ES2224818A1

ES2224818A1 - Novel table game

Info

Publication number: ES2224818A1
Application number: ES200202452A
Authority: ES
Inventors: Esteban Cabrera Silva
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2002-10-15
Filing date: 2002-10-15
Publication date: 2005-03-01
Anticipated expiration: 2022-10-15
Also published as: ES2291104A1; WO2004035156A1; ES2224818B1; AU2003244655A1; ES2291104B1

Abstract

The invention relates to a novel table game which can be used for learning a foreign language. The inventive game is characterised in that it consists of a board comprising two stacked parallel sheets. A set of circular tokens, which are made from metal or which comprise a metal core, are inserted between the aforementioned sheets (by means of side slots) and are moved using an external magnetic piece. According to the invention, the winner is the person who collects a pre-fixed number of tokens, said tokens containing different types of information (name, colour, size and number). Once a token has been extracted via a slot, said token can only be collected if the player provides a correct answer according to a level of difficulty selected at the beginning of the game. In addition to the board and the tokens, the game also comprises thematic boxes, an illustrated thematic dictionary (optional) and an instruction booklet as well as, for each player, an external magnetic piece, a strip for supporting and inserting the tokens and, for players over 7, a ball-point pen and a book.

Description

Nuevo juego de mesa.New board game.

La presente invención tiene por objeto un nuevo juego de mesa educativo, destinado a niños entre cinco y once años, a los que ayudará a conocer, de forma lúdica, el vocabulario básico utilizado en los primeros niveles del aprendizaje de un idioma extranjero. El nuevo juego de mesa está caracterizado por utilizar los siguientes componentes:The object of the present invention is a new educational board game, intended for children between five and eleven, to those who will help to know, in a playful way, the basic vocabulary used in the first levels of language learning Foreign. The new board game is characterized by using The following components:

1. Tablero.- Compuesto por dos láminas superpuestas, opacas y paralelas, de material plástico que formarán, preferiblemente, un cuadrado de 30 cm. de lado (fig. 1). El grosor de la lámina inferior será doble que el de la superior, siendo éste de 1,5 mm. Ambas láminas estarán unidas por una banda exterior que las mantendrá uniformemente separadas 6 mm. En caso necesario, un pivote central interno dará solidez al tablero y mantendrá la distancia requerida.1. Board .- Composed of two overlapping, opaque and parallel sheets of plastic material that will preferably form a square of 30 cm. sideways (fig. 1). The thickness of the lower sheet will be double that of the upper one, this being 1.5 mm. Both sheets will be joined by an outer band that will keep them uniformly 6 mm apart. If necessary, an internal center pivot will solidify the board and maintain the required distance.

La banda se suprimirá totalmente en el centro de un lateral (salida 1) en un espacio de 5,5 cm.(fig. 2) para facilitar la expulsión de las fichas sobrantes una vez finalizado el juego.The band will be completely deleted in the center of one side (exit 1) in a space of 5.5 cm (fig. 2) for facilitate the expulsion of the remaining tokens once finished the game.

Otras ranuras de igual longitud (señaladas como salidas 2,3 y 4 en la lámina superior) se efectuarán en la banda en el centro de los otros laterales, pero se mantendrá un reborde inferior de 2 mm. (fig. 3) para impedir la salida no deseada de fichas, permitiendo solamente su paso controlado y dirigido por un peón con base imantada que el jugador deslizará sobre la superficie del tablero.Other slots of equal length (marked as outputs 2,3 and 4 in the upper sheet) will be made in the band in the center of the other sides, but a flange will remain lower than 2 mm. (fig. 3) to prevent unwanted exit of chips, allowing only their passage controlled and directed by a magnet-based pawn that the player will slide over the surface of the board.

Efectuar las ranuras en la banda tiene las siguientes ventajas:Making the grooves in the band has the following advantages:

1. Permite aprovechar por completo la superficie del tablero.1. Allows full use of the surface of the board.

2. Facilita la salida de las fichas al exterior durante el juego.2. It facilitates the exit of the cards abroad during the game.

3. Las fichas quedan completamente ocultas bajo una superficie sin orificios.3. The tabs are completely hidden under a surface without holes.

