Curved Folding Dice Toss Board With Soft Silicone Dice
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing dice toss games lack a portable and foldable curved target board combined with soft tossable dice, failing to provide unique game play features and hand-eye coordination challenges.
Innovation Solution
A dice toss game utilizing a curved folding target board with hinges and soft silicone dice that can be played outdoors, featuring a center hole for scoring and foldable legs for portability, along with scoring rules that enhance hand-eye coordination.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional flat and rigid target board with hard dice is used, then the game structure is simple and stable, but the game lacks unique gameplay features and hand-eye coordination challenges
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies curvature by replacing the traditional flat target board with a curved surface. This curved board creates unique gameplay features as dice bounce and roll differently on the curved surface compared to flat surfaces, enhancing hand-eye coordination challenges while maintaining a relatively simple overall board structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the physical parameters of the dice by using soft silicone material instead of traditional hard materials. This parameter change affects how the dice interact with the curved board, creating novel gameplay dynamics where the soft dice deform and bounce differently, adding versatility to the game while keeping the board structure manageable.
2Ease of operation
If a foldable curved target board is implemented, then portability and storage ease are improved, but the structural complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements portability by dividing the curved target board into multiple segments or panels that can be folded together. This segmentation allows the board to collapse into a compact form for easy storage and transport, while the individual segments maintain the curved playing surface when assembled. The structural complexity is managed by using simple hinge connections between segments.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If soft silicone dice are used, then safety and grip are improved, but the dice behavior becomes less predictable compared to hard dice
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the material parameter of the dice from hard to soft silicone, which improves safety by reducing injury risk and enhances grip through the material's friction properties. The reduced predictability of dice trajectory is accepted as a feature rather than a defect, as it adds strategic depth and excitement to the game by making outcomes less certain.
Data Source
AI summary
A dice toss game and method utilizing a curved target board and soft silicone dice is disclosed. The game apparatus comprises a plurality of cubic silicone dice having a Shore OO durometer hardness between 20-40, and a curved plastic target board with a concave upper surface, center aperture, and foldable support legs. The method involves two teams alternating offense and defense play rounds, with the offensive team tossing dice at the board to score points based on the outcome, and the defensive team attempting to catch the dice. The curved board and soft dice provide unique targeting challenges and gameplay mechanics.