EP1726340A1 - Three-dimensional chess game - Google Patents

Abstract

Three-dimensional chess has eight rods (3) perpendicular to two sides opposite each other. Two rods of a series of fields are arranged opposite each other and eight connections (4) are arranged between them vertical to each other. On each connection, four black and white markings are provided alternately, and eight hanging devices are provided for a chess piece. The connection has an eye for chess piece.

Description

The invention relates to a three-dimensional game of chess with eight superimposed square game levels, each game level eight times eight alternating black and white marked playing fields, and with chess pieces that can be assigned to the playing fields.

In a conventional game of chess each 16 partially different figures are arranged in a predetermined manner on the two basic series of a total of 64 playing fields having game field each opponent. The figures can be drawn by a player only in a certain way on the usually alternately black and white marked playing field.

In order to offer more opportunities for playing are the skilled person three-dimensional chess games in various embodiments known and familiar. These three-dimensional chess games usually comprise eight superimposed game levels, each game level being constructed in the form of a conventional chess board, which means that each game level has eight by eight alternating black and white marked playing fields. Here, the markers are arranged such that, for example, at a vertical edge of the entire three-dimensional chess game in the lowest level is a white field, in the overlying level a black field and so forth to the top level, in this upper corner of a black Playing field has. The chess pieces can be moved by a player either within a level, preferably in accordance with the known chess rules for two-dimensional chess, or between the levels in a predetermined manner. Usually, these three-dimensional chess game are intended for two players, but in principle it is also possible that three or more players play together.

From the DE 39 14 116 A1 is a three-dimensional chess cube and associated figures known, in which, however, as given in claim 1, the eightfold number of figures is present and two new types of figures are introduced, which are reciprocated in a novel way between the different game levels and forth. However, this three-dimensional chess game is complicated in structure, requires a hydro-mechanical stand and possibly a computer to control the movement of the characters within the game of chess. In addition, the game is virtually unmanageable by a single player due to the high number of figures.

The DE 39 08 416 A1 discloses a three-dimensional game, in particular chess game, with a cuboid base body. This basic body consists of a three-dimensional space grid and has a plurality of along its axes side by side and one above the other arranged cavities in the form of specific for receiving the game pieces cuboid elements. These cuboid elements must be designed to be open at least to one side in order to be able to place manually a game character in the cuboid element. It is understood that the entire game of chess must be made essentially transparent in order to be able to see the position of the different game characters preferably from all sides. For taking out and / or moving the game pieces channels rows or columns are arranged in particular in the interior of the game of chess in order to access the arranged inside the cuboid base cuboid elements can. A disadvantage here is to be considered that the internal cuboid elements of a player can be accessed only in an uncomfortable manner and the overall transparent design of all parallelepiped elements requires considerable effort, so that in particular the total weight of the game of chess is increased in an undesirable manner.

Based on this prior art, the skilled artisan has the object to provide a three-dimensional chess game that is playable due to its structure in a simple manner, and in particular on the inside arranged game fields can be accessed in a simple manner.

According to the invention the object is achieved by the features of claim 1.

The core idea of the invention is that for the formation of arranged in eight superposed game levels playing fields, a total of 512 playing fields, no massive structures, eg. B. in the form of cuboidal elements or the like, can be used, but that the playing fields are formed by links arranged on markings, which are alternately executed black and white. The connections in turn are arranged or fastened on substantially perpendicularly aligned rods on the edge of the chess game.

Here, a number of eight game fields each end of the row a staff assigned between which in eight levels one above the other eight connections are provided. It is understood that the distance of the individual connections seen in the vertical direction is selected such that a substantially cubic chess game is obtained whose edge lengths are equal to each other.

In order to be able to assign a chess piece to the connections or the black and white markings provided on the connections for identifying the differently colored playing fields of the three-dimensional chess game in a desired manner by the player, each of the 64 connections extending essentially in the horizontal direction and parallel to each other eight suspension devices each intended for a chess piece. These suspension devices can be designed by the person skilled in the art in any desired manner, but preferably as described below. In particular, it is also possible for a chess piece to be arranged above a connection. In the context of the invention, it is also included that z. B. only four rods are arranged on one side of the game of chess, each rod two vertically stacked groups of compounds z. B: are spaced apart from each other by means of crossbeams in the horizontal direction.

Advantageous embodiments of the invention are the subject of dependent claims.

