Dual platform puzzle game

Abstract

Disclosed is a dual-board puzzle comprising a first game board portion; a second game board portion; and a plurality of playing pieces NP. The first game board portion and said second game board portion are mirror images of one another. Each game board portion includes a top surface having a number ND of depressions therein. The plurality of playing pieces NP equals the number of depressions ND −1.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of playing a game comprising:
 establishing a dual-board puzzle, wherein said dual-board puzzle has a first game board portion and a second game board portion, wherein said first game board portion and said second game board portion are mirror images of one another, and wherein each said game board portion includes a top surface having a number ND of depressions therein;   setting up a playing field of either said first game board portion or said second game board portion to establish a playing field portion of said game board and a jumped pieces portion, wherein said step of setting up a playing field includes placing a number of playing pieces NP into the depressions of the playing field portion, and wherein the number of playing pieces NP equals the number of depressions ND −1 such that there is one empty depression;   beginning gameplay by moving a playing piece over an adjacent playing piece into the one empty depression such that the adjacent playing piece becomes a jumped playing piece;   removing the jumped playing piece from the playing field portion to create an additional empty depression on the playing field portion;   placing said jumped playing piece into a depression of the jumped pieces portion; and   repeating the steps of moving a playing piece over an adjacent playing piece into one of the empty depressions to create additional jumped playing pieces, removing the additional jumped playing pieces to create additional empty depression, and playing the additional jumped playing pieces into depressions of the jumped pieces portion until only one playing piece remains on the playing field portion.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the additional step of placing the one remaining playing piece located on the playing field portion onto the jumped pieces portion, such that the jumped pieces portion becomes the playing field portion and the playing field portion becomes the jumped pieces portion, and wherein gameplay may continue. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first game board portion and the second game board portion are separate pieces secured together through a hinged connection. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the first game board portion and the second game board portion can be folded along the hinged connection such that the first puzzle board portion forms a top portion and second puzzle board portion forms a bottom portion. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein both the first and second puzzle board portions each contain a compartment on a bottom surface thereof. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein when the first and second puzzle board portions are folded along the hinged connection, and the compartment of the first puzzle board portion matches up with the compartment of the second puzzle board portion. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first game board portion and the second game board portion come from a unitary piece of material, and wherein the first game board portion and the second game board portion are separated by an imaginary plane. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein at least one of the first or second game board portions contains a compartment on a bottom surface thereof. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the dual-board puzzle further contains at least one complementary compartment closing piece which is securable to the one or more compartments. 
     
     
         10 . A dual-board puzzle comprising:
 a first game board portion;   a second game board portion, wherein said first game board portion and said second game board portion are mirror images of one another, and wherein each said game board portion includes a top surface having a number ND of depressions therein; and   a plurality of playing pieces NP wherein the plurality of playing pieces NP equals the number of depressions ND −1.   
     
     
         11 . The dual-board puzzle of  claim 10 , wherein the plurality of playing pieces NP are placeable within the depressions ND. 
     
     
         12 . The dual-board puzzle of  claim 11 , wherein when the plurality of playing pieces NP are placed within the depressions ND of only one of the game portions, there is one empty depression ND within said one of the game portions. 
     
     
         13 . The dual-board puzzle of  claim 10 , wherein the first game board portion and the second game portion are a unitary piece of material. 
     
     
         14 . The dual-board puzzle of  claim 13 , wherein at least one of the first or second game board portions contains a compartment on a bottom surface thereof. 
     
     
         15 . The dual-board puzzle of  claim 14 , further comprising at least one complementary compartment closing piece which is securable to the one or more compartments. 
     
     
         16 . The dual-board puzzle of  claim 10 , wherein the first game board portion and the second game board portion are separate pieces secured together through a hinged connection. 
     
     
         17 . The dual-board puzzle of  claim 16 , wherein the first game board portion and the second game board portion can be folded along the hinged connection such that the first puzzle board portion forms a top portion and second puzzle board portion forms a bottom portion. 
     
     
         18 . The dual-board puzzle of  claim 17 , wherein both the first and second puzzle board portions each contain a compartment on a bottom surface thereof. 
     
     
         19 . The dual-board puzzle of  claim 18 , wherein when the first and second puzzle board portions are folded along the hinged connection, and the compartment of the first puzzle board portion matches up with the compartment of the second puzzle board portion. 
     
     
         20 . The dual-board puzzle of  claim 10 , wherein the first and second puzzle board portions are in the shape of triangles and wherein the plurality of playing pieces NP are golf tees.