U.S. patent number 3,589,729 [Application Number 04/821,011] was granted by the patent office on 1971-06-29 for board game apparatus with spinners.
Invention is credited to Jean Girard.
United States Patent |
3,589,729 |
Girard |
June 29, 1971 |
BOARD GAME APPARATUS WITH SPINNERS
Abstract
A game playable by two persons and comprising two playing
surfaces, each divided into three sets of differently colored play
areas marked with an identical series of different numbers, the
series of numbers on one surface differing from those on the other.
The game further includes three spinners, each colored as one set
of play areas, each spinner including a rotatable pointer and
sectors divided into groups of numbers identical to the numbers of
the play areas, the sectors of one group alternating with the
sectors of the other group.
Inventors: |
Girard; Jean (Terrebonne
Heights, Quebec, CA) |
Family
ID: |
25232268 |
Appl.
No.: |
04/821,011 |
Filed: |
May 1, 1969 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
273/269 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63F
3/00 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A63F
3/00 (20060101); A63f 003/00 () |
Field of
Search: |
;273/135 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Foreign Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Lowe; Delbert B.
Claims
I claim:
1. A game apparatus comprising at least two playing surfaces, each
divided into an equal number of differently colored sets of an
equal number of play areas marked with a series of different
numbers, each set of play areas of any one playing surface having
the same color as that of a corresponding set of play areas of all
the other playing surfaces, as many playing pieces as there are
play areas and as many spinners as there are sets of play areas in
each playing surface, each spinner having the color of associated
play areas of each playing surface, each spinner including a
rotatable pointer and sectors surrounding said pointer and coaxial
with its pivotal axis, said sectors arranged in a number of groups
equal to the number of playing surfaces, the sectors of said groups
being intermixed, the number of sectors in each group being equal
to the number of playing areas in one set, each group of sectors
being associated with a set of play areas of one playing area, the
sectors of each group bearing a series of different numbers
identical to the series of numbers of the associated set of play
areas, both the playing surfaces and the groups of sectors being
numbered differently, the numbers appearing on the sectors of each
group corresponding to those of only one playing surface, the
numbers appearing on the sectors of each spinner being those which
appear on the play areas of the color corresponding to that of the
spinner.
2. A game apparatus as claimed in claim 1, where there are two
playing surfaces and three sets of play areas per playing surface,
each spinner bearing two groups of sectors, the sectors of one
group alternating with those of the other group, the three sets of
play areas of any one playing surface being marked with identical
series of consecutive numbers.
Description
The present invention relates to a parlor game and, more
particularly, to such a game playable with spinners.
The object of the invention is to provide a game of chance playable
by two players with the aid of spinners and playing pieces and
which is simple and interesting to play and which can be played by
persons of any age.
Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a game
of the character described, which is simple and inexpensive to
manufacture.
The foregoing and other objects of the invention will become more
apparent during the following disclosure and by referring to the
drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a top plan view of the playing board for the game of the
invention; and
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a playing piece.
In the drawings, like reference characters indicate like elements
throughout.
Reference numeral 31 indicates a panel, preferably provided with an
upstanding border and on which are printed, or otherwise applied,
two playing surfaces 32 disposed along the centerline of the
rectangular panel 31 and at the two ends of said panel. Each
playing surface 32 is of rectangular shape and is divided in 42
play squares, indicated at 33, arranged in longitudinal and
transverse rows. The 42 play squares or areas are arranged into
three sets of different colors, namely: sets 34, 35, and 36.
In the example shown, the set of 14 squares 34 are colored in blue;
the set of 14 squares 35 are colored in yellow; and the set of 14
squares 36 are colored in red. Each set bears an identical
progressive series of numbers, but the numbers for one playing
surface 32 are different from those of the other playing surface
32.
In the example shown, the sets of numbers are 1 to 14 and 15 to 28
for the first and second playing surfaces 32 respectively. The
numbers are arranged in progressive order in the longitudinal rows,
on each side of the central longitudinal row. Moreover, the series
of yellow squares 35 is disposed between the series of blue and red
squares 34 and 36 on each side of the central row. The central row
bears the numbers 13 and 14 disposed consecutively for the three
different colors.
The same arrangement is repeated for the other playing surface 32
but, as stated above, with numbers 15 to 28.
Three spinners are disposed in a transverse row between the two
playing surfaces 32. The three spinners are differently colored and
each has the color of a series of play squares 33. In the example
shown, the spinner 37 is characterized by a central blue colored
area 40; spinner 38 by a central yellow area 41; and spinner 39 by
a central red color area 42. Each spinner includes a pointer or
needle 43 coaxial with the central circular areas 40, 41, and 42
and pivoted for free rotation about a pivot 44, of any conventional
construction.
There is a marginal annular zone surrounding each central circular
area 40, 41 and 42 and each marginal zone is divided into a
plurality of equal size sectors divided into two groups, the
sectors of one group alternating with the sectors of the other
group and the sectors of one group bearing a progressive series of
numbers identical to the numbers of one playing surface and the
sectors of the other group bearing numbers identical to the numbers
appearing on the other playing surface 32.
In the example shown, the sectors 45 of all the spinners are
progressively numbered 1 to 14, while the sectors 46 of the other
group are progressively numbered 15 to 28. The sectors 45 alternate
with the sectors 46.
Each player is furnished with 42 playing pieces, indicated at 47,
which may be in the form of a disc of a size suited to cover a play
square 33. Thus, in the example shown, there will be 84 playing
pieces 47.
Each of the two players plays before his respective surface 32.
Each player is supplied with $1,000.00 in imitation money. Before
starting the game, each player deposits $200.00 as his stake. The
first player rotates the pointer or needle 43 of the first spinner
37, which is the blue spinner. If the needle stops at one of the
player's numbers appearing on his playing surface 32, he places a
playing piece 47 on the indicated number of the blue color. If he
succeeds his first play, the player continues with the second
spinner, namely: the yellow spinner 38; if he succeeds with the
yellow spinner, he collects $50.00 from the opponent. He continues
with the red spinner 39 and, if he succeeds again, he collects
$100.00 from the opponent. Upon missing, it is opponents's turn to
play. If the spinner points to a number already bearing a playing
piece 47, it is immediately the opponent's turn to play.
It is to be noted that at the beginning of the game, each player
has about an even chance to succeed; but, as the game goes on, the
chances of success are rapidly diminishing with a progressive
number of squares being filled with playing pieces 47.
Each player, upon having failed with a given spinner, must start
with the same spinner when his turn comes up again for playing.
When a player terminates one series of play squares of the same
color, he collects $50.00 from the opponent and, from now on, will
have to play with the spinners corresponding to the colors of the
uncompleted series of squares.
The first player to fill his card or playing surface with the
playing pieces wins the game and collects the stake money.
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