DK173440B1

DK173440B1 - Game

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Publication number: DK173440B1
Application number: DK115097A
Authority: DK
Inventors: Ole Gram
Original assignee: Ole Gram As
Priority date: 1997-10-08
Filing date: 1997-10-08
Publication date: 2000-11-06

Abstract

Game consisting of a number of like-design, different- coloured building elements 2 which together form a cube- shaped body 1. With the number of building elements of each colour denoted n, which may suitably be three, the number of the different colours may be expressed as n to the power of two, here nine, and the total number of building elements will then be n to the power of three, here 27. The innermost, invisible element(s) may possibly be dispensed with. The building elements 2 may be freely movable as building blocks, or held together in a movable manner, e.g. by a built-in rotating mechanism. The final aim of the game is to place the building elements 2 in such a way that on each of the six sides of the cube- shaped body 1 are building elements at the same time having all the n to the power of two, e.g. nine, colours present in one and only one place. <IMAGE>

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Opfindelsen angår et spil bestående af et antal byggeelementer, der efter indbyrdes sammensætning kan danne et sekssidet temingeformet legeme, og hvor alle de enkelte byggeelementer har samme sekssidede geometriske form og størrelse og på samtlige sideflader er forsynet med organer til indbyrdes sammenkobling således, at de kan samles indbyrdes til det temingeformede legeme uden brug af yderligere hjælpemidler.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to a game consisting of a plurality of building elements capable of forming a six-sided tine-shaped body, and wherein all the individual building elements have the same six-sided geometric shape and size and are provided on all side surfaces with means for interconnecting. are assembled together to the tine-shaped body without the use of additional aids.

Der kendes forskellige former for spil, hvor et antal byggeelementer sammensættes til et sekssidet, temingeformet legeme, eksempelvis fra DE offentliggørelsesskrift nr. 3.226.760. Ligeledes kendes den efter sin opfinder benævnte "Rubrik’s cube”, der bl.a. er omtalt i PCT/HU81/00035, og hvor de enkelte byggeelementer er fastholdt indbyrdes af indvendige mekanismer, der gør de enkelte byggeelementer drejelige i forhold til hinanden i grupper, men ikke indbyrdes frit bevægelige. Fra PCT offentliggørelsesskkrift nr. WO 93/04749 er det desuden kendt at forsyne temingeformede byggeelementer med koblingsorganer, så de umiddelbart kan samles indbyrdes.Various types of games are known in which a number of building elements are assembled into a six-sided, theme-shaped body, for example from DE Publication No. 3,226,760. Also known as "Rubrik's cube", named after his inventor, which is mentioned, inter alia, in PCT / HU81 / 00035, and in which the individual building elements are held together by internal mechanisms which make the individual building elements rotatable relative to each other in groups. In addition, from PCT Publication No. WO 93/04749, it is known to provide thermoformed building elements with coupling means so that they can be assembled immediately.

Spillet ifølge opfindelsen er ejendommelig ved det i krav l’s kendetegnende del angivne.The game according to the invention is peculiar to the characterizing part of claim 1.

Ved at de enkelte ens byggeelementer i spillet ifølge opfindelsen kan sættes samen i alle tre dimensioner uden brug af ydre hjælpemidler opnås en række fordele. Byggeelementerne vil, når de ikke er sammenbyggede, være frit bevægelige i forhold til hinanden, således at de yderligere kan benyttes som byggeklodser til både at danne rumlige figurer og plane mosaikker. Dette er således muligt ved anvendelse af de i PCT/DK92/00263 beskrevne byggeklodser, der er opfundet af den samme, der har udviklet dette spil. Disse byggeklodser har den særlige egenskab, at de, selv om de er helt ens af udformning, kan de sættes fast sammen indbyrdes i alle tre dimensioner. Et passende antal af disse klodser i forskellige farver kan således nemt bygges samme til at danne det temingeformede legeme, der udgør spillet ifølge opfindelsen.By enabling the individual building elements of the game according to the invention to be assembled in all three dimensions without the use of external aids, a number of advantages are obtained. The building elements, when not assembled, will be freely movable relative to each other, so that they can be further used as building blocks to form both spatial figures and flat mosaics. This is thus possible using the building blocks described in PCT / DK92 / 00263 invented by the same one who developed this game. These building blocks have the special property that, although completely identical in design, they can be fixed together in all three dimensions. Thus, a suitable number of these bricks of different colors can easily be built the same to form the tame-shaped body which constitutes the game of the invention.

Spillet ifølge opfindelsen kan realiseres med forskellige antal af byggeelementer. Antallet af byggeelementer af hver farve, nummerering eller andre kendetegn kan passende sættes lig med ”n”, hvor ”n” repræsenterer de hele tal fra to og opefter, dog fortrinsvis små tal. Antallet af de forskellige farver/kendetegn vil da tilsvarende være ”n” i anden potens, og det totale antal elementer i spillet bliver derfor ”n” i tredje potens. Spillets slutmål er at opnå, at alle de ”n” i anden forskellige farver/kendetegn er repræsenteret en og kun en gang på hver af de seks sider i det sammensatte temingeformede legeme.The game according to the invention can be realized with different numbers of building elements. The number of building elements of each color, numbering or other characteristics can suitably be set equal to "n", where "n" represents the whole numbers from two upwards, but preferably small numbers. The number of the different colors / characteristics will then be "n" in the second potency, and the total number of elements in the game will therefore be "n" in the third potency. The end goal of the game is to achieve that all the "n" in different different colors / characteristics are represented once and only once on each of the six sides of the composite theme-shaped body.

Det skal dog bemærkes, at når ”n” overstiger 2, vil der være et antal byggeelementer i terningens indre, som ikke kan ses udefra, og som derfor kan undværes. Dette maksimale antal byggeelementer kan teoretisk udtrykkes som (”n”-2) opløftet til tredje potens.However, it should be noted that when "n" exceeds 2, there will be a number of building elements in the cube's interior that cannot be seen from the outside and which can therefore be avoided. This maximum number of building elements can theoretically be expressed as ("n" -2) raised to third power.

2 DK 173440 B1 I en særlig hensigtsmæssig udformning af spillet ifølge opfindelsen er ”n”, som er lig med det maksimale antal byggeelementer af hver farve, lig med tre. Antallet af farver er derfor lig med ni, og det samlede antal byggeelementer altså syvogtyve. Et enkelt byggeelement, nemlig det inderste skjulte byggeelement, kan dog undværes, således at spillet stadig kan benyttes, selv om man mister et af elementerne.2 DK 173440 B1 In a particularly convenient design of the game according to the invention, "n" which is equal to the maximum number of building elements of each color is equal to three. The number of colors is therefore nine, and the total number of building elements is thus twenty-seven. However, a single building element, namely the innermost hidden building element, can be avoided, so that the game can still be used, even if one of the elements is lost.

Nogle forskellige udførelsesformer af spillet ifølge opfindelsen samt de særlige fordele ved disse, vi blive nærmere beskrevet nedenfor under omtalen af tegningen, hvorSome various embodiments of the game according to the invention as well as the particular advantages thereof, we will be described in more detail below during the discussion of the drawing, wherein

Fig. 1 i perspektiv viser et temingeformet legeme sammensat af otte byggeelementer,FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tame-shaped body composed of eight building elements,

Fig. 2 et temingeformet legeme ifølge opfindelsen sammensat af syvogtyve elementer, og Fig. 3 et temingeformet legeme sammensat af fireogtres byggeelementer.FIG. 2 is a tine-shaped body according to the invention composed of twenty-seven elements; and FIG. 3 is a tame-shaped body composed of sixty-four building elements.

På fig. 1 ses det temingeformede legeme 1, i det følgende også benævnt terningen, i sin enkleste form med ”n” lig med to, altså sammensat af otte byggeelementer 2, i det følgende også benævnt dele. På figuren er de enkelte dele vist forenklede på terningens sider 3 som kubisk formede legemer uden deres organer til fastgørelse. Samtlige otte dele ses at være ensartet placeret i de i alt otte hjørner 4 i terningen. På denne måde vil hver farve/kendetegn kunne være repræsenteret på tre af terningens i alt seks sider 3, og idet der er to dele af hver farve, vil hver af de fire farver kunne ses en og kun en gang på alle seks sider 3 af terningen, hvis man blot sørger for, at hvert af de to dele af samme farve er placeret i terningens diametralt modsatte hjørner 4. Dette er den enkleste udgave af spillet ifølge opfindelsen.In FIG. 1, the tine-shaped body 1, hereinafter also referred to as the cube, is seen in its simplest form with "n" equal to two, ie composed of eight building elements 2, hereinafter also referred to as parts. In the figure, the individual parts are shown simplified on the sides 3 of the cube as cubically shaped bodies without their means for attachment. All eight parts are seen to be uniformly placed in the eight corners 4 of the cube. In this way, each color / feature may be represented on three of the total six sides 3 of the dice, and since there are two parts of each color, each of the four colors will be visible one and only once on all six sides 3 of the cube, if only one of the two parts of the same color is placed in the diametrically opposite corners of the cube 4. This is the simplest version of the game according to the invention.

Fig. 2 viser en mere avanceret udgave af spillet ifølge opfindelsen, hvor ”n” er lig med tre, således at der i alt bliver syvogtyve byggeelementer 2. Eventuelt kan der nøjes med at være seksogtyve dele, idet elementet i terningens indre som nævnt ikke kan ses udefra og derfor kan undværes. Hver af de otte i terningens hjørner 4 anbragte byggeelementer 2, der er synlige på tre af terningens seks sider 3, er på figuren er betegnet med A. Midt på hver af terningens tolv kanter 5 sidder et byggeelement betegnet B, der kan ses på to af terningens sider. Endelig er der midt på hver side 3 et byggeelement betegnet C, og disse seks elementer kan hver kun ses på en side. Endelig er der det inderste og skjulte element, D-elementet, som kan undværes.FIG. 2 shows a more advanced version of the game according to the invention, where "n" is equal to three, so that there will be a total of twenty-seven building elements 2. Possibly there can only be twenty-six parts, since the element in the cube's interior as mentioned can not be seen from the outside and therefore can be avoided. Each of the eight building elements 2 located in the corners of the cube 4, visible on three of the six sides 3 of the cube, is indicated in the figure with A. In the middle of each of the twelve edges 5 of the cube is a building element designated B, which can be seen on two of the sides of the cube. Finally, in the middle of each page 3 there is a building element called C, and these six elements can only be seen on one side. Finally, there is the innermost and hidden element, the D element, which can be avoided.

For at kunne opnå spillets slutmål, at alle ni farver/kendetegn er repræsenteret en og kun en gang på hver af terningens seks sider, vil der kræves følgende kombinationer: De to dele af samme farve/kendetegn, hvor det tredje, D-elementet, er skjult i terningens indre eller er udeladt, skal være A-elementer og være placeret i to diametralt placerede hjørner 4. De seks forskellige farver/kendetegn, der er repræsenteret ved hvert af de seks C-elementer, der kun kan ses på en side, skal hver yderligere have et B-element af samme farve/kendetegn til at dække to andre sammenstødende sider samt et enkelt A-element til at dække de tre resterende af terningens i alt seks sider. De sidste to af de i alt ni forskellige farver/kendetegn udgøres af to sæt på tre B-elementer, der dækker i alt seks sider, når de placeres på tre kanter S, som ikke har fælles sider 3.In order to achieve the end goal of the game, that all nine colors / characteristics are represented one and only once on each of the six sides of the cube, the following combinations will be required: The two parts of the same color / characteristics, where the third, the D element, are hidden in the cube's interior or are omitted, must be A-elements and be placed in two diametrically placed corners 4. The six different colors / characteristics represented by each of the six C-elements that can only be seen on one side , each must have a B element of the same color / characteristic to cover two other adjacent sides as well as a single A element to cover the three remaining six sides of the cube. The last two of the nine different colors / characteristics are made up of two sets of three B elements, which cover a total of six pages when placed on three edges S which do not have common sides 3.

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Kun når de ovennævnte regler for placeringen af elementer nøje overholdes, vil det være muligt at opnå, at alle ni farver er repræsenteret en og kun en gang på alle terningens seks sider. I modsat fald kan der bruges mange forgæves forsøg på at opnå slutmålet, hvor man i forløbet kan komme tæt på det rigtige resultat, uden dog helt at kunne opnå det rigtige på alle seks sider. Spillet ifølge opfindelsen vil derfor kunne være både underholdende og lærerigt.Only when the above-mentioned rules for the placement of elements are strictly observed will it be possible to achieve that all nine colors are represented one and only once on all six sides of the cube. Otherwise, many unsuccessful attempts can be made to achieve the final goal, where in the process you can get close to the right result, without being able to achieve the right on all six sides. The game according to the invention can therefore be both entertaining and instructive.

