Game platform and game cards thereof (smart time)

Abstract

It is provided a game platform which includes a receiving board, a magnetic board fixedly hosting magnetic elements, and means for positioning of the magnetic board in a predetermined position. Each magnetic element has either a north polarity or a south polarity facing the receiving board. The receiving board receives a game card at a predetermined position. The game card has sites for receiving magnetic game pieces. The game pieces are distinguishable in accordance with their magnetic polarity by a non-magnetic distinctive feature, like color, shape, weight, scale, and external texture. For determining its position, the magnetic board has a far state and a close state relative to the receiving board, and a spacing mechanism switches between the far state and the close state. The receiving board and the magnetic board are positioned coaxially around a common axis, around which magnetic board is free to rotate. In six equally spaced rotational positions, the magnetic board is locked to a predetermined rotational position. The game card includes closed boundaries shaped for determining its position, site marks for the game pieces, a game content associated to the site marks, and an aligning mark for selecting a desired rotational position.

1 . A game platform comprising:
 (a) a plurality of sites associated with the game platform for receiving respective game pieces;   (b) a plurality of elements in said game platform for interacting with said game pieces, each element interacting with a game piece in accordance with one or more physical parameters influencing the interaction between the element and said game piece; and   (c) means for simultaneous determination of at least a major portion of the physical parameters influencing the interaction between elements and game pieces.   
     
     
         2 . The game platform of  claim 1  comprising:
 (a) a plurality of sites associated with the game platform for receiving respective game pieces; 
 (b) a plurality of elements in said game platform for interacting with said game pieces, each element interacting with a game piece in accordance with a distance between the element and said game piece; and 
 (c) means for simultaneous determination of all the distances between said plurality of elements and said plurality of sites. 
 
     
     
         3 . The game platform of  claim 2  comprising:
 (i) a receiving board for receiving a card on a first side of the board such that a received card having a predetermined position relative to said receiving board, said card having a plurality of sites for receiving game pieces; 
 (ii) a certain board fixedly hosting a plurality of magnetic elements, each magnetic element having a certain polarity directed outward a first face of said certain board; and 
 (iii) means for positioning of said certain board relative to said receiving board. 
 
     
     
         4 . The game platform of  claim 3  wherein:
 (iv) a first plurality of the magnetic elements have a north polarity directed outward said first face, and a second plurality of said magnetic elements have a south polarity directed outward said first face. 
 
     
     
         5 . The game platform of  claim 3  wherein the game platform is configured for facilitating placing of said certain board in a predetermined position relative to said receiving board. 
     
     
         6 . The game platform of  claim 5  wherein the game platform further comprises:
 (v) a far state of said certain board relative to a second side of said receiving board whereas said first face of said magnetic board being positioned at least as far as a first distance from said receiving board; 
 (vi) a close state thereof whereas said first face being positioned at least as close as a second distance from said receiving board; and 
 (vii) a spacing mechanism for switching between said far state and said close state of said certain board. 
 
     
     
         7 . The game platform of  claim 5  wherein:
 (A) said receiving board and said certain board are positioned coaxially around a common axis; and 
 (B) said certain board is free to rotate around said common axis. 
 
     
     
         8 . The game platform of  claim 7  wherein in two or more rotational positions said certain board is locked to a predetermined rotational position. 
     
     
         9 . The game platform of  claim 8  wherein said two or more rotational positions are equally spaced angularly. 
     
     
         10 . The game platform of  claim 3  wherein a game piece of said game pieces has a base for disposing on a card received by said receiving board, and a certain magnetic polarity directed outward said base , whereas a first plurality of the game pieces have a north polarity thereof, and a second plurality of the game pieces have a south polarity thereof. 
     
     
         11 . The game platform of  claim 10  wherein the game pieces of the first plurality are distinguishable from the game pieces of the second plurality by a non-magnetic distinctive feature. 
     
     
         12 . The game platform of  claim 11  wherein said non-magnetic distinctive feature is selected from a group of distinctive features consisting of color, shape, weight, scale, and external texture. 
     
