Three-dimensional game

Abstract

A three-dimensional version of the popular Sudoku game is disclosed which may include a game board having a plurality of two-dimensional matrices disposed thereon. Each of the two-dimensional matrices may have a plurality of positions for entering solutions. The game board may further specify an ordered layering for the plurality of the two-dimensional matrices such that the plurality of two-dimensional matrices may be conceptualized as a three-dimensional structure. Correct solutions for the positions of the two-dimensional matrices must be satisfied in three-dimensions in accordance with the three-dimensional structure.

1 . A puzzle game comprising:
 a game board having a plurality of two-dimensional matrices disposed thereon, each of said two-dimensional matrices having a plurality of positions for entering solutions; and   said game board further specifying an ordered layering for the plurality of the two-dimensional matrices such that said plurality of two-dimensional matrices may be conceptualized as a three-dimensional structure;   wherein correct solutions for the positions of the two-dimensional matrices must be satisfied in three-dimensions in accordance with the three-dimensional structure.   
   
   
       2 . The puzzle game of  claim 1 , wherein each of the two-dimensional matrices is an n×n matrix. 
   
   
       3 . The puzzle game of  claim 2 , wherein said n×n matrix is a 9×9 matrix. 
   
   
       4 . The puzzle game of  claim 1 , wherein the solutions comprise alphanumeric characters. 
   
   
       5 . The puzzle game of  claim 1 , wherein each of said two-dimensional matrices comprises at least one row, at least one column, and at least one quadrant. 
   
   
       6 . The puzzle game of  claim 1 , wherein each correct solution of a position must be satisfied in a row, column and quadrant of a layer of the three-dimensional structure. 
   
   
       7 . The puzzle game of  claim 6 , wherein each correct solution of a position must be further satisfied in a row, column and quadrant of a face of the three-dimensional structure. 
   
   
       8 . The puzzle game of  claim 7 , wherein each correct solution of a position must be further satisfied in a row, column and quadrant of a slice of the three-dimensional structure. 
   
   
       9 . The puzzle game of  claim 1 , wherein the three-dimensional structure comprises a cube. 
   
   
       10 . The puzzle game of  claim 9 , wherein said cube comprises layers, faces, and slices. 
   
   
       11 . The puzzle game of  claim 10  wherein each of said layers, faces, and slices comprises rows, columns and quadrants. 
   
   
       12 . The puzzle game of  claim 1 , wherein the three-dimensional structure a plurality of partially overlapping cubes. 
   
   
       13 . The puzzle game of  claim 12 , wherein each of said cubes comprises layers, faces, and slices. 
   
   
       14 . The puzzle game of  claim 13  wherein each of said layers, faces, and slices comprises rows, columns and quadrants. 
   
   
       15 . The puzzle game of  claim 1 , wherein each of said two-dimensional matrices is a Sudoku matrix.