JPS62127079A - Game set - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a set of tiles used in playing a game.

Games using tiles are well known in the art.

Such games typically consist of a set of tiles with symbols on one side, and the tiles are used in combination with other tiles in the set. Because the tiles have symbols on only one side, the types of games that can be played with such tiles are limited and free of the bias and rationale that arises when symbols appear on both sides of the tiles. Therefore, there is a need in the art for a tile game set that eliminates the above drawbacks.

SUMMARY AND OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION In accordance with the present invention, a tile game set is provided which is comprised of individual tiles with symbols on both sides. Such tiles can be used in a wide variety of tile games, providing both entertainment and competition to players of the game.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a tile game set consisting of tiles having symbols on both sides.

Other objects of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Reference numerals used herein throughout this specification indicate similar or corresponding parts throughout the drawings.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to the drawings, FIG. 1 shows a tile 10 according to the present invention. The tiles 10 have an overall rectangular shape,
Made of plastic, wood, cardboard or similar materials. The tiles have a flat surface and can be colored or painted, or left in their natural state, depending on taste. The tiles 10 have a front face 11 and feature symbols 12 at the upper left and lower right corners of each tile. Such symbols 12 include numbers, letters, symbols, or colors that distinguish the tile from other tiles. In the preferred embodiment, the symbols used on the tiles are number 0.1.2
．． 3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12 and W (as wild).

FIG. 2 shows the back side of the tile in FIG. 1. Symbol 14 appears on the back of the tile, which is placed at the top left and bottom right corners of the tile. The symbols 14 may also consist of numbers or letters, symbols or the like, and are selected from the same group of symbols as the symbols 12 on the front of the tile.

Accordingly, in the preferred embodiment, symbol 14 consists of one of the following symbols: :0.1.2.3.4.
5.6.718.9.10.11.12 and W (as wild).

The combinations of symbols on the front and back sides of the tiles are selected such that the tile set consists of tiles having all combinations of two symbols, including symbol combinations consisting of the same two symbols. Thus, a tile set constructed in accordance with the preferred embodiment has the shape of N symbols, where N is 14 in this embodiment. And the total number of tiles in this set is (N) (N+1
)/2, and in this example, (14)(15)/2=
1 o 5 (pieces).

010.0/1.0/2.0/3.0/4.015, O
/6.0/1.0/8.0/9.0/10.0/11.
0/12.0/W, 1/1.1/2.1/3.1/4
．． 115.1/6.1/7.1/8.1/9.1/10
．． 1/11.1/12.1/Gourd 2/2.2/3.2/4
．． 215.2/6.2/7.2/8.2/9.2/10
．． 2/11.2/12.2/W, 3/3.3/4.3
15.3/6.3/7.3/8.3/9.3/10.3
/11.3/12.3/W, 4/4.415.4/6
．． 4/7.4/8.4/9.4/10.4/11.4/
12.4/W, 515.5/6.5/7.5/8.5
/9.5/10.5/11.5/12.5/W, 51
5.6/7.6/8.6/9.6/10°6/11.6
/12.6/W, 7/7.7/8.7/9, γ/1o
17/11.7/12.7mu 8/8.8/9.8/10
．． 8/11.8/12.8/W, 9/9.9/1o,
9/11.9/12.9A10/10.10/11.1
0/12.10/W, 11/11.11/12.11
/W, 12/12.12/W%W/W0 Preferred Embodiment Mode of Use Tiles are placed in a packet and seven are selected by each player. Players show only one side of their tiles to other players. The player with the highest value tile with identical symbols on both sides starts first. Other players continue in turn. If there are no tiles with the same symbol on both sides, the player with the highest value tile on both sides uses that tile on the table with its highest value side facing down. In turn, each player reveals the side of the tile that matches the surface of the exposed tile.

(a) If a tile does not have the same symbol on both its front and back sides, but has only one side that matches the top side of the tile on the table, it cannot be used as a tile that has already been used. Place the unmatched side up adjacent to the short end of the

Therefore, the next player has two matching tiles.

The placed tiles are placed in a straight line or at right angles to the tiles placed in front of them.

(b) If a tile has two identical sides that match tiles on the table, the tile is shown to the other players so that the two sides of the new tile are exposed and made public. It is placed perpendicular to the previous tile.

The game continues around the table until a player has no tiles with any side matching any revealed tile side on the table. The player who does not have such a tile must then select a tile from the package until a tile appears with a side that matches the revealed side. Players may also make the next match for strategic reasons (e.g. to prevent anyone with the same number of single exposed tiles as those taken out from going up and winning the game). You can continue making that selection. The game continues until one of the players no longer has any tiles. That person is the winner of the game. The winner counts the values of both sides of all other players' remaining tiles. II Q +1 to 11
Twelve tiles are counted as face value, while 11 wild + 1 tile is counted as 15 points. The total is the number of wins for that round. The first player to reach 500 points wins the game.

Although the invention has been thus described, various modifications and changes thereto will occur to those skilled in the art. For example, the play equipment is not limited to tiles, but may also take the form of blocks or cards. In each of these configurations, the symbols represented on opposite sides of the game cards are varied as described above to enable a similar type of game to be played as in the preferred embodiment.

Other modifications and variations of the present invention may occur to those skilled in the art and are included within the scope of the appended claims.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing the front side of a typical tile of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a view showing the back side of the tile shown in FIG. 1. [Explanation of symbols of main parts]

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a game set consisting of a plurality of individual cards, each card has a symbol indicating a game role on its opposing first and second sides, and N of the symbols shape is used for cards in a game set, where N is equal to or greater than 3, each card represents a unique combination of symbols in the game set, and the total number of cards in the game set is (N) (N+1). A game set characterized by being equal to /2. 2. The game set according to claim 1, wherein the N bills of the game set have the same symbols on both sides of the bills.