EP1023928A1 - Puzzlespiel - Google Patents

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EP1023928A1
EP1023928A1 EP99830041A EP99830041A EP1023928A1 EP 1023928 A1 EP1023928 A1 EP 1023928A1 EP 99830041 A EP99830041 A EP 99830041A EP 99830041 A EP99830041 A EP 99830041A EP 1023928 A1 EP1023928 A1 EP 1023928A1
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Arvedo Arvedi
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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
    • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
    • A63F9/06—Patience; Other games for self-amusement
    • A63F9/10—Two-dimensional jig-saw puzzles
    • 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
    • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
    • A63F9/06—Patience; Other games for self-amusement
    • A63F9/10—Two-dimensional jig-saw puzzles
    • A63F2009/1005—Two-dimensional jig-saw puzzles with images on both sides

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  • the present invention relates to a jigsaw puzzle for the entertainment and amusement of several persons during party games.
  • the game in question is intended to be played by at least two players competing with each other.
  • this game involves the use of a plurality of pieces which are distributed among all the players at the start of the game.
  • Each player competes with the others, trying to use up first all his/her pieces by arranging them so as to form a mosaic structure together with all the other players.
  • puzzles consisting of a plurality of pieces which can be fitted together in an ordered manner so as to create a predetermined image formed on one side thereof.
  • the game therefore consists in correctly combining the individual pieces so as to recreate the image shown on one side of the pieces and split up into the individual pieces.
  • the individual pieces (mainly made of cardboard, but also available in wood, fabric, etc.) can be correctly fitted together generally using only the pieces which are designed to be arranged in an adjacent position during composition of the puzzle image.
  • the ability of the person playing the puzzle game consists in identifying, from among the many pieces which are available, those pieces which can be combined together to form a part of the puzzle image.
  • the players therefore have the possibility of exercising their skill whenever an attempt is made to add a piece.
  • the main object of the present invention is therefore that of overcoming the drawbacks associated with jigsaw puzzles of the known type, by providing a new jigsaw puzzle which allows the players to compete with each other by comparing their own ability to associate correctly the individual pieces in order to create a common image formed on one side of the pieces themselves.
  • a further object of the present invention is that of providing a jigsaw puzzle which generates, albeit in a competitive atmosphere, a healthy spirit of cooperation between all the players.
  • the jigsaw puzzle in question which is characterized essentially by the fact that it comprises a plurality of separate pieces which can be associated with one another so as to create a single image contained partially on an upper side thereof opposite to a corresponding underside.
  • Each piece has a perimetral profile which is designed to fit together with at least one corresponding profile of a piece adjacent to it in the compositional layout of the image.
  • the pieces can be organized into at least two homogeneous groups which can be distinguished from one another by means of a marking provided on the underside so that the pieces in a same group have the same possibilities for combination with the playing pieces as the pieces in each of the remaining groups.
  • the markings which are designed to distinguish the various groups of pieces consist of colours.
  • 1 denotes each individual piece and 2 a plurality of pieces 1 which are correctly combined together.
  • pieces 1 which have a shape substantially similar to that found in games which are commonly referred to by the name of "jigsaw puzzles”.
  • the pieces 1 of the jigsaw puzzle according to the present invention may also have shapes or configurations which are different from those illustrated hereinbelow without thereby departing from the protective scope of the present patent.
  • the jigsaw puzzle in question therefore comprises a plurality of separate pieces 1 which can be associated with one another so as to create a single image 3 (see Fig. 3) formed partially on each upper side 4 thereof.
  • the image 3 shown on the upper side 4 consists of a helm.
  • the image 3 shown may obviously be of any kind and obviously may be obtained both by means of a drawing and by means of a photographic reproduction.
  • each piece 1 contains only a small portion of the overall image 3 which is completely visible only when all the pieces 1 are correctly combined with one another.
  • each piece 1 has a substantially flat form so as to define the upper side 4 having, on its upper surface, the image 3 to be formed and an underside 5 which is substantially opposite to the upper side 4.
  • the flat form of the pieces 1 allows them to be arranged more easily on a flat support surface such as, for example, a table (not shown).
  • Each piece 1 has peripherally a perimetral profile 7 which is designed to fit together with the corresponding profiles 7 of the pieces 1 adjacent thereto in the compositional layout of the image 3.
  • the individual pieces 1 have lobes 8 and recesses 9 which allow them to be combined with the other pieces 1, generally in an exclusive manner, in the correct positions within the image 3.
  • each piece 1 is distinguished by a marking which allows the pieces 1 to be organized into different groups of homogeneous pieces.
  • these markings designed to distinguish the various groups of pieces 1 may consist of different colours.
  • the number of pieces 1 of each group, their type 1 and their distribution within the image 3 are such as to ensure that each group has the same possibilities for combination with the playing pieces 1 as the pieces 1 in each of the remaining groups.
  • each group of pieces 1 will be formed by a same number of components and a same number of pieces 1 with the same combination possibilities. More particularly, the pieces 1 may offer different possibilities for combination with the other pieces 1 (see Figs. 4, 5 and 6) depending on their perimetral profile 7. For example, the pieces 1 shown in Figures 4, 5 and 6 have respectively two, three or four combination possibilities.
  • the pieces are therefore divided up so that each group has the same number of pieces for each different combination possibility.
  • a further criterion used in the formation of the groups of pieces 1 envisages that the relative spatial distribution of the pieces 1 of each group within the image 3 is substantially the same for all the groups.
  • the aim of this is obviously to avoid not only pieces 1 from the same group being all concentrated within a small zone of the image 3, but also the presence of preferential logical combinations between the pieces 1 of a group and the image 3 to be formed.
  • this subdivision of the pieces 1 into groups may be performed by means of a computer which calculates, with the aid of a program, a certain distribution of the pieces within the image and their configuration in accordance with the criteria described above.
  • the pieces 1 of each group may have the same combination possibilities as the pieces of the remaining groups with respect to all the playing pieces 1 or only with respect to the pieces of the remanining groups, depending on whether or not it is envisaged that the pieces 1 of a same group may also be combined with one another.
  • the jigsaw puzzle described hitherto is suitable for use by several persons playing party games together as illustrated below.
  • each group of pieces 1 is assigned to at least one player and, should the number of groups be greater than the number of players, all the groups of pieces 1 which are in excess are commonly assigned to all the players.
  • each player has a group of pieces 1 which has the same combination possibilities as the groups of pieces 1 of the other players.
  • the game then envisages that all the players should create together the image 3 reproduced on the upper side 4 of the pieces 1.
  • Each individual player helps form the image 3 using exclusively his/her own pieces 1 (or the commonly assigned pieces 1) and using his/her own ability to find as quickly as possible the correct combinations.

