NL1026186C1 - Game stone. - Google Patents

Description

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Game stone

The invention relates to a brick for a game or board game. The invention further relates to a game comprising stones according to the invention.

It is known to play games such as Ruinmikub (registered trademark) in which use is made of a series of bricks which are provided with front faces on which different values are shown. When the stones are 'in the hand' of a player, the stones are placed on a rack provided with an oblique support wall, so that the front surfaces of the stones are visible to the player. When one or more tiles are played by the player, the player places these tiles with their back faces on the table.

The racks used for supporting the stones 'in hand' are additional components of the game. To allow storage of the racks, the box must be large enough to store the bricks and racks, that is, both in volume and in length.

The support wall of the rack is supported by two support legs, which are detachable. As a result, these legs can easily be lost.

In addition, the racks allow only a juxtaposition of the tiles, which may adversely affect the player's view of the "in-hand" tiles and the search for and forming possible groups or series of stones.

From one aspect, the invention provides a game stone, in particular one-piece, comprising a rectangular front surface bearing game characters and a first supporting surface for supporting the stone on a surface such that the front surface is directed to a player placing the stone in the hand ', shielded from the other players, with the front surface and the first supporting surface enclosing a first angle of less than 90 °.

Thus, the player does not need a rack for the "in-hand" stones. As a result, the rack 15 can be omitted.

Preferably, the first angle is 88® or smaller. More preferably, the first angle is 85 ° or smaller.

In one embodiment the stone has a center of gravity, wherein the projection of the center of mass on a surface comprising the supporting surface coincides with the supporting surface, whereby the stability of the stone when it is not yet played is improved.

In a further embodiment the stone has a rear surface, the rear surface and the front surface having parallel cutting lines with a sectional plane of the tile parallel to the first supporting surface. The rear surface is preferably parallel to the front surface and forms a second supporting surface for supporting the stone when it is played by the player and placed on the ground with the front surface 30 facing upwards. The front face can thus be clearly visible to one player in the 'in the hand' situation, and in the played situation to all players equally.

Preferably the rear surface and the first supporting surface enclose a second angle of more than 90 °. Advantageously, the sum of the first angle and the second angle is 180 °.

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In one embodiment, the front surface connects to the first support surface.

In a further embodiment, the rear surface connects to the first supporting surface.

Preferably the stone further comprises an upper surface.

The top surface and the front surface can be perpendicular to each other. The front surface and the top surface can connect to each other along a corner line, the projection of the corner line on a surface comprising the first supporting surface coinciding with the first supporting surface, whereby the stability of the brick is improved.

In one embodiment, the stone further comprises side surfaces which are parallel to each other and connect to the front surface and the first supporting surface and are perpendicular to the first supporting surface, whereby the bricks can be placed closely adjacent to each other, the side surfaces coming against each other.

The stone is preferably substantially parallelepiped.

In an advantageous embodiment, which is particularly suitable for playing Rummikub, the front surface has a height that is greater than its width when the stone is supported on the first supporting surface.

From a further aspect, the invention provides a stone, in particular one-piece, for a game, comprising a front surface that is the only surface of the stone bearing game characters and a first supporting surface for supporting the stone on a surface such that it front face is turned to a player holding the stone 'in the hand', shielded from the other players, as well as a rear face forming a second support surface to support the stone on the surface such that the front face is directed upwards, front surface and rear surface are parallel to each other, the front surface and the first supporting surface enclosing a first angle of less than 90 °.

From a further aspect the invention provides a set of bricks according to the invention, which set of bricks comprises bricks bearing signs on their front surfaces for the purpose of play rummy or a rummy-like game.

The invention will be elucidated with reference to a preferred embodiment shown in the attached drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side view of an embodiment of a brick according to the invention for playing rummy;

Figure 2 is a front view of the brick of Figure 1;

Figure 3 shows several stones 'in the hand' of a player; and

Figure 4 shows several tiles after they have been played by the player.

The brick 1 shown in figures 1 and 2 is substantially parallelepiped and has a rectangular front surface 2, a lower or first supporting surface 3, a rectangular rear or second supporting surface 4, an upper surface 5 and two side surfaces 6, 7.

20 The front face bears the number "5" in a color, to be used in the game Rummy or Rummikub (registered trademark). A set of tiles for such a game will carry numbers in the range of 1-13, in four colors (suits). In addition, two tiles with joker characters may be included in the set.

