Chess game having camouflaged pieces

Abstract

The present invention relates to a chess kit having a substantially flat playing surface with a plurality of spaces and a plurality of game pieces, each game piece being identical in shape and color to the other game pieces such that the game pieces are indistinguishable from one another when placed upright in a playing configuration, each piece having a marking on its bottom side with an indication of which type of chess piece the game piece has the movement characteristics of.

1 . A chess kit consisting essentially of:
 a substantially flat playing surface having a plurality of spaces; and   a plurality of game pieces, each game piece being identical in shape and color to the other game pieces such that the game pieces are indistinguishable from one another when placed upright in a playing configuration, each piece having a marking on its bottom side with an indication of which type of chess piece the game piece has the movement characteristics of.   
     
     
         2 . The chess kit of  claim 1 , wherein the marking further indicates which player the game piece belongs to. 
     
     
         3 . The chess kit of  claim 1 , wherein the marking on the bottom side of each game piece includes a word corresponding to the type of chess piece the game piece has the movement characteristics of. 
     
     
         4 . The chess kit of  claim 1 , wherein the marking on the bottom side of each game piece includes a symbol corresponding to the type of chess piece the game piece has the movement characteristics of. 
     
     
         5 . The chess kit of  claim 1 , wherein the marking on the bottom side of each game piece comprises paint. 
     
     
         6 . The chess kit of  claim 1 , wherein the marking on the bottom side of each game piece comprises an engraving. 
     
     
         7 . The chess kit of  claim 1 , wherein each game piece is white. 
     
     
         8 . The chess kit of  claim 1 , wherein each game piece is a substantially cylindrical shape. 
     
     
         9 . A method for playing chess with indistinguishable game pieces, comprising:
 a check piece rule, wherein a player states that he or she wishes to check the identity of a particular game piece, states his or her belief as to the identity of that game piece, and loses his or her next turn if the stated belief is incorrect.   
     
     
         10 . A method for playing chess with indistinguishable game pieces, comprising:
 a check move rule, wherein a player states that he or she wishes to check the identity of the opponent's most recently moved game piece.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein if the checked game piece was not moved in accordance with the rules associated with the identity of that game piece in the opponent's previous turn, the checked game piece is removed from the game. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein if the checked piece defeated another game piece in the opponent's previous turn, the defeated game piece is returned to the game. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the defeated game piece is returned to the game on the position on the playing surface it most recently occupied. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein if the checked game piece was moved in accordance with the rules associated with the identity of that game piece in the opponent's previous turn, the player who wished to check the identity of that game piece loses a game piece of his or her own. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the lost game piece is equivalent to the piece that was checked.