Puzzle and method of playing same

Details Puzzle and method of playing same Puzzle and method of playing same

1976-08-23

1977-08-23

Oechsle, Anton O.

Amusement devices: games

Puzzles

Jumping movement

35 31D, A63F 908

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040435610

ABSTRACT:
A puzzle includes a set of graduated size markers, each one having a different whole number indicia thereon, the indicia including the numbers 2 through 6. A base has a set of five positions on the face thereof, and one of the positions is a starting position and has a starting indicia associated therewith. Another one of the positions is a finishing position and has a finishing indicia associated therewith. At least one other one of the positions is a limited position and has indicia associated therewith designating certain ones only but not all of the whole numbers 2 through 6. The markers are stacked in a vertical pile at the starting position, and they are then moved seriatum from the pile to other positions with smaller markers always being placed above larger markers according to the puzzle rules. Only those markers having corresponding number indicia as the number indicia of the limited position may be moved to the limited position. The markers are moved from the limited positions and the other positions to the finishing position with smaller markers always being placed above larger markers according to the puzzle rules. The limited positions may be positions bearing indicia for prime numbers only, numbers which are a multiple of 3 only, or numbers which are multiples of 2 only.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1419871 (1922-06-01), McDonald
patent: 2738979 (1956-03-01), Dalton

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