Set of playing blocks
First Claim
1. A set of playing blocks comprising:
- (a) a plurality of playing blocks each having at least one indicia displaying face(s) and either one or two opposite contact faces, each contact face having electrical contacts in electrical connection with at least one electrical component(s) having an addressable value associated with at least one of said at least one indicia displaying face(s) whereby, in the case of playing blocks having two opposite contact faces, playing blocks are capable of being arranged into a row of two or more electrically coupled playing blocks by player juxtaposition of a contact face of one playing block against a contact face of another playing block; and
(b) a game controller playing block having at least one game operation displaying face and either one or two opposite contact faces, each contact face having electrical contacts in electrical connection with a controller capable of invoking a player discernible effect depending on said game controller playing block'"'"'s upwardly facing game operation displaying face and the upwardly facing indicia displaying face(s) of one or more playing blocks electrically coupled to said game controller playing block.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed toward a set of playing blocks for selectively invoking a player discernible effect depending on the upwardly facing game operation displaying face of a game controller playing block and the upwardly facing indicia displaying face(s) of at least one row of one or more electrically coupled playing blocks electrically coupled to the game controller playing block on its/their juxtaposition thereagainst by a player. The set of playing blocks of the present invention is readily amenable to children of different ages ranging from toddlers to about 1st Graders for playing a number of educational games depending on a player'"'"'s age for teaching numbers, letters, names of objects, basic arithmetic, word composition, and the like.
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1. A set of playing blocks comprising:
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(a) a plurality of playing blocks each having at least one indicia displaying face(s) and either one or two opposite contact faces, each contact face having electrical contacts in electrical connection with at least one electrical component(s) having an addressable value associated with at least one of said at least one indicia displaying face(s) whereby, in the case of playing blocks having two opposite contact faces, playing blocks are capable of being arranged into a row of two or more electrically coupled playing blocks by player juxtaposition of a contact face of one playing block against a contact face of another playing block; and
(b) a game controller playing block having at least one game operation displaying face and either one or two opposite contact faces, each contact face having electrical contacts in electrical connection with a controller capable of invoking a player discernible effect depending on said game controller playing block'"'"'s upwardly facing game operation displaying face and the upwardly facing indicia displaying face(s) of one or more playing blocks electrically coupled to said game controller playing block. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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