JP2009011467A - Card puzzle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that an ordinary jigsaw puzzle or picture puzzle has only one form of right answer, the right answer can be found relatively easily, the puzzle is poor in gaming properties (excitement), and a player is bored in relatively a short time. <P>SOLUTION: A card puzzle rich in gaming properties can be provided by composing a group of nine rectangular cards 1-9 consisting of a first to ninth cards of a same size. Each of four different types of sign among five types of sign A-E is allocated to and shown on each of the four sides a-d of each of the cards 1-9 on a prescribed condition and the same type of the sign can be faced with each other on all the joint sections (12 in total) of each card when it is placed in a rectangular shape with 3 cards in the vertical line and 3 cards in the horizontal line. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a card puzzle in which a total of nine square cards are arranged in a square shape of three vertical rows and three horizontal rows according to a predetermined purpose.

  As a puzzle related to the card puzzle of the present application, there is a jigsaw puzzle, but this jigsaw puzzle is divided into a large number of small pieces, and each small piece is combined to complete the original figure. Is.

  Conventionally, there is a picture matching puzzle that is composed of a plurality of cards that display a part of each picture, character, etc., and completes a correct figure by changing the direction of each card or turning it over.

  In addition, this kind of jigsaw puzzle and picture matching puzzle can be enjoyed by many people from infants to the elderly, has an educational effect on the infants, and helps the elderly to prevent brain aging.

  However, in conventional jigsaw puzzles and picture-matching puzzles, the difficulty can be changed depending on the number of pieces, but there is only one correct answer form (complete form), and the correct answer can be found relatively easily. (Interesting) was poor, and I was bored in a relatively short time.

    Accordingly, the present invention has an object of providing a card puzzle that has a relatively simple configuration composed of a total of nine square cards, but is capable of imparting a high degree of gameability (interest).

  The present invention has the following configuration as means for solving the above problems. The present invention is directed to a card puzzle consisting of a total of nine square cards.

[Invention of Claim 1 of the Present Application]
The card puzzle of the invention of claim 1 of the present application is a set of nine square cards 1 to 9 having the same size and first to ninth as illustrated in FIG. As the material of each card 1-9, cardboard, a plastic thin plate, a thin wooden board, etc. can be used. Further, the size of one of the cards 1 to 9 is not particularly limited, but one having a side length of about 4 to 6 cm is easy to use.

  The nine cards 1 to 9 are each assigned one of four different signs of five kinds of signs A to E to each of the four sides a to d on the surface side under the following conditions. Is displayed. Each of the signs A to E is displayed within the area range of each partition section obtained by partitioning the square card with two diagonal lines. Further, as the respective signs A to E, any appropriate ones (for example, five kinds of colors, five kinds of figures / patterns, five kinds of characters) can be adopted as long as they can be distinguished from each other.

  The assignment of the signs A to E to the four sides a to d of the cards 1 to 9 is set as shown in FIG.

  The first card 1 has four sides as viewed counterclockwise from a predetermined position (upper side position), a first sign A on the first side a, a second sign B on the second side b, and a third side c. The third label C is disposed on the fourth side D, and the fourth label D is disposed on the fourth side d.

  The second card 2 has four sides viewed counterclockwise from a predetermined position (upper side position), a first sign A on the first side a, a second sign B on the second side b, and a third side c. The fourth marker D is arranged on the fourth side D, and the third marker C is arranged on the fourth side d.

  The third card 3 has four sides as viewed counterclockwise from a predetermined position (upper side position), a first sign A on the first side a, a fifth sign E on the second side b, and a third side c. The second label B is disposed on the third label C and the fourth side d.

  The fourth card 4 has four sides when viewed from the predetermined position (upper side position) counterclockwise, the first mark A on the first side a, the fourth mark D on the second side b, and the third side c. The 5th label | marker E and the 2nd label | marker B are arrange | positioned at the 4th edge part d, respectively.

