pieces with an interesting new movements and relatively exciting new set of rules. It could be the game of the future.

IPC 8 full level

A63F 3/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A63F 3/02 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[X] US 5692754 A 19971202 - ROSTAMI ALI R [US]
[X] WO 2007067273 A2 20070614 - ESSERMAN MARC [US], et al

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3616763 A1 20200304

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 18020176 A 20180903