Preferably, the hanger is formed by an eyelet, each of the chess pieces is provided at the top with a hook that can be hooked into the eyelet. Thus, it is possible in a simple manner to take out the chess piece moved by the player with its hook from the eye of the starting field of the turn and in turn hang at the end point of the playing field in the eyelet assigned to this playing field. In principle, this can also be done in the reverse manner, which means that the compounds are each assigned eight hook-like devices and the chess pieces on top each have a hook or eyelet is provided. In a simple way, in this case metal and / or plastic eyelets and preferably metal hooks on the chess pieces, the u. a. be made of wood, be provided. To mark the different playing fields, the eyelets are colored black or white in a simple manner.

In an advantageous embodiment, the sides of the three-dimensional chess game arranged substantially vertically aligned rods made of wood or metal, in particular aluminum, to reduce the overall weight of the game of chess. These bars can from the Person skilled in sufficient strength, in a design in aluminum, in particular as a tube, run in order to give the chess game sufficient strength.

In a particularly preferred manner, the compounds are designed as threads, which are respectively clamped between the rods assigned to a row at the end of this row. Thus, on a pair of rods, a total of eight threads in the vertical direction are clamped equidistant from each other at different heights. As material for the threads natural materials are proposed, such as hemp and / or cotton. To increase the longevity of the game of chess plastic threads or - ropes or wire ropes can each be clamped in sufficient thicknesses between the rods and secured in a suitable manner to these.

In order to increase the stability of the three-dimensional chess game, it is proposed that the vertically upstanding rods are clamped outward against the tensile force of the connections. This can be carried out by the skilled person in any desired manner.

To increase the clarity and ease of playability of the three-dimensional chess game is proposed that a base of the chess game is provided in a conventional manner with a checkered pattern, which means eight times eight alternating black and white fields. In this case, the color of the eyelets at the lowest level of the horizontal connections corresponds in each case to the underlying color of the playing field of the base area.

In order to increase the operability of the game of chess and in particular to be able to access the arranged in the interior of the game of chess game fields in a simple manner, the game of chess is formed segmentable. Here, the individual segments of the game of chess are relative to each other substantially in a horizontal plane or direction displaced to to be able to move away from one another such two segments and to be able to easily access the playing fields located inside the segment or the chess game by means of the space thus created between the segments. The formation of the chess game in two or more substantially identically structured segments can be configured in any desired manner. For example, a base described above on which a plurality of vertically upstanding bars with intervening strains are disposed could be in the form of transportable segments to lift and redeem these segments of the base at a desired distance from the other segments of the chess game to be able to access the internal playing fields.

Preferably, each edge of each segment two bars are arranged so that a segment thus consists of two rows of playing fields of a base with on the narrow sides two vertical bars, thus 16 horizontal connections are present on each segment and the three-dimensional chess game consists four essentially identically constructed segments. In principle, two, eight or 16 segments can be provided.

For relative displacement of the individual segments to each other is proposed that each of the segments has rollers or any other sliding elements, which in turn are in turn mounted on rails or runners hanging in order to move the individual segments substantially without resistance relative to each other. It is understood that the rails or skids must be designed in sufficient length to space the segments sufficiently far apart to be able to access the inner playing fields in a comfortable manner.

The three-dimensional chess game is essentially according to the Rules of two-dimensional chess played. This means that the king can only be moved one field at a time in the horizontal direction. The king remains as the only figure on the lowest level, which is referred to as level 1, for example,

The tower can be pulled in addition to the well-known moves along a row or line of the playing fields in a plane and vertically upwards. Thus, for example, it can be dragged from the field a1 in the first level to the field a1 in the eighth level.

The runner can be moved diagonally within a plane in a known manner and also diagonally up and down along a row or a row of playing fields. This means that, for example, the runner is moved from the c1 field in the first level to the c8 field in the eighth level or from the f3 field in the third level to d3 in the seventh level.

The queen can perform all moves of the runner and the tower as in the known two-dimensional chess.

The jumper can jump in a conventional manner within a plane, such. B. field b1 on the field c3 in the first level, as well as between different levels, z. From the field d4 in the fifth level to the field e4 in the seventh level or from the field d4 in the fifth level to the field f4 in the sixth level.

The farmer can be drawn in a known manner horizontally within its row by one field, the first move by two fields, as well as obliquely up or down within a row by one position, at the beginning two positions, ie z. From playing field a2 in the first level on playing field a3 in the second level. The beating of other figures is possible only within a plane in a conventional manner.

