A63F2009/0431

Tactile Braille Dice
20220395745 · 2022-12-15 · ·

A tactile die for playing a game, the die comprising a plurality of sides, wherein each side comprises a face having a braille character, each side comprises 3 or more raised border edges surrounding the face, and wherein one of the 3 or more raised border edges is an indicator edge configured to indicate an orientation of the face, the indicator edge comprising an indent along a length thereof.

STRATEGY GAME WHEREIN EACH PLAYER HAS DIFFERENT RULES OF PLAY
20230132226 · 2023-04-27 ·

A strategy game embodied in a tile game system. The tile game system has a plurality of game tiles, each game tile having a polygon planar shape different than the remaining plurality of game tiles, wherein each playable area is defined by contiguously placing the plurality of game tiles along a gameboard. Each player has different rules of play that combined with the different customizable playable areas provides a plurality of unique gameplay configurations that alters strategies from game to game.

ROUNDED DICE
20230191239 · 2023-06-22 ·

The proposed is a rounded dice with multiple faces. Proposed dice provide a better rolling experience to the user/player participating in the game of dice. According to an embodiment of the proposed invention, the rounded dice comprises a hollow dice body configured to have a plurality of faces, each face is provided with an identifier for play purposes like in role-playing games or DND dice games; a plurality of pins extending outward from the dice body and facilitating the dice to stop rolling excessively; and a plurality of links, each link connects two pins of the plurality of pins.

DICE WITH CURVED, BUT NON-SPHERICAL SURFACES, CERTAIN OF WHICH FEATURE NONUNIFORM DISPLAY PROBABILITIES
20170333782 · 2017-11-23 ·

The current document is directed to gaming dice, including physical dice and virtual dice represented on an electronic display or viewing screen. Certain of the currently disclosed gaming dice have approximately ovoid, prolate spheroid, or ellipsoid shapes that are modified to include planar surfaces. Other of the disclosed gaming dice have angular shapes, including cubes, tetrahedrons, octahedrons, and other regular shapes that are modified to provide nonuniform probabilities of position landings.

DEVICE FOR THE USE OF PLAYING DICE
20220184487 · 2022-06-16 ·

A device (1) for the use of playing dice (D), comprises: a main body (2) having a plurality of chambers (3) each of which configured to contain a respective playing dice (D); and a box-shaped element (4) internally defining a compartment (5) for housing said main body (2) and being at least partly made of transparent material to visually access the interior of each chamber (3).

Collapsible polyhedron
11219818 · 2022-01-11 ·

A collapsible, self-expanding polyhedron comprises a plurality of side members each connected with an elastic band that is sized to urge each side wall of adjacent side members together to form an expanded configuration. When the polyhedron is compressed on two opposing side members, which causes the other side members to separate into a collapsed configuration, the elastic band expands to a maximum length with maximum tension. Once the compression is released, the at least one elastic band retracts back to a minimum length and urges the side members back into the expanded configuration.

Dice game with cards
20220072412 · 2022-03-10 ·

The present invention relates to a game which can be played with dice or optionally with cards or both. Each of the eight sided dice will have 6 different point values for the first six faces, with each point value forming a suit, with five die per suit. The seventh die face is a “scratch” (which is denoted by a tiger with claws and is considered wild) face. The eighth die face is variable, there are two wilds, two scratches, and one “zap” die face. A winning “hand” or set of rolled dice will have five of a kind in any combination of die face. In an embodiment, a winning hand allows a player to draw a scratch card or lottery ticket, the value of which is determined by scratching, which value determines the value of the winning hand. There are various styles of game play involving the game pieces, with different rule sets for every style.

PLAYING DEVICE
20210228976 · 2021-07-29 ·

The invention relates to dice suitable for use in gaming. In particular the invention relates to a new indicator system for use in gaming dice, the indicator system providing a di value. More specifically the invention relate to a di incorporating the indicator system providing a di value, and the use of the di to provide a di value, and a method of using the di.

HINDU-THEMED BOARD GAME
20230405446 · 2023-12-21 ·

A Hindu-themed board game and method of playing the board game is provided. The game board is designed as a Mandala, with the avaranam arranged as concentric circles around a central point representing the Bindu. Players move along numbered positions on the avaranam, symbolizing achieving progressively higher levels of awareness, until they reach the Bindu, which represents total self-awareness. The distance moved by each player is determined by how much awareness that player has accumulated, as acquired by the players by playing awareness cards. Various other cards are provided which allow the players to interact, such as by taking cards from other players. The board game provides an entertaining past time, while simultaneously exposing players to aspects of Hindu culture, which may be of benefit to both Hindus and non-Hindus.

Multiple Dice to Produce a Randomized Result from a Predetermined Probability Distribution
20190314716 · 2019-10-17 ·

One embodiment of a plurality of dice with markings such that when the primary die is rolled a user either lands on a randomized result within the predetermined probability distribution or is directed to roll a secondary die which either provides a result or directs the user to roll a tertiary die. In the embodiments discussed here the final result is achieved on the first roll over 90% of the time. The embodiments described and shown are capable of representing complex distributions that include highly improbable outcomes, providing users with the convenient alternative of simply reading the result rather than performing comparative and mathematical operations on the results of multiple dice rolls.