4. La ranura mayor permite una salida fácil de las piezas restantes al final del juego.4. The larger slot allows an easy exit of the remaining pieces at the end of the game.

Las ranuras pueden realizarse también en las esquinas de la banda, y serán el término del recorrido del imán exterior. Estarán indicadas en la lámina superior del mismo modo que la señal de expulsión y círculos indicativos del tamaño de las fichas.The slots can also be made in the corners of the band, and will be the end of the path of the magnet Exterior. They will be indicated on the top sheet in the same way that the expulsion signal and circles indicative of the size of the records.

Es posible usar tableros con ranuras sin reborde en la banda; en este caso las láminas se acercarían a sólo 4 mm., permitiendo usar imanes de menor potencia, abaratando así su fabricación. De este tipo, el más adecuado es el que tiene las salidas en las esquinas, pues esta disposición oculta mejor las fichas en el interior del tablero y dificulta su posible escape involuntario antes del comienzo del juego. Una prolongación de la lámina inferior del tablero en la zona de las ranuras facilitaría la introducción de las fichas, cumpliendo así la función de las regletas, a las que podría sustituir.It is possible to use boards with grooves without flange in the band; in this case the sheets would approach only 4 mm., allowing to use magnets of lower power, thus lowering their manufacturing. Of this type, the most suitable is the one with the exits in the corners, because this arrangement better conceals the chips inside the board and hinders its possible escape involuntary before the start of the game. An extension of the bottom sheet of the board in the grooves area would facilitate the introduction of the cards, thus fulfilling the function of the strips, which you could replace.

Otros tableros utilizables podrán tener láminas superiores o inferiores abatibles o deslizables total o parcialmente (figs. 7 y 8). En estos casos todas las ranuras mantendrán su reborde inferior.Other usable boards may have sheets top or bottom folding or sliding total or partially (figs. 7 and 8). In these cases all slots they will keep their bottom flange.

2. Fichas temáticas.- Estarán formadas por dos láminas circulares, preferiblemente de material plástico con 1,2 mm. de grueso y un rehundido central interior de 2 cm. de diámetro que permite -al ser pegadas entre sí o termoselladas-2. Thematic files .- They will be formed by two circular sheets, preferably of plastic material with 1.2 mm. thick and a central recess of 2 cm inside. in diameter that allows - to be glued together or heat sealed -

la inserción de una lámina circular de acero o un imán de 2 cm. de diámetro y 1,2 cm. de grueso. El resultado es una pieza sólida, atraíble magnéticamente y con sus dos caras completamente libres para recibir la impresión que se desee.the insertion of a circular sheet of steel or a 2 cm magnet in diameter and 1.2 cm. thick The result is a solid piece, magnetically attractive and with both sides completely free to receive the desired impression.

Estos discos tendrán tres tamaños con estos diámetros: 4,5 cm. el mayor, 4 cm. el mediano y 3,5 cm. el menor, siempre con 2,4 mm. de grueso.These discs will have three sizes with these diameters: 4,5 cm. the largest, 4 cm. the medium and 3.5 cm. the younger, always with 2.4 mm. thick

La cara inferior de cada ficha (fig. 4) llevará impresa o grabada una figura cuyo color será normalmente distinto del que le corresponde naturalmente (perro verde, vaca azul) de tal modo que en cada grupo/tema de fichas habrá figuras de todos los colores básicos.The underside of each tab (fig. 4) will carry printed or engraved a figure whose color will normally be different of which it belongs naturally (green dog, blue cow) of such so that in each group / topic of cards there will be figures of all basic colors

Sobre un color de fondo identificativo del tema al que pertenecen las fichas (en el caso anterior, el fondo rojo podría identificar a los animales) se dibujará -además de la figura- un círculo blanco de 8 mm. de diámetro con un número inscrito (fig. 4).On a background color identifying the subject to which the chips belong (in the previous case, the red background could identify the animals) will be drawn - in addition to the Figure- a white circle of 8 mm. in diameter with a number inscribed (fig. 4).

