A latin game

Abstract

It is disclosed a board game including patterned graph boards, sets of grouped index elements, and disparate successful arrangements. Each patterned graph board has graph patterns associated with several nodes of the same number for all the graph patterns. Two nodes of a given graph pattern are shared by two graph patterns. Each set of grouped index elements includes three or more groups, each having two or more identical index elements of certain numerical value unique to the each group. The disparate successful arrangements are successful arrangements that differ from each other by an arrangement result value, or by being a Latin arrangement, and by being associated with certain patterned graph board. The successful arrangement has an arrangement result value, the same for all graph patterns of a given patterned graph board under a given pattern operation. The pattern result value is the result of a pattern operation on a graph pattern, the operation may be addition of the numerical values of the index elements of a graph pattern. The Latin arrangement is an arrangement in which every index element disposed on a graph pattern of a given patterned graph board is disposed once and only once in any graph pattern.

1 . A board game comprising:
 a) one or more patterned graph boards, each patterned graph board having three or more graph patterns, each of said three or more graph patterns being associated with a first number of three or more nodes, two nodes of said three or more nodes of a given graph pattern being associated each with other graph pattern, said first number of three or more nodes being the same number for all graph patterns of a given patterned graph board of said one or more patterned graph boards;   b) one or more sets of grouped index elements, each set of grouped index elements being a set of three or more groups, each group having two or more identical index elements, each index element being associated with a numerical value unique to said each group, the index elements of each set of grouped index elements being suitable in shape and number to be disposed on all the nodes of at least one of said one or more patterned graph boards at an arrangement of one index element on each node thereof; and   c) three or more disparate successful arrangements, said disparate successful arrangements being successful arrangements that differ from each other by at least one of an arrangement result value, being a Latin arrangement, and being associated with certain patterned graph board;   
       wherein
 said successful arrangement being an arrangement having an arrangement result value, said arrangement result value being a pattern result value which is the same for all graph patterns of a given patterned graph board under a given pattern operation, said pattern result value being the result of a pattern operation on a graph pattern, said pattern operation being a mathematical operation on the numerical values associated with all the index elements of a graph pattern, said Latin arrangement being an arrangement in which every index element disposed on a graph pattern of a given patterned graph board being disposed once and only once in any graph pattern of said given patterned graph board. 
 
     
     
         2 . The board game of  claim 1  wherein the game includes at least two patterned graph boards. 
     
     
         3 . The board game of  claim 1  wherein the game includes at least two sets of grouped index elements. 
     
     
         4 . The board game of  claim 1  wherein said pattern operation is addition of the numerical values associated with the elements disposed on the graph pattern. 
     
     
         5 . The board game of  claim 1  wherein all the index elements of at least one set of grouped index elements are associated with numerical values of a single arithmetic series. 
     
     
         6 . The board game of  claim 1  wherein said pattern operation performed on a graph pattern is multiplication of numerical values associated with the elements disposed on the graph pattern. 
     
     
         7 . The board game of  claim 1  wherein all the index elements of at least one set of grouped index elements are associated with numerical values of a single geometric series. 
     
     
         8 . The board game of  claim 1  wherein one of the patterned graph boards is a patterned star graph. 
     
     
         9 . The board game of  claim 1  wherein the game includes at least one Latin arrangement. 
     
     
         10 . The board game of  claim 1  wherein the game includes at least four disparate successful arrangements. 
     
     
         11 . The board game of  claim 1  wherein each group of at least one set of grouped colored index elements has unique color not shared with other group of the set. 
     
     
         12 . The board game of  claim 1  wherein each group of at least one set of grouped colored index elements has unique shape not shared with other group of the set. 
     
     
         13 . The board game of  claim 1  wherein the game includes a single patterned graph board, and a single set of grouped index elements. 
     
     
         14 . The board game of  claim 1  wherein the one or more patterned graph boards include a first number of two or more identical patterned graph board wherein the board game is a game for a first number of parties. 
     
     
         15 . The board game of  claim 1  wherein the board game is a computer game. 
     
