Laser strategy game board

Abstract

A game may include a first game board having a plurality of shaped holes distributed in a regular pattern, a laser piece generating a laser beam, a laser target piece responsive to the laser beam, and mirror pieces each having a matching shape for insertion in the shaped holes of the first game board to reflect the laser beam along a path from the laser piece to the laser target piece. The mirror pieces may be inserted at a limited number of azimuth angles in the game board, such as multiples of 22.5°. The game board and mirror pieces may be marked with a series of lines aligned with the azimuth angles so that the direction of reflection of the laser beam can easily be determined by inspection.

1 . A game comprising: 
 a first game board having a plurality of shaped holes distributed in a regular pattern; and    at least one laser piece generating a laser beam, 
 at least one laser target piece responsive to the laser beam to indicate game play, and  
 a plurality of mirror pieces each having a matching shape for insertion in the shaped holes of the first game board,  
 wherein the mirror pieces may be positioned to reflect the laser beam along a path from the laser piece to the laser target piece.  
   
   
   
       2 . The invention of  claim 1  wherein the mirror pieces may be inserted at a limited number of azimuth angles in the game board.  
   
   
       3 . The invention of  claim 2  wherein the azimuth angles are multiples of 22.5°.  
   
   
       4 . The invention of  claim 2  wherein the mirror pieces are marked with a series of lines aligned with the azimuth angles so that the direction of reflection of the laser beam can easily be determined by inspection.  
   
   
       5 . The invention of  claim 4  wherein the game board is marked with a series of lines along the azimuth angles radiating out of each of the shaped holes so that the direction of reflection of the laser beam can easily be determined by inspection.  
   
   
       6 . The invention of  claim 5  wherein the laser and laser target pieces are mountable to the game board so that the laser beam path can easily be determined by inspection.  
   
   
       7 . The invention of  claim 6  wherein the laser and laser target pieces are mountable to the game board by insertion in the shaped holes.  
   
   
       8 . The invention of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 second game board attachable to the first game board to extend the pattern of shaped holes available for game play.    
   
   
       9 . The invention of  claim 1  wherein game play includes moving and rotating the mirror pieces.  
   
   
       10 . The invention of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 blocking game pieces insertable in the shaped holes to block the laser beam.