  The fifth card 5 has four sides as viewed counterclockwise from a predetermined position (upper side position), a first sign A on the first side a, a third sign C on the second side b, and a third side c. The second marker B is disposed on the fourth side d, and the fifth marker E is disposed on the fourth side d.

  The sixth card 6 has four sides as viewed counterclockwise from a predetermined position (upper side position), a first sign A on the first side a, a fifth sign E on the second side b, and a third side c. The second sign B is arranged on the fourth side D, and the fourth sign D is arranged on the fourth side d.

  In the seventh card 7, when four sides are viewed from the predetermined position (upper side position) counterclockwise, the first sign A is on the first side a, the fifth sign E is on the second side b, and the third side c. The fourth marker D is arranged on the fourth side D, and the third marker C is arranged on the fourth side d.

  The eighth card 8 has four sides viewed from the predetermined position (upper side position) counterclockwise, the first side A, the first sign A, the second side b, the third sign C, and the third side c. The fifth marker E is disposed on the fourth side D, and the fourth marker D is disposed on the fourth side d.

  The ninth card 9 has four sides as viewed counterclockwise from a predetermined position (upper side position), a second sign B on the first side a, a fifth sign E on the second side b, and a third side c. The fourth marker D is arranged on the fourth side D and the third marker C is arranged on the fourth side d.

  In the card puzzle of claim 1 of the present application, nine cards 1 to 9 are arranged in a square shape of three vertical rows and three horizontal rows, and at that time, for example, as shown in FIG. It is a puzzle which arrange | positions so that the label | marker of the same kind may face each all the junction part (all 12 places) of each card | curd to perform. In the card puzzle according to claim 1, the signs (A to E) displayed on the four sides a to d of the cards 1 to 9 are not the above-described conditions (if different signs are replaced even at one place). 3) When arranged in a square shape of 3 rows and 3 rows as shown in FIG. 3, it becomes impossible to face the same kind of signs at all joint portions (12 locations in total) (correct answer arrangement form) ) Is no longer a puzzle.

  In addition, the correct answer arrangement form of FIG. 3 is an example, and it is considered that there are a plurality of correct answer arrangement forms.

  By the way, in the card puzzle of claim 1 of this application illustrated in FIG. 1, each sign is displayed only on one side of each card (the surface indicated as “table”). In this case, The orientation can only be changed to 4 postures (0 °, 90 °, 180 °, 270 °), and the same type of sign faces each of all 9 card joints (12 locations in total). It is quite difficult to place. For example, up to 7 to 8 cards can be achieved relatively easily because there are a relatively large number of combinations to face the same type of sign at each joint (8 or 10). There are many cases where the sign of 2 to 1 cards and the sign of the non-joined part of the arranged card do not match well. In this case, the placement of the placed card is incorrect, and the incorrect answer It is necessary to anticipate and rearrange (move) cards (often not only one).

  Thus, in the card puzzle of claim 1 of the present application, trial and error can be repeated many times to reach the correct answer arrangement form, which makes the puzzle very difficult and very interesting.

[Invention of claim 2 of the present application]
The invention of claim 2 of the present application is that, in the card puzzle of claim 1 above, each of the four sides a to d on the back side of each card 1 to 9 is also shown in FIG. The signs A to E of the same kind as the signs A to E (FIG. 1) respectively displayed on the four sides a to d on the surface side are displayed. Each of the cards 1 to 9 in FIG. 2 is obtained by turning the cards in FIG. 1 upside down.

  In the card puzzle according to claim 2, since the signs are displayed on the front and back surfaces of the cards 1 to 9, respectively, the same sign as the lower surface side on the upper surface side regardless of which side of the front and back surfaces of each card is the upper surface. Is displayed. Therefore, in the card puzzle of claim 2, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 4, a game (puzzle) can be played even if the front and back sides of each card 1 to 9 are directed to the top surface, and both front and back sides are on the top surface. Therefore, the number of correct answer arrangement forms is greatly increased (the difficulty level is reduced).

  Further, in the card puzzle of claim 2 (there are signs on the front and back sides), each card can be distinguished from the front side and the back side ("front" display and "back" display in the examples of FIGS. 1 and 2). If the game is applied, it is possible to play a game (puzzle) using only the “front” or “back”. In that case, it is possible to challenge a highly difficult game (puzzle) as in claim 1 above. it can.

[Effect of the invention of claim 1 of the present application]
The card puzzle according to the first aspect of the present invention has the following effects.

  (1) Since four different signs of five kinds of signs are displayed on each of the four sides a to d of nine square cards 1 to 9 under predetermined conditions, the configuration is very simple. It can be manufactured at low cost.

  (2) The number of combinations of the arrangement positions and orientations of the nine cards 1 to 9 is very large, and it is difficult to find the correct arrangement form easily, so it is a card puzzle with a simple configuration (only nine square cards). However, it is possible to play with a lot of game characteristics (interesting). It should be noted that, if the way of playing is rich in game characteristics as described above, curiosity is increased and the player is not bored. For example, the elderly can contribute to the prevention of brain aging and the infant can contribute to the development of concentration.

[Effect of the invention of claim 2 of the present application]
In the card puzzle according to claim 2, the same type of signs are displayed at the same positions on the front and back surfaces of the four sides of each of the cards 1 to 9, and the cards 1 to 9 can be arranged in a mixed state. As a result, the number of correct answer arrangement forms can be increased, thereby making it easier to find the correct answer arrangement form. Therefore, there is an effect that even a person with a low level of thinking ability, such as an infant or an elderly person, can participate in the game (puzzle).

  In addition, in the card puzzle of claim 2, if a display that can identify the front and back is provided for each card 1 to 9, it is possible to challenge a highly difficult game using only “front” or “back”. Even a single card puzzle can be used according to its abilities.

  Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present application will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7. FIG. 1 shows a front view of each card 1 to 9 used in the card puzzle of the present embodiment, and FIG. The back view of each said card | curd 1-9 is shown. In addition, in the front view of FIG. 1 and the back view of FIG. 2, each card | curd 1-9 is the left-right reverse position. 3 or 4 shows how to play when one set (9 pieces) of the card puzzles of FIGS. 1 and 2 is used, and FIG. 5 uses two sets (18 pieces) of the above card puzzles. FIG. 6 shows how to play when three sets (27 pieces) of the card puzzle are used, and FIG. 7 shows how to play when four sets (36 pieces) of the card puzzle are used. Show.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the card puzzle of this embodiment is composed of only nine square cards 1 to 9 having a predetermined area.

  Each of the cards 1 to 9 can be made of a material such as cardboard, a plastic thin plate, or a thin wooden plate. Further, as the size of one of the cards 1 to 9, one having a side length of about 4 to 6 cm is easy to use.

  It is preferable to display each card 1 to 9 to identify the front and back. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the front side is displayed as "front", as shown in FIG. “Back” is displayed in the center on the back side. Each of the cards 1 to 9 is provided with four compartments partitioned by two diagonal positions on both the front and back surfaces. The four compartments have four sides of the cards 1 to 9, respectively. This corresponds to the parts a to d.

  Then, four different types of signs out of the five types of signs A to E are assigned one by one under the conditions shown below to the partition portions corresponding to the four sides a to d of the cards 1 to 9, respectively. it's shown. In addition, as each label | marker AE, five types of different colors (for example, red, orange, yellow, green, blue), five types of different patterns, five types of different figures (for example, five types of animals, five types) Vehicle, etc.), five types of numbers from 1 to 5, and five types of English letters from A to E, etc., can be used as appropriate. In the illustrated example, each indicator is displayed with five types of letters A to E.

  The conditions for assigning the markers A to F to the four sides a to d of the cards 1 to 9 are as follows.

