RU2243799C2 - "latinitsa" letter game - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: table games, in particular, teaching facilities.

SUBSTANCE: letter game has two sets of cards with Latin letters applied thereto. Consonant letters are presented once in each set of cards, and vowel letters are presented twice. Each letter is applied onto card in straight and inverted position. Cards of one set have features different from those of cards of second set. Each set of cards includes groups with equal number of cards proportional to letters depending on coefficients of frequency of usage in language and identity of vowel letters. Cards have designations corresponding to groups. Game is equipped with playing field divided by linear lines into cells similar to shape of cards and defining eight vertical and eight horizontal rows of cells.

EFFECT: simplified and compact construction and increased efficiency by combined entertaining and teaching processes.

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Description

The invention relates to games.

There are various games with letters that contain cards or game elements with printed letters, as well as cellular game fields. The most similar analogues from a number of similar games include a game containing two outwardly distinguishable sets of cards with letters printed on cards in the upright and inverted position (US patent 5,417,432, May 23.1995), as well as a game containing a cell field and game elements with printed letters (UK patent 2,214,828, 09/13/1989).

The disadvantage of the two named games is that the first game does not have a playing field, and the second game contains an excessively large number of game elements.

The essence of the invention is to create such sets of cards with printed letters, which can be compared with the cells of the playing field having the optimal number of cells, and sets including proportional game groups of cards that provide players with equal chances of winning.

The essence of the invention is that the game contains two sets of 32 cards and a playing field divided by linear marking into cells, similar to the form of cards, comprising 8 vertical and 8 horizontal rows of cells, a total of 64 cells with which two sets of 32 cards can be matched .

Latin letters are marked on the cards, with the consonants in each set being presented once, and the vowels are presented twice, a total of 20 consonants and 12 vowels give 32 letters in each set.

Each letter on the card is applied in the upright and inverted position so that players who are opposite each other on opposite sides of the playing field do not have to read the letters "upside down."

Cards of one set have external differences from the cards of the second set so that players can distinguish between cards of different sets.

Cards of each set are divided into groups (proportional groups) of cards, which includes each set. Proportional groups have an equal number of cards, proportional representation of letters depending on the frequency coefficients of use in the language, and identical representation of vowels. At the same time, cards have designations corresponding to each group. Thus, players can choose equal sets of cards or proportional groups of cards from any one set for the game, while having equal chances of winning.

Orientation signs can be applied to cards to orient cards on the playing field, and the cells of the playing field can have dark and light symbols alternating in a checker pattern to help track the diagonal movements of cards on the cells during the game.

The cards can be marked with the coefficients of the frequency of the use of letters in the language, so that the relative capabilities of the letters during word formation are visual.

Instead of cards, a game may contain flat game elements.

Figure 1 shows a view of the playing field and two cards.

In Fig.2 - the front side of the cards of different sets.

Figure 3 - the back side of the cards of different sets.

Figures 4 and 5 show the initial playing positions of the proportional groups of cards on the playing field.

The composition of the game includes a playing field and cards, the view of which is shown in figure 1.

Using linear marking 1, the field is divided into cells, the shape of which is similar to the shape of cards, and the size is suitable for the location of cards on them. In this case, the optimal shape of cells and cards is a rectangle with a 1: 2 aspect ratio.

Dark and light designations alternating in a checker pattern can be applied to cells in the form of dark zones 2 of a smaller size than the size of the cells, which makes it possible to better distinguish between linear markings. There are dark zones on dark cells, but not on light cells.

The front side of the cards shown in figure 2. The external difference between cards from different sets is the presence on the cards of one of the sets of dark square 3 and the absence of such a square on the cards of the second set. The letters 4 on the cards are applied in the upright and inverted position relative to the line 5 dividing the cards into adjacent halves. Orientation signs are placed in the center of the cards in the form of arrows 6, directed towards one of the end edges. The values of the frequency coefficients of the use of letters in the language are printed on the cards by the numbers 7. Using differently colored rhombuses 8, the distribution of the cards of each set into proportional groups that includes each set is indicated. Differently colored rhombuses are shown differently shaded.

The back side of the cards shown in figure 3. The shirt on the back of the cards of one set is marked with longitudinal lines, and on the back of the cards of the second set with transverse lines, which is the external difference between the sets. In addition, on the back of the cards of one set there are dark circles 9, which are absent on the cards of the second set. With the help of crosses 10 and the absence of crosses, proportional groups of cards, which include each set, are indicated.

The appearance of the cards in accordance with the claims may be made in a different way than proposed in the present description. The various symbols on the cards can also be made in various ways.

The distribution of sets for proportional groups of cards depending on the coefficients of the frequency of using letters in the language is different, that is, for a particular language, the distribution of sets of cards for proportional groups can be performed in accordance with the coefficients of the frequency of using letters in the selected language. Each kit can be simultaneously distributed into proportional groups for different languages. Each such group must have the appropriate designation.