     
         16 . A method for a computerized board game comprising:
 a) displaying one or more patterned graph boards, each patterned graph board having three or more graph patterns, each of said three or more graph patterns being associated with a first number of three or more nodes, two nodes of the three or more nodes of a given graph pattern being associated each with other graph pattern, said first number of three or more nodes being the same number for all graph patterns of a given patterned graph board of said one or more patterned graph boards;   b) displaying one or more sets of grouped index elements, each set of grouped index elements being a set of three or more groups, each group having two or more identical index elements, each index element being associated with a numerical value unique to said each group, the index elements of each set of grouped index elements being suitable in shape and number to be disposed on all the nodes of at least one of said one or more patterned graph boards at an arrangement of one index element on each node thereof; and   c) allowing one or more players to dispose index elements of said one or more sets of grouped index elements on said one or more patterned graph boards, getting three or more disparate successful arrangements, said disparate successful arrangements being successful arrangements thereof that differ from each other by at least one of an arrangement result value, being a Latin arrangement, and being associated with certain patterned graph board.   
     
     
         17 . A computer system for generating a computerized board game comprising:
 a) a player interface operative to:
 i) receive features of a desirable board game from a computing device; and 
 ii) export to said computing device an integrated board game generated in accordance with said features of a desirable board game; and 
   b) a game generator operative to:
 A) determine parameters of a designed board game in accordance with said features of a desirable board game; 
   B) design one or more patterned graph boards in accordance with said parameters of a designed board game, each patterned graph board having three or more graph patterns, each of said three or more graph patterns being associated with a first number of three or more nodes, two nodes of the three or more nodes of a given graph pattern being associated each with other graph pattern, said first number of three or more nodes being the same number for all graph patterns of a given patterned graph board of said one or more patterned graph boar;
 C) design one or more sets of grouped index elements in accordance with said parameters of a designed board game, each set of grouped index elements being a set of three or more groups, each group having two or more identical index elements, each index element being associated with a numerical value unique to said each group, the index elements of each set of grouped index elements being suitable in shape and number to be disposed on all the nodes of at least one of said one or more patterned graph boards at an arrangement of one index element being disposed on each node thereof; and 
 D) integrate a board game comprising said one or more patterned graph boards and said one or more sets of grouped index elements, the integrated board game having at least three disparate successful arrangements, said disparate successful arrangements being successful arrangements thereof that differ from each other by at least one of an arrangement result value, being a Latin arrangement, and being associated with certain patterned graph board. 
   
     
     
         18 . The computer system of  claim 17  wherein the player interface is further operative to interact with said computing device while a player plays the integrated board game on said computing device. 
     
     
         19 . A method for generating a computerized board game for a computing device, the method comprising:
 i) receiving features of a desirable board game;   ii) determining parameters of a designed board game in accordance with said features of a desirable board game;   iii) designing one or more patterned graph boards in accordance with said parameters of a designed board game, each patterned graph board having three or more graph patterns, each of said three or more graph patterns being associated with a first number of three or more nodes, two nodes of the three or more nodes of a given graph pattern being associated each with other graph pattern, said first number of three or more nodes being the same number for all graph patterns of a given patterned graph board of said one or more patterned graph boar;   iv) designing one or more sets of grouped index elements in accordance with said parameters of a designed board game, each set of grouped index elements being a set of three or more groups, each group having two or more identical index elements, each index element being associated with a numerical value unique to said each group, the index elements of each set of grouped index elements being suitable in shape and number to be disposed on all the nodes of at least one of said one or more patterned graph boards at an arrangement of one index element on each node thereof;   v) integrating a board game comprising said one or more patterned graph boards and said one or more sets of grouped index elements, the integrated board game having at least three disparate successful arrangements, said disparate successful arrangements being successful arrangements thereof that differ from each other by at least one of an arrangement result value, being a Latin arrangement, and being associated with certain patterned graph board; and   vi) exporting said integrated board game to said computing device.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19  further comprising interacting with said computing device while a player plays the integrated board game on said computing device.