US3618952A
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Game utilizing mathematical base systems
Assignee: University Creations Inc
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Filing: 1969-09-08
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Granted: 1971-11-09
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Expires: 1989-09-08
Abstract
Abstract A game apparatus having at least one playing board having an array of uniquely identifiable positions thereon with such positions having numerical values associated therewith, each position being identified by a playing card suit symbol and a numeral. A position selection system consisting of conventional playing cards is provided for sequentially identifying a plurality of said positions on the board and the numerical values associated therewith. When a preselected number of positions have been identified, further identification ceases; and a base selection card is chosen for selecting the particular mathematical base system on which continued play of the game is to be predicated. Once the base system is chosen, those identified numerical values which have mathematical significance in the particular base system chosen are converted to numerical values in another base system, preferably base 10, and the total of these converted numerical values is determined to represent the score of the player. A particular aspect of the apparatus resides in the disc-type converter which is of simple, compact construction and so designed to facilitate direct conversion of one numerical base system to another.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald J Tallarida
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 12:13
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/04; A63F3/0457; A63F3/0415
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
A game apparatus comprising: a playing board having an array of uniquely identifiable positions thereon, a plurality of said positions having numerical values associated therewith; position selection means for sequentially selecting a plurality of said uniquely identifiable positions; base selection means for selecting a particular numerical base system on which continued play of the game is to be predicated; and conversion means for converting those selected numerical values which have mathematical significance in the particular numerical base system selected by said base selection means to numerical values in a preselected other base system.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
93 words
A game apparatus comprising: a playing board having an array of uniquely identifiable positions thereon, a plurality of said positions having numerical values associated therewith; position selection means for sequentially selecting a plurality of said uniquely identifiable positions; base selection means for selecting a particular numerical base system on which continued play of the game is to be predicated; and conversion means for converting those selected numerical values which have mathematical significance in the particular numerical base system selected by said base selection means to numerical values in a preselected other base system.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The game apparatus of claim 1 wherein there are at least two criteria for uniquely identifying said uniquely identifiable positions and wherein said numerical values associated with said uniquely identifiable positions constitute one of said criteria.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
58 words
The game apparatus of claim 2 wherein said array includes a preselected number of rows and columns defining a number of said positions equal to the product of said number of rows and number of columns, and wherein each of said columns is identified by a different characteristic which establishes the second criterion for uniquely identifying said positions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
The game apparatus of claim 3 wherein there are four rows and four columns, and said characteristics are the four suit symbols of a deck of regular playing cards.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
57 words
The game apparatus of claim 4 wherein said position selection means comprises those cards of a regular deck of playing cards ranging in value from ''''ace'''' through nine; whereby, as the individual ones of said playing cards are uncovered, the suit and numerical value thereof will identify corresponding ones of said uniquely identifiable positions in said array.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The game apparatus of claim 5 and further including marker means positionable on said playing board for recording the fact that certain ones of said positions have Been identified by said playing cards.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
The game apparatus of claim 1 and further including marker means positionable on said playing board for recording the fact that certain ones of said uniquely identifiable positions have been selected by said position selection means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
The game apparatus of claim 1 wherein said base selection means further includes indicia constituting instructional information for directing the retention of only those numerical values which have mathematical significance in the particular numerical base system selected by said base selection means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
53 words
The game apparatus of claim 1 and further including a second playing board having an array of uniquely identifiable positions thereon, a plurality of said positions of said second board having numerical values associated therewith; said position selection means including means for sequentially selecting a plurality of said positions of said second board.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
43 words
The game apparatus of claim 9 and further including marker means positionable on said first and second playing boards for recording the fact that certain ones of said positions of said first and second boards have been selected by said position selection means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
60 words
The game apparatus of claim 9 wherein the numerical values on at least one of said first and second boards consist predominantly of numerals 5 and/or numerals 6, whereby to provide a weighted distribution of numerical values so as to predictively vary the probability of retaining mathematically significant numbers in the numerical base system selected by said base selection means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
38 words
