EP0807455A2 - Dice board game - Google Patents

Abstract

The players used on the board have spherical heads (1) shaped at the top like a hollowed cap (4) so that a play ball (3) can be fitted and held in the cap. The ball has the size of the head and in turn is capped so that it can be placed with its capped segment (5) on the playing board (7) so that it does not roll. The mini-circle of the hollow cap (4) in the head corresponds to the mini-circle of the ball segment face (5). The players an have circular cylindrical like bodies whose base surface (6) corresponds in diameter to the diameter of the head and ball. The ball is coloured like a football. Dice are used to determine moves.

Description

The present invention relates to a board game with dice that are roughly modeled on the human body and have a spherical head, with a field divided into individual fields and with other accessories, such as different dice and a game ball.

A wide variety of board games are known, including those whose game pieces have, for example, a circular-conical or cylindrical hull and a spherical head which is firmly connected to the hull.

Furthermore, these board games include a playing field that has many individual fields that cover the playing field either in a line-like manner or over a wide area.

These games include the "Halma" game, in which the luck of the game depends entirely on the move strategy, or the "man-do-not-you-do" game, which is completely dependent on the randomness of the rolled "eyes" using a dice.

The tokens are gripped by the head for movement and placed on the field according to the rules of the game. The player head has no other function.

Furthermore, board games in the manner of a soccer game are known in which one leg of a player is relatively complex can be moved via a mechanism that is more or less hidden in the body and can be operated by pressing the player's head. The game also includes a ball in the form of a ball, which is to be carried from the player's leg towards the opposing goal. The "shots" can only be dosed and directed very imperfectly, which is why the game ball often flies over the edge of the game pad that is necessary anyway. In addition, the mechanics make the games much more expensive, which is why only a few players are added to the game.

There are also soccer games with players, on the feet of which a coil spring is attached, which swings when tapped. The players are firmly tied to their place in pitch sinks. A small steel ball rolls across the field from depression to depression, to the players' legs or, with luck, into the goal. Here, too, the ball very often flies over the playing surface. Since the players are also tied to the fort here, the play value is significantly reduced.

No game allows the ball to be played on a man.

Well-known games become boring over time, because the game opportunities are exhausted due to constantly repeating moves, the players are local, which largely rules out strategic gameplay, sometimes significantly fewer players are arranged on the playground and except "play" attempts or "Goal shots" no further ball treatment is possible.

The games are therefore far from e.g. simulate a soccer game or handball game close to the rules.

The object of the invention is therefore to implement a ball game, in particular a soccer game, on a game surface, that a varied, rules-based and therefore interesting game is made possible. The game should consist of simple basic elements, rule out an over-the-edge shooting of the ball even without the edge of the field raised, and be inexpensive to produce.

This object is achieved by the features specified in claim 1. Further advantageous embodiments are specified in claims 2 to 8.

Thereafter, the spherical head of each toy figure is shaped like a hollow cap on top so that a spherical toy ball can be inserted into the hollow cap. The game ball can still be about the size of the spherical head of the game character, which is about lifelike. In addition, the game ball is in turn so cut that it cannot be placed on the playing field in a rolling manner with the ball segment surface created by cutting.

This makes it possible according to the invention to be able to guide the ball safely on the player as well as to set it loose from the player without it accidentally rolling away from the field set.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the small circle of the hollow cap in the player head and the small circle of the ball segment area correspond to half the diameter of the player head or ball. In this way, on the one hand a realistic design of the player and the game ball is possible, on the other hand sufficient security against loss or rolling away of the game ball is achieved.

The realistic design and the secure standing of the playing figures advantageously contribute if the playing pieces have circular cone-like player bodies, the base surfaces of which correspond approximately to the diameter of the player head or ball.

In an embodiment of the invention, the player's torso, for example from a team, can also be circular-cylindrical, the base area also having a diameter approximately equal to the diameter of the player's head or ball.

The game ball is preferably painted, printed or embossed similar to a soccer ball.

In order to ensure a clear placement of the game pieces, the smallest edge length of an individual field of the game field should be greater than / equal to the diameter of the base areas of the player bodies or the diameter of the game ball, the individual fields preferably forming squares.

