FR2484850A3 - SET OF ELEMENTS FOR REALIZING A GAME - Google Patents

Abstract

A. SET OF ELEMENTS FOR THE REALIZATION OF A GAME. B. SET CHARACTERIZED BY THE FACT THAT IT INCLUDES A MATERIAL SURFACE CARRYING A LAYOUT OF GEOMETRICAL FIGURES, ESSENTIALLY SHAPED BY A SERIES OF OCTOGONES AND SQUARES, SUITABLE TO ALLOW MOVEMENTS, IN VARIOUS DIRECTIONS TO SERIES OF PIONES. C. THE INVENTION APPLIES TO GAMES.

Description

The invention relates to a set of elements for the

making a game

  This innovation refers to a set of elements for the realization of a game comprising a support surface carrying an arrangement of geometric figures superimposed on a small geographical map, able to allow movements in different directions, to a series of pions that can 9tre

  arranged in various formations.

  The small map is generally terrestrial and can represent various types of terrestrial areas, real or imagined (with plains, mountains, hills, seas, rivers, lakes and other water features, with or without buildings, etc.) ; the small map can also represent spatial regions, real or imaginary, with stars, planets and

other space bodies.

  The pawns can, in turn, represent military units of the most varied, real (referring to any period of history) or imaginary; these pieces can also represent characters, also real (referring to any time in history) or imaginary. Of course, in addition to military units and characters, counters can represent other realities

(or imaginary elements).

  A fundamental characteristic of the whole is represented in this innovation, by the fact that

  geometric figures on the aforementioned surface, is essential-

  formed by a series of octagons and edges, arranged so that each octagon is flanked, on four of its alternating sides (i.e. alternating with the remaining sides) by as many squares, while on the remaining four sides,

  the octagon is flanked by as many octagons *.

  As has been said, the pieces which are moved on the surface bearing this arrangement of geometric figures superimposed on a geographical map represent, generally,

  military units or characters.

  By moving the pawns according to the rules of the game, battles are fought or battles are fought for by moving military units or characters that eventually refer to specific times and places.

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  determined historical events (for example, battles of the Napoleonic era). The attached drawing is an exemplary embodiment of the assembly according to the present invention, and in particular: - Figure 1 shows an arrangement of geometric figures; FIG. 2 shows the same arrangement of geometrical figures on which some pions are represented schematically and some possible movements of these pions are

indicated.

  As the attached drawing clearly shows, the arrangement of geometric figures includes a series of octagons and squares. Each of the octagons has four long sides, equal to each other, which alternate with four small sides,

they are equally equal to each other.

  Each octagon (with the exception, of course, of the peripherals) is flanked on the four large sides by as many squares; the same octagon is flanked, on the

  four small sides, by as many octagons.

  In Figure 1 (as in Figure 2) there are a number of octagons and squares, but in the games that can be made according to the present invention, the

  number of octagons and that of squares may vary.

  As we have said, this arrangement of geometric figures as just described and illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 is, in reality, superimposed

  has a small map (which represents a ter-

  narrow or spatial, real or imaginary); this little card is not reproduced in the drawing attached for your convenience

of simplicity.

  The game pieces may occupy the octagonal spaces or the square spaces, as can be seen, for example, in Figure 2. The arrangement of geometric figures as illustrated in the attached drawing allows various movements to be made to series of pions arranged in various formations; the pawns can, in particular, move while keeping their formation. For example, a genre

  training course is that called "line" and an example of training

  In Figure 2, the four pins indicated by PI1, P12, P13, P14 in FIG.

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  placed online. In this formation the pions are located one after the other and all have the front F directed in the direction (indicated by the arrows) perpendicular to the line (ideal) along which these pins are aligned. If, for example, the pieces are moved in the direction and in the direction of the arrows so as to reach the positions P 21, P22, P23, P249 it is obvious that these pieces will move while retaining their initial formation,

that is to say in "line".

  Another kind of training is the so-called "phalanx". An example of formation in phalanx is indicated in the same figure 2 o, with the symbols P31, P32, P33, we

  let us just say three pions arranged in "phalanx".

  Depending on the possible movement in the direction and direction indicated by the arrows, the three

  reach the respective positions P41, P42 P43 while preserving

  the same formation they had at the beginning, that is to say in "phalanx". In the phalanx formation just described, the pieces are arranged along an (ideal) diagonal line. An example of another type of training is the so-called "column". In this formation, the pieces are in rank one behind the other, all these pieces having the forehead in the same direction as that of the (ideal) line along

which they are placed.

  Another example of formation is that called "square"; in this formation, the pieces are superimposed on each other. If, for example, the game refers to battles of the Napoleonic era, one has the formations

  following: "line"; "column"; "square".

  During the game, the pieces are moved so

  to pass through the sides of octagons and squares.

  It is obvious that the shape of geometric figures

  tricks promotes important movement possibilities.

  Each pawn formation can practically

  move in eight different directions.

  Thanks to these great possibilities of movements, the realism of the simulation increases, that is to say that one has

  the possibility of a high fidelity to the reality of the movement

  the troops who are represented in the game.

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Claims (2)

  1) Set of elements for the realization of a game to simulate, for example, battles, characterized in that it comprises a material surface carrying a geometric figures arrangement which are generally superimposed on a small geographical map, suitable to allow movements, in various directions, to series of pions that can be arranged in different formations; this arrangement of geometrical figures on said surface being essentially 10 formed by a series of octagons and squares, arranged in such a way that each octagon is flanked, on four of its alternating sides, that is to say which alternate with the remaining sides of the octagon, by as many squares, while each of the four sides of the octagon is flanked by as many octagons.   2) Set of elements according to claim 1, characterized in that each octagon comprises four long sides, equal to each other, which alternate with four small sides, also equal to each other, and that same octagon is flanked on the four big sides by as many squares and,   on the four small sides, by as many octagons.