For English, the distribution of the first set into proportional groups with an equal number of cards, proportional representation of letters and the identity of the vowels that includes the first set may be this:

1) A-7, O-6, U-4, 1-7, E-8, Y-2, Z-1, J-1, Q-1, H-2, W-2, C-2, S-4, T-5, D-3, G-4;

2) I-7, E-8, Y-2, A-7, O-6, U-4, K-1, X-1, P-1, B-2, F-2, V-2, L-4, R-5, M-5, N-2.

Through the hyphen, each letter contains the coefficient of the frequency of use of the letter in the language. The sum of the coefficients in one and the other group is equal, and thus the letters in the groups are represented proportionally depending on the frequency of use in the language. The vowels in the groups are identical, and the number of letters in each group is equal. Each group thus contains 16 cards with printed letters.

The distribution of the second set of cards into proportional groups for the English language can be as follows:

1) A-7, O-6, U-4, I-7, E-8, Y-2, J-1, Z-1, B-2, C-2, H-2, V-2, D-3, G-4, L-4, S-4;

2) I-7, E-8, Y-2, A-7, O-6, U-4, K-1, X-1, P-1, Q-1, F-2, N-2, W-2, T-5, R-5, M-5.

Distribution data for the English language is proposed, but can be performed differently, that is, letters depending on the coefficients of frequency of use in the language can be fixed in groups in different ways.

The rules of the game are that players can choose either two equivalent sets for the game, so that each player will play with his own set of cards, distinguishing his cards from the opponent’s cards using external differences between the sets, or players can choose proportional groups of cards from one of any set, so that each player will play with cards of his proportional group, distinguishing his cards from cards of the opponent with the help of signs corresponding to the proportional group .

The game may consist of laying out cards on the field one by one and compiling words in compliance with various conditions of the game, or all cards before the start of the game can be located on the cells of the field with subsequent subsequent transfer of cards on the field and making words.

Or the game may consist in moving cards one by one along the cells of the field like game figures, drawing up words and removing enemy cards from the field that are part of the formed words. To do this, before the start of the game, the cards are located on the field in the initial game positions and then move around the cells of the field.

For proportional groups, which includes the first set (meaning proportional groups for English), you can offer the initial game positions shown in Fig. 4, and for two proportional groups that includes the second set, you can offer the initial game positions shown in Fig. 4. .5. When using these game positions between players, the odds of winning are somewhat equal, although the options for the initial game positions may be different. The arrangement of letters on the field in playing positions by itself can be an entertaining linguistic puzzle.

Numbers within the framework of the schematic cells of the field in Figs. 4 and 5 under the letters the values of the coefficients of the frequency of use of letters in the language are signed.

When cards are placed on the field in the initial game positions, the cards are sent with orientation arrows to the opponent, if the orienting signs in accordance with the claims are applied to the cards, and together with other signs help players distinguish between cards as their own and others, but in addition, orienting signs can be used to determining winnings in some games, that is, when compiling words, the opponent’s cards may not be removed from the field, but reoriented in accordance with the landmark yuschim designation becomes the other player's cards.

In other cases, the winnings can be determined by those who remove more cards from the opponent’s field, or those who remove the opponent’s card from the field with some predetermined letter, or those who make up the word from the opponent’s letters taken from the field.

In total, a wide variety of all kinds of games is possible using the proposed gaming device, and the games do not look too complicated, since each letter is presented in one or two copies of cards, and most often two, three or four-letter words can be composed, which are easier to compose than longer words.

The fact that the letters are applied to the cards in the upright and inverted position, and that the players are opposite each other during the game on opposite sides of the playing field, can determine the right of players to read generated words only from left to right, which in combination with the ability to move cards or to lay out cards on free cells without the formation of words allows you to conduct an interesting positional-combination game.

Claims (4)

1. A game with letters containing two sets of cards with Latin letters printed, with consonants in each set represented once, and vowels represented twice, with each letter printed on the card in the upright and inverted position, and cards of one set have external differences from cards of the second set, and each set includes groups with an equal number of cards, proportional to the representation of letters depending on the frequency coefficients of use in the language and the identity of letters, and the cards have symbols corresponding to the groups, while the game is equipped with a game field divided by linear marking into cells, similar to the shape of cards and comprising eight vertical and eight horizontal rows of cells. 2. The game with letters according to claim 1, characterized in that the orientation symbols are applied to the cards. 3. A game with letters according to claim 1, characterized in that the cells of the playing field have dark and light designations alternating in a checker pattern. 4. A game with letters according to claim 1, characterized in that the cards bear the values of the coefficients of the frequency of use of letters in the language.

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