NL194465C - Game assembly for playing a 'Rummy' -like game. - Google Patents

Abstract

Game assembly for playing a "Rummy"-like game, comprising nine dice having six faces each, wherein the faces together possess four series, differing in colour but otherwise similar, of thirteen different figures of consecutive rank and each dice is provided with figures of each of the four colours, wherein the dice are provided with six different figures, independent of the colour.

Description

1 194465

Game assembly for playing a "Rummy" -like game

The invention relates to a game assembly with a number of 6-plane dice, on which different numbers are depicted, wherein each dice has a set of numbers that is different from that of another dice, and wherein the dice are provided on their faces of colors, which can differ from each other to each other.

Such a game assembly is known from Swiss Patent No. 588,254. This game assembly is intended for playing lotto, and contains seven dice, each with six different colored areas. The fields of each color are provided with series of numbers 1-7, 8-14, 15-21, 22-28, 29-35 and 36-42, such that the sum of the numbers on each die is 129.

The invention has for its object to provide a game assembly of the type mentioned in the preamble, which is suitable for playing the game "Rummy" or a similar game, which is manageable, requires little room for maneuver and yet a wide, balanced distributed range of games. offers game options.

To this end, according to the invention, it is provided that the game assembly is suitable for playing a "Rummy" -like game and comprises nine dice, to provide a total of fifty-four planes, fifty-two of the fifty-four planes together comprising four series of the contain numbers 1 to 13 and the remaining two faces of the fifty-four faces each have a Joker shape, the four series of numbers differing in color from each other and the numbers belonging to one of the series present on one die are not consecutive.

The game according to the invention offers a new variant for playing a "Rummy" -like game and has the advantage of being easily in the hand, moving in a manner familiar to the players, offering the players a quick overview of the game situation and the creation of thirteen different rows of images of equal rank. Moreover, the game assembly according to the invention can easily be taken on a journey. With the Jokers, players have an additional possibility of forming sets after the dice are rolled.

It is noted that the card game "Rummy" or "Gin Rummy" is known. Two full sets of playing cards are used for this, including two jokers, ie 106 cards. The aim of this game is to obtain sets of at least three cards, by cards of the same rank or by cards of consecutive rank, but with different signs or colors. In the first case, for example, there are four cards (spades, clover, diamonds, hearts) with the rank of 10 and in the second case, for example, a series of hearts with grades 2, 3, 4 and 5.

For several years there has been an attractive variant of the "Rummy" card game on the market, in which the cards have been replaced by two sets of stones with the numbers 1-13 and the colors black, red, yellow and blue. This game, in general known as "Rummikub" (registered trademark) looks attractive and is easy to handle, especially for children. As a result, the game is so successful that in younger generations the term "Rummikub" has become even more famous than the game from which it was derived: "Rummy".

With the frequent use of "Rummikub", however, it sometimes happens that one of the many (106, including two joker stones) stones is lost. The game will therefore lose its possibilities and, if 40 the shortcomings are experienced as too serious, will be replaced. should be.

Another feature of the "Rummikub" game with the bricks is that playing the game itself requires quite some space. The players must each have sufficient space for the "hand", for the "explanation", as well as for the "pot". Furthermore, the game assembly requires a fairly large box to be stored in, which damages the transportability of the game, particularly in the case when traveling.

Preferably each dice is provided with numbers of each of the four colors.

Preferably, the numbers belonging to the same color on the respective dice are in each case a ranking difference of nine. In this way, even four different series of nine sequentially sequential images can be laid, as well as of course all series located within those ranges.

Preferably there are three pairs of images on seven dice, irrespective of the color, 50 which differ in order of four.

The invention will be further elucidated hereinbelow with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: figure 1A is a view of the nine dice of a preferred exemplary embodiment of the 55 game assembly according to the invention, the dice lying on a horizontal surface and the direction of the view is obliquely downward; Figure 1B is a view, similar to that of Figure 1A, on the dice of the game assembly «194465 2 of Figure 1A, the dice being completely inverted, so that the other three faces can be viewed; and figure 2 shows an example of an explanation that is possible with the game assembly according to figures 1A and 1B.

