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EP0769314A2
EP0769314A2 EP96116377A EP96116377A EP0769314A2 EP 0769314 A2 EP0769314 A2 EP 0769314A2 EP 96116377 A EP96116377 A EP 96116377A EP 96116377 A EP96116377 A EP 96116377A EP 0769314 A2 EP0769314 A2 EP 0769314A2
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • A63F9/06—Patience; Other games for self-amusement
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F3/00—Board games; Raffle games
    • A63F3/00697—Playing pieces
    • A63F2003/00716—Connectable or stackable playing pieces or parts thereof
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
    • A63F9/001—Games or toys connected to, or combined with, other objects; Objects with a second use as a toy or game
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    • A63F2009/0035—Display or decorative devices on a pedestal or stand
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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  • the present invention relates to a game.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a game which is both recreational and educational, developing in particular the thinking skills of the player and which, moreover, allows, using the same equipment, to play according to rules of games of different difficulties depending on the age or ability of the players.
  • the invention also relates to a method of manufacturing this game defined in claim 12.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the game.
  • Fig. 2 is a perspective view of part of this game.
  • Fig. 3 is a perspective view of an element of this game.
  • Fig. 4 is an exploded view of the part of the game shown in FIG. 3.
  • Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a variant of this game.
  • Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a detail of this variant.
  • Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the game.
  • Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a detail of this second embodiment.
  • the game shown in fig. 1 comprises a full stack 1 of regular elementary polyhedra 2 constituted by rhombic dodecahedrons, the number of which, per layer, decreases from bottom to top.
  • the stack has the shape of a pyramid. Its faces have recessed parts due to the very nature of the rhombic dodecahedrons 2.
  • the dodecahedra 2 are placed "on point", that is to say that they have one of their vertices facing downwards.
  • the dodecahedrons of the lower layer are partially engaged in cells with square opening 3 which has a base 4 made of cardboard or plastic, for example.
  • the dodecahedrons 2 may have their vertices rounded. They will be made of cardboard, plastic or wood. In carrying plastic, they will preferably two identical 2 shaped pieces has shaped hulls, reported to one another permanently, as indicated in fig. 4. Each part will have male and female elements, not shown in the drawing, intended to cooperate to ensure their assembly.
  • the faces of the dodecahedra 2 have a different appearance, of two types.
  • the faces of the same type may be identical or different provided that they have distinctive characters indicating that they belong to the same "family"; these families can be characterized in different ways: color, even and odd numbers, for example, various patterns linked by the same common theme, different for each family, etc.
  • the faces of a type have been shown in white and those of the other type in the shaded state.
  • the blank from which they are formed that is to say the blank being in the developed state, can be printed flat, then folded in order to form the parts 2 a .
  • the game will be accompanied by a single or multiple rule which will command the player (s) to place the elementary polyhedra, to make the compound polyhedron, in such a way that the faces of different appearance of said elementary polyhedra are presented in a configuration imposed or according to an imposed rule.
  • the elementary polyhedra are constituted by regular rhombic dodecahedra.
  • the polyhedron compound 1 produced by their stacking is of general pyramidal shape. Its faces have recessed parts due to the very nature of the rhombic dodecahedrons 2.
  • the elementary polyhedra consist of regular rhombic dodecahedra 5 identical to those of the first embodiment, with two different surface aspects, but which are stacked so as to constitute a polyhedron compound 6 in the form of a tetrahedron.
  • the base designated by 7, has cells with triangular opening 8.
  • the assembly of FIG. 5 has been produced in such a way that, on the left face of this figure, all the faces of the inclined elementary dodecahedra 2 are of one type, while all the vertical faces are of the second type.
  • the stack In the embodiment of figs. 7 and 8, the stack, generally designated by 9 (fig. 7), is formed of regular octahedra 10 and regular tetrahedra 11. They have been identified by the letters "O" and "T”. This stacking consists of a pyramid produced using the base 12 shown in FIG. 8, the cells of which, designated by 13, with a square opening, are arranged in a square.
  • the aspects of their faces may be not only of two different types, one half of their faces having an appearance of one type and the other half of the other type, as in the examples described and represented, but that their faces may have three different types of appearance, a third having an appearance of a first type, a third of a second type and the third third of the third type.
  • the aspects of their faces may be of three different types, a third of said faces having an appearance of each type or a quarter of their faces having an appearance of a first type, a quarter of a second type and half of a third type.
  • the aspects of their faces could be of four different types, a quarter of their faces having an aspect of each type. They could also have their faces with six different types of appearance, one sixth of their faces having an appearance of each type.

