Interconnecting game tiles and games therewith
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US ยท United States
- Current Assignee / Owner
- RUDELL DESIGN
- Publication Date
- 2010-05-06
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable ยท inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to Application No. 61 / 111,618, filed on Nov. 5, 2008.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The present invention relates to a game with interconnected tiles.
[0004] 2. Prior Art
[0005] There have been marketed many different types of games that require cooperation with individual pieces. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 2,953,380 discloses a map puzzle with interconnecting pieces of identical shape, providing for the interlocking of image segments that, when the puzzle is completed, constitutes an entire image.
[0006] U.S. Pat. No. 3,993,313, discloses a jigsaw puzzle educational play device with cube-like elements that have convex spheroidal lugs. The lugs provide interconnection to adjacent or stacking elements with corresponding concave spheroidal depressions. The players attempt to construct specific images to achieve a game goal, but at the same time create secondary images that affect t...