La cara superior (fig. 5) se dividirá en 4 partes iguales, correspondientes al tamaño, color, número y nombre de la figura representada en la cara inferior. Estas características se escribirán en lengua extranjera con letras mayúsculas azules (junto a un círculo que incluye un lápiz azul), en la parte externa de los cuartos correspondientes. En la parte interna se escribirá con letras minúsculas rojas, la forma aproximada de decir en lengua materna lo que previamente se ha puesto en letras mayúsculas azules (una boca roja dibujada en el centro de la ficha así lo indica).The upper face (fig. 5) will be divided into 4 parts equal, corresponding to the size, color, number and name of the figure represented on the underside. These characteristics are they will write in foreign language with blue capital letters (together to a circle that includes a blue pencil), on the outside of the corresponding rooms. In the internal part it will be written with Red lowercase letters, the approximate way of saying in language maternal what has previously been put in blue capital letters (a red mouth drawn in the center of the file so indicates).

Puede ocurrir que el idioma tenga unas reglas fijas para decidir el orden de los cuatro apartados previstos, en este caso se dejará en blanco el cuadrante que se dice en último lugar y, siguiendo los colores del semáforo, colorearemos de rojo, amarillo y verde los cuadrantes que indiquen lo que va en primer, segundo y tercer lugar, respectivamente.It may happen that the language has some rules fixed to decide the order of the four planned sections, in this case will leave blank the quadrant that says last place and, following the colors of the traffic light, we will color red, yellow and green quadrants that indicate what goes first, second and third place, respectively.

Esta parte superior, que queda oculta por la base del peón al extraer la ficha, contiene la información que el jugador debe conocer para conseguir la pieza.This upper part, which is hidden by the base of the pawn when extracting the card, it contains the information that the Player must know to get the piece.

De cada tema se seleccionarán de 6 a 10 figuras, que normalmente se repetirán en tres tamaños y variarán de número o color hasta llegar hasta las dieciocho (nivel básico) o veinticuatro (nivel avanzado) con las que, preferiblemente, se iniciará el juego. Para tener 24 piezas en el nivel avanzado, lógicamente habrá que descartar aleatoriamente seis fichas si en principio se seleccionaron diez figuras, pero -si el tema precisara de más vocabulario- se podrían seleccionar incluso doce figuras que sólo se duplicarían, eliminándose excepcionalmente todas las fichas medianas y consiguiéndose de esta forma el vocabulario preciso.From each theme 6 to 10 figures will be selected, which will usually be repeated in three sizes and will vary in number or color until it reaches eighteen (basic level) or twenty-four (advanced level) with which, preferably, will start the game To have 24 pieces in the advanced level, logically we will have to randomly discard six tokens if in ten figures were initially selected, but -if the subject required of more vocabulary - you could even select twelve figures that they would only be duplicated, exceptionally eliminating all the chips medium and thus achieving the precise vocabulary.

3. Peón-imán exterior.- Barco (fig. 6) o cualquier otra figura natural, geométrica o artificial, utilizada como peón, en cuya base se insertará un imán circular de 2 cm. de diámetro y grosor variable, con el magnetismo necesario para atraer a las fichas del interior del tablero y llevarlas al exterior del mismo.3. Pawn-outer magnet .- Boat (fig. 6) or any other natural, geometric or artificial figure, used as a pawn, at whose base a 2 cm circular magnet will be inserted. of variable diameter and thickness, with the magnetism necessary to attract the tiles inside the board and take them outside the board.

La base de las figuras podrá ampliarse y tomar la forma de una plataforma circular (de unos 5 cm. de diámetro) que, además de contener el imán, pueda ocultar completamente la información contenida en la cara superior de las fichas. La altura del peón será de unos 8 cm.The base of the figures can be enlarged and take the form of a circular platform (about 5 cm in diameter) that, In addition to containing the magnet, you can completely hide the information contained on the upper side of the cards. The height of the pawn will be about 8 cm.

Cada jugador deslizará suavemente su peón en línea recta desde un punto cualquiera hasta su salida, para tratar de conseguir las piezas.Each player will gently slide his pawn in straight line from any point to its exit, to try of getting the pieces.