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The toy comprises regular dodecahedrons (2) whose faces have two different types of character appearance, each belonging to the same family. One family is represented by a design with a bare surface and the other by a shaded surface. The general configuration of the visible faces one type and the visible faces of a second type of polyhedrals (2) will meet the imperatives of the game rules. The toy has a base (4) with cavities in which the polyhedrals are partially engaged. These cavities are located so that the polyhedrals can be stacked in successive layers to form a pyramid.

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La présente invention a pour objet un jeu.The present invention relates to a game.

Le but de l'invention est de fournir un jeu qui soit à la fois récréatif et didactique, développant tout particulièrement les facultés de réflexion du joueur et qui, en outre, permette, à l'aide d'un même matériel, de jouer selon des règles de jeux de difficultés différentes en fonction de l'âge ou de l'aptitude des joueurs.The object of the invention is to provide a game which is both recreational and educational, developing in particular the thinking skills of the player and which, moreover, allows, using the same equipment, to play according to rules of games of different difficulties depending on the age or ability of the players.

Ce but est atteint grâce aux moyens définis dans la revendication 1.This object is achieved by the means defined in claim 1.

L'invention a également pour objet un procédé de fabrication de ce jeu défini dans la revendication 12.The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing this game defined in claim 12.

Les dessins représentent, à titre d'exemple, deux formes d'exécution de l'objet de l'invention et une variante.The drawings show, by way of example, two embodiments of the subject of the invention and a variant.

La fig. 1 est une vue en perspective d'une première forme d'exécution de jeu.Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the game.

La fig. 2 est une vue en perspective d'une partie de ce jeu.Fig. 2 is a perspective view of part of this game.

La fig. 3 est une vue en perspective d'un élément de ce jeu.Fig. 3 is a perspective view of an element of this game.

La fig. 4 est une vue éclatée de la partie du jeu représentée à la fig. 3.Fig. 4 is an exploded view of the part of the game shown in FIG. 3.

La fig. 5 est une vue en perspective d'une variante de ce jeu.Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a variant of this game.

La fig. 6 est une vue en perspective d'un détail de cette variante.Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a detail of this variant.

La fig. 7 est une vue en perspective d'une deuxième forme d'exécution de jeu, etFig. 7 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the game, and

La fig. 8 est une vue en perspective d'un détail de cette deuxième forme d'exécution.Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a detail of this second embodiment.

Le jeu représenté à la fig. 1 comprend un empilage plein 1 de polyèdres élémentaires réguliers 2 constitués par des dodécaèdres rhombiques dont le nombre, par couche, va en décroissant du bas vers le haut. L'empilage a la forme d'une pyramide. Ses faces présentent des parties en creux dues à la nature même des dodécaèdres rhombiques 2.The game shown in fig. 1 comprises a full stack 1 of regular elementary polyhedra 2 constituted by rhombic dodecahedrons, the number of which, per layer, decreases from bottom to top. The stack has the shape of a pyramid. Its faces have recessed parts due to the very nature of the rhombic dodecahedrons 2.

Dans cet empilage, les dodécaèdres 2 sont placés "sur pointe", c'est-à-dire qu'ils ont un de leurs sommets tourné vers le bas. Pour pouvoir se maintenir dans cette position, sans que l'empilage ne s'écroule, les dodécaèdres de la couche inférieure sont partiellement engagés dans des alvéoles à ouverture carrée 3 que présente une embase 4 réalisée en carton ou en matière plastique, par exemple.In this stack, the dodecahedra 2 are placed "on point", that is to say that they have one of their vertices facing downwards. In order to be able to maintain this position, without the stack collapsing, the dodecahedrons of the lower layer are partially engaged in cells with square opening 3 which has a base 4 made of cardboard or plastic, for example.

Les dodécaèdres 2 dont l'un a été représenté séparément à la fig. 3, pourront avoir leurs sommets arrondis. Ils seront réalisés en carton, en matière plastique ou en bois. Dans l'exécution en matière plastique, ils seront de préférence en deux pièces de forme identique 2a, en forme de coques, rapportées l'une à l'autre à demeure, comme indiqué à la fig. 4. Chaque pièce présentera des éléments mâles et femelles, non représentés au dessin, destinés à coopérer pour assurer leur assemblage.The dodecahedrons 2, one of which has been shown separately in FIG. 3, may have their vertices rounded. They will be made of cardboard, plastic or wood. In carrying plastic, they will preferably two identical 2 shaped pieces has shaped hulls, reported to one another permanently, as indicated in fig. 4. Each part will have male and female elements, not shown in the drawing, intended to cooperate to ensure their assembly.

