WO1994021342A1 - A device for a table game with multiple chess-boards superimposed one upon the other, and spatial movements - Google Patents

A device for a table game with multiple chess-boards superimposed one upon the other, and spatial movements Download PDF

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WO1994021342A1
WO1994021342A1 PCT/IT1993/000076 IT9300076W WO9421342A1 WO 1994021342 A1 WO1994021342 A1 WO 1994021342A1 IT 9300076 W IT9300076 W IT 9300076W WO 9421342 A1 WO9421342 A1 WO 9421342A1
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Gastone Fiori
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Priority to US08/318,781 priority Critical patent/US5794932A/en
Priority to DE69314487T priority patent/DE69314487T2/en
Priority to EP93916148A priority patent/EP0643605B1/en
Priority to CA002135477A priority patent/CA2135477A1/en
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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
    • A63F3/00173—Characteristics of game boards, alone or in relation to supporting structures or playing piece
    • A63F3/00214—Three-dimensional game boards
    • 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
    • A63F3/00173—Characteristics of game boards, alone or in relation to supporting structures or playing piece
    • A63F3/00176—Boards having particular shapes, e.g. hexagonal, triangular, circular, irregular
    • A63F2003/00201—Octagonal game board
    • 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
    • A63F3/00173—Characteristics of game boards, alone or in relation to supporting structures or playing piece
    • A63F3/00214—Three-dimensional game boards
    • A63F2003/00217—Superimposed boards
    • 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
    • A63F3/00173—Characteristics of game boards, alone or in relation to supporting structures or playing piece
    • A63F3/00214—Three-dimensional game boards
    • A63F2003/0022—Three-dimensional game boards played in three dimensions

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  • the present invention concerns a device consisting of means for realizing a table game comprising multiple chess-boards superimposed one upon the other and 'men' to be spatially moved.
  • the device according to the present invention is a complete novelty as it allows to play on different spatial planes with new means and rules.
  • the device according to the present invention consists mainly in a plurality of transparent planes superimposed one upon the other and linked one to the other, onto which a plurality of sheafs of parallel lines are provided, crossing orthogonally, and along which three series of 'men', with different structures, are moved in diagonal sense; said 'men' also move in said three planes, according to their typology, respectively in diagonal, in reflected semi-diagonal or in vertical sense.
  • Figure 1 shows an axonometric view of a variant with three planes of the device according to the present invention.
  • Figure 2 shows a lateral view of three possible structural typologies of the 'men' having different shapes.
  • Figure 3 shows one of the planes composing the complete device, with the pool position of the 'men'.
  • Figures 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 show six possible game conditions: figure 4: in diagonal sense with two 'men' A and one opponent on the three planes (catching of the black 'man' ); figure 5: in diagonal sense with two 'men' A and one opponent C (catching of the white 'man' ); figure 6: in semidiagonal reflected sense with two 'men' B and one opponent on the two planes (catching of the black 'man'); figure 7: in semidiagonal reflected sense with two 'men' B and one opponent on two planes (catching of the black 'man'); figure 8: in perpendicular sense with two 'men' C and one opponent on three planes (catching of the black 'man' ) ; figure 9: in vertical sense with two 'men' C and one opponent (catching of the black 'man').
  • the device for the table game with multiple chess-boards superimposed one upon the other and spatial movements consists of:
  • each series comprising fifteen 'men* A, six 'men' B and six 'men' C, that are provided for being placed respectively in the number of five, two and two for each colours and opposite on each plane, on the starting fields of the game.
  • the game is performed on each plane 1 and at the same time on all three of the planes, thus conferring to the game a very high number of possibilities.
  • the men A, B and C move in diagonal sense on the lines, and all in the same manner, varying their functions in the three planes, where 'men' A play in diagonal sense, 'men' B in reflected semi-diagonal and 'men' C in vertical sense.
  • the catching of the opponent's 'man' may occur in two different manners:
  • the cleverness of the player consists in combining the moves made on the single planes in the following combinations of the three planes (fig. 5): the 'men' B must define a reflected semidiagonal with two 'men' and anyone of the opponent's, placed in any way on the two planes (figures 6, 7); the 'men' C must define a vertical with two 'men' and an opponent, placed in any way on the three planes (figures 8, 9) .
  • the game with the means forming the device according to the present invention ends when one player leaves his opponent without 'men' A, B and C or when he puts his opponent in the condition that he can not make any move.

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Abstract

The device for a table game according to the present invention consists of a plurality of transparent planes (1), linked one to the other, on which a plurality of sheafs of parallel lines (3) are placed crossing vertically, and along which lines a plurality of series of 'men' having different structures are moved in diagonal sense, whereby said 'men' move, on the three planes, according to their typology.

