US2481109A

US2481109A - Game combining jigsaw puzzle and quiz

Info

Publication number: US2481109A
Application number: US706462A
Authority: US
Inventors: Milton C Grace
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1946-10-29
Filing date: 1946-10-29
Publication date: 1949-09-06
Anticipated expiration: 1966-09-06

Description

M. C. GRACE GAME COMBINING JIGSAW PUZZLE AND QUIZ Filed Oct. 29, 1946 ZABLH@ l z s 4 5 5 7 a 9 lo n l2 ls 14 l5 vs |1 la I9 2o 2| ze 2s 24 A25 2e 27 28 29 1 so al 32 sa a4 sa a5 a7 sa a9 4o 5| 52 5a 54 55 56 57 5a 59 eo en e2 es e4 65 66 57 es a9 16 11 'la 73 '14 75 7e 77 '1a 79 ao 5| a2 as s4 85 sa, 87 aa a9 9o 9| 92 9a 94 95 9e 97 9a 99 loo W i; WW J 6 SPORTS 7N \m. HIGH COMM/@avanzi 0F $5- 4 IO .9444 l 9|. CQ//WJOA/ 7705' mso f 92. MEE/V WAVE 94. eoPHEES 945. MAEl-SQII i 9g-6g f Y" 5 mam; mums \5|. om /f/cKo/zy 6 o MW 6 72. EEA 0F 6009 FEM/NS grwv/rvbo@ Milton ntf. Graw@ mma @www

Patented Sept. 6, 1949 GAMEGIVIBINIING JIGSAWPUZZLE AND QUIZ MiltonwQyGmce, N ore-Queens, La

0ctcbev29, 194i?, SerialfNo. 7416*;462

IClaims This invention relates to a; game oi* thatitype which calls-for` cooperative, rather them me skil'lf, in the playing-.1 It. is hasedzon, aiiesaw puzzle in which the-position ofthepiecessdetermined through. the: instramerrtaitty of at Wquizf, thusradding tothe edu-,catiomalavalue ofthefgame.

@me oftheoioj'ects of: the invention is to provide asi-game"emp1oyir1g-^coordinated elements including aigameboard, aA set; offjigsaw' puzzle-piecesandf a key card; the `facie ofthegamertroard havingA ferent indicia distribotivety arranged indicated areas-where specific jigsaw pieceszhel-ongtthe key card" containing a; plurality of printed question-s, answers, pictures; orthe like. together with a clue; inf the form of an index" for: eaclfi libel-'11,. dif'- ferent for each. andi corresponding' to the indicia on the game board., 'The jigsaw, p'reces each; have aiov inscription complementarse-tothe respective inscriptions. on the leegr cards no clue directly reiatingtherrt to .time on the ze garmeibcard; so that'the players must: use the in teilectual ste-pl of" associating the inscription; on the piece With-- the complementarse on the-key card;f iin ordertodiscover tire. which matchesthelocating index onthevgamefboarot Other objects' ofthe inventionf, with appear as the following descriotiori ci* a pseferredi and pra@- ticaly embodiment thereof proceeds;

In. the drawing-Which accompanies.- anatv forms a` partof the toiflowine spec-iiicatiom. anshtlmcughsout the. figures off-whichtfx eisamemeiereoce chars actors have been. usectto denote idmficai? Meu-ree 1 is a platA vtewroffthe'- hoard:

Figure 2 av pian View ofi-azjigsawpiece- Figuresl' 3f active'`v are miam cards;

Pleine Efisai fraememftafryrpian oi'a positivem afichegame bearer` several adjacent iis:- saw pieces in posit'onii' Figueres 6 is a; similar viewrstiowme: amm-isnt in which the ,ii'fzsamouzzie inf the.n aggregate is coweredrby a picture everprint.

