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US3844568A
US3844568A US00350988A US35098873A US3844568A US 3844568 A US3844568 A US 3844568A US 00350988 A US00350988 A US 00350988A US 35098873 A US35098873 A US 35098873A US 3844568 A US3844568 A US 3844568A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F3/00—Board games; Raffle games
    • A63F3/04—Geographical or like games ; Educational games
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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  • ABSTRACT A numerical manipulation board game, with: a game board ruled with at least two generally rectangular grid cells of uniform size; at least two playing tiles of uniform size, each being a block having at least two faces upon which the respective block may rest; each block being so shaped that, when both rest on one such face thereof on the game board, the two grid cells are both substantially filled and that, when both rest on another such face thereof and adjacent one another on the game board, one of the grid cells substantially contains both of the playing tiles; indicia on the playing tiles, so located that the indicia is apparent to observers regardless which of the two faces either playing tile rests upon.
  • the board includes a plurality of cells arranged in a rectangular grid the board game may be usedwith additional sign tiles to construct interlocking mathmatical equations vertically, horizontally and diagonally on the grid.
  • the board game of Scrabble illustrated in Brunot et al., 2,752,158 issued June 26, I956 is representative of the prior art pertaining to the sort of board game of the invention, excepting that whereas the Brunot et al game primarily relates to the crossword puzzle-like arraying of words using lettered tiles on the cellular grid of a game board the game of the present invention in its presently preferred embodiment relates to the similar arraying of mathmatical equations using numbered and instructing sign tiles on the cellular grid of a game board.
  • a game board ruled with at least two generally rectangular grid cells of uniform size
  • each playing tile of uniform size each being a block having at least two faces upon which the respective block may rest; each block being so shaped that, when both rest on one such face thereof on said game board, said two grid cells are both substantially filled and that, when both rest on another such face thereof and adjacent one another on said game board, one of said grid cells substantially contains both of the playing tiles; means providing indicia on the playing tiles, so located that the indicia is apparent to observers regardless which of the two faces either playing tile rests upon.
  • the board game may be used with additional sign tiles to construct interlocking mathmatical equations vertically, horizontally and diagonally on the grid.
  • the invention herein disclosed in its presently most preferred form relates to a new and improved educational game apparatus for a mathematical game of the crossword-type whereby simple, movable number tiles and sign tiles are used to construct interlocking equations over a playing surface in all directions.
  • the apparatus disclosed may be played to produce a particular, interlocking number/sign pattern over the entire playing surface that maximizes the number of interlocking equations that can be constructed and the number of points that can be scored.
  • the apparatus disclosed provides a flexible method of creating multiple digit numbers which will fit into a single space on the playing surface in order to make a crossword-type equation game that actually works in practice with a drawn hand" of manageable size.
  • the usefulness and versatility of the disclosed apparatus provides the basis for a new and novel crossword-type game in which it is possible to construct truly interlocking equations in horizontal, vertical and preferably diagonal directions over the entire playing surface, thereby increasing the number of scoring possibilities over the prior art and creating a workable game which is inexpensive to manufacture and enjoyable to play.
  • the prior art has provided for the construction of connected vertical and horizontal equations crosswordfashion, either by extending previous equations, or by constructing new equations at right angles to the previous equations; and using for that purpose various tiles and markers having numerical indicia thereon which were in turn applied to the playing surface. Most of the tiles were marked with 2 or 3 digit numbers, and there was no provision for the construction, of members with different combinations of digits as the game progressed. Certain of the prior art patents limit play to only two directions on the playing surface.
  • the tiles are of the same size and shape.
  • a playing board is not essential but may be used if desired as it establishes a visible pattern for play.
  • Equations are always mathematically correct, if sign conventions are followed.
  • Equations may be made horizontally, vertically and in both diagonal directions.
  • Equations may cross or meet in any direction, at any place on the playing surface.
  • Play is symmetrical over the entire playing surface, and every equation can interlock perfectly with its adjacent equations regardless of orientation and extent.
  • FIG. 1 is a top plan view of the game board showing a typical game in progress using the tiles of the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a portion of the arrangement of tiles shown in FIG. I;
  • FIG. 3 is a top plan view on a smaller scale, of the preferred arrangement of game board grid cells.
  • the game apparatus includes tiles 12, 13 of unique design and application. together with preferably used playing board 14 upon which the tiles may be ap plied.
  • the playing tiles 12, 13 are preferably square and each has a thickness equal to one-half its width and a length equaling its width.
  • Each number tile 12 has one of the single digit numbers from 0 through 9 applied to at least one large side face 16, and one of the single digit numbers aforesaid applied (sideways) to at least one half-size edge face 18.
  • Each sign tile 13 has e.g., a X, or sign applied to at least one face to respectively denote the instructions add, subtract", multiply", divide and equate.
  • the tiles l2, 13 may be made out of wood, plastic, or any other suitable material.
  • the edge side markings on the number tiles 12 are used to create 2 digit numbers; and in use, two such number tiles 12 bearing the desired indicia are placed edgewise within a single grid cell, playing space or square with the desired indicia uppermost, thereby forming the 2 digit number desired.