4. Regleta.- Para colocar las fichas conseguidas, cada jugador dispondrá de una regleta de 15 cm. de largo y 5 cm. de ancho con un reborde de 5 mm. de altura -que no afectará a uno de sus lados mayores- (fig. 9). En los tableros con lámina superior fija, las regletas ayudarán al jugador a introducir las fichas por la propia ranura lateral que le sirve de salida, ya que la cara superior de la regleta estará al nivel de las citadas ranuras. Así se conseguirá un reparto uniforme de las fichas en el interior del tablero para comenzar el juego.4. Strip .- To place the chips, each player will have a 15 cm strip. long and 5 cm. wide with a 5 mm flange. high -which will not affect one of its major sides- (fig. 9). On the boards with fixed top sheet, the strips will help the player to introduce the chips through the side slot itself that serves as an exit, since the top face of the strip will be at the level of the said grooves. This will achieve a uniform distribution of the chips inside the board to start the game.

5. Folleto ilustrado.- Tendrá las instrucciones necesarias para superar cada nivel de dificultad. Se darán varios ejemplos como modelos a seguir. El folleto cambiará forzosamente dependiendo del idioma extranjero, ya que el uso de cada idioma tiene sus propias reglas.5. Illustrated brochure. - You will have the necessary instructions to overcome each level of difficulty. Several examples will be given as role models. The brochure will necessarily change depending on the foreign language, since the use of each language has its own rules.

6. Libreta y bolígrafo.- Los jugadores mayores de 8 años que elijan el nivel 6 de dificultad, además de dar la información oral exigida, deberán escribirla sin errores.6. Notebook and pen. - Players over 8 years of age who choose level 6 of difficulty, in addition to giving the required oral information, must write it without errors.

7. Cajas temáticas.- Las fichas se agruparán por temas y quedarán recogidas en cajas con un color distintivo, que también se utilizará como fondo en las fichas del mismo tema. Las cajas -de 5 cm. por 8 cm. de superficie y 5,5 cm. de altura- estarán provistas de una tapa superior deslizante.7. Thematic boxes. - The cards will be grouped by themes and will be collected in boxes with a distinctive color, which will also be used as background in the cards of the same theme. The boxes -of 5 cm. by 8 cm. of surface and 5.5 cm. height- will be provided with a sliding top cover.

Los temas a los que nos referimos son los que se estudian en los primeros niveles del aprendizaje de un idioma, tales como: saludos y acciones, números, colores, animales domésticos y salvajes, la casa, la calle, la escuela, los transportes, la naturaleza, la familia, la cara, el mobiliario... Como es evidente, el número de temas hace aconsejable establecer un nivel inicial y otro avanzado y/o seleccionar unos quince para evitar confusiones en los colores de fondo que los identifican.The issues to which we refer are those that they study in the first levels of language learning, such as: greetings and actions, numbers, colors, animals domestic and wild, the house, the street, the school, the transport, nature, family, face, furniture ... As is evident, the number of topics makes it advisable to establish a initial and advanced level and / or select about fifteen to avoid confusion in the background colors that identify them.

8. Diccionario ilustrado (opcional).- En él aparecerán los temas que se incluyen en el juego con los dibujos que se grabarán en las fichas. Cada dibujo llevará dos inscripciones: en azul su nombre en lengua extranjera y en rojo su pronunciación figurada en lengua materna. Este diccionario temático es opcional porque las fichas ya incluyen esta información.8. Illustrated dictionary (optional) .- It will show the themes included in the game with the drawings that will be recorded on the cards. Each drawing will have two inscriptions: in blue its name in foreign language and in red its pronunciation figurative in mother tongue. This thematic dictionary is optional because the files already include this information.

Game rules

1. Podrán participar hasta cuatro niños simultáneamente (cinco si el tablero es pentagonal).1. Up to four children may participate simultaneously (five if the board is pentagonal).

2. Al principio de cada partida se elegirá por sorteo al primer jugador (el turno seguirá por la derecha) que ocupará la salida 1, decidirá el tema, el nivel de dificultad y el número de fichas que necesitará el ganador.2. At the beginning of each game it will be chosen by draw for the first player (the turn will continue on the right) that will occupy exit 1, decide the subject, the level of difficulty and the number of chips the winner will need.