Referring,l now iti cir-:tait toolie--several; fitness, the numeral. Ii represents: ai @niemandem-aterrabiy made of stiltmaterial: hav-ing ai pianitorm suracel and;y having? printed theme-om im distnibuf tive relation a inatteso of indicia, 2,e which inlttie examplesA show-n, isla se 'es of. consecutivas mlm;- bers arranged in rows. .but Whichmay be letters. words. pictures.. ot other. characterso The. board t fulictionsl as asuoport. fora, jigsaw puzzaend the, indicia indicate but do notd'eli'neaiie amas uponowhich specific jigsaw pieces belong',A IREM,- uiie 2. whichA shows a representative; 011843., of 'the jigsaw pieces. itisiseen thatltheyd'c. net ,bear any index which directly relates, themitothe, indicia inscribed on the game board.

.iop,v the keycards;

Fig-ares tandilshow key: cards@ andA respectively, several of# which are preferablyr employed. These preferably'refer to different subjects, each bearizogf-a-` series of'printedffinformati-ve tems,k the aggregate number on all keyv cards: being'A notless than. the number of jigsaw pieces. In the examples shown, one card listsfitemsunder the head ofSports,-andthea other; item-s under the head of EfIistoryn5 rIliey items are in the formof a Series of quiz questions, andl each. is associated with an adiacently-printed index 'la'. said indexes corresponding# to: indiciay 2f om the game ooarotV I'.

The jigsawp'eces 31 each has anA inscription printed' thereupon which complements an item E Thus the word lacksonwon the-jigsaw-piece Bin Figure 2 coordinates. with the phitase-` 01d Hickory on. the His-tory keyl card, andi"0ld Hickory the adjacent indexn 51 on thekey: car-d1. which relates to the corresponding index 51 on the gameboatd', so thatl by this chain ofassoci'atione, the proper. arear is located otr the game board for thel placing;V oi that particular jigsaw-piece.-

indicia 2 on the. board are preferablypiacerig approximately at the centersf 0F the: areasf which they designate, and the jigsaw pieces; are preferably provided with a. centrally located* marker which serves' as a lguidecetrterinsf-the jigsaw piece wittrespect the area: ofthe-gameboard in which it'ieplaced.

From the above description it willibe understood thatetheplaver'must: perform an intellectua' step in correlating the inscription onf the ji'esawpiece with' thet complementary itemi om keer cards. before he is able to discover the index or cluerthat Ieadetotheidienticaticn of? on the; game lcardiwheres the: jigsaw belen se: It ob wiens mamme-complementary inscriptionson the jigsaw-pieces and` key are not restrictedY to anyeldo'inonmation. mor. to: keine expressed bwverhailntext, butt especiali-x1` inv the case of youngT children, players may` beA in i'ici1-e--fcrrrt of related pictute's; of? objects or`y events;

As a teatuse of especialy attractiveness, andy as ara-- actiune-titresY aid to the putti-ns together ci the puzzle, thei jigsaw. puzzle: in they aggregate may have an over-print of a picturees shown at I0 inliigure, 6,. ingaddition to the inscriptions ont the individualy pieces.K

Atypicalz example'of. how the game may be played is. described in theffoliowing rules.l

Ii there is more than one player, the key cards are divided' between them. For example, suppose that players A and B are playing the game: A`se11ccts. the subject of History, and B the subject ofSports.* Each of then players takes the card= pertaining to the subject'.

All of the jigsaw pieces are placed in the center of the board or on a table, and the players, by examining the inscription on each jigsaw piece, attempt to distribute the pieces between themselves in such a manner that each player will have before him only those jigsaw pieces which carry inscriptions relating to the subject matter of his card. For example, "A picks up a jigsaw piece with the word Chandler upon it. A associates this inscription with baseball, and therefore, passes this jigsaw piece to B who has the subject Sports The next piece A picks up has the inscription Jackson upon it. He associates Jackson with History, and since he himself has this subject, he will retain this jigsaw piece. This procedure is followed by the players until all of the jigsaw pieces `have been classied and distributed to the players, with reference to the subject selected by each. In cases in which the player is uncertain as to how a jigsaw piece should be classified as to subject matter, he consults with the other player. After the pieces have been distributed, each player attempts to place each of the jigsaw pieces which has been distributed to him in its proper place on the game board. This is accomplished in the following manner.

