EP0265115A1 - Jeu se jouant sur une table - Google Patents

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EP0265115A1
EP0265115A1 EP87308854A EP87308854A EP0265115A1 EP 0265115 A1 EP0265115 A1 EP 0265115A1 EP 87308854 A EP87308854 A EP 87308854A EP 87308854 A EP87308854 A EP 87308854A EP 0265115 A1 EP0265115 A1 EP 0265115A1
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David Edward Payne
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AUSTIN GREY MARKETING Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F3/00—Board games; Raffle games
    • A63F3/00003—Types of board games
    • A63F3/00028—Board games simulating indoor or outdoor sporting games, e.g. bowling, basketball, boxing, croquet, athletics, jeu de boules, darts, snooker, rodeo

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  • the invention relates to board game apparatus, particularly one which in playing reflects or simulates the game of snooker.
  • board game apparatus comprising a board, a plurality of discrete securing means of the board, a plurality of removable marker means which marker means can be removably secured by a respective securing means of the board, and a plurality of separate information means associated with the marker means for determining the order in which marker means is or are removed from the board.
  • the discrete securing means may comprise a plurality of holes in the playing surface of the board.
  • the removable marker means may comprise pegs which can be mounted in and removed from the holes.
  • the holes may be laid out in an array corresponding to the positions of the game balls in a game of snooker.
  • the holes may be laid out in an array corresponding to the positions of the game balls at the start of a game of snooker.
  • the apparatus may include a further plurality of markers corresponding to particular ones of the removable marker means.
  • the securing means may comprise holes in the playing surface and the further plurality of markers may comprise removable pegs.
  • the board may include scoring means whereby the score of a player or players of a game using the apparatus can keep a tally of their score.
  • the scoring means may comprise a series of numbered holes in the playing surface, and a peg which is inserted in a particular hole to represent a particular score.
  • the holes may be arranged as two converging rows to simulate the shape of a cue.
  • the board may comprise a receptacle for removed marker means.
  • the board may be rectangular and there may be a plurality of receptacles positioned to simulate pockets of a snooker table.
  • the board may comprise plastics material.
  • the board may be made in one piece by injection moulding.
  • a simulated board game apparatus comprising a simulated board, a plurality of simulated discrete securing means, a plurality of simulated marker means which can be removable from a respective simulated securing means, and a plurality of simulated separate information means associated with the marker means for determining the order in which the marker means is or are removed from the board.
  • game board apparatus 1 comprising a generally rectangular board 2, having a playing surface 3, a plurality of discrete securing means 4 of the board, a plurality of removable marker means in the form of pegs 5 which can be removably secured by a respective securing means 4 of the board 2, and a plurality of separate information means in the form of separate question and answer cards (not shown) which are associated with the marker means for determining the order in which marker means is or are removed from the board.
  • the board 2 itself is suitably injection moulded in one piece from plastics material, the securing means 4 being in the form of holes which are formed during the moulding process in the playing surface 3.
  • the holes 4 are laid out in an array simulating the position of the game balls (that is excluding the cue ball) at the start of a game of snooker.
  • the game board has two sets of securing means 4 ⁇ and 4 ⁇ . Between them is a further array of securing means in the form of two sets of identical holes 6 ⁇ and 6 ⁇ , each set comprising six rows corresponding to the 'colours' (i.e. non-red) balls in snooker.
  • the board also includes marker means in the form of a series of holes 7, each one being numbered, to simulate a score.
  • the surface of the board also has a well 8, and pockets 2a which act as feet too.
  • the removable marker means are pegs, such as plastic pegs, which can be inserted in and removed from the holes 4.
  • the pegs 9 in each set are red, simulating red balls, the pegs 10 are respectively yellow, green, brown, blue, pink and black, simulating those colour balls of snooker.
  • 6 ⁇ , 6 ⁇ there are yellow, red, green, brown and black pegs, the number increasing from two (yellow) to seven (black).
  • the well 8 contains a number indicator such as a cup and dice.
  • the cards are arranged in sets to determine a subject, for example General Knowledge, Music, Art and Literature, Entertainment, Sport, History, Geography, six in all to correspond with the six colours. There are categories of difficulty within each set, from 1 to 6, so that a question of tariff 6 is harder than a question of tariff 1.
  • the board 2 In use to play the game, which can be played by two people or two teams of players, the board 2 is laid out so that all the red markers 9 in both sets of holes 4 are in position, and the coloured pegs 10 are in their respective positions too. The further pegs are in position in their holes 6 ⁇ , the adjacent array of holes 6 ⁇ being vacant.
  • the question cards are shuffled, the first player or team is selected by suitable random choice indicator means such as the highest throw of the dice, or a toss of a coin.
  • the first player throws the dice to determine the subject (1, General Knowledge, 2 Music, Art and Literature, 3 Entertainment, 4 Sport, 5 History, 6 Geography) and if the question is answered correctly scores a red.
  • the player then throws the dice again to determine the next subject. He then selects a colour which rises in degree of difficulty and value from yellow up to black. If answered correctly the player throws again for a red and continues the break in snooker fashion until a wrong answer is given. Within each single break the number of times a colour can be selected after a successful red equates to the value of that colour e.g. a yellow question can be selected only twice.
  • each red is potted it is placed in a pocket 2a.
  • the appropriate colour peg is taken and placed in the receiving holes to act as a counter towards the maximum number of times each colour can be potted within each break.
  • the pegs are returned to their original position to act as a counter for the opposing team.
  • a which mark peg is placed at the appropriate one in the series of holes 7 to mark the score of the "break".
  • the board 20 shown in Fig. 4 is similar to that shown in Figs. 1-3, and includes in addition receptacles such as slots 21 in which used game question cards can be placed.
  • the invention provides a snooker based game, the easier red questions must be answered correctly before a player can select a more valuable but more difficult question.
  • the player must correctly answer a red question before selecting a colour and the break continues until a wrong answer is given. At that stage the opposing player takes his turn. It will be understood that having answered a red question correctly to start their "break"; before proceeding to answer relatively more difficult colour questions the player must throw the dice to select the next category of question in order to attempt to answer the colour question of his choice from the relatively easy yellow questions to score two points or the relatively very difficult black questions to score seven points.
  • the degree of difficulty of the question to be answered will be based on the individual players' knowledge of the selected subject.
  • the board game apparatus can be simulated electronically in all its aspects to be presented televisually on a television screen.

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EP87308854A 1986-10-08 1987-10-06 Jeu se jouant sur une table Withdrawn EP0265115A1 (fr)

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GB868624146A GB8624146D0 (en) 1986-10-08 1986-10-08 Board game apparatus
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GB2387788A (en) * 2002-04-19 2003-10-29 John David Knight Betting game played with three dice

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GB2070944A (en) * 1980-03-12 1981-09-16 Smith W Football board game
EP0065862A1 (fr) * 1981-05-19 1982-12-01 Video Computer Systems Ltd Appareil de simulation
EP0085483A1 (fr) * 1982-01-13 1983-08-10 Charles Dennis Wells Appareil électronique permettant de jouer à un jeu de golf simulé
GB2133704A (en) * 1983-01-20 1984-08-01 Moulded Plastics Board game apparatus for simulating the game of snooker
GB2163663A (en) * 1984-08-30 1986-03-05 Anthony Michael Holloway Snooker board game
GB2172513A (en) * 1985-02-08 1986-09-24 Terence Arthur Pegg Board game
EP0216400A1 (fr) * 1985-09-10 1987-04-01 Bohumil B. Sypal Jeu de table

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2070944A (en) * 1980-03-12 1981-09-16 Smith W Football board game
EP0065862A1 (fr) * 1981-05-19 1982-12-01 Video Computer Systems Ltd Appareil de simulation
EP0085483A1 (fr) * 1982-01-13 1983-08-10 Charles Dennis Wells Appareil électronique permettant de jouer à un jeu de golf simulé
GB2133704A (en) * 1983-01-20 1984-08-01 Moulded Plastics Board game apparatus for simulating the game of snooker
GB2163663A (en) * 1984-08-30 1986-03-05 Anthony Michael Holloway Snooker board game
GB2172513A (en) * 1985-02-08 1986-09-24 Terence Arthur Pegg Board game
EP0216400A1 (fr) * 1985-09-10 1987-04-01 Bohumil B. Sypal Jeu de table

Cited By (1)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2387788A (en) * 2002-04-19 2003-10-29 John David Knight Betting game played with three dice

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