Game cube and method for playing a game of resource development

Abstract

Game cube and a method for playing a game of resource development. The game comprises a plurality of identical multifaceted cubes (FIGS. 1A, 1B & 1C), each facet having an icon representing a resource with indicators showing allowed rotation of the cube during play and point indices for acquiring currency tokens. The game also includes tokens (FIGS. 2A & 2B) used as currency to purchase or sell game cubes and collect or pay other players of the game. The object of the game is to acquire and allocate the game cubes (FIGS. 1A, 1B & 1C), in order to earn currency tokens (FIGS. 2A & 2B) and achieve the highest overall point score for declaring a winner. The game can also be simulated on a computer (FIG. 3).

Description

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention[0002] Thus invention relates to games for entertainment and education in the area of resource development and economics.[0003] 2. Description of Prior Art[0004] There are a variety of games simulating resource development oriented for entertainment and education. Typically these games are played as board games. In many of these games, players move through a series of marked playing areas around the periphery of the board A random number generator such as dice generally controls the player's moves. For example U.S. Pat. No. 2,026,082 to Darrow (1935) simulates real estate resource development, and U.S. Pat. No. 4,856,788 to Fischel (1989) attempts to simulate resource development on a global scale of macroeconomics and microeconomics. There are variations in shape, such as U.S. Pat. No. 4,239,229 to Crossley (1980), a circular board game divided into a plurality of areas for player movement and uses a resource calculator and battle computer to challen...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

"The invention is a new game that helps players develop resources by using identical geometric cubes and simple round currency tokens. The game is designed to be educational and challenging for advanced players, and it offers an interesting perspective on the history and economics of resource development. The game is also unique in its use of a collection of identical geometric cubes, which makes it easier to manufacture and package."

Problems solved by technology

These games require a specialized printing of a playing board, use a collection of dissimilar playing pieces, use a collection of dissimilar printed currencies, use a collection of dissimilar printed cards to show asset ownership, and a series of dissimilar printed cards to introduce random events into the game As such, these games are expensive to manufacture and package.

This game uses a collection of dissimilar cubes, with a variety of quadrangle arrangements on every facet, making the game more expensive to manufacture and package.

However, it is board game and limited in scope to a game similar to checkers.

(h) and is mathematically challenging enough to entertain advanced adult players.

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