A picks up one of his pieces on which the name Jackson appears. He associates Jackson with the subject of History so he refers to his card on the subject of History After examining the questions contained on his card, he concludes that Jackson is properly associated with item Old Hickory on his History card. Since the index adjacent Old Hickory is 27, A places this jigsaw piece on number 27 on the game board. which is its proper place if he has made a correct judgment with regard to the selection of the complementary inscriptions on the jigsaw piece and key card.

It will be found that if the jigsaw piece with the inscription Jackson is properly placed, Ait will interlock with adjacent jigsaw pieces. vIi it is not correctly placed, it will not interlock with the adjacent pieces, and the player' should then review his judgment in associating the inscription on the piece with the inscription on the key card, consulting with his colleague, if necessary. lThe players may work together or alternately in building up this puzzle. The' game calls forcooperation, forbearance and mutual assistance, rather than competition. It can, of course, be played by one person who assumes all of the'key cards.

In the manufacture and 'sale of the' game, it is contemplated that a single game board shall be standard for a plurality of dii-ferent jigsaw puzzles with complementary key cards, so that when one has purchased the game, he may from time to time purchase additional different jigsaw puzzles with complementary key cards, the game to be played upon the same board. In this way the expense of purchasing a new board each `time is avoided, While in due course the players will have acquired a wide fund of information upon various topics.

While I have in the above description'disclosed what I believe to be a `preferred and practical embodiment of the invention, it will be understood .by those skilled in the art that the details of construction and arrangement of parts, as shown, are by way of example and not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. Game comprising a game board and a plurality of game pieces designed to be aggregately arranged on said game board in a predetermined pattern, said game board having on its face distributively arranged indicia designating areas upon which respective game pieces belong but unrelated directly to any indicia embodied in the game pieces, each of said pieces bearing a different index unrelated to the indicia on the game board, means providing a list of items, each item comprising an index directly related to corresponding indicia on the game board and an index directly related to an index on the game piece, whereby a player determines where to place a game piece on the game board by matching the index on said piece with the directly related index of said item, thereby discovering in said -item the index which relates directly to a corresponding index on said game board.

2. Game comprising a game board and a jigsaw puzzle including a plurality of jigsaw pieces designed to be put together upon said game board, said game board having on its face distributively arranged indicia designating areas upon which respective jigsaw pieces belong but unrelated directly to any indicia embodied in the game pieces, each of said pieces bearing a different index unrelated to the indicia on the game board, means providing a list of items, each item comprising an index directly related to corresponding indicia on the game board and an index directly related to an index on the jigsaw piece, whereby a player determines where to place a jigsaw piece on the game board by matching the index on said piece with the directly related index of said item, thereby discovering in said tem the index which relates directly to a corresponding index on said game board.

3. Game comprising a game board and a jigsaw puzzle including a plurality of jigsaw pieces, designed to be put together on said game board, said game board having on its face distributively arranged indicia designating areas upon which respective jigsaw pieces belong but unrelated directly to any indicia embodied in the game pieces, said jigsaw pieces each having an inscription conveying an idea, unrelated to the indicia on the game board, means providing a list of items` said items each including an inscription conveying an idea and an index directly related to an index on said game board, the inscriptions of the several items being complementary to the inscriptions on the several jigsaw pieces, wherebyA a player determines where to place a jigsaw piece on the game board by matching the inscription on said piece with the complementary inscription of an item, thereby discovering in said item the index which directly relates to a corresponding index on said game board.

4. G'ame comprising a game board and a jigsaw puzzle including a plurality of jigsaw pieces, designed to be put together upon said game board. said game board having on its face distributively arranged' indicia designating areas upon which respective jigsaw pieces belong but unrelated directly to any indicia embodied in the game pieces, said jigsaw pieces each having an inscription conveying an idea, unrelated to the indicia on the game board, the inscriptions on all the jigsaw pieces, with respect to the ideas conveyed being related to several subjects, key cards each devoted to one subject, providing a list of items under that subject, said items each including an inscription conveying an idea and an index directly related to one of the indicia on said game board, the inscriptions of the several items REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

Number FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Great Britain Sept. 23, 1935