Logic game apparatus

Abstract

A logic game apparatus or use with a logic game whereby a player is challenged to suitably position a spherical playing piece such that, when all seated playing pieces are subsequently simultaneously displaced by a one-step transfer operation, a predefined number of playing pieces will be rearranged to a linear arrangement, the logic game apparatus comprises a first upper board configured with a plurality of apertures, a second lower board configured with a plurality of protrusions which are all aligned with corresponding ones of the plurality of apertures, respectively, and an activation member which initiates, when a force is transmitted thereto, relative motion between the first and second boards, to cause each of the protrusions to be received within a corresponding aperture and each of the seated playing pieces to be contacted by one of the received protrusions and guided to the aperture of an adjacent region.

1 . For use with a logic game whereby a player is challenged to suitably position a spherical playing piece such that, when all seated playing pieces are subsequently simultaneously displaced by a one-step transfer operation, a predefined number of playing pieces will be rearranged to a linear arrangement, logic game apparatus comprising:
 a) a first upper board configured with a plurality of apertures;   b) a second lower board configured with a plurality of protrusions which are all aligned with corresponding ones of said plurality of apertures, respectively; and   c) an activation member which initiates, when a force is transmitted thereto, relative motion between said first and second boards, to cause each of said protrusions to be received within a corresponding aperture and each of the seated playing pieces to be contacted by one of the received protrusions and guided to the aperture of an adjacent region.   
     
     
         2 . The game apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the protrusions has a sloped upper surface and each of the contacted playing pieces is urged to gravitate along the upper surface of a corresponding received protrusion so as to be guided to the aperture of the adjacent region. 
     
     
         3 . The game apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the apertures has a tear-shaped contour and one of the contacted playing pieces is directable by a pointed end of the tear-shaped contour to the aperture of the adjacent region. 
     
     
         4 . The game apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein a group of the apertures and of the corresponding protrusions point in a same direction of a closed path defined by the group of apertures and along which the contacted playing pieces are guided. 
     
     
         5 . The game apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein the first board is subdivided into a plurality of square regions within each of which one of the apertures is formed. 
     
     
         6 . The game apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein the first board is further subdivided into a plurality of square formations that each encompasses a group of the square regions and defines a corresponding closed path. 
     
     
         7 . The game apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein all of the apertures point in a same direction. 
     
     
         8 . The game apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein all of the apertures defining a first closed path point in a same first direction and all of the apertures defining a second closed path point in a same second direction. 
     
     
         9 . The game apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein a seat defining portion of the tear-shaped contour is located in a first region of the first board and the pointed end is located in the adjacent region which is adjacent to the first region. 
     
     
         10 . The game apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the activation member comprises an abutment surface and a shank that extends downwardly from said abutment surface and that is irremovably engaged with an inner face of a sleeve extending upwardly from a surface of the first board.