Adjustable Game Board with Rotating Support Structure
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current game apparatuses lack the ability to adjust the height and orientation of a playing board, preventing players from simultaneously using both top and bottom surfaces effectively.
Innovation Solution
A game apparatus comprising a base member, support members, and a game board that can be elevated and rotated, allowing players to adjust the board's height and orientation, enabling gameplay on both surfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the game board is fixed in height and orientation, then the structure is simple and stable, but the gameplay flexibility and versatility are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The support members are designed to be extendable and retractable, allowing the game board to dynamically change its height position. The support members can extend to elevate the board or retract to lower it, providing dynamic adjustment capability while maintaining structural integrity through the base member and support member connection system.
Solution Approach 2:
The support structure is segmented into multiple support members that can be independently extended or retracted. Each support member acts as an independent unit that can be adjusted, allowing the game board to be positioned at different heights and orientations without requiring a completely complex monolithic structure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the game board can be elevated and rotated, then both top and bottom surfaces can be used for gameplay, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The game board is designed to serve multiple functions by being rotatable and elevatable. The same board structure can be used for gameplay on the top surface, bottom surface, and at different heights, making the mechanism multi-functional rather than requiring separate structures for each capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotation and elevation mechanisms allow the game board to dynamically change its orientation and position. The support members can be extended or retracted to elevate the board, and the board can be rotated to access different surfaces, providing dynamic versatility without permanent complex structures.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the support members are made extendable for height adjustment, then the gameplay orientation becomes flexible, but the structural stability may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The support structure is divided into multiple segments (support members) that can be independently adjusted. Each support member can be extended or retracted individually, allowing orientation adjustment while maintaining stability through the distributed support system anchored to the base member.
Solution Approach 2:
The support members provide dynamic adjustment capability through extension and retraction, allowing the game board to be positioned at various heights and orientations. The dynamic nature of the support members allows them to adapt to different gameplay configurations while maintaining structural integrity through their connection to the base member.
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Disclosed herein is a game apparatus for facilitating a gameplay, in accordance with some embodiments. Accordingly, the game apparatus may include a base member, a support member, and a game board. Further, the support member coupled to the base member. Further, the support member may include a first support member end and a second support member end. Further, the first support member end may be attached to the base member. Further, the support member may be configured for extending between positions in relation to the base member. Further, the game board may be rotatably coupled with the second support member end. Further, the game board may be configured for rotating about a board axis between first board positions. Further, the support member may be configured for elevating the game board to board positions in relation to the surface based on the extending of the support member between the positions.