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Cited By (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1293236A1 (de) * 2002-09-23 2003-03-19 Hausemann en Hötte BV Puzzle
WO2003037463A1 (en) * 2001-11-01 2003-05-08 Leach David M Multi-skill level puzzle
ES2241495A1 (es) * 2004-04-02 2005-10-16 Gerardo Ariel Petrullo Hornes Puzles mecanicos para resolver en equipo.
US7510187B2 (en) 2005-09-15 2009-03-31 Maia Haag Personalized jigsaw puzzle

Citations (5)

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US3558136A (en) * 1968-02-12 1971-01-26 Marvin Glass & Associates Double jig-saw puzzle game
FR2385420A1 (fr) * 1977-03-28 1978-10-27 Bohbot Albert Nouveau jeu de societe
GB2167672A (en) * 1984-11-29 1986-06-04 Terence Pitts Fenby Puzzle game
US4792138A (en) * 1985-02-08 1988-12-20 Watkins Kirk W Jigsaw puzzle game
US5368301A (en) * 1993-04-20 1994-11-29 Mitchell; Dennis E. Double sized puzzle

Patent Citations (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3558136A (en) * 1968-02-12 1971-01-26 Marvin Glass & Associates Double jig-saw puzzle game
FR2385420A1 (fr) * 1977-03-28 1978-10-27 Bohbot Albert Nouveau jeu de societe
GB2167672A (en) * 1984-11-29 1986-06-04 Terence Pitts Fenby Puzzle game
US4792138A (en) * 1985-02-08 1988-12-20 Watkins Kirk W Jigsaw puzzle game
US5368301A (en) * 1993-04-20 1994-11-29 Mitchell; Dennis E. Double sized puzzle

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2003037463A1 (en) * 2001-11-01 2003-05-08 Leach David M Multi-skill level puzzle
EP1293236A1 (de) * 2002-09-23 2003-03-19 Hausemann en Hötte BV Puzzle
WO2004026422A1 (en) * 2002-09-23 2004-04-01 Hausemann En Hötte B.V. Puzzle set
ES2241495A1 (es) * 2004-04-02 2005-10-16 Gerardo Ariel Petrullo Hornes Puzles mecanicos para resolver en equipo.
US7510187B2 (en) 2005-09-15 2009-03-31 Maia Haag Personalized jigsaw puzzle

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