Polyhedronal game apparatus

Claim 2

A three-dimensional game apparatus comprising: (a) a plurality of marker means; (b) a first polyhedronal body having each of its surfaces divided into a plurality of marker means receiving areas for selectively receiving said marker means; (c) a second polyhedronal body having each of its surfaces divided into a plurality of marker means receiving areas for selectively receiving said marker means; and (d) joiner means interconnecting said first and second polyhedronal bodies in spaced apart relationship, the said first and second polyhedronal bodies each including respectively oppositely facing flat surfaces, each alternately serving as a base surface for supporting the opposite polyhedronal body above the polyhedronal body corresponding to the base surface.

Claim 3

The game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein one of said two polyhedronal bodies is in the shape of a pyramid.

Claim 4

The game apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said pyramid is in the shape of a right pyramid such that the altitude of said pyramid coincides with the axis of said pyramid.

Claim 5

The game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first polyhedronal body is of a different shape than said second polyhedronal body.

Claim 6

The game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said marker means are of at least two visually distinct sets, each of which is adapted to be receivable within said marker means receiving area of said first and second polyhedronal bodies.

Claim 7

The game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the surfaces of each of said first and second polyhedronal bodies are arranged such that at least one of said surfaces is hidden from view when each said first and second polyhedronal bodies are observed from a selected direction.

Claim 8

The game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein first and second polyhedronal bodies are arranged so that adjacent surfaces of each of said first and second polyhedronal bodies are disposed in oblique orientation to each other.

Claim 9

A three-dimensional game apparatus comprising: (a) a plurality of marker means; (b) a first polyhedronal body having each of its surfaces divided into a plurality of marker means receiving areas for selectively receiving said marker means; (c) a second polyhedronal body having each of its surfaces divided into a plurality of marker means receiving areas for selectively receiving said marker means; (d) joiner means interconnecting said first and second polyhedronal bodies such that said two polyhedronal bodies are adapted to alternatively serve as a base polyhedronal body and as an upper polyhedronal body, said joiner means supporting said upper polyhedronal body in spaced vertical relationship above said base polyhedronal body; and (e) wherein said first polyhedronal body is in the shape of a first pyramid; said second polyhedronal body is in the shape of a second pyramid, the said first and second pyramids being disposed in spaced apart relationship by said joiner means with vertices of said first and second pyramids directed inwardly toward each other and with the base surfaces of said first and second pyramids in spaced parallel relationship.

Claim 10

A three-dimensional game apparatus comprising: (a) a plurality of marker means; (b) a first polyhedronal body having each of its surfaces divided into a plurality of marker means receiving areas for selectively receiving said marker means; (c) a second polyhedronal body having each of its surfaces divided into a plurality of marker means receiving areas for selectively receiving said marker means; (d) joiner means interconnecting said first and second polyhedronal bodies such that said two polyhedronal bodies are adapted to alternatively serve as a base polyhedronal body and as an upper polyhedronal body, said joiner means supporting said upper polyhedronal body in spaced vertical relationship above said base polyhedronal body; and (e) wherein said first polyhedronal body is in the shape of a first pyramid; said second polyhedronal body is in the shape of a second pyramid, the said first and second pyramids being disposed in spaced apart relationship by said joiner means with vertices of said first and second pyramids directed inwardly toward each other and with the base surfaces of said first and second pyramids in spaced parallel relationship.

Claim 11

The game apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said joiner means comprises an elongate member intersecting said first and second pyramids at respective vertices.

Claim 12

The game apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said first pyramid comprises a different number of surfaces than does said second pyramid.

Claim 13

The game apparatus according to claim 8, wherein: (a) the outer surface of each side wall of said first and second pyramids is divided into four triangular areas so that the corners of said triangular areas of a first side wall coincide with the corresponding corners of said triangular areas of the adjacent side walls; and (b) the outer surface of the base of each of said first and second pyramids is divided into triangular areas such that the corners of said triangular areas of the base coincide with the corresponding corners of said triangular areas of the adjacent side walls.

Claim 14

The game apparatus according to claim 11, wherein one of said two pyramids is in the shape of a tetrahedron, and the second of said two pyramids is in the shape of a pentahedron.

Claim 15

The game apparatus according to claim 12, wherein: (a) each of the triangular areas of each side wall and of the base of said tetrahedronal pyramid is in the shape of an equilateral triangle formed by lines interconnecting the mid-points of the adjacent edges of each side wall and the mid-points of the adjacent edges of the base of said tetrahedronal pyramid; and (b) each of said triangular areas of the side walls of said pentahedronal pyramid is in the shape of an equilateral triangle formed by lines interconnecting the mid-points of the adjacent edges of each side surface of said pentahedronal pyramid, and each of the triangular areas of the base of said pentahedronal pyramid is in the form of an equilateral triangle formed by lines interconnecting the mid-points of both the adjacent edges and the opposite edges of said base of said pentahedronal pyramid.

Claim 16

A three-dimensional game apparatus comprising: (a) a plurality of marker means; (b) a first polyhedronal body having each of its surfaces divided into a plurality of marker means receiving areas for selectively said marker means; (c) a second polyhedronal body having each of its surfaces divided into a plurality of marker means receiving areas for selectively receiving said marker means; (d) joiner means interconnecting said first and second polyhedronal bodies such that said two polyhedronal bodies are adapted to alternatively serve as a base polyhedronal body and as an upper polyhedronal body, said joiner means supporting said upper polyhedronal body in spaced vertical relationship above said base polyhedronal body; and (e) a third polyhedronal body adapted to be connected to said upper polyhedronal body to increase the number of playing surfaces and marker means receiving areas in which said marker means can be positioned.