The rules regarding the castling match those of the well-known chess game.

The pawns King, Queen, Runner, Knight and Tower are located on the lowest level 1, as in the well-known chess game, and pawns in the second row a2 to h2 of the first level and 16 additional pawns in the rows a1 to h1 and a2 to h2 in the second level.

Fig. 1:

ein Schachspiel in Seitenansicht,

Fig. 2:

ein Segment des Schachspiels in Querschnittsdarstellung,

Fig. 3:

ein Segment des Schachspiels in perspektivischer Darstellung, und

Fig. 4:

die Spielfiguren des Schachspiels,

The invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to an embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings. Show it:

Fig. 1:

a chess game in side view,

Fig. 2:

a segment of the chess game in cross-section,

3:

a segment of the chess game in perspective, and

4:

the playing pieces of the chess game,

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figures 1 to 4 is a three-dimensional chess game 1, which is composed of four substantially identically formed segments 2. At each of the four segments 2, two substantially vertically upstanding rods 3 are arranged on the narrow sides, wherein a respective rod 3 is provided on each row a, b at the end. Between two bars 3 eight substantially horizontally aligned connections 4 are provided in the vertical direction equidistant to each other, which are braced, for example in the form of threads between the rods 3. In principle, the connections 4 can also be designed as rods or tubes in order to avoid sagging. The rods 3, for example wooden rods or metal pipes, are to increase the stability of the three-dimensional chess game 1 with tensioning lines 5 to the outside braced.

At the connections 4 eight equidistantly arranged eyelets 6 are arranged in each case, wherein the eyelets 6 preferably alternately black and white are dyed and can be embodied for example as plastic or metal rings.

In the eyelets 6, a chess piece 7 with its hook arranged on the top side 8, in particular a metal hook, can be hung in accordance with the train made by the player. Thus, each chess piece 7 corresponding to the chess pieces known from two-dimensional chess can be easily moved from one playing field to another by a player.

In order to facilitate the playability of the chess game 1, the four segments 2 of the chess game 1 are movable relative to each other so as to obtain a space between two adjacent segments 2 by the spacing through which a player on internal playing fields, that is, for example, a central Eyelet 6 in the third or fourth game level from below to be able to access. Preferably, on the segment 2, which comprises a base body 9 in the form of a flat plate, for example a wooden plate, on whose top two rows of eight playing fields a, b are marked, provided on its underside with mechanical devices to the Segment 2 to move substantially in a horizontal direction. These devices are preferably rollers 10, which are suspended suspended in a rail 11 in order to move the individual segments 2 practically without resistance on the rails 11 can. For example, plastic rollers 10 may be suspended in a metal rail 11. It is understood that the rails 11 must be made sufficiently long in order to obtain sufficient space between the individual segments 2.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

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Chess

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segment

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Rod

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connection

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Guyline

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eyelet

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chess piece

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hook

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body

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role

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rail

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Set of playing fields

Claims (9)

Three-dimensional chess game (1) with eight superimposed square game levels, each game level eight times eight alternating black and white marked game fields identifies, and with chess pieces (7), which are assigned to the playing fields, characterized in that the three-dimensional chess game (1) two opposing sides each having eight vertical bars (3), wherein each two opposite bars (3) of a row a, b are assigned by playing fields, and between two opposing bars (3) each eight compounds (4) arranged vertically one above the other are, wherein each compound (4) alternately four black and white markers and eight suspension devices for a chess piece (7) are provided. Three-dimensional chess game (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the suspension device comprises an eyelet (7), wherein the chess pieces (7) are provided at the top with a hook (8). Three-dimensional chess game (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the rods (3) made of wood or metal, in particular an aluminum tube. Three-dimensional chess game (1) according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the connections (4) are threads, in particular made of natural material or as plastic threads or as a wire rope. Three-dimensional chess game (1) according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the rods (3) are clamped over tension lines (5) to the outside. Three-dimensional chess game (1) according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that a base is provided with black and white fields. Three-dimensional chess game (1) according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the chess game (1) is segmented and the individual segments (2) are designed to be displaceable, in particular the four segments (2) are provided. Three-dimensional chess game (1) according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that on each segment (2) are each arranged on a narrow side two rods (3). Three-dimensional chess game (1) according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the segments (2) are mounted on rollers (10) or sliding elements.

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