Puzzle-game

• US 4,379,555 A
• Filed: 09/19/1980
• Issued: 04/12/1983
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/1980
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Carl J. Dean
• Original Assignee: Carl J. Dean
• Inventors: Dean, Carl J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Apley, Richard J.
• Application Number:
  US06/188,927
• Time in Patent Office: 935 Days
• Field of Search: 273/236, 273/242, 273/243, 273/270, 273/271
• US Class Current: 273/236
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/00 Card games aspects of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions showing representations related to the game A63F13/00; card games played on a gaming machine G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00 Board games; Raffle games racing games, traffic games, or obstacle games characterised by figures moved by action of the players A63F9/14

Abstract

A puzzle-game having a single playing surface divided into a number of rows, each row containing several divisions, the game including a set of playing elements having distinguishing indicia and "hints" or cues thereon. The object of the game is to arrange the playing elements on the divisions of the playing surface in predetermined patterns which are unknown to the players.

Claims

1. A puzzle game for one or more players comprising:

a planar surface having areas for representing a plurality of positions in adjacent rows;

a set of indicia-bearing elements for disposing at said positions to attempt to achieve a predetermined pattern of said indicia unknown to said player or players;

cue elements for providing a number of independent cues which taken together establish said predetermined pattern, each of said independent cues including a message of a relationship between two or more indicia and an indication of one or more positions in which said indicia may properly be disposed, said indication of one or more positions being a replica of said plurality of positions in adjacent rows with one or more of said positions marked to indicate positions in which said indicia may properly be disposed.