Amusement devices: games – Board games – pieces – or boards therefor – Game board structure
Reexamination Certificate
1999-06-01
2001-08-21
Layno, Benjamin H. (Department: 3711)
Amusement devices: games
Board games, pieces, or boards therefor
Game board structure
C273S236000, C273S241000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06276688
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a parlor game where game pieces and figures are moved on a game course and a dice is used.
Known parlor games are frequently so-called board games where the game course is applied onto a plane board surface. The dices are thrown beside or on the board. However, the dice may unintentionally be thrown in such a way that it collides with the figures and displaces them or knocks them down.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is the object of the invention to create an improved parlor game comprising a central dice area surrounded by a side wall.
The parlor game according to the invention comprises in the middle a dice area surrounded by a side wall with the game course being adjacent to the upper end of the side wall thus surrounding the dice area so that the dice always rebounces from the side wall and rolls back onto the dice area. It is not possible that the dice knocks down the figures on the game course. The side wall is essentially outward inclined, i. e. away from the dice area. Owing to this inclination the dice hitting the side wall rebounces upwards from the side wall, i. e. at an angle of more than
0
° relative to the horizontal. The dice is in the air after rebouncing so that the angular momentum of the rebouncing dice is not reversed first. Due to this fact the dice is not decelerated immediately after rebouncing.
The dice describes a short trajectory prior to its falling back onto the dice area where it is decelerated owing to reversal of the angular momentum. Thus the throwing path and the throwing time are increased when the dice is thrown so that the dice describes more rotations, is less manipulable and describes a more appealing throwing pattern.
Due to the inclination of the side wall the pictures, information, notices, advertisements etc. fixed thereon are clearly visible and better noticeable from every direction of sight.
In a preferred embodiment the inclination angle of the side wall relative to the vertical of the dice area is at least
5
° to achieve sufficient lifting of the dice after rebouncing from the side wall.
Preferably a lower strip portion of the side wall is vertical or inclined inwards towards the dice area with the height of the strip being less than half the side wall height. The contact line between the upper outward inclined side wall strip and the lower vertical or inwards inclined side wall strip forms a peripheral edge whose height is less than half the side wall height. Furthermore the height of this edge should be less than half the edge length of the dice used. This ensures that the dice always rebounces from the side wall in upward direction.
In a preferred embodiment a box for playing material, game pieces and figures is provided, which can be placed into the deepened portion formed by the side wall and the dice area without the box projecting beyond the side wall. This offers a compact and practical solution for orderly stowage of the playing material. The box may be executed as a rectangular box with compartments, which can be placed into the—if desired—rectangular deepened portion formed by the side wall and the dice area in such a way that it is retained by the side wall within the dice area with only little play.
Preferably metal strips are arranged below the game course so that game pieces or figures comprising magnetic elements are retained on the game course. The metal strips are covered by paper or plastic game course foil onto which a playing plan is printed. The game pieces comprising magnets are thus well retained on the game course so that the game pieces and figures cannot be displaced by unintentional touch or vibration.
In a preferred embodiment information boards can be attached to the inclined side wall by means of fasteners. Adhesive strips on the back of the information boards, which may contain advertisements, rules of the game or other motives, may serve as fasteners.
Preferably the dice area, the side wall and the game course are permanently arranged in a case shell capable of being closed by a lid. After removal of the lid and possibly the box for the playing material, the game can immediately be started. It is not necessary to set up the game.
Hereunder two embodiments of the invention are explained in detail with reference to the drawings in which
REFERENCES:
patent: 5197742 (1993-03-01), Bendit
patent: 3816338A1 (1989-11-01), None
patent: 60791 (1955-10-01), None
Hehemann Oliver
Ullerich Ingo
Diller Ramik & Wight
Layno Benjamin H.
Mendiratta Vishu K.
Paus Franz Josef
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