The front surface 2 and the bottom surface 3 enclose a first angle <a of less than 90 °, in this example of between 75 ° and 85 °, in particular of between 80 ° and 85 °, so that the front surface is slightly inclined backwards when its Lower or first supporting surface 3 is supported on a surface 100. This upright position is stable. There is no need for a rack or other tool for the stones. The mass center of gravity C is situated such that its projection C 'on the surface of substrate 100 is within the limits of bottom surface 3. In addition, the angle 8 is situated such that its projection 8 'on the surface of substrate 100 is within the boundary of bottom surface 3, although before C'.

The rear surface 4 is parallel to the front surface 2 and encloses a second angle β with the bottom surface 3 of more than 90 °, the angles a and β together being 180 °. The angle γ with which the front face 2 is inclined backwards is the supplement of the first angle, and in this case equal to the second angle.

The upper surface 5 is perpendicular to the front surface 2 and the rear surface 4. The side surfaces 6, 7 are parallel to each other and are perpendicular to the front surface 2 and the rear surface 4.

The stone 1 can be manufactured by compression molding or injection molding. It is also possible to produce the bricks 1 by separating them from a slab by oblique cuts, the planes at the location of the cuts forming the upper surfaces of two adjacent bricks.

It is to be understood that the first angle differs by 90 ° to an extent greater than a possible release angle that may be present if the brick is made by molds to allow release of the molded product from the mold. The first angle is therefore preferably smaller than 88 °, more preferably smaller than 85 °. .

As shown in figure 3, a number of stones can be placed in front of a player. The front faces 2 of the stones "5", "1" and "8" are clearly visible to the player, that is, exclusively to this player.

As shown in Fig. 4, the stones 1 can be placed on the surface 100 with their rear surfaces 4 flat on the surface 100, the front surfaces facing straight up and being equally visible to all players.

The sides 6, 7, for example, allow a tight placement of the stones 1 in rows 2, 3 and 4 or 6, 6, 6.

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Claims (19)

A game stone, in particular one-piece, comprising a rectangular front surface bearing game characters and a first supporting surface for supporting the stone on a surface such that the front surface faces a player who has the stone 'in the hand' shielded from the other players, wherein the front face and the first support face enclose a first angle of less than 90 °. Stone according to claim 1, wherein the first angle is 88 ° or smaller, preferably 85 ° or smaller. Stone according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the stone has a mass center of gravity, wherein the projection of the mass center of gravity on a surface comprising the supporting surface coincides with the supporting surface. 4. Stone as claimed in claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the stone has a rear surface, wherein the rear surface and the front surface have parallel cutting lines with a sectional plane of the stone parallel to the first supporting surface. Stone according to claim 4, wherein the rear surface is parallel to the front surface and forms a second supporting surface 20 for supporting the stone upwards with the top surface when it is played by the player and placed on the ground. 6. Stone as claimed in claim 4, wherein the rear surface and the first supporting surface enclose a second angle of more than 25 90®. Stone according to claim 6, wherein the sum of the first angle and the second angle is 180 °. Stone as claimed in any of the foregoing claims, wherein the front surface connects to the first supporting surface. 1026186% i Brick according to any of claims 4-8, wherein the rear surface connects to the first supporting surface. Stone according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising an upper surface, Stone according to claim 10, wherein the top surface and the front surface are perpendicular to each other. 12. Brick according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the front surface and the top surface connect to each other along a corner line, wherein the projection of the corner line on a surface 10 comprising the first supporting surface coincides with the first supporting surface. 13. Stone as claimed in any of the foregoing claims, further comprising side surfaces which are parallel to each other and connect to the front surface and the first supporting surface and are perpendicular to the first supporting surface. A brick according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the brick is substantially parallelepiped. 15. Stone as claimed in any of the foregoing claims, wherein the front surface has a height that is greater than its width when the stone is supported on the first supporting surface. 16. Stone, in particular one-piece, for a game, comprising a front surface that is the only surface of the stone that bears game marks and a first supporting surface for supporting the stone on a surface such that the front surface faces a player holding the stone 'in the hand', shielded from the other players, as well as a rear surface forming a second supporting surface for supporting the stone on the ground such that the front surface 30 is directed upwards, the front surface and the rear surface being parallel to each other, the front surface and the first supporting surface enclosing a first angle of less than 90 °. 17. Stone according to claim 16, wherein the first angle is 88 ° or smaller, preferably 85 ° or smaller. A set of stones as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the set of stones comprises stones which bear signs on their front faces for playing rummy or a rummy-like game. 19. A set of bricks according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the set of bricks comprises bricks bearing signs on their front faces for playing dominoes. -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-AF / MB 1 02 6186