US2014203507A1PendingUtilityA1

Board game for enhancing mental skills through formation of shapes and patterns

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Jan 23, 2013Filed: Jan 23, 2013Published: Jul 24, 2014
Est. expiryJan 23, 2033(~6.5 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Leonardo M. Yu
A63F 3/00119A63F 2003/00476A63F 2003/00766A63F 2011/0083
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Abstract

Disclosed is a method of playing a game using a set of parts. The set comprises a playing board provided with a plurality of identical recessed polygonal spaces being arranged in a grid of rows and columns, and a plurality of identically-shaped playing chips to removably fill the plurality of recessed polygonal spaces in order to form a particular pattern. The method of playing the game comprises the steps, respectively performed by each of the plurality of players, of choosing any free area of one of the polygonal spaces; and laying down one chip on the chosen area, wherein the method further comprises the steps of detecting whether a player has a combination of forms constituting at least a predetermined number of points; and detecting whether a player has signaled a designated term.

Claims

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1 - 5 . (canceled) 
     
     
         6 . A method of playing a game using a set of parts, the set comprising:
 a playing board provided with a plurality of identical recessed square spaces being arranged in a grid of rows and columns, the playing board defining an outer boundary having a height of multiple recessed square spaces and a width of multiple recessed square spaces; and   a plurality of identically-shaped playing chips to removably fill the plurality of recessed square spaces in order to form a particular pattern wherein, each chip having a triangular shape such that 4 chips fit snuggly into one recessed square space, wherein the method comprises the step, of:   distributing a respective color of triangular shape chip to each player of a plurality of players,   
       wherein the method further comprises the steps, respectively performed by each of the plurality of players, of:
 choosing one of the recessed square spaces; 
 choosing any free area of the chosen recessed square space; and 
 laying down one triangular shape chip on the chosen area of the chosen recessed square space, 
 
       wherein the method further comprises the steps of:
 detecting whether a player has a combination of forms constituting at least a predetermined number of points; and 
 detecting whether a player has signaled a designated term. 
 
     
     
         7 . (canceled) 
     
     
         8 . A method according to  claim 6  wherein the predetermined number of points is 21. 
     
     
         9 . A method according to  claim 6  wherein the designated term includes the word “deal”. 
     
     
         10 . A method according to  claim 6  further including applying a penalty to a player that signals the designated term without reaching the predetermined number of points. 
     
     
         11 . A method according to  claim 6  wherein the step of distributing includes distributing a respective color of triangular shape chips to each of 4 players. 
     
     
         12 . A method according to  claim 6  further including
 detecting whether a player does not have a certain form; and 
 applying a penalty to the player, responsive to the previous step. 
 
     
     
         13 . A method according to  claim 6  wherein detecting whether a player has a combination of forms constituting at least a predetermined number of points includes detecting a form encompassed by one recessed square space. 
     
     
         14 . A method according to  claim 6  wherein detecting whether a player has a combination of forms constituting at least a predetermined number of points includes detecting a form spanning a plurality of recessed square spaces. 
     
     
         15 . A method according to  claim 6  wherein detecting whether a player has a combination of forms constituting at least a predetermined number of points includes
 detecting a first form, the first form being encompassed by one recessed square space; and 
 of points includes detecting a second form, the second form spanning a plurality of recessed square spaces. 
 
     
     
         16 . A method according to  claim 15  wherein the step of distributing includes distributing a respective color of triangular shape chips to each of 4 players

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