På fig. 3 ses et temingeformet legeme 1, hvor ”n”, der er antallet af byggeelementer 2 af hver farve/kendetegn, er lig med fire. Det betyder, at det indeholder 16 forskellige farver, altså i alt 64 forskellige dele. Som det fremgår af figuren er der her igen otte A-elementer placeret i hjørnerne. Men nu er der seks gange fire lig med 24 C-elementer og 24 B-elementer. Endelig er der otte D-elementer, hvoraf op til alle otte kan undværes.In FIG. 3, there is shown a shaped body 1, where "n", which is the number of building elements 2 of each color / characteristic, is equal to four. This means that it contains 16 different colors, ie a total of 64 different parts. As shown in the figure, here again eight A-elements are placed in the corners. But now there are six times four equals 24 C elements and 24 B elements. Finally, there are eight D elements, of which up to all eight can be avoided.

Det vil kunne indses, at når ”n” er lig med fem, at der altså er fem dele af hver farve, vil der være 25 forskellige farver og i alt 125 forskellige dele. Med ”n” lig med seks bliver der 36 forskellige fårver og i alt 216 dele. Tilsvarende vil derjned syv elementer af hver førve, altså når ”n” er lig med syv være 49 forskellige farver/kendetegn. Med dette antal forskellige farver/kendetegn har man dog nok nået grænsen for, hvad der kan holdes rede på.It will be appreciated that when "n" equals five, that is, there are five parts of each color, there will be 25 different colors and a total of 125 different parts. With "n" equal to six, there will be 36 different colors and a total of 216 parts. Similarly, there will be seven elements of each color, ie when "n" equals seven, there will be 49 different colors / characteristics. However, with this number of different colors / characteristics you have probably reached the limit of what can be kept track of.

Spillet ifølge opfindelsen kan også tænkes udført meiandre typer byggeelementer end de ovenfor nævnte, f.eks. forsynede med magneter eller burrelåse på alle de seks sider. De nævnte byggeelementer er dog specielt egnede til dette spil, idet de, skønt de er åbne i den ene side kan sættes sammen til en terning, der fremstår helt uden hulrum.The game according to the invention may also be conceived of other types of building elements than those mentioned above, e.g. provided with magnets or cage locks on all six sides. However, the said building elements are particularly suitable for this game, although, although open in one side, they can be assembled into a cube that appears completely void.

Spillets enkelte elementer har den fordel, at de kan genbruges til at lave såvel rumlige som plane figurer. Ligeledes kan spillet med sine sammensættelige elementer tænkes at kunne inspirere til at udvikle nye former for spil. 7The individual elements of the game have the advantage that they can be reused to make both spatial and flat characters. Likewise, the game with its composite elements may conceivably be inspiring to develop new kinds of games. 7

Claims

1. Games consisting of a plurality of building elements (2) capable of forming a six-sided tine-shaped body (1), and each of the individual building elements having the same six-sided geometric shape and size, and on all side surfaces being provided with means for interconnecting thus that they can be joined together to the body-shaped body without the use of additional aids, characterized in that the individual building elements (2), each having the same color / characteristics on all six side surfaces, differ with each other by different colors / characteristics, and the game consists of "n" building elements in each of the "n" in different different colors / characteristics, so that the game comprises a total of "n" in third building elements, where "n" stands for arbitrary whole, positive and preferably small numbers thus that the building elements can be assembled into a temp-shaped body (1) which has on all six side surfaces all the "n" in the other colors / characteristics represented one and only one time.

A game as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that it is suitably "n" equal to three, ie. that it consists of three building elements (2) in each of the nine different colors, so that it contains a total of twenty-seven building elements.

3. A game as set forth in any of the other claims, characterized in that a number or all of the building elements (2) that cannot be seen on the outside of the taming-shaped body (1), e.g. may be omitted.