The dice A-1 shown in Figs. 1A and 1B are substantially cube-shaped and thereby form fifty-four planes. These fifty-four planes are occupied by four sets of images of the numbers 1-13 and two jokers, shown here with faces, on the dice E and G. The sets of numbers 1-13 are in non-shown colors, for example red, yellow, black and blue, which colors are schematically indicated here with an open circle, a filled circle, a triangle and a square.

10 You can see that: the die A with the numbers 1 (filled circle), 4 (triangle), 5 (square), 9 (open circle), 10 (filled circle) and 13 (triangle); the die B is provided with the numbers 1 (triangle), 2 (square), 6 (open circle), 7 (filled circle), 10 (triangle) and 11 (square); The dice C is provided with the numbers 2 (triangle), 3 (square), 7 (open circle) 8 (filled circle), 11 (triangle) and 12 (square); the die D has the numbers 1 (open circle), 2 (filled circle), 5 (triangle), 6 (square), 10 (open circle) and 11 (filled circle); the die E is provided with the numbers 1 (square), 5 (open circle), 6 (filled circle), 9 (triangle) and 10 (square) and a sad-looking joker; the die F is provided with the numbers 3 (triangle), 4 (square), 8 (open circle), 9 (filled circle), 12 (triangle) and 13 (square); the die G is provided with the numbers 4 (open circle), 5 (filled circle), 8 (triangle), 9 (square) and 13 (open circle) and a happy-looking joker; The dice H is provided with the numbers 2 (open circle), 3 (filled circle), 6 (triangle), 7 (square), 11 (open circle) and 12 (filled circle); and the die I is provided with the numbers 3 (open circle), 4 (filled circle), 7 (triangle), 8 (square), 12 (open circle) and 13 (filled circle).

With the cubic dice shown in Figures 1A and 1B, each die has numbers in four different "colors." There are never two consecutive numbers of the same "color" on a die. Moreover, none of the dice has the same numbers.

The illustrated nine dice offers four possibilities per "color" to form a series of nine consecutive digits. In addition, it is possible to form sequences of four equal digits of different "color" for each of the thirteen digits.

The game assembly shown in Figures 1A and 1B can be played as follows. A first player rolls the nine dice at once and, after studying the nine upper planes, forms from the relevant images either a series of numbers of the same "color" and successively, also called "run", or a series of the same numbers of different color, also called "group", or both. A "run" consists of at least three units and a "group" consists of at least three or, if 40 are chosen, at least four units. It is also possible to combine a "group" and a "run", as shown in the attached figure 2.

After the first "groups", "runs" or combinations thereof have been formed, the same player rolls the remaining dice again and, if possible, adds the superimposed images of the newly cast dice to the explanation already formed. Subsequently, the same player may throw the remaining 45 dice one more time to further expand the explanation.

The score is then formatted, the score for a "group" or "run" being determined by the number of dice used for it, the score for a combined set being determined by adding up the numbers in the relevant "group" and "run" "used dice. However, if all nine dice are used in the latter case, 15 points are obtained (Figure 2). If all nine dice are used 50 for a "run", 25 points are obtained, and if all nine dice are used in two "different color" runs, 20 points are obtained.

Finally, the use of all nine dice in three "groups" yields 20 points. When forming the explanation, the jokers, if they have landed on the upper surface of a dice, can be used for any desired image.

55 After the player's score has been determined, all nine dice are passed to the next player and the above procedure is repeated. After the agreed rounds have been played, the total score can be drawn up to be able to pinpoint the winner of the game.

Claims (4)

1. Game assembly with a number of 6-plane dice, on which different numbers are depicted, wherein all dice has a set of numbers that is different from that of another dice, and wherein the dice on their faces are provided with colors, which are per face may differ from one another, characterized in that the game assembly is suitable for playing a "Rummy" -like game and comprises nine dice (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, Η, I) in order to provide a total of fifty-four planes, wherein fifty-two of the fifty-four planes together comprise four series of the numbers 1 to 13 and the remaining two planes of the fifty-four planes each have a feature in the form of a Joker, the four series numbers in color differ from each other and the numbers belonging to one of the series present on one die are not consecutive. A game assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that each die is provided with numbers of each of the colors. 3. Game assembly as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the images of the same kind on respective dice each have a ranking difference of nine. 3 194465 A game assembly according to claim 3, wherein on each die there are three pairs of images, irrespective of the type, that differ in order of four. Hereby 1 sheet drawing