  • the tiles l2, 13 may be applied to any fiat, smooth playing surface, but in the preferred embodiment they are applied to a playing board of suitable shape and design.
  • a suitable board 14 may have vertical and horizontal rulings 22, 24 only, with the number tiles 12 placed upon alternate squares in all directions; or it may have alternate colored rows and alternate colored columns, with the number tiles placed on the squares where the colored rows intersect the colored columns.
  • alternating ones of the individual grid cells in alternating rows and columns of the grid being of sensibly different appearance 30 than the remainder 32 of the individual grid cells to establish a definite pattern for construction of physical representations of mathematical equations on the game board using the first-described and second-described playing tiles in mutual conjunction.
  • the board 14 may have various other designs, superficial characteristics or indicia applied thereto to mark the alternate squares upon which the numbers are to be placed.
  • the first equation is made anywhere on the playing surface.
  • Equations may be made in any direction; vertically, horizontally or on either diagonal.
  • Numbers and signs occupy alternate, single squares or spaces on the playing surface.
  • Numbers must be separated from one another by one intervening square in every direction; i.e.. vertically horizontally, and diagonally.
  • the pattern of play is conveniently provided by observing the contrasting portions 30, 32 of the board 14.
  • players may make such additional playing rules as may fit their purposes in respect to their use of the novel apparatus disclosed, but the same are not essential to the operation of the game apparatus, nor are they necessary to the attainment of the objectives stated.
  • a numerical manipulation board game comprismg:
  • a game board ruled with a plurality of generally rectangular grid cells of uniform size
  • a plurality of playing tiles each constituted by a generally rectangular block having a plurality of mutually perpendicular adjacent sides, some ones of said sides being substantially as long and substantially as wide as individuals of said grid cells and the remainder of said sides being substantially as extensive in one dimension as the comparable dimension of individuals of said grid cells and so inextensive in the other dimension that more than one such block may rest side-by-side on such remaining sides within individuals of said grid cells;
  • the block may rest in a grid cell upon a first-described side, substantially fill the cell and have an item of numerical indicia presented upward for viewing, and the block may rest in a grid cell upon a last-described side beside at least one other such block so disposed, together substantially filling the cell and having a multiple character item of numerical indicia presented upward for viewing.
  • each such block is substantially half as thick as it is long and wide and each such grid cell is substantially square.
  • the board game of claim 1 further comprising: an additional plurality of game board playing tiles each constituted by a block sized to fit in individual ones of said generally rectangular grid cells, each such block having at least one face whereupon the block may rest in individual ones of said generally rectangular grid cells and at least one other face provided with an item of mathematical instruction exemplified by an instruction to add an instruction to subtract", an instruction to multiply, an instruction to divide and an instruction to equate.
  • a numerical manipulation board game comprismg:
  • a game board ruled with at least two generally rectangular grid cells of uniform size
  • each being a block having at least two faces upon which the respective block may rest; one such face of each block being of substantially said grid cell uniform size and another such face being as long or wide as said one face thereof, but of half said uniform size; two of said grid cell playing tiles, when both rest on one such face thereof on said game board, substantially filling two said grid cells and, when both of said playing tiles rest on said other such face thereof and adjacent one another on said game board, both being substantially contained within one of said grid cells;
  • means providing indicia on at least two faces of each of the playing tiles, so that the indicia is apparent to observers regardless which of the faces either playing tile rests upon.
  • each tile has at least two additional faces respectively generally parallel to the two first-recited faces; the indicia being constituted by a single character provided on each said additional face.

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US00350988A US3844568A (en) 1973-04-13 1973-04-13 Game apparatus
CA196,381A CA1002556A (en) 1973-04-13 1974-03-29 Game apparatus
GB1541674A GB1428071A (en) 1973-04-13 1974-04-08 Board game playing apparatus
FR7412333A FR2225187A1 (ja) 1973-04-13 1974-04-08
JP49039518A JPS5013133A (ja) 1973-04-13 1974-04-09
BR2841/74A BR7402841D0 (pt) 1973-04-13 1974-04-10 Aparelho de jogo de tabuleiro de manipulacao numerica
ZA00742342A ZA742342B (en) 1973-04-13 1974-04-11 Game apparatus
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US4243225A (en) * 1977-12-09 1981-01-06 Levinrad Maxim D Board games
US4637609A (en) * 1982-08-02 1987-01-20 Vanderhoof John R Method for a game
US5035666A (en) * 1989-11-22 1991-07-30 Dae Kyo Limited Blocks with platform, wheel and recesses
US5171018A (en) * 1991-01-26 1992-12-15 Maosen Zhang Math-chess and the method of playing it
US5314190A (en) * 1991-08-16 1994-05-24 Lyons Malcolm J Mathematical game
US5474455A (en) * 1991-11-08 1995-12-12 Yang; Jinxian Mathematical calculation board game and method of playing
US5338203A (en) * 1993-04-01 1994-08-16 Rheams William N Educational aid for mathematics
US5478087A (en) * 1995-03-23 1995-12-26 Dumisani; Dwaine Mathematical board game and method of playing the same
US5669611A (en) * 1996-07-30 1997-09-23 Fedele; Stephen Mathematical game apparatus
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