The invention will be explained in more detail using an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 1

ein Spielstein in der Seitenansicht und Draufsicht,

Fig. 2

einen Spielball in räumlicher Darstellung und

Fig. 3

die Kombination von Spielstein und Spielball.

Fig. 4

das Spielfeld

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1

a tile in side and top view,

Fig. 2

a game ball in spatial representation and

Fig. 3

the combination of game piece and game ball.

Fig. 4

the playing field

The game piece has a spherical head 1 and a circular cylindrical body 2, which are firmly connected. For example, the game piece can be made in one piece. The head 1 can have a face. In addition, the head 1 is designed so that it can carry a game ball 3. For this purpose, a hollow in the manner of a hollow cap 4 is incorporated on top of the head 1, which is adapted in radius to the game ball 3 used. The cap radius preferably corresponds to the ball radius. The small circle of the hollow cap 4 is half the diameter of the head 1 of the token is sufficient to hold the ball 3 securely. This relationship can be clearly seen in the top view of FIG. 1. In the preferred example, the diameter of the game ball 3 also corresponds to the diameter of the head 1. Both can have, for example, 16 mm in diameter, from which a diameter for the small circle of the hollow cap 4 is preferably calculated to be 8 mm.

In the example, the circular-conical fuselage 2 has a footprint of also 16 mm in diameter. With a hull length of also around 16 mm, sufficient stability is guaranteed for the playing piece both without playing ball 3 and with playing ball 3. The token can be made of wood or plastic.

The spherical ball 3 is "ground" on one side. The resulting circular segment area 5 serves to place the game ball 3 on a game field 7, consisting of many individual fields 8 (FIG. 4). The diameter of this ball segment surface 5 is also preferably 8 mm, which results in a sufficient seating area to prevent the ball from rolling away. On the other hand, the ball segment area 5 is so small that the flattening does not replace the impression of a round ball. The game ball, like the game stone, can be made of wood or plastic.

The individual fields 8 also have a minimum edge length of 16 mm, as a result of which two game pieces can be placed directly next to one another.

The game also includes 12 dice. A throw specifies the respective turn, whereby the player is largely free to choose which tile and in which direction. The ball can either be carried along by the token as described or it can be played, driven forward, given the height of the shot on target. Of course, the goalkeeper can react in anticipation of the shot on goal.

The rules of the game can largely be designed according to the model, whereby through the formation of the game pieces, the game ball and the playing field as well as the right number of players, really exciting football can be played by two people.

Of course, the invention is not limited to football games, and the game piece and ball can also be used for a handball game, volleyball game or the like ball game.

Reference numerals

1

Head of the token

2nd

Hull of the token

3rd

Game ball

4th

Hollow cap in the head 1

5

Circle segment area on the game ball 3

6

Footprint

7

matchfield

8th

Individual field on the field 7

Claims (8)

Dice board game with stones that have spherical heads, with a field that is divided into individual fields, and with other accessories, characterized in that the spherical head (1) of the stones on top is shaped like a hollow cap so that a spherical ball (3 ) can be inserted into the hollow cap (4) to find a hold, the game ball (3) being approximately the size of the spherical head (1) and in turn being so cut that it with the ball segment surface (5) created by cutting off onto the field (7 ) can be set non-rolling. Dice board game according to claim 1, characterized in that the small circle of the hollow cap (4) in the player head (1) corresponds in size to the small circle of the ball segment surface (5). Dice board game according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the small circle of the hollow cap (4) in the player head (1) and the small circle of the ball segment surface (5) correspond in diameter to half the diameter of the player head (1) or game ball (3) . Dice board game according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that the game pieces have circular cone-like player bodies (2), the base surfaces (6) of which correspond approximately in diameter to the player head or game ball diameter. Dice board game according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that the game pieces have circular-cylindrical game bodies (2) whose base area (6) has a diameter approximately equal to the diameter of the player head (1) or Match the diameter of the game ball (3). Board game according to claim 1, characterized in that the game ball (3) is painted, printed or embossed like a football. Dice board game according to claim 1, characterized in that the smallest edge length of a single field (8) of the playing field (7) is greater than / equal to the diameter of the base surfaces (6) of the player body (2) or the diameter of the playing ball (3). Dice board game according to claims 1 and 7, characterized in that the individual fields (8) of the playing field (7) are square.

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