3. Los jugadores colocarán las fichas sobre las regletas con la parte escrita hacia arriba y las introducirán por sus ranuras correspondientes.3. The players will place the chips on the strips with the written part up and will introduce them by their corresponding slots.

4. Cada jugador rastreará con su barco peón la superficie del tablero, en línea recta desde el punto que prefiera hasta su salida particular. Si extrajera alguna pieza, deberá responder correctamente -según el nivel de dificultad elegido- para quedársela. En caso contrario, los sucesivos compañeros a su derecha podrán tener esa opción, pues la ficha pertenecerá a quien dé correctamente la información deseada.4. Each player will track with his pawn ship the board surface, straight from the point you prefer Until your particular departure. If you remove any part, you must answer correctly - according to the level of difficulty chosen - to keep it Otherwise, the successive partners to your right they can have that option, because the file will belong to whom Give the desired information correctly.

5. Cuando un jugador captura una pieza y otro/s no está/n de acuerdo con la respuesta, darán a conocer su corrección por turno. Si la corrección fuera acertada, ficha y turno serán para quien corrige, pero si es equivocada, el objetor perderá un turno. La ficha pertenecerá a quien la capture si nadie pone objeciones incluso si no se acertaran todas las características necesarias. La respuesta correcta se descubrirá al final de todas las correcciones dando la vuelta a la ficha, que hasta entonces permanecerá pegada a la base imantada del peón. Si fuera necesario se consultará también el folleto.5. When a player captures a piece and another / s do not agree with the answer, they will announce their shift correction If the correction were correct, record and turn will be for who corrects, but if it is wrong, the objector You will lose a turn. The file will belong to the person who captures it if no one objections even if not all necessary features. The correct answer will be discovered at end of all corrections by turning the tab, which until then it will remain attached to the magnetized base of the pawn. Yes if necessary, the brochure will also be consulted.

6. El ganador será el primero que consiga el número de fichas que se determinó al principio del juego.6. The winner will be the first to get the number of chips that were determined at the beginning of the game.

Difficulty levels

En el folleto ilustrado se darán ejemplos gráficos de cómo superarlos. Usando como ejemplo el idioma inglés, sólo con decir el nombre del dibujo capturado -pronunciación figurada en lengua materna- se conseguirá el nivel 1. Si se dice el elemento con su tamaño -grande, mediano, pequeño o big, medium, small- en el orden correcto, se alcanzará el nivel 2. Para dominar el nivel 3 se dirá la figura con su color, y para lograr el nivel 4, será necesario decir cada nombre con su tamaño y color en perfecto orden. Para el nivel 5 se necesitará conocer el tamaño, el color, el número y el nombre de la figura en su orden correcto. Estos cinco niveles son de habilidades orales(letras rojas con pronunciación figurada en las fichas) pero también habrá un nivel 6 para la escritura, optativo y reservado sólo para niños a partir de ocho años. En el nivel 6, además de decir los nombres correspondientes, habrá que escribirlos sin error (letras mayúsculas azules) en las libretas que se adjuntan. La parte escrita tendrá también cinco niveles:Examples will be given in the illustrated brochure graphics of how to overcome them. Using the English language as an example, just by saying the name of the captured drawing -pronunciation contained in the mother tongue - level 1 will be achieved. If you say the element with its size - large, medium, small or big, medium, small- in the correct order, level 2 will be reached. To master level 3 will tell the figure with its color, and to achieve the level 4, it will be necessary to say each name with its size and color in perfect order. For level 5 you will need to know the size, the color, number and name of the figure in its correct order. These five levels are oral skills (red letters with pronunciation listed on the cards) but there will also be a Level 6 for writing, optional and reserved only for children to from eight years. In level 6, in addition to saying the names corresponding, you will have to write them without error (letters blue capital letters) in the notebooks attached. The written part It will also have five levels:

6 A. Decir y escribir el nombre del dibujo.6 A. Say and write the name of the drawing.

6 B. Decir y escribir el nombre del dibujo y su tamaño.6 B. Say and write the name of the drawing and its size.

6 C. Decir y escribir el nombre del dibujo y su color.6 C. Say and write the name of the drawing and its color.

6 D. Decir y escribir el nombre del dibujo con su tamaño y su color.6 D. Say and write the name of the drawing with your Size and its color.