Les faces des dodécaèdres 2 présentent un aspect différent, de deux types. Les faces d'un même type pourront être identiques ou différentes pour autant qu'elles présentent des caractères distinctifs indiquant qu'elles appartiennent à une même "famille"; ces familles pourront se caractériser de différentes manières : couleur, chiffres pairs et impairs, par exemple, motifs divers reliés par un même thème commun, différent pour chaque famille, etc.. Au dessin, les faces d'un type ont été représentées en blanc et celles de l'autre type à l'état ombré.The faces of the dodecahedra 2 have a different appearance, of two types. The faces of the same type may be identical or different provided that they have distinctive characters indicating that they belong to the same "family"; these families can be characterized in different ways: color, even and odd numbers, for example, various patterns linked by the same common theme, different for each family, etc. In the drawing, the faces of a type have been shown in white and those of the other type in the shaded state.

Dans le cas où les dodécaèdres sont en carton, on pourra imprimer à plat le flan dont ils sont formés, c'est-à-dire le flan étant à l'état développé, pour le plier ensuite en vue de former les parties 2a.In the case where the dodecahedra are made of cardboard, the blank from which they are formed, that is to say the blank being in the developed state, can be printed flat, then folded in order to form the parts 2 a .

Le jeu sera accompagné d'une règle unique ou multiple qui commandera au(x) joueur(s) de placer les polyèdres élémentaires, pour réaliser le polyèdre composé, de telle manière que les faces d'aspect différent desdits polyèdres élémentaires se présentent dans une configuration imposée ou selon une règle imposée.The game will be accompanied by a single or multiple rule which will command the player (s) to place the elementary polyhedra, to make the compound polyhedron, in such a way that the faces of different appearance of said elementary polyhedra are presented in a configuration imposed or according to an imposed rule.

Dans la forme d'exécution des figs. 1 à 4, les polyèdres élémentaires sont constitués par des dodécaèdres rhombiques réguliers. Le polyèdre composé 1 réalisé par leur empilage est de forme générale pyramidale. Ses faces présentent des parties en creux dues à la nature même des dodécaèdres rhombiques 2.In the embodiment of figs. 1 to 4, the elementary polyhedra are constituted by regular rhombic dodecahedra. The polyhedron compound 1 produced by their stacking is of general pyramidal shape. Its faces have recessed parts due to the very nature of the rhombic dodecahedrons 2.

Il est à remarquer qu'un même matériel pourra permettre de suivre plusieurs régles de jeu différentes.It should be noted that the same material can allow to follow several different rules of the game.

Dans la variante des figs. 5 et 6, les polyèdres élémentaires sont constitués par des dodécaèdres rhombiques réguliers 5 identiques à ceux de la première forme d'exécution, à deux aspects de surface différents, mais qui sont empilés de manière à constituer un polyèdre composé 6 en forme de tétraèdre. A cet effet, l'embase, désignée par 7, présente des alvéoles à ouverture triangulaire 8.In the variant of figs. 5 and 6, the elementary polyhedra consist of regular rhombic dodecahedra 5 identical to those of the first embodiment, with two different surface aspects, but which are stacked so as to constitute a polyhedron compound 6 in the form of a tetrahedron. To this end, the base, designated by 7, has cells with triangular opening 8.

A titre d'exemple, l'assemblage de la fig. 5 a été réalisé de façon telle que, sur la face de gauche de cette figure, toutes les faces des dodécaèdres élémentaires 2 inclinées sont d'un type, alors que toutes les faces verticales sont du deuxième type.By way of example, the assembly of FIG. 5 has been produced in such a way that, on the left face of this figure, all the faces of the inclined elementary dodecahedra 2 are of one type, while all the vertical faces are of the second type.

Dans la forme d'exécution des figs. 7 et 8, l'empilage, désigné d'une façon générale par 9 (fig. 7), est formé d'octaèdres réguliers 10 et de tétraèdres réguliers 11. Ils ont été identifiés par les lettres "O" et "T". Cet empilage consiste en une pyramide réalisée à l'aide de l'embase 12 représentée à la fig. 8 dont les alvéoles, désignés par 13, à ouverture carrée, sont disposés en carré.In the embodiment of figs. 7 and 8, the stack, generally designated by 9 (fig. 7), is formed of regular octahedra 10 and regular tetrahedra 11. They have been identified by the letters "O" and "T". This stacking consists of a pyramid produced using the base 12 shown in FIG. 8, the cells of which, designated by 13, with a square opening, are arranged in a square.