  On the front side of the first card 1 (FIG. 1), when the four sides are viewed in the counterclockwise direction from the upper side position, the first sign A is on the first side a, the second sign B is on the second side b, and the third A third sign C is arranged on the side c, and a fourth sign D is arranged on the fourth side d. Further, the four sides a to d on the back side (FIG. 2) of the first card 1 have the same signs as the signs on the four sides a to d on the front side (FIG. 1) (in clockwise order from the top side position). A, B, C, D) are displayed.

  On the front side of the second card 2 (FIG. 1), when the four sides are viewed counterclockwise from the upper side position, the first sign A is on the first side a, the second sign B is on the second side b, and the third A fourth sign D is arranged on the side c, and a third sign C is arranged on the fourth side d. Also, on the four sides a to d on the back side (FIG. 2) of the second card 2, the same signs as the signs on the four sides a to d on the front side (FIG. 1) (in order clockwise from the upper side position). A, B, D, C) are displayed.

  On the front side of the third card 3 (FIG. 1), when the four sides are viewed in the counterclockwise direction from the upper side position, the first sign A is on the first side a, the fifth sign E is on the second side b, the third A third sign C is arranged on the side c, and a second sign B is arranged on the fourth side d. Also, on the four sides a to d on the back side (FIG. 2) of the third card 3, the same signs as the signs on the four sides a to d on the front side (FIG. 1) (in clockwise order from the top side position). A, E, C, B) are displayed.

  On the front side of the fourth card 4 (FIG. 1), when the four sides are viewed in the counterclockwise direction from the upper side position, the first indicator A is on the first side a, the fourth indicator D is on the second side b, the third The 5th label | marker E is arrange | positioned at the side part c, and the 2nd label | marker B is arrange | positioned at the 4th side part d, respectively. In addition, the four sides a to d on the back side (FIG. 2) of the fourth card 4 have the same signs as the signs on the four sides a to d on the front side (FIG. 1). A, D, E, B) are displayed.

  On the front side of the fifth card 5 (FIG. 1), when the four sides are viewed in the counterclockwise direction from the upper side position, the first indicator A is on the first side a, the third indicator C is on the second side b, and the third A second sign B is arranged on the side c, and a fifth sign E is arranged on the fourth side d. Further, the four sides a to d on the back side (FIG. 2) of the fifth card 5 have the same signs as the signs on the four sides a to d on the front side (FIG. 1). A, C, B, E) are displayed.

  On the front side of the sixth card 6 (FIG. 1), when the four sides are viewed in the counterclockwise direction from the upper side position, the first sign A is on the first side a, the fifth sign E is on the second side b, and the third A second sign B is arranged on the side c, and a fourth sign D is arranged on the fourth side d. Also, on the four sides a to d on the back side (FIG. 2) of the sixth card 6, the same signs as the signs on the four sides a to d on the front side (FIG. 1) (in order from the upper side to the clockwise direction). A, E, B, D) are displayed.

  On the front side of the seventh card 7 (FIG. 1), the four signs are viewed counterclockwise from the upper edge position, the first sign A on the first side a, the fifth sign E on the second side b, the third A fourth sign D is arranged on the side c, and a third sign C is arranged on the fourth side d. In addition, on the four sides a to d on the back side (FIG. 2) of the seventh card 7, the same signs as the signs on the four sides a to d on the front side (FIG. 1) (in order clockwise from the upper side position). A, E, D, C) are displayed.

  On the front side of the eighth card 8 (FIG. 1), when the four sides are viewed in the counterclockwise direction from the upper side position, the first sign A on the first side a, the third sign C on the second side b, the third The 5th label | marker E is arrange | positioned at the side part c, and the 4th label | marker D is arrange | positioned at the 4th side part d, respectively. In addition, on the four sides a to d on the back side (FIG. 2) of the eighth card 8, the same signs as the signs on the four sides a to d on the front side (FIG. 1) (in order clockwise from the upper side position). A, C, E, D) are displayed.