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"A DEVICE FOR A TABLE GAME WITH MULTIPLE CHESS-BOARDS SUPERIMPOSED ONE UPON THE OTHER, AND SPATIAL MOVEMENTS"
The present invention concerns a device consisting of means for realizing a table game comprising multiple chess-boards superimposed one upon the other and 'men' to be spatially moved.
The device according to the present invention is a complete novelty as it allows to play on different spatial planes with new means and rules.
The device according to the present invention consists mainly in a plurality of transparent planes superimposed one upon the other and linked one to the other, onto which a plurality of sheafs of parallel lines are provided, crossing orthogonally, and along which three series of 'men', with different structures, are moved in diagonal sense; said 'men' also move in said three planes, according to their typology, respectively in diagonal, in reflected semi-diagonal or in vertical sense.
The device according to the present invention will be described hereinbelow relating to the enclosed drawings, in which a preferred embodiment is shown. Figure 1 shows an axonometric view of a variant with three planes of the device according to the present invention.
Figure 2 shows a lateral view of three possible structural typologies of the 'men' having different shapes.
Figure 3 shows one of the planes composing the complete device, with the pool position of the 'men'.
Figures 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 show six possible game conditions: figure 4: in diagonal sense with two 'men' A and one opponent on the three planes (catching of the black 'man' ); figure 5: in diagonal sense with two 'men' A and one opponent C (catching of the white 'man' ); figure 6: in semidiagonal reflected sense with two 'men' B and one opponent on the two planes (catching of the black 'man'); figure 7: in semidiagonal reflected sense with two 'men' B and one opponent on two planes (catching of the black 'man'); figure 8: in perpendicular sense with two 'men' C and one opponent on three planes (catching of the black 'man' ) ; figure 9: in vertical sense with two 'men' C and one opponent (catching of the black 'man').
Relating now to the details of the enclosed figures, the device for the table game with multiple chess-boards superimposed one upon the other and spatial movements consists of:
- three transparent vertical planes 1 superimposed one upon the other, linked by a small central column 2;
- a plurality of sheafs of lines 3 on each plane 1, crossing in such a way as to form seventy-two crossings 4;
- two series of twenty-seven pieces, different in colours, each series comprising fifteen 'men* A, six 'men' B and six 'men' C, that are provided for being placed respectively in the number of five, two and two for each colours and opposite on each plane, on the starting fields of the game.
For what concerns the functioning of the means forming the device according to the present invention, the game is performed on each plane 1 and at the same time on all three of the planes, thus conferring to the game a very high number of possibilities.
On each plane 1, the men A, B and C move in diagonal sense on the lines, and all in the same manner, varying their functions in the three planes, where 'men' A play in diagonal sense, 'men' B in reflected semi-diagonal and 'men' C in vertical sense.
It will be determined which player will make the first move. Each player, in turn, makes a move on one of the three planes, moving one 'men' in any diagonal direction, passing each time the nearby, free crossing 4 with the purpose of catching the 'men' of the opponent.
The catching of the opponent's 'man' may occur in two different manners:
1) on each plane 1, jumping over the opponent 'man', if the next crossing 4 is free.
2) In the three planes, the cleverness of the player consists in combining the moves made on the single planes in the following combinations of the three planes (fig. 5): the 'men' B must define a reflected semidiagonal with two 'men' and anyone of the opponent's, placed in any way on the two planes (figures 6, 7); the 'men' C must define a vertical with two 'men' and an opponent, placed in any way on the three planes (figures 8, 9) .
The game with the means forming the device according to the present invention ends when one player leaves his opponent without 'men' A, B and C or when he puts his opponent in the condition that he can not make any move.

Claims

1. A device for a table game with multiple chess-boards superimposed one upon the other and spatial movements, characterized in a plurality of transparent, superimposed planes (1) linked one to the other, and onto which sheafs of parallel lines (3) are placed, crossing vertically, and along which on each plane three or more series of 'men' having different structures are moved, whereby said 'men' are moved, in said planes and according to their typology, respectively in diagonal, semi-diagonal and vertical sense.
2. A device for a table game according to claim 1, characterized in the following component means: three or more transparent planes (1) , superimposed one upon the other, and linked by a small central column (2); a plurality of crossing sheafs of lines (3) on each plane
(i);
- a series or more of a plurality of pieces different in colours, each consisting of fifteen 'men' (A), six 'men' (B) and six 'men' (C) that may be placed in the respective number of five, two and two for each colour and opposite for each plane on the starting fields of the game.
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US08/318,781 US5794932A (en) 1993-03-24 1993-07-20 Device for a table game with multiple chess-boards superimposed one upon the other, and spatial movements
DE69314487T DE69314487T2 (en) 1993-03-24 1993-07-20 DEVICE FOR TABLE GAME WITH SEVERAL CHECKERBOARDS AND SPATIAL MOVEMENTS
EP93916148A EP0643605B1 (en) 1993-03-24 1993-07-20 A device for a table game with multiple chess-boards superimposed one upon the other, and spatial movements
CA002135477A CA2135477A1 (en) 1993-03-24 1993-07-20 A device for a table game with multiple chess-boards superimposed one upon the other, and spatial movements

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IT93RM000185A ITRM930185A1 (en) 1993-03-24 1993-03-24 DEVICE FOR TABLE GAME WITH MULTIPLE OVERLAPPING CHESS BOARDS AND SPATIAL MOVEMENTS.
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