Il est à remarquer que, dans le cas où les polyèdres élémentaires sont des dodécaèdres rhombiques, les aspects de leurs faces pourront être non seulement de deux types différents, une moitié de leurs faces présentant un aspect d'un type et l'autre moitié de l'autre type, comme dans les exemples décrits et représentés, mais que leurs faces pourront présenter trois types d'aspects différents, un tiers présentant un aspect d'un premier type, un tiers d'un deuxième type et le troisième tiers du troisième type.It should be noted that, in the case where the elementary polyhedra are rhombic dodecahedra, the aspects of their faces may be not only of two different types, one half of their faces having an appearance of one type and the other half of the other type, as in the examples described and represented, but that their faces may have three different types of appearance, a third having an appearance of a first type, a third of a second type and the third third of the third type.

Dans le cas où les polyèdres élémentaires sont des dodécaèdres rhombiques, les aspects de leurs faces pourront être de trois types différents, un tiers desdites faces présentant un aspect de chaque type ou un quart de leurs faces présentant un aspect d'un premier type, un quart d'un deuxième type et une moitié d'un troisième type.In the case where the elementary polyhedra are rhombic dodecahedra, the aspects of their faces may be of three different types, a third of said faces having an appearance of each type or a quarter of their faces having an appearance of a first type, a quarter of a second type and half of a third type.

Toujours dans le cas des dodécaèdres rhombiques, les aspects de leurs faces pourront être de quatre types différents, un quart de leurs faces présentant un aspect de chaque type. Ils pourraient également avoir leurs faces à six types d'aspects différents, un sixième de leurs faces présentant un aspect de chaque type.Still in the case of rhombic dodecahedra, the aspects of their faces could be of four different types, a quarter of their faces having an aspect of each type. They could also have their faces with six different types of appearance, one sixth of their faces having an appearance of each type.

