Nested Yard Game Assembly With Integrated Storage and Scoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing social games lack portability and compactness, failing to provide novel and engaging entertainment for multiple players at social gatherings.
Innovation Solution
A durable thermoformed plastic game assembly with a two-part body and tossable items, equipped with score tracking features, designed for competitive play and easy storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional games like horseshoes and cornhole are used, then entertainment is provided, but portability and compactness are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The tossable items are designed to nest within the body structure when not in use, creating a compact storage configuration. The body serves as a container that holds the tossable items, allowing the entire game assembly to be transported in a single compact unit rather than scattered components.
Solution Approach 2:
The game combines multiple functional elements into a single integrated assembly: the body serves as both the target structure and the storage container, while the tossable items are designed to be held by the body structure. This merging of functions reduces the overall volume needed for transport and storage.
2Adaptability or versatility
If novel game features are added for competitive play, then entertainment value increases, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The body structure serves multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as the target for tossing, provides storage for the tossable items, and includes integrated score tracking surfaces. This multi-functionality allows competitive game features to be added without proportionally increasing structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The game assembly includes self-contained score tracking mechanisms where the body structure itself provides the scoring surface, eliminating the need for separate scorekeeping devices. The tossable items are designed to be selectively tossed into the body, providing built-in game rules and mechanics without complex external systems.
Data Source
AI summary
A game assembly includes a two-part body having an upper portion and a lower portion along with a plurality of items for playing the game stored internally to the body. The body includes a central void space between for storage of the items to play the game. The body has a plurality of apertures formed on the upper portion to allow access into the central void space for tossing the items during play. Covers encapsulate or close the plurality of apertures but are removed during the playing of the game. The items inside include a plurality of tossable items segregated into different classifiable groupings, a flexible marker; and a writing tool configured to write on the lower portion to keep score.