     
         13 . The game platform of  claim 3  wherein a bounding frame surrounds the receiving board and has a slot for receiving a card having a respective tab, thus determining a position of said card relative to said receiving board. 
     
     
         14 . The game platform of  claim 1  comprising:
 (i) a receiving board for receiving a card on a first side of the board such that a received card having a predetermined position relative to said receiving board, said card having a plurality of sites for receiving game pieces; 
 (ii) a plurality of electromagnetic elements, each electromagnetic element having a certain polarity facing said receiving board; 
 (iii) a respective plurality of drivers for driving said plurality of electromagnetic elements; and 
 (iv) one or more player interfaces for controlling at least a major portion of said respective plurality of drivers. 
 
     
     
         15 . The game platform of  claim 14  wherein the game platform further comprises at least one interface of a group of interfaces including:
 (A) an on-off button for activating and deactivation DC current to said plurality of electromagnetic elements; 
 (B) a selecting knob for selecting a certain distribution of magnetic polarities of said plurality of electromagnetic elements from predetermined distributions thereof; 
 (C) a graphical user interface for controlling polarities of electromagnetic elements; and 
 (D) a programmer interface for facilitating programmer embedding of operational modes of the game platform. 
 
     
     
         16 . The game platform of  claim 14  wherein the game platform comprises a controller comprising:
 (A) a DC power supply for empowering said respective plurality of drivers; and 
 (B) one or more user interfaces for providing player directions regarding activation and polarity of said plurality of electromagnetic elements. 
 
     
     
         17 . A game card for disposing on a game platform and for receiving a plurality of game pieces, the game card including:
 (a) one or more closed boundaries shaped such that the card is disposable on the game platform in a predetermined position relative to the game platform;   (b) a plurality of site marks for receiving the game pieces such that a game piece is disposed in a predetermined position relative to said game platform; and   (c) a game content associated with said site marks.   
     
     
         18 . The game card of  claim 17  wherein the game card further comprises a certain mark for directing internal alignment of said game platform in accordance with a distribution of said site marks on said game card. 
     
     
         19 . The game card of  claim 17  wherein pictorial elements of a first class are disposed on said game card in association with a first plurality of said site marks, and pictorial elements of a second class are disposed thereof in association with a second plurality of said site marks, thereby a player having game pieces divided into two classes of game pieces in accordance with a distinguishing feature disposes the game pieces on said site marks in accordance with the classification of the pictorial elements and in accordance with the classification of the game pieces. 
     
     
         20 . The game card of  claim 19  wherein said game card further includes a diagram associating the classes of pictorial elements with respective classes of said game pieces. 
     
     
         21 . The game card of  claim 17  wherein a first plurality of said site marks are designated such as to be distinguishable from a second plurality of said site marks, thereby supporting a game rule to dispose said game pieces on said site marks in accordance with a feature distinguishing a respective first plurality of game pieces from a respective second plurality of game pieces. 
     
     
         22 . The game card of  claim 17  wherein the game card has a first plurality of site marks on a certain face and a second plurality of site marks on a face reversed to said certain face. 
     
     
         23 . A game system comprising the game card of  claim 21 , a game platform, and a plurality of magnetic game pieces, each magnetic piece having:
 (i) a base for being disposable on said game card;   (ii) a certain magnetic polarity directed outward said base; and   (iii) a non-magnetic distinguishable feature corresponding to said certain magnetic polarity.   
     
     
         24 . A method for manufacturing a game card for disposing on a game platform and for receiving a plurality of game pieces, the method comprising:
 (a) forming one or more closed boundaries for shaping a game card such that said game card is disposable on the game platform in a predetermined position relative to said game platform;   (b) printing a plurality of site marks on said game card for receiving the game pieces in a predetermined position relative to said game platform; and   (c) printing on said game card a game content associated with said site marks.   
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24  wherein the method further includes a step of designating an aligning mark on said game card for directing a desired alignment of said game platform relative to the game card. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 25  wherein the method further includes a step of selecting one of six or more predetermined positions for designating said aligning mark. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 24  wherein the method further includes a step of forming on said card a diagram presenting a rule for disposing said game pieces on said game card.