3D Game Board with Tiered Square Frames
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional planar game boards for strategic games like Mill are monotonous and fail to meet the increasing demands for a more engaging and intellectual user experience.
Innovation Solution
A three-dimensional game board with varying sized square frames and support frames that connect at midpoints, allowing pieces to be placed in three-dimensional space, enhancing strategic gameplay and spatial cognition, and featuring a detachable design for easy assembly and storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a planar board is used for Mill game, then the game structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the user experience becomes monotonous and lacks engagement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the traditional two-dimensional planar board into a three-dimensional structure by adding vertical layers and height variations. The board now includes multiple tiers with pieces that can be stacked vertically, creating depth and spatial complexity while maintaining the core Mill game mechanics. This dimensional expansion directly addresses the monotony issue by providing visually engaging and strategically deeper gameplay.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a three-dimensional game board is introduced, then the user experience becomes more engaging and strategic, but the device complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The three-dimensional board is divided into multiple independent tiers or layers, each functioning as a separate playing surface. These segmented tiers can be manufactured individually using standard planar board techniques, then assembled together. This segmentation reduces the manufacturing complexity of the overall 3D structure while preserving the strategic depth and engagement benefits of the vertical dimension.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a three-dimensional game board is introduced, then the user experience becomes more engaging and strategic, but the storage and transportation difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates detachable or movable connections between the vertical tiers, allowing the board to be disassembled into flat, stackable components for storage and transportation. During gameplay, the tiers are assembled into their three-dimensional configuration to provide strategic depth. This dynamic reconfigurability resolves the contradiction by enabling both engaging 3D gameplay and convenient flat storage when not in use.
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AI summary
The invention provides a three-dimensional game board, comprising at least two tiers of board frames arranged up and down, each tier comprising at least one square frame, the size of each square frame in each tier varying, and on each square frame, a position for setting a piece being provided on each of four corners and on the midpoint of each of four sides; four support frames are arranged among the square frames in each tier of the board frame, which connect the positions at the midpoints of corresponding sides of each of the square frames to form a three-dimensional game board.