Amusement devices: games – Chance devices – Electric or magnetic
Patent
1990-12-10
1992-01-21
Coven, Edward M.
Amusement devices: games
Chance devices
Electric or magnetic
273139, 273443, 273448, A63F 900, A63B 7100
Patent
active
050822748
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to games and random selection apparatus therefor.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Games are known which use dice which can be thrown to generate a random number between one and six. The number thrown then determines the next move in the game.
Games are also known where a coin is tossed to determine the next move in the game.
The roulette wheel on a roulette table allows any number between 0 to 36 to be generated at random.
All these devices are forms of random selection apparatus. The present invention relates to novel form of random selection apparatus.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the present invention there is provided random selection apparatus comprising a container defining a chamber having a tapering throat, a magnetic member housed in the chamber having at least one pair of opposite differently designed faces magnetically polarised as North and South poles respectively, the taper of the throat being such as to hold the member captive within the container, an elongate member magnetically polarised by North and South poles at opposite ends and having a cross-section sufficiently small to enter the chamber through the throat, the floor of the chamber being so profiled that when the member lies on the floor, the upper face will never extend parallel to the mouth of the throat whereby when a randomly selected end of the elongate member is inserted into the chamber and then withdrawn it will coact with the magnetic member and draw the magnetic member into the throat for lodgement therein so that a randomly selected face of the magnetic member becomes exposed to view.
According to the present invention there is further provided a random selection apparatus comprising a container defining a chamber having an open mouth, a magnetic member held captive in said chamber, said magnetic member having different surfaces carrying different legends and being magetically polarised along a first predetermined axis to present North and South poles respectively, and an elongate member having at least a portion magnetically polarised along a second predetermined axis, the second predetermined axis when said elongate member is inserted into said mouth being inclined to the first predetermined axis when said magnetic member lies on the floor of said chamber whereby to ensure that the magnetic member is attracted to the elongate member, and means for maintaining said magnetic member in the region of said mouth when drawn thereto by said elongate member.
According to the present invention there is still further provided a snooker game comprising means defining a surface of magnetisable material and forming a playing surface, a plurality of coloured magnets equal in number and colour to the balls used in a game of snooker, a cue having opposite ends oppositely magnetised to attract or repel a magnet when a selected end of the cue is moved towards a selected magnet, pocket means responsive to the polarity of the end of the cue carrying an attracted magnet to randomly indicate success or failure of the shot, and a set of rules specifying that play takes place generally in accordance with the game of snooker and that (a) the player applies the cue to a selected magnet and, if the magnet is repelled, the play passes to the next player, (b) if the selected magnet is attracted, the cue and magnet are applied to the pocket means which will respond to indicate the success or failure of the shot, (c) upon failure of the shot play passes to the next player, (d) success of a shot indicating that as in the game of snooker the ball is pocketed and entitling the player to apply his cue to the next magnet selected in accordance with the rules of snooker where upon the proceedure from (a) to (d) is repeated, and (e) scoring being conducted generally in accordance with the game of snooker.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Random selection apparatus and a game embodying the present invention will now be described by way of example with referen
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Coven Edward M.
Passaniti Sebastiano
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