Game die device

Abstract

A game die device may include a body having a number of walls and each wall may comprise a contact surface. One or more walls may also comprise a wall aperture. The device may include at least one reel which may be pivotally or rotatably coupled to the body via one or more connectors, and the reel may include two or more outer plates which may be alternatingly positioned to be visible through the wall aperture as the reel is rotated. The reel may include one or more inner plates which may be configured to form a reel aperture into which the connector may be inserted. The reel aperture may be shaped to include two or more inner plate junctions and each inner plate junction may be positioned proximate to the center of one of the outer plates of the reel.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A game die device, the device comprising:
 a body having a plurality of walls that are coupled together in a three-dimensional shape, wherein each wall of the plurality of walls comprises a contact surface, and wherein the plurality of walls includes a first wall and a second wall that is opposingly positioned to the first wall so that the first wall and the second wall are on opposite sides of the body;   a wall aperture disposed in the first wall;   a reel rotatably coupled to the body via a connector, wherein the reel includes two or more outer plates which may be alternatingly positioned to be visible through the wall aperture as the reel is rotated, and wherein the reel includes two or more inner plates;   a reel aperture formed in the reel, wherein the connector is inserted through the reel aperture, wherein the reel aperture includes two or more inner plate junctions, and wherein when the device is rolled or thrown, the reel is configured to rotate around the connector until the device lands on a contact surface of the second wall and the action of gravity causes a first inner plate junction of the two or more inner plate junctions to rest on the connector so that the outer plate proximate to the first inner plate junction is facing away from the second wall and visible through the wall aperture.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the connector is coupled to at least one wall of the plurality of walls. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein a first outer plate of the two or more outer plates has a plate center, and wherein the first inner plate junction is positioned proximate to the plate center of the first outer plate. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the body comprises at least six walls. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the first inner plate junction is formed at an intersection of a first inner plate and a second inner plate that are coupled together. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the first inner plate junction is formed between an intersection of a first inner plate with an outer plate and an intersection of a second inner plate with the outer plate. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the two or more outer plates are each planar in shape. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of walls are each planar in shape. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the reel has a number of inner plates and a number of outer plates, and wherein the number of inner plates is equal to the number of outer plates. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the reel has a number of inner plates and a number of outer plates, and wherein the number of inner plates is less than the number of outer plates. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein after the device lands on a contact surface of the second wall and via the action of gravity, each outer plate of the reel has a substantially equal probability of facing away from the second wall and being visible through the wall aperture. 
     
     
         12 . A game die device, the device comprising:
 a body having a plurality of walls that are coupled together in a three-dimensional shape, wherein each wall of the plurality of walls comprises a contact surface, wherein the contact surface of each wall comprises substantially the same shape, and wherein the plurality of walls includes a first wall and a second wall that is opposingly positioned to the first wall so that the first wall and the second wall are on opposite sides of the body;   a wall aperture disposed in the first wall;   a reel rotatably coupled to the body via a connector, wherein the reel includes two or more outer plates which may be alternatingly positioned to be visible through the wall aperture as the reel is rotated, and wherein the reel includes two or more inner plates;   a reel aperture formed in the reel, wherein each inner plate has substantially the same shape, wherein the connector is inserted through the reel aperture, wherein the reel aperture includes two or more inner plate junctions, wherein a first outer plate of the two or more outer plates has a plate center, wherein a first inner plate junction is positioned proximate to the plate center of the first outer plate, wherein when the device is rolled or thrown, the reel is configured to rotate around the connector until the device lands on a contact surface of the second wall and the action of gravity causes the first inner plate junction of the two or more inner plate junctions to rest on the connector so that the outer plate proximate to the first inner plate junction is facing away from the second wall and visible through the wall aperture, and wherein after the device lands on a contact surface of the second wall and via the action of gravity, each outer plate of the reel has a substantially equal probability of facing away from the second wall and being visible through the wall aperture.   
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 12 , wherein the connector is coupled to at least one wall of the plurality of walls. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 12 , wherein the body comprises at least six walls. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 12 , wherein the first inner plate junction is formed at an intersection of a first inner plate and a second inner plate that are coupled together. 
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 12 , wherein the first inner plate junction is formed between an intersection of a first inner plate with an outer plate and an intersection of a second inner plate with the outer plate. 
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 12 , wherein the two or more outer plates are each planar in shape. 
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 12 , wherein the plurality of walls are each planar in shape. 
     
     
         19 . The device of  claim 12 , wherein the reel has a number of inner plates and a number of outer plates, and wherein the number of inner plates is equal to the number of outer plates. 
     
     
         20 . The device of  claim 12 , wherein the reel has a number of inner plates and a number of outer plates, and wherein the number of inner plates is less than the number of outer plates.