NL9400058A - Game assembly for playing Rummy or similar 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

Game assembly for playing Rummv or similar game.

The invention relates to a game assembly for playing "Rummy" or a similar game.

The card game "Rummy" or "Gin Rummy" is well known. Use is made of two complete sets of playing cards, including two jokers, i.e. 106 cards. The aim of this game is to obtain series of at least three cards, using cards of the same rank or cards of consecutive rank, but of different sign or color. In the first case, for example, you have four cards (spades, clubs, diamonds, hearts) with rank 10 and in the second, for example, a series of hearts with ranks 2, 3, 4 and 5.

For some years now there has been an attractive variant of the card game "Rummy" on the market, in which the cards have been replaced by two sets of stones with the numbers 1-13 and the colors black, red, yellow and blue.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, commonly known as "Rummikub" (registered trademark), looks attractive and is easy to handle, especially for children. The game is therefore so successful that in younger generations the term "Rummi-kub" has become even better known than the game from which it is derived: "Rummy".

However, with the frequent use of "Rummikub" it sometimes happens that one of the many (106, including two joker stones) loses stones. The game will therefore lose possibilities and, if the shortcomings are experienced as too serious, they will have to be replaced.

Another feature of the "Rummikub" game with the bricks is that playing the game itself takes up quite a bit of space. The players must each have sufficient space for the "hand", for the "explanation", and for the "pot". Furthermore, the game assembly requires a fairly large box to be stored in, which impairs the portability of the game, especially when traveling.

The object of the invention is now to provide a new game assembly for the game "Rummy" or a similar game, which is handy, requires little play space and yet offers a wide, evenly distributed range of game options. To this end, according to the invention, there is provided a game assembly formed by a number of dice with a number of faces, the faces jointly having four of each other in kind, but otherwise corresponding series of thirteen different images of successive rank. Preferably, the number of dice is nine and the number of faces per dice is six. In an attractive embodiment, each dice is provided with images of each of the four types of series, the dice having six different images, regardless of the type.

The game according to the invention offers a new variant for playing a "Rummy" -like game and has the advantage of lying comfortably in the hand, moving in a manner familiar to the players, offering the players a quick overview of the game situation and the formation of thirteen different rows of images of equal rank. Moreover, the game assembly according to the invention is easy to take with you on a journey.

Preferably, the images of the same type on the dice concerned have an average order difference of nine. In this way it is achieved that at least one series of nine, the ranking consecutive images can be made. Obviously, shorter series within that range can also be made. This increases the versatility of the game assembly according to the invention.

A further enlargement of the laying possibilities is obtained with a preferred embodiment, according to which the images of the same type on respective dice each have a rank difference of nine. In this way, even four different series of nine sequential images can be laid, as well as, of course, all series located within those ranges.

According to a further preferred embodiment of the game assembly according to the invention, three dice, independent of the type, are present on each die, which differ in order of four.

The species are preferably formed by four different colors, for example the colors of the game "Rummikub" mentioned above.

The images are preferably formed by numerical ranges 1-13, also corresponding to the above-mentioned "Rummikub".

According to a further preferred embodiment of the game assembly according to the invention, two of the dice are each provided with a wild card image, to offer the players an extra possibility in forming series after the dice have been rolled.

The invention will be further elucidated hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: figure 1A is a view of the nine dice of a preferred exemplary embodiment of the game system 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, of the dice of the game assembly of Figure 1A, but the dice are completely inverted so that the other three faces can be seen; and figure 2 shows an example of an explanation which is possible with the game assembly according to figures 1A and 1B.

The dice A-I shown in Figs. 1A and 1B are substantially cubic and form fifty-four faces. These fifty-four planes are occupied by four sets of figures 1-13 and two jokers, shown here with faces, on the dice E and G. The sets numbers 1-13 are executed in colors not shown, 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.

It can be seen that die A has the numbers 1 (filled circle), 4 (triangle), 5 (square), 9 (open circle), 10 (filled circle) and 13 (triangle); the die B has the numbers 1 (triangle), 2 (square), 6 (open circle), 7 (filled circle), 10 (triangle) and 11 (square); the die 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 has the numbers 1 (square), 5 (open circle), 6 (filled circle), 9 (triangle) and 10 (square) and a sad looking joker; the die F has the numbers 3 (triangle), 4 (square), 8 (open circle), 9 (filled circle), 12 (triangle) and 13 (square); the die G has 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 dice 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 dice has numerals in four different "colors". There are never two consecutive numbers of the same "color" on a die. In addition, none of the dice have equal numbers.

The nine dice shown offer four options per "color" to form a series of nine consecutive numbers. In addition, it is possible to form strings 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 simultaneously and, after examining the nine superimposed faces, creates either a series of numbers of the same "color" and a sequence of the same numbers, of the same numbers, from the corresponding images. 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 you choose, 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 rolled dice to the explanation already formed. The same player may then roll the remaining dice one more time to further expand the explanation.

The score is then drawn up, the score for a "group" or "run" being determined by the number of dice used, the score for a combined set being determined by adding the numbers in the respective "group" and "run" "used dice. In the latter case, if all nine dice are used, 15 points are obtained (figure 2). If all nine dice are used for a "run", 25 points are obtained, and if all nine dice are used in two "runs" of different colors, 20 points are obtained. Finally, using all nine dice in three "groups" gives 20 points. When forming the explanation, the jokers, if they have landed on the top surface of a die, can be used for any desired image.

After the player's score is 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 indicate the winner of the game.

Claims (9)

Game assembly for playing a "Rummy" -like game, comprising a number of dice with a number of faces, the faces together having four of each other in kind, but otherwise corresponding series of thirteen different images of successive rank. Game assembly according to claim 1, wherein the number of dice is nine and the number of faces per dice is six. The game assembly of claim 1, wherein each dice is provided with images of each of the four series types, the dice having six different images, regardless of the type. Game assembly according to claim 3, wherein the images of the same type on the dice concerned have an average rank difference of nine. Game assembly according to claim 4, wherein the images of the same type on respective dice each have a rank difference of nine. Game assembly according to claim 5, wherein each pair of dice contains three pairs of pictures, regardless of the type, which differ in order of four. Game assembly according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the types are formed by four different colors. Game assembly according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the images are formed by number strings from 1-13. Game assembly according to any of the preceding claims, wherein two of the dice each have one wild card image.