Yard Game Board With Angled Deflection Zones
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for new and engaging yard games that can provide challenging and entertaining experiences for social functions, as existing yard games have become less innovative and less engaging over time.
Innovation Solution
A yard game board with a face portion featuring a plurality of openings and deflection zones, where the deflection zones are angled between 30 degrees to 90 degrees, allowing for projectile deflection and scoring opportunities, and the board is designed to be collapsible for storage and transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If deflection zones are added to the board to enhance gameplay complexity and scoring possibilities, then the game becomes more engaging and challenging, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The board is segmented into distinct functional zones including a face portion with multiple openings and separate deflection zones with specific angle ranges (30-90 degrees). This segmentation allows each zone to serve its specific purpose while maintaining overall board functionality, resolving the contradiction by organizing complexity into manageable segments.
Solution Approach 2:
The board incorporates collapsible sides that can transition between an expanded playing configuration and a collapsed storage configuration. This dynamic feature allows the board to adapt between game play and storage states, managing the complexity burden by allowing temporary expansion only when needed for gameplay.
2Ease of operation
If the board is designed to be collapsible for easy storage and transport, then the ease of operation improves, but the device complexity increases due to collapsible mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The board sides are designed with collapsible mechanisms that allow the structure to transition between expanded and collapsed states. This dynamic design enables easy storage and transport while maintaining the necessary board structure during gameplay, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The collapsible mechanism segments the board into separable components that can be independently folded or collapsed. This segmentation simplifies the storage process by allowing the board to be broken down into smaller, more manageable parts, reducing the operational complexity despite the added mechanical features.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple openings and deflection zones are incorporated to create new gameplay mechanics, then the game becomes more engaging, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The board is divided into a face portion and separate deflection zones that can be manufactured independently and then assembled. This segmentation allows each component to be fabricated using standardized processes, reducing overall manufacturing complexity despite the presence of multiple openings and deflection zones with specific geometric requirements.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The board offers a unique and engaging gameplay experience by incorporating deflection zones that enhance scoring possibilities and is designed for easy storage and transport, addressing the need for innovative yard games.
Implementation Method 1
at least one deflection zone configured to deflect the projectile thrown by the user when contact is made between the projectile and the at least one deflection zone
Data Source
AI summary
A board for a yard game, where the board a face portion and multiple openings through the face portion, where the openings may receive a projectile thrown by a player. The board additionally including at least one deflection zone for deflecting the projectile thrown by the player once contact is made between the projectile and the deflection zone. Each deflection zone including: a first edge portion; a second edge portion; and a deflection zone face portion located between the first edge portion and the second edge portion, where the deflection zone face is angled at about 30 degrees to about 90 degrees.