Peg Scoreboard Assembly with Visual Score Orientation for Dominoes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing scoreboard devices for dominos lack a structured system to indicate score orientation and prevent cheating by ensuring scores are not written down, which is common during gameplay.
Innovation Solution
A pegboard with strategically arranged wells and integrated storage compartment, featuring 'up' and 'down' indicia, and removable pegs assigned to players, allowing scores to be tracked visually and reducing the likelihood of cheating.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional scoreboard devices are used without structured orientation indicators, then the device complexity is reduced, but the reliability of scorekeeping is compromised due to inability to prevent cheating
Solution Approach 1:
The pegboard is segmented into multiple rows of wells, with each row representing a different score orientation (up or down). This segmentation allows players to track scores in both orientations simultaneously, preventing cheating while maintaining clear visual separation of score categories.
Solution Approach 2:
The pegboard acts as an intermediary between the players and the scoring process. By using physical pegs that can be placed in specific wells, the system mediates the scoring action, making it transparent and difficult to manipulate, thus improving reliability without requiring complex electronic systems.
2Ease of operation
If visual tracking of player scores is implemented, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases due to the need for structured wells and storage compartments
Solution Approach 1:
The pegboard serves multiple functions: it tracks scores for multiple players, accommodates both up and down orientations, and provides storage for pegs. This multi-functionality is achieved through a unified structure of wells arranged in rows, eliminating the need for separate tracking mechanisms for each player and orientation.
Solution Approach 2:
The pegboard system is self-service in that players can independently place their own pegs in the appropriate wells to track their scores. The structured wells guide players on where to place pegs, eliminating the need for a central authority to manage scoring while maintaining ease of operation.
3Ease of operation
If integrated storage compartment is added, then the ease of operation is improved, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The storage compartment is merged with the pegboard structure, forming an integrated unit. The storage compartment is positioned at the bottom of the pegboard and works in conjunction with the wells above it, allowing pegs to be stored and retrieved easily without requiring separate manufacturing processes or high-precision assembly.
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AI summary
A peg scoreboard assembly includes a pegboard that has a series of wells each extending into the pegboard. The series of wells are strategically arranged into a plurality of groups on the pegboard to represent points that can be achieved in the game of dominos. Additionally, a storage compartment is integrated into the pegboard. A plurality of pegs is removably stored in the storage compartment and each of the plurality pegs can be assigned to a respective player of the game of dominos. Each of the plurality of pegs is insertable into a respective one of the series of wells during game play and is moved along a number of the series of wells which corresponds to a score achieved by a respective player during each of the respective player's round of dominos to facilitate each player to track their score during the game of dominos.