(19)
(11) EP 1 174 166 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
17.04.2002 Bulletin 2002/16

(43) Date of publication A2:
23.01.2002 Bulletin 2002/04

(21) Application number: 01306109.8

(22) Date of filing: 16.07.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7A63F 3/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 19.07.2000 GB 0017768

(71) Applicant: HASBRO INTERNATIONAL INC.
Pawtucket, RI 02862-1059 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • Faulkner, Allan
    Weybridge, Surrey KT13 8LD (GB)

(74) Representative: Skone James, Robert Edmund 
GILL JENNINGS & EVERY Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street
London EC2M 7LH
London EC2M 7LH (GB)

   


(54) Apparatus for playing a game


(57) Apparatus for playing a game is provided having a number of game pieces (40) and a support structure (1), the support structure having a number of channels (23) and non-return elements (26) located along the channels. The channels (23) are arranged to co-operate with parts (41) of the game pieces (40), such that the game pieces may be guided along the channels in a first direction (28). The non-return elements (26) are located along the channels (23) at non-return positions and are arranged to prevent the movement of the game pieces (40) past the non-return positions only in a direction opposed to the first direction (28).







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