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Jeu, caractérisé par le fait qu'il comprend des polyèdres élémentaires dont une partie au moins possède au moins huit faces et dont une partie de ces faces au moins présentent, dans leur aspect, des caractères distinctifs d'au moins deux types différents, les caractères d'un même type étant constitués de manière à rendre apparent qu'ils appartiennent à une même famille, et par le fait qu'il comprend au moins une embase présentant des alvéoles destinés à recevoir lesdits polyèdres qui s'y engagent partiellement, l'un de leurs sommets étant dirigé vers le bas, ces alvéoles étant disposés de manière à permettre la réalisation d'un empilage desdits polyèdres élémentaires en couches successives dans lesquelles le nombre des polyèdres va en diminuant de la base vers le sommet, de telle sorte que ledit empilage constitue un polyèdre composé dans lequel la position relative des faces des polyèdres élémentaires, selon leur caractère distinctif, forme une configuration qui réponde à au moins une règle de jeu.Game, characterized by the fact that it comprises elementary polyhedra of which at least a part has at least eight faces and of which at least a part of these faces present, in their appearance, distinctive characters of at least two different types, the characters of the same type being formed so as to make it apparent that they belong to the same family, and by the fact that it comprises at least one base having cells intended to receive said polyhedra which are partially engaged therein, l 'one of their vertices being directed downwards, these cells being arranged so as to allow the realization of a stacking of said elementary polyhedra in successive layers in which the number of polyhedra decreases from the base towards the top, so that said stack constitutes a compound polyhedron in which the relative position of the faces of the elementary polyhedra, according to their distinctive character, forms a configuration that meets at least one game rule. Jeu suivant la revendication 1, dont les polyèdres élémentaires sont formés de dodécaèdres rhombiques réguliers, caractérisé par le fait que les types différents des caractères distinctifs de leurs faces sont au nombre de deux, une moitié des faces desdits polyèdres présentant les caractères de chaque type.Game according to claim 1, in which the elementary polyhedra are formed of regular rhombic dodecahedra, characterized in that the different types of the distinctive characters of their faces are two in number, one half of the faces of said polyhedra having the characters of each type. Jeu suivant la revendication 1, dont les polyèdres élémentaires sont formés de dodécaèdres rhombiques réguliers, caractérisé par le fait que les types différents des caractères distinctifs de leurs faces sont au nombre de trois, un tiers des faces desdits polyèdres présentant les caractères de chaque type.Game according to claim 1, the elementary polyhedra of which are formed from regular rhombic dodecahedra, characterized in that the different types of the distinctive characters of their faces are three in number, one third of the faces of said polyhedra having the characters of each type. Jeu suivant la revendication 1, dont les polyèdres élémentaires sont constitués par des dodécaèdres rhombiques réguliers, caractérisé par le fait que les types différents des caractères distinctifs de leurs faces sont au nombre de trois, un quart des faces desdits polyèdres présentant un aspect d'un type, un quart d'un deuxième type et une moitié d'un troisième type.Game according to claim 1, the elementary polyhedra of which consist of regular rhombic dodecahedra, characterized in that the different types of the distinctive characters of their faces are three in number, a quarter of the faces of said polyhedra having an aspect of type, a quarter of a second type and a half of a third type. Jeu suivant la revendication 1, dont les polyèdres élémentaires sont constitués par des dodécaèdres rhombiques réguliers, caractérisé par le fait que les types différents des caractères distinctifs de leurs faces sont au nombre de quatre, un quart des faces desdits polyèdres présentant les caractères de chaque type.Game according to claim 1, the elementary polyhedra of which consist of regular rhombic dodecahedra, characterized in that the different types of the distinctive characters of their faces are four in number, a quarter of the faces of said polyhedra having the characters of each type. . Jeu suivant la revendication 1, dont les polyèdres élémentaires sont constitués par des dodécaèdres rhombiques réguliers, caractérisé par le fait que les types différents des caractères distinctifs de leurs faces sont au nombre de six, un sixième des faces desdits polyèdres présentant les caractères de chaque type.Game according to Claim 1, in which the elementary polyhedra consist of regular rhombic dodecahedra, characterized in that the different types of the distinctive characters of their faces are six in number, one sixth of the faces of said polyhedra having the characters of each type . Jeu suivant la revendication 1, dont les polyèdres élémentaires sont constitués par des dodécaèdres, caractérisé par le fait que lesdits dodécaèdres ont leurs sommets arrondis.Game according to claim 1, the elementary polyhedra of which consist of dodecahedra, characterized in that the said dodecahedra have their rounded vertices. Jeu suivant la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que lesdits polyèdres élémentaires sont constitués par des octaèdres réguliers et par des tétraèdres réguliers, de même longeur d'arête, présentant des faces identiques en forme de triangles équitatéraux et qui, de la sorte, sont comptémentaires.Game according to Claim 1, characterized in that the said elementary polyhedra are constituted by regular octahedra and by regular tetrahedra, of the same edge length, having identical faces in the form of equitateral triangles and which, in this way, are accountaires. Jeu suivant la revendication 8, caractérisé par le fait que lesdits octaèdres réguliers ont quatre de leurs faces qui présentent des caractères distinctifs d'un type et quatre de leurs faces qui présentent des caractères distinctifs d'un autre type, lesdits tétraèdres réguliers ayant deux de leurs faces qui présentent des caractères distinctifs d'un type et leurs deux autres faces qui présentent des caractères distinctifs d'un autre type.Game according to claim 8, characterized in that said regular octahedra have four of their faces which have distinctive characters of one type and four of their faces which have distinctive characters of another type, said regular tetrahedra having two of their faces which show distinctive characters of one type and their other two faces which show distinctive characters of another type. Jeu suivant la revendication 8, caractérisé par le fait que lesdits octaèdres réguliers ont deux de leurs faces qui présentent des caractères distinctifs d'un type, deux autres de leurs faces qui présentent des caractères distinctifs d'un autre type, deux autres de leurs faces qui présentent des caractères distinctifs d'un troisième type et leurs deux dernières faces qui présentent des caractères distinctifs d'un quatrième type.Game according to claim 8, characterized in that the said regular octahedra have two of their faces which have distinctive characters of one type, two other of their faces which have distinctive characters of another type, two other of their faces which have distinctive characters of a third type and their last two faces which exhibit distinctive characters of a fourth type. Jeu suivant une combinaison quelconque des revendications 1 à 10.Game according to any combination of claims 1 to 10. Procédé de fabrication du jeu suivant ta revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que les potyèdres élémentaires sont réalisés en deux pièces de forme identique rapportées à demeure l'une à l'autre.Method of manufacturing the game according to your claim 1, characterized in that the elementary potyhedra are produced in two parts of identical shape permanently attached to one another.
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