JP3030554U - Game equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Problem] Can be used for multiple games, and
(EN) Provided is a novel game tool which can add complexity to a game, particularly a game piece and a game die. SOLUTION: This is a game tool consisting of a tetrahedron composed of eight regular hexagons and six squares, and the regular hexagons and arbitrary faces of each square constituting the game are color-coded, shaded,
A game tool that can be visually identified by hatching, patterns, letters, numbers, etc. [Effect] The production cost is low, and the visual familiarity is good, and it can be widely used for conventional games and new games as game tools such as game pieces and game dice.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the device belongs]

 The present invention relates to a novel game tool used for indoor games and the like, and more particularly to a game piece and a game die.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In addition to old games such as Go, shogi, and chess, indoor games that use game boards are popular games such as Othello games. In these games, game boards and game pieces are a set, for example, Go board and Go stone in Go, Shogi board and pieces in Shogi, chess board and pieces in chess, Othello board and Othello stone in Othello game. ing. The same applies to Sugoroku.

In these games, stones and pieces (hereinafter referred to as pieces unless otherwise specified) are placed on the game board, the pieces are moved, the opponent's piece is picked up, and the player's own piece is set as the opponent's piece. It consists of competing to win or lose the game by replacing it with a piece. That is, in the game universe, which is a game board, the piece that can be manipulated by the player is the protagonist of a space warrior.

The pieces that are the protagonists of the games are unique to each game. Traditional pieces are very simple, such as Othello stone, which has only one type of black and white, and Go stone, which has only two types of black and white, and there are also many types of pieces, such as shogi pieces and chess pieces. In a shogi piece, for example, it is the letter and size of the piece that distinguish gold from silver, and the shape of the piece is not related to the type of piece. Also, in chess, not only is the shape different for each type of piece, but also white and black distinguish the enemy and ally. In this way, pieces that are the protagonist of the game are determined by combining two or more types of elements such as shapes, colors, patterns, and characters.

The conventional game basically enjoys one type of game using the game board and pieces, and is not considered to enjoy a plurality of games. The shogi board and pieces are the ones to enjoy shogi (main shogi), and using it to enjoy shogi and spinning shogi is a derivative game that was born in the posterity, and was originally a multipurpose game. It was not designed. Therefore, even with regard to the main character of the game, in order to complicate the game, it is not possible to change the role and performance of the game, with the exception of "play" of shogi and chess.

[0006]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel game tool, particularly a game piece and a game die, which allows users to enjoy a plurality of games and add complexity to the game.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 That is, the present invention is a game device characterized by comprising a tetrahedron composed of eight regular hexagons and six squares. Further, the present invention is a tetrahedron composed of 8 regular hexagons and 6 squares, and the regular hexagons and arbitrary faces of each square constituting the tetrahedron are color-coded, shades, hatching, patterns, letters, numbers. It is a game tool characterized by being visually identifiable by such as. Further, the present invention uses the game tool for a game piece and a game die.

Hereinafter, a game tool of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an example of a game tool of the present invention with a regular hexagonal surface as a bottom surface, FIG. 2 is a plan view with a square surface as a bottom surface, and FIG. 3 is its development. It is a figure. The symbols A, B, C, etc. in FIG. 3 are for explaining the structure of the tetradecahedron, and do not indicate the patterns, letters, numbers, etc. described later. As is apparent from these drawings, the game device of the present invention comprises a tetrahedron composed of eight regular hexagons and six squares. In the tetrahedron which the development view of FIG. 3 plans, three sides out of the six sides of the regular hexagonal plane A are one sides of the regular hexagonal planes B, C, and D, and the remaining three sides are square planes. It is one side of I, J, and K. Further, the regular hexagonal planes A and H, B and E, C and F, and D and G are symmetrical planes, and the square planes I and N, J and L, and K and M are respectively It is on the plane of symmetry.

A tetrahedron composed of eight regular hexagons and six squares according to the present invention (hereinafter referred to as a “fourteenth tetrahedron”) has different areas of regular hexagons and squares. Has a different number of faces and has shape anisotropy. Therefore, when the book 14 is placed on the game board, the visual image can be greatly changed depending on whether the regular hexagonal surface is the bottom surface or the square surface is the bottom surface. This shape anisotropy helps to increase the complexity and interest of players in games using the dodecahedron. On the other hand, a regular polyhedron such as a regular tetrahedron or regular hexahedron is uniform in all faces and has no shape anisotropy.

Focusing on this shape anisotropy, the entire surface of the 14-sided tetrahedron can be used as a game tool such as a piece by simply coloring the dough as it is or by coloring it in a single color. In other words, you can use the color of the dough of the material for making the tetradecahedral, for example, colorless and transparent if it is made of transparent plastic, milky white if made of milky white, or the color of wood if made of wood. It may be colored in a single color such as white, black, red or blue.

Further, even the above-mentioned single color may be used as a game tool by combining two or more kinds such as black and white, red and white, red and blue and yellow. In this case, the combination of shape anisotropy and color increases complexity.

As described above, the game device of the present invention comprises a tetrahedron composed of eight regular hexagons and six squares. Further, the regular hexagons and arbitrary squares can be visually distinguished. It is the one. As an example of visually recognizing an arbitrary surface, all eight regular hexagonal surfaces are painted white, all six square surfaces are painted black, and a contrast is applied between them. The player may be able to distinguish between the two at a glance.

Further, any one of the regular hexagonal surface or the square surface may be white-painted and the rest may be black-painted to express the irregularity as a whole. In addition to this, any surface may be colored in different colors, any surface may be regularly or irregularly colored in a plurality of colors, and the same color may be shaded in any surface. However, it may be white-painted and hatched. Depending on the case, you may write some patterns or patterns such as animals, plants, and animated characters on any surface, or write, engrave, or engrave letters, numbers, alfabet, etc. like shogi pieces. Good.

In this way, by increasing the complexity of the game, it is possible to visually identify any surface of the dodecahedron by color coding, shading, hatching, pattern, letters, numbers, etc. Instead, it can be used as multiple game pieces.

Although the example of using the tetradecahedron as a game piece has been described above, it can also be used as a game die. The dice may be the dice itself used in a so-called dice game, or may be the dice of the game facilitator used in Sugoroku and the like.

In order to use this tetrahedron as a dice for a game, points, numbers such as 1, 2, 3 etc. may be marked on each side like a dice, and alphabets such as A, B, C, etc. Characters such as, b and c may be written. The dots can be written alternately on the regular hexagonal surface and the square surface, or sequentially on the regular hexagonal surface and then on the square surface. In the conventional dice composed of regular hexahedrons, the probability of a roll is the same for all faces. However, since the number of regular hexagonal faces is large and the area is large in this tetrahedron, naturally the regular hexahedron face is projected. The probability of eyes is high. Therefore, when the dodecahedron is used as a game die, the elements of luck and luck can be complicated due to the unevenness of probability.

The game device of the present invention may be formed by molding various plastics, casting metal such as aluminum, or may be a wooden product. The size may be an appropriate size depending on whether it is a game piece or a dice. In any case, the production is easy and the cost is low.

[0018]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, the tetrahedron composed of eight regular hexagons and six squares according to the present invention can be widely used as a game tool such as a game piece or a game die, and further, an arbitrary surface thereof. By making them visually identifiable by color coding, shading, hatching, pattern, letters, numbers, etc., not only can they be used as a plurality of game tools, but also the game can be further complicated. In addition, it has a simple structure, is inexpensive to manufacture, and is easy to see visually, making it widely applicable to conventional games and new games.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an example of a game tool of the present invention with a regular hexagonal surface as a bottom surface.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an example of a game tool of the present invention with a square surface as a bottom surface.

FIG. 3 is a development view showing an example of a game tool of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A to H Regular hexagonal surface I to N Square surface

Claims (4)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A game machine comprising a tetrahedron composed of eight regular hexagons and six squares. 2. A tetrahedron composed of eight regular hexagons and six squares, wherein the regular hexagons and arbitrary planes of each square are colored, shaded, hatched, patterned, letters, numbers, etc. A game tool characterized by being visually identifiable by. 3. The game tool according to claim 1, wherein the game tool is a game piece. 4. The game tool according to claim 1, wherein the game tool is a game die.