DE2333692A1 - GAME DEVICE WITH LONGITUDINAL GAME ELEMENTS AND GAME BOARD - Google Patents

Description

DR-INO. DIPL.-ΙΝΘ. M. SC. DiPL-PHVS-CzR. DIPL. -PHVS.

HÖGER-STELLRECHT-GRIESSBACH-HAECKER

PATENT LAWYERS IN STUTTGART

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Beverly A. White and David L. White

32560 Mason Court

Westland, Michigan, U.S. A.

Play device with elongated play elements and a game board

The invention relates to a game device with elongated game elements and a game board with a substantially flat playing surface in which all game elements are identically shaped and detachable can be placed on the playing surface.

A game is known in which players draw a number of equidistant, parallel rows of dots on paper and then alternately connect two points with straight lines, to form squares. The player who has formed the greater number of squares when all the dots are connected are is winner. This game is known to be played with lead

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played pen and paper. Once the game is over, the paper template cannot be used for another game. You have to use a new paper template for a new game. During the game, it is not possible to drawn between ZV / ei points reconnect to remove _t for example because of errors was drawn incorrectly. At least this is only possible with considerable effort using an eraser.

It is the object of the invention to propose a game device with which the described game can be played as often as you like. In addition, an erroneously established connection between two points can be easily removed again.

According to the invention, this object is achieved by placing the elongated on the board at each end: ;;! Games each learn two parallel, spaced-apart, elongated walls that prevent the game elements from moving on the game board, but allow the game elements to be removed perpendicular to the playing surface, and are arranged along the sides of the game elements in such a way that 3 first, the removable Spielelcnente by touch in the middle, and secondly, four game pieces of a square on the game board can be laid between the wound are in shape, and that a removable Markierungsstif is arranged t between these four Spielelcraentan.

The following description of preferred embodiments of the Invention is used in conjunction with the accompanying drawing further explanation, it show;

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a game board and a Turning device;

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Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a corner of the game board;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan view of a portion of the game board of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 4-4 in Figs

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 5-5 in FIG. 3.

A preferred embodiment of the game device according to the invention consists of a game board 10 with four sides and an essentially flat playing surface 12, as shown in FIG is. A number of pegs 14 are on the game board 10 in seven equidistant rows in which the pegs in each row have the same spacing. Each pin 14 is cylindrical and permanently fixed with its lower side the game board 10 connected.

The game device comprises a number of elongated, cylindrical game elements 16, which are so on the game board by the players placed between the pegs 14 so that they form a figure with four sides. The game elements 16 are all the same Length and thus fit exactly between the pins 14, as FIG. 3 shows.

As can be seen from Fig. 2, is on all four sides of the game board 10 next to the pegs 14, which are fastened along the edges of the game board 10, a wall 18 is arranged. the Wall 18 rises above the playing surface 12 of the game board 10

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up to a height which corresponds approximately to half the diameter of a play element 16.

Two L-shaped wall parts 20 are assigned to each of the pegs 14 arranged along the wall 18, except for the pegs in FIG the corners to which only a single L-shaped part 20 is assigned. All other pegs 14 are four L-shaped parts 20 each assigned. The L-shaped parts 20 are attached to the game board 10. Each L-shaped part 20 consists of two generally triangular or trapezoidal walls, with each wall arranged at a fixed distance and parallel to a partner wall is, wherein the distance between the walls is a little larger than the diameter of the play elements 16.

As Fig. 3 shows, form the L-shaped parts 20, which around a Pin 14 are arranged, parallel partner walls 22 and 24 on one side of the pin 14 and also parallel partner walls 26 and 28 on the opposite side of the pin 14. The walls 22 and 24 are arranged so that they are the end of a Play element 16 can receive on one side of the pin 14, while the walls 26 and 28 are in turn arranged are that they can receive the end of another game element 16 on the opposite side of the pin 14. the L-shaped parts 20 also form two partner walls 3O and 32, which are arranged so that they are a game element 16 between can take up. Also, a second pair of partner walls 34 and 36 are on the opposite side of the pin 14 are provided, which can accommodate the end of a further play element 16. The walls 30 and 32 are flush with the walls 22 or 26 and arranged at right angles to these walls. In the same way, the walls 24 and 28 are with the Walls 3 4 and 36 connected and form right angles with these walls.

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As can be seen from Fig. 4, the walls of each L-shaped part 20 have a height which is approximately half the diameter of a Play element 16 corresponds and a length which is approximately one third of a typical play element 16. So can a Player touch the middle part of a certain game element and remove it * from the game board 10 or place it on it. The walls of each L-shaped wall part 20 are perpendicular of the playing surface 12 of the game board 10, so that the players can easily access the game board 10 after the game has ended can clear away that they turn it over. This shows the top of the game board 10 down and the game elements 16 fall out of their respective game positions.

Figures 3 and 5 show that a short cylinder 38 is located in a central position between a set of four pins 14 is. A cylindrical marking pen 40 is held until the end of the game in a cylinder 38, which is an insert socket for the marker pen 40 forms. Typically, the marker 40 is inserted into the cylinder by a player 38 inserted, who has completed the fourth side of a square formed from four game elements 16. The marker pens 40 are colored differently to distinguish the players.

In Fig. 1, a flat board 42 of a rotating device is shown, which carries a rotatably arranged arrow 44. On the board 42 are a number of sector-shaped cutouts 46 marked, which give instructions on the progress of the game depending on the position of the arrow 44.

There are a multitude of possible rules of the game; only for

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As an example illustration, a simple course of the game is explained below: Assuming that the board 10 of the game element 16 is emptied, and that there are two players there, the other players decide in some way, e.g. by tossing a coin, who opens the game. Of the first player turns arrow 44. The position in which arrow 44 stops indicates that the player is a game element 16 is intended to lay on the game board 12 between two pegs 14 in the "V" direction, i.e. the ends of the game element point towards the two players, or that the player should place a game element 16 in the "H" direction on the board, vobei the "H" direction is perpendicular to the "V" direction. The player then places a game element in the indicated direction on the board. The next player then turns the arrow so that it then randomly points to any section of board 42, which indicates whether the second player has his playing element in the "!!" direction or in the "V" direction to place on the game board 10.

The players take turns to the game and progressively occupy the positions between adjacent pegs 14 on the game board 10. Each player who adds the fourth digit of a square inserts a marking pen 40 into the cylinder 38 arranged inside this square. When all pegs 14 through Game elements 16 are connected, the player who has put the larger number of marker pens 40 on the game board 10 has won.

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Claims (8)

Patent claims: l.yGame device with elongated game elements and a game board with an essentially flat playing surface, in which all playing elements are shaped identically and are releasable on the playing surface can be laid, characterized in that on the game board (10) at each end of the elongated game elements (16) in each case two parallel, spaced apart, elongated walls (22, 24) that allow movement of the game elements (16) on the game board (10) but allow the play elements (16) to be removed perpendicular to the playing surface (12), are arranged along the two sides of the game elements (16) so that firstly the game elements (16) by touching in the middle removable and secondly four game elements (16) in the form of a square on the game board (10) between the walls can be laid, and that a removable marking pen (40) is arranged between these four play elements (16) is. 2. Game device according to claim 1, characterized in that the Walls (22, 24) at each end of a play element (16) are arranged, are connected to walls (30, 34), each of which is arranged at the end of another play element (16) are. 3. Game device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a plug-in socket for the game board (10) Marker pen (40) is arranged. 4. Game device according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that each game element (16) is cylindrical. - 2 - 40981 1/0354 u - 150 ^ ^JJDÜZ May 22nd 1973 £ -Jt- 5. Game device according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that that further walls (30, 32) for receiving a game element (16) are arranged on the game board (10) in such a way that that one end of this game element (16) next to the ends of two of four, a square-forming game elements (16) lies. 6. Game device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a pin (14) and walls on the game board (10) are arranged so that two elongated game elements (16) are held on opposite sides of the pin (14) by the walls. 7. Game device according to one of the preceding / claims, characterized characterized in that the diameter of the Spielelenente (16) is greater than the height of the walls. 8. Game device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the game device has a rotating device (42, 44, 46) for displaying the rules according to which the game elements (16) are to be placed on the game board (10) is.. 40981 1/0354