The game apparatus of claim 11 wherein said base selection means includes indicia constituting instructional scoring information for compensating for the fact that said one of said first and second boards includes said weighted distribution of numerical values.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
The game apparatus of claim 9 wherein said base selection means comprises a plurality of cards each bearing indicia identifying a particular numerical base system.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
55 words
The game apparatus of claim 13 wherein as preselected number of said cards designating base systems consisting predominantly of base ten is utilized in the play of said game so as to establish a predetermined probability of retaining mathematically significant numbers in the particular numerical base system selected when one of said cards is uncovered.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
91 words
The game apparatus 14 wherein there are at least two criteria for uniquely identifying said uniquely identifiable positions and wherein said numerical values associated with said uniquely identifiable positions constitute one of said criteria; and wherein each of said arrays includes at least a preselected number of rows and columns defining a number of said positions equal to the product of said number of rows and number of columns, and wherein each of said columns is identified by a different characteristic which establishes the second criterion for uniquely identifying said positions.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
91 words
The game apparatus 14 wherein there are at least two criteria for uniquely identifying said uniquely identifiable positions and wherein said numerical values associated with said uniquely identifiable positions constitute one of said criteria; and wherein each of said arrays includes at least a preselected number of rows and columns defining a number of said positions equal to the product of said number of rows and number of columns, and wherein each of said columns is identified by a different characteristic which establishes the second criterion for uniquely identifying said positions.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
53 words
The game apparatus of claim 15 wherein the mathematically most significant positions of the rows and columns of at least one of said boards are provided with numerical values consisting predominantly of numerals 5 and/or numerals 6 so as to predictively vary the numerical value which will be established by said conversion means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
54 words
The game apparatus of claim 16 wherein selected ones of said base cards are provided with indicia constituting instructional scoring information for compensating for the fact that the mathematically most significant positions of the rows and columns of the array of said one of said boards have been provided with said predominant numerical values.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
91 words
The game apparatus of claim 1 wherein said conversion means comprises: a planar member having a plurality of arcuately segmented distinguishable areas disposed thereon about a vertical axis thereof; each one of said areas being associated with a particular numerical base system and being proviDed with indicia which equates numerical values in that particular base system with the numerical value of said numerical values in another preselected base system; and selective viewing means rotatably mounted with respect to said vertical axis for viewing selected portions of the indicia of said areas.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
89 words
The game apparatus of claim 18 wherein said planar member is provided with identifying indicia for identifying the numerical base system associated with each of said areas; wherein said base selection means comprises a plurality of cards, each bearing indicia identifying a particular numerical base system; and wherein said identifying indicia on said planar member and the indicia on said base cards are coded so as to more easily identify that area of said planar member which corresponds to the base system selected by one of said base cards.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
116 words
The game apparatus of claim 18 wherein there are at least two criteria for uniquely identifying said uniquely identifiable positions and wherein said numerical values associated with said uniquely identifiable positions constitute one of said criteria; wherein said array includes a preselected number of rows and columns defining a number of said positions equal to the product of said number of rows and number of columns, and wherein each of said columns is identified by a different characteristic which establishes the second criterion for uniquely identifying said positions; and wherein the indicia in each of said areas includes a plurality of partial rings of information corresponding in number to said preselected number of rows and columns.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
67 words
The game apparatus of claim 20 wherein each of said partial rings of information includes a plurality of pairs of numbers equating a numerical value in the respective base system to a numerical value in said other preselected base systems; the number of pairs of numbers in each partial ring being equal to the number which designates the particular base system to which the respective area corresponds.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
75 words
The game apparatus of claim 21 wherein said selective viewing means comprises a plurality of disclike members stacked one above the other on said planar member, each of said disclike members having an aperture radially located from said axis to rotatively overlie a respective one of the total rings of information defined by the sum of said partial rings of information each of said apertures being dimensioned to reveal one of said pairs of numbers.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
44 words
The game apparatus of claim 22 wherein successive lower ones of said disclike members include annular removed portions so as to noninterruptingly permit pairs of numbers on said planar member to be viewed by the aperture in successively higher ones of said disclike members.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-11-08 | 1975-05-10 | 1975-11-09 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-11-08 | 1979-05-10 | 1979-11-09 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-11-08 | 1983-05-10 | 1983-11-09 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |