Western Publishing Company, Inc.

George F Propsom

There is disclosed a game (10) comprised of a base (16) with a central hub (24), a playing board (28) which is removeably mounted on the base over the central hub and is held thereto so that it will not rotate with respect to the base. A transparent turntable (38) having a plurality of pockets (40) contained therein is rotatably mounted on the base by means of cooperating bearing means (44, 46) formed in the lower surface of the turntable and the upper surface of the central hub. The playing board includes a playing surface (29) with a number of spaces (34) printed thereon. The number of spaces on the playing surface and the pockets formed within the turntable are identical whereby in the starting position, the pockets, and the spaces will be aligned. During play, playing pieces (12) are placed in the pockets over spaces on the playing surface for movement over the playing surface. The turntable may be rotated during play to transport the playing pieces over different spaces on the playing surface.

Game turntable

Game board or similar article

A game board (10) upon which a game is played with flat chips or discs (20) provided with different colors (22, 24) on opposite sides thereof. The game board is provided with a playing surface (12) having a plurality of openings (26) formed therein. Each of the openings is formed as a deep pocket with a shoulder (28) adjacent and below the playing surface whereby a disk (20) when placed within an opening (26) and resting on a shoulder (28) may be flipped over or rotated to show the color of the disc on the opposite side without removing the disc from the playing surface. The game board also includes a storage area (16) having two storage compartments (18) therein for holding discs when not in use.

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Racine, WI, United States of America

George F Propsom