6 E. Decir y escribir el nombre del dibujo con su tamaño, su color y número.6 E. Say and write the name of the drawing with your Size, its color and number.

Cualquier error en la pronunciación, escritura u orden, provocará el rebote y la posibilidad de que sea el compañero de la derecha quien consiga la pieza.Any mistake in pronunciation, writing or order, will cause the rebound and the possibility of being the partner on the right who gets the piece.

Los materiales, formas y dimensiones de la presente invención podrán ser variables siempre que no se altere, cambie o modifique lo esencial de lo anteriormente expuesto.The materials, shapes and dimensions of the present invention may be variable as long as it is not altered, change or modify the essentials of the above.

Claims

1. New board game characterized by incorporating a square or pentagonal board with two identical, superimposed and parallel opaque sheets of plastic material joined by a perimeter band that keeps them fixed and uniformly separated. Between them, a series of magnetically attractive chips are introduced through special openings made in the band. These slots (made in the upper part of the band, either in the center or at the corners of the sides) allow the entry, but not the exit of the chips, unless they are dragged and magnetically directed by a pawn-magnet that the player slides on the playing surface. To facilitate the exit of the remaining chips at the end of the game, one of the slots will be larger (6 mm. By 5.5 cm.).

2. New board game, characterized by the use of a board according to the first claim, but whose top sheet can be totally or partially hinged or sliding. All the slots of these boards will be of equal size and will keep the bottom flange in the band.

3. New board game with groove boards that occupy the entire width of the band, located well in the center or in the corners of it. They allow to build the board with the nearest sheets (only 4 mm.) and the pawns would not need special magnets

4. New board game as claimed anterior, with board whose bottom sheet extends in the area of the slots, facilitating the introduction of the chips. The extension area will be sufficient to house the largest of the chips.

5. New board game, according to previous claims, characterized by incorporating chips with metal sheets or internal magnets in its center that allow, when removed, the pawn-magnet completely conceals the information written on the upper side of the chips with its base . The internal arrangement of the metal sheet or magnet also provides the card with greater strength.

6. New board game, according to previous claims, characterized by incorporating magnetically attractive circular chips with three different standard sizes for each subject.

7. New board game, according to previous claims, characterized by incorporating cards with figures that are grouped by themes (thematic cards). The background color will be identifying, exclusive and common to all the cards of the same theme.

On this background and outside the figure will appear a circle of 8 mm. in diameter with an inscribed number, thus completing the lower face of the chips.

8. New board game, according to previous claims, characterized in that each card has, on its lower face, a colored figure with a single color, flat and arbitrary, which normally will not match its natural color. In each theme there will be cards with figures of all the basic colors.

9. New board game, according to previous claims, with thematic files whose upper face is divided into four equal parts, corresponding to size, color, number and name of the drawing, which will be written in foreign language on the outside of the file (preferably with blue capital letters), next to a circle that includes a writing symbol. In the inner part the way of saying in mother tongue what has previously been written in a foreign language at the edge of the file, for this they will preferably use red lowercase letters that will surround a mouth of the same color that occupies the center of the card and It symbolizes the spoken form.

The external and internal parts of each quadrant (written and spoken forms, respectively) may be separated partially.

10. New board game with chips according to previous claims in which the four quarters of the upper face will use the traffic light colors to indicate (in necessary case) the order that the foreign language prefers when These parts are related to each other. To do this, it will be left with color white the quadrant that is used last and will be colored of red, yellow and green those used in first, second and third place, respectively. This will complete the upper face of the chips.

11. New board game, according to previous claims, characterized by using as a pawn a ship or any other natural, geometric or artificial figure at whose base a magnet with the magnetism necessary to attract the chips inside the board will be inserted. The size and shape of this piece will comply with the current safety regulations for children.

12. New board game, characterized by use a pawn-magnet according to claims earlier, whose base will be a circular platform, enough to house the magnet and to cover the information of the upper face of the dragged tab

13. New board game, characterized by using strips that serve for the player to place the chips obtained and also facilitates its introduction on the board at the beginning of the game.

14. New board game.