Claim 17

A three-dimensional game apparatus comprising: (a) a plurality of marker means; (b) a first polyhedronal body having each of its surfaces divided into a plurality of marker means receiving areas for selectively said marker means; (c) a second polyhedronal body having each of its surfaces divided into a plurality of marker means receiving areas for selectively receiving said marker means; (d) joiner means interconnecting said first and second polyhedronal bodies such that said two polyhedronal bodies are adapted to alternatively serve as a base polyhedronal body and as an upper polyhedronal body, said joiner means supporting said upper polyhedronal body in spaced vertical relationship above said base polyhedronal body; and (e) a third polyhedronal body adapted to be connected to said upper polyhedronal body to increase the number of playing surfaces and marker means receiving areas in which said marker means can be positioned.

Claim 18

The game apparatus according to claim 14, wherein said third polyhedronal body is of a shape and size identical to said upper polyhedronal body.

Claim 19

The game apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said third polyhedronal body and said upper polyhedronal body are each in the shape of a pyramid and are arranged together at their bases.

Claim 20

The game apparatus according to claim 16, wherein each surface of each of said two pyramids is divided into four triangular shaped marker means receiving areas established by lines interconnecting the mid-points of the adjacent edges of each said side surface of each of said two pyramids.

Claim 21

A game apparatus comprising: (a) a first polyhedronal body having each of its surfaces divided into a plurality of areas; (b) a second polyhedronal body having each of its surfaces divided into a plurality of areas; (c) joiner means interconnecting said two polyhedronal bodies in spaced apart relationship to alternatively serve as a base surface for supporting said two polyhedronal bodies in spaced vertical relationships; (d) a first flat end surface formed in the distal side of said first polyhedronal body opposite said second polyhedronal body; (e) a second flat end surface formed in the distal side of said second polyhedronal body opposite said first polyhedronal body, said first and second end surfaces being disposed in spaced parallel relationship to each other to alternatively serve as a base for supporting said two polyhedronal bodies in spaced apart vertical relationship; and (f) a plurality of marker means selectively positionable within said areas of each of said first and second polyhedronal bodies, said marker means being adapted to be held stationary within said selected area.

Claim 22

A game apparatus comprising: (a) a first polyhedronal body having each of its surfaces divided into a plurality of areas; (b) a second polyhedronal body having each of its surfaces divided into a plurality of areas; (c) joiner means interconnecting said two polyhedronal bodies in spaced apart relationship to alternatively serve as a base surface for supporting said two polyhedronal bodies in spaced vertical relationships; (d) a first flat end surface formed in the distal side of said first polyhedronal body opposite said second polyhedronal body; (e) a second flat end surface formed in the distal side of said second polyhedronal body opposite said first polyhedronal body, said first and second end surfaces being disposed in spaced parallel relationship to each other to alternatively serve as a base for supporting said two polyhedronal bodies in spaced apart vertical relationship; and (f) a plurality of marker means selectively positionable within said areas of each of said first and second polyhedronal bodies, said marker means being adapted to be held stationary within said selected area.

Claim 23

A game apparatus comprising: (a) a first polyhedronal body having each of its surfaces divided into a plurality of areas, one surface of said first polyhedronal body being a first end surface; (b) a second polyhedronal body having each of its surfaces divided into a plurality of areas, one surface of said second polyhedronal body being a second end surface; (c) joiner means interconnecting said two polyhedronal bodies in a spaced relationship wherein said first end surface forms the distal surface of said first polyhedronal body and wherein said second end surface forms the distal surface of said second polyhedronal body, said second end surface being disposed in spaced parallel relationship to said first end surface, enabling said first and second end surfaces to alternatively serve as a base surface for supporting said two polyhedronal bodies in spaced vertical relationships; (d) a plurality of marker means selectively positionable within said areas of each of said first and second polyhedronal bodies, said marker means being adapted to be held stationary within said selected area; (e) said first polyhedronal body is in the form of a first pyramid, with the base of said first pyramid serving as said first end surface; (f) said second polyhedronal body is in the form of a second pyramid, the base of said second pyramid serving as said second end surface; and (g) each of the side surfaces and said base surface of said first and second pyramids being divided into triangularly shaped areas by lines interconnecting the mid-points of adjacent edges of each of said side surfaces and said base surface of said first and second pyramids.

Claim 24

A game apparatus comprising: (a) a first polyhedronal body having each of its surfaces divided into a plurality of areas, one surface of said first polyhedronal body being a first end surface; (b) a second polyhedronal body having each of its surfaces divided into a plurality of areas, one surface of said second polyhedronal body being a second end surface; (c) joiner means interconnecting said two polyhedronal bodies in a spaced relationship wherein said first end surface forms the distal surface of said first polyhedronal body and wherein said second end surface forms the distal surface of said second polyhedronal body, said second end surface being disposed in spaced parallel relationship to said first end surface, enabling said first and second end surfaces to alternatively serve as a base surface for supporting said two polyhedronal bodies in spaced vertical relationships; (d) a plurality of marker means selectively positionable within said areas of each of said first and second polyhedronal bodies, said marker means being adapted to be held stationary within said selected area; (e) said first polyhedronal body is in the form of a first pyramid, with the base of said first pyramid serving as said first end surface; (f) said second polyhedronal body is in the form of a second pyramid, the base of said second pyramid serving as said second end surface; and (g) each of the side surfaces and said base surface of said first and second pyramids being divided into triangularly shaped areas by lines interconnecting the mid-points of adjacent edges of each of said side surfaces and said base surface of said first and second pyramids.

Claim 25

The game apparatus according to claim 19, wherein each of said side surfaces of said first and second pyramids is in the form of an equilateral triangle.