  On the front side of the ninth card 9 (FIG. 1), when the four sides are viewed counterclockwise from the upper side position, the second sign B is on the first side a, the fifth sign E is on the second side b, and the third A fourth sign D is arranged on the side c, and a third sign C is arranged on the fourth side d. In addition, on the four sides a to d on the back side (FIG. 2) of the eighth card 8, the same signs as the signs on the four sides a to d on the front side (FIG. 1) (in order clockwise from the upper side position). B, E, D, C) are displayed.

  Note that the signs (A to E) displayed on the four sides a to d of the cards 1 to 9 are not in the above conditions (if different signs are replaced even at one place), the vertical 3 rows and the horizontal 3 rows. When it is arranged in a square shape, it is impossible to make the same type of signs face each other at all joint portions (all 12 locations) (the correct arrangement form disappears and the puzzle is not established).

  To use the card puzzle (only one set) of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, as shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 4, nine cards 1 to 9 are squares of 3 rows and 3 rows. However, as shown in FIG. 3, when using only the “front” surface (or only “back” surface) of each card 1-9, as shown in FIG. There are cases where the “front” side and the “back” side of 9 are shared.

  And as shown in FIG. 3, when implementing using only the "front" surface (or only the "back" surface) of each card | curd 1-9, it arrange | positions to each card | curd 1-9 (in which position) )) And direction (rotation angles 0 °, 90 °, 180 °, 270 °) only, and the same type of sign on all joints (12 locations) of each card adjacent to each other vertically and horizontally Place them so that they face each other. In the game in this case, since the card cannot be turned over, the number of correct answer arrangement forms becomes very small and the degree of difficulty becomes high. By the way, up to 7 to 8 cards can be achieved relatively easily because there are a relatively large number of combinations in order to face the same kind of signs at each joint part (8 places or 10 places), In many cases, the signs of the remaining two to one cards do not match well with the signs of the non-joined portions of the placed cards. In this case, there is an incorrect answer to the placement of the placed cards. It is necessary to anticipate and rearrange (move) the cards (often not only one). Thus, by repeating the card rearrangement many times, for example, the correct answer arrangement form shown in FIG. 3 can be reached, which is very interesting as a puzzle. Note that in the case where only the “front” surface of each card is used, the correct answer arrangement form of FIG. 3 is an example, and it is considered that there are a plurality of correct answer arrangement forms.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, in the case of carrying out by sharing the “front” surface and the “back” surface of each card 1 to 9, any card may be used upside down. The number of correct arrangement forms is greatly increased, which makes it easier to find the correct arrangement form. Therefore, in the game form that is implemented by sharing the “front” side and “back” side of each card 1-9, even a person with a low level of thinking ability, such as an infant or an elderly person, can sufficiently follow the correct arrangement form. It becomes difficult enough to wear (easy difficulty).

  As described above, the card puzzle according to the embodiment of the present application is a single game form that has a high difficulty level (a game form that uses only one of the “front” surface or the “back” surface) and a game form that has a relatively low difficulty level. (Game form that uses both “front” and “back”) can be selected, so you can challenge the game content according to the degree of thinking, and can be enjoyed regardless of gender is there.

  Further, since this card puzzle has only nine square cards, it has a very simple configuration and can be manufactured at low cost.

  Further, in the card puzzle of the present application, if a plurality of sets (2 to 4 sets) of one set of card puzzles shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are prepared, it is possible to play as shown in FIGS.

  In the way of playing shown in FIG. 5, two sets of card puzzles (18 cards) are used. For example, one set is added vertically and horizontally from the completed state of one set in FIG. 4 (add 7 of 9). And it arranges in the square which consists of a total of 16 sheets of 4 rows x 4 rows. In this case, two cards remain.

  6 uses 3 sets of card puzzles (27 cards). For example, 2 sets are added vertically and horizontally from the completed set of 1 set in FIG. 4 (16 of 18 pieces are added). And it arranges in the square which consists of a total of 25 sheets of 5 rows x 5 rows. In this case, two cards remain.

  In the way of playing shown in FIG. 7, four sets of card puzzles (36 cards) are used. For example, three sets are added vertically and horizontally from the completed state of one set in FIG. X Arranged in a total of 36 squares in 6 horizontal rows.

  In addition, also in each usage example of FIGS. 5-7, it is set as a correct arrangement | positioning form by making the same kind of label | marker face each of each facing side part of each card | curd adjacent up and down and right and left.

It is a surface view of each card | curd of the card puzzle of this application embodiment. It is a reverse view of each card | curd of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the correct arrangement | positioning form at the time of using only the front side of each card | curd of FIG.1 and FIG.2. It is a figure which shows an example of the correct arrangement | positioning form at the time of sharing the "front" surface and the "back" surface of each card | curd of FIG. It is explanatory drawing of how to play at the time of using 2 sets of the card puzzle of this-application embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of how to play at the time of using 3 sets of card puzzles of this-application embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of how to play at the time of using 4 sets of the card puzzle of this-application embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

  1 to 9 are first to ninth cards, A to E are first to fifth markers, respectively, and a to d are first to fourth sides of each card.

Claims (2)

A total of nine square cards (1 to 9) of the same size and consisting of 1st to 9th are taken as one set,
Each of the four sides (ad) on the front side of each card (1-9) is assigned one of four different signs out of five kinds of signs (AE) under the following conditions. As an allocation condition of each mark (A to E) to each of the four sides (ad) to the respective cards (1 to 9),
The first card (1) has four sides when viewed from the predetermined position in the counterclockwise direction, the first sign (A) on the first side (a), and the second sign (B) on the second side (b). , A third marker (C) on the third side (c), and a fourth marker (D) on the fourth side (d),
In the second card (2), when four sides are viewed counterclockwise from a predetermined position, the first sign (A) is on the first side (a) and the second sign (B) is on the second side (b). , The fourth sign (D) on the third side (c), the third sign (C) on the fourth side (d), respectively,
In the third card (3), when four sides are viewed counterclockwise from a predetermined position, the first mark (A) is on the first side (a) and the fifth mark (E) is on the second side (b). , A third marker (C) on the third side (c) and a second marker (B) on the fourth side (d),
The fourth card (4) has four signs (A) on the first side (a) and a fourth sign (D) on the second side (b) when the four sides are viewed counterclockwise from a predetermined position. , A fifth marker (E) on the third side (c) and a second marker (B) on the fourth side (d),
In the fifth card (5), the first side (a) on the first side (a) and the third side (C) on the second side (b) when the four sides are viewed counterclockwise from a predetermined position. , The second marker (B) on the third side (c), and the fifth marker (E) on the fourth side (d), respectively.
In the sixth card (6), when four sides are viewed counterclockwise from a predetermined position, the first mark (A) on the first side (a) and the fifth mark (E) on the second side (b) , A second marker (B) on the third side (c), and a fourth marker (D) on the fourth side (d),
In the seventh card (7), when the four sides are viewed counterclockwise from a predetermined position, the first indicator (A) is on the first side (a) and the fifth indicator (E) is on the second side (b). , The fourth sign (D) on the third side (c), the third sign (C) on the fourth side (d), respectively,
The eighth card (8) has four sides viewed counterclockwise from the predetermined position, the first mark (A) on the first side (a), and the third mark (C) on the second side (b). , A fifth sign (E) on the third side (c) and a fourth sign (D) on the fourth side (d),
The ninth card (9) has four sides as viewed counterclockwise from a predetermined position, the second sign (B) on the first side (a), and the fifth sign (E) on the second side (b). The fourth marker (D) is arranged on the third side (c), and the third marker (C) is arranged on the fourth side (d).
A card puzzle characterized by that.   The card puzzle according to claim 1, wherein each of the four sides (a to d) on the back side of each card (1 to 9) has four sides (a to A card puzzle characterized by displaying signs (A to E) of the same type as the signs (A to E) respectively displayed in d).

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