Patent Application
20250186872
The present disclosure generally relates to a board game, and more particularly to a board game that enables visually impaired users to conveniently play.
Many people play board boards for recreational purposes. It is known that visually impaired people find it difficult to play conventional board games, as the conventional board games are small in size, and use game pieces that are not easily distinguishable from each other.
Therefore, a board game is required that is convenient for the visually impaired people to play.
The following presents a simplified summary of the present disclosure in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented herein.
In accordance with aspects of the disclosure, a board game includes a base including a top surface and a bottom surface and a predefined count of first sections disposed on the top surface. Each first section comprises a predefined count of second sections, and each second section comprises a hole. The base includes a predefined count of insert members. Each insert member includes a first portion and a second portion, and a plane of the first portion is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the second portion. The predefined count of insert members is equal to a total count of second sections in the base. The second portion comprises a protrusion configured to be removably inserted into the hole.
In accordance with additional aspects of the disclosure, a board game includes a base including a top surface and a bottom surface and a predefined count of first sections disposed on the top surface. Each first section comprises a predefined count of second sections. Each second section comprises a hole. The predefined count of first sections is equivalent to nine first sections. Each first section comprises nine second sections. The base also includes a predefined count of insert members. Each insert member comprises a first portion and a second portion. A plane of the first portion is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the second portion. The predefined count of insert members is equal to a total count of second sections in the base. The second portion comprises a protrusion configured to be removably inserted into the hole. The first portion is a square-shaped plate and the second portion is shaped as a cylinder.
These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present disclosure will become better understood with reference to the following description and appended claims.
Illustrative embodiments of the present disclosure are described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
For a further understanding of the nature and function of the embodiments, reference should be made to the following detailed description. Detailed descriptions of the embodiments are provided herein, as well as, the best mode of carrying out and employing the present disclosure. It will be readily appreciated that the embodiments are well adapted to carry out and obtain the ends and features mentioned as well as those inherent herein. It is to be understood, however, that the present disclosure may be embodied in various forms. Therefore, persons of ordinary skill in the art will realize that the following disclosure is illustrative only and not in any way limiting, as the specific details disclosed herein provide a basis for the claims and a representative basis for teaching to employ the present disclosure in virtually any appropriately detailed system, structure or manner. It should be understood that the devices, materials, methods, procedures, and techniques described herein are presently representative of various embodiments. Other embodiments of the disclosure will readily suggest themselves to such skilled persons having the benefit of this disclosure.
In accordance with aspects of the disclosure, there is provided a board game that enables visually impaired people to conveniently play the board game. The board game includes a base or a board including a top surface and a bottom surface. In some aspects, the base is square in shape, with a length of each base edge as 22 inches. The board game further includes a predefined count of first sections disposed on the top surface. In some aspects, the board game includes nine first sections, and each first section is square in shape. Further, each first section includes a predefined count of second sections. In some aspects, each first section includes nine second sections. In total, there are 81 second sections in the board game.
In some aspects, each second section is square in shape, with a length of each second section edge as 1.5 inches. In some aspects, each second section includes a hole at a center point of the second section. The board game further includes a predefined count of insert members, and each insert member includes a first portion and a second portion. In some aspects, the predefined count of insert members is equal to a total count of second sections in the base/board, which may be 81.
In some aspects, the first portion of each insert member is a square shaped plate, and the second portion of each insert member is shaped as a cylinder or protrusion. A length of each first portion edge is 2 inches. Further, a plane of the first portion is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the second portion. In some aspects, the protrusion or cylinder shaped second portion is configured to be removably inserted into the hole of the second section, to enable removable attachment of the insert member with the second section. In an exemplary aspect, the 81 insert members are made of nine different colors, which may be bright and easily distinguishable from each other.
The present disclosure discloses a board game that may be conveniently played by visually impaired people. The board game includes a big-sized board and big-sized pieces of bright colors that are easy to distinguish, thereby enabling the visually impaired people to conveniently play the board game. Further, the pieces are easy to insert into the board by using protrusion-and-hole attachment arrangement.
Reference will now be made in detail to the present preferred embodiments of the disclosure, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numerals are used in the drawings and the description to refer to the same or like parts.
The board game 100 is large in size and includes pieces of bright and distinguishable colors that enable people with visual disability (e.g., a user 34) to conveniently play the board game 100. The board game 100 includes a board or a base 10 having a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface is depicted in
The board game 100 further includes a plurality of first sections 12 disposed on the top surface of the base 10. In some embodiments, the board game 100 may include nine first sections 12, and each first section 12 may be square in shape. As depicted in
Each first section 12 may include a plurality of second spaces or second sections 13. In some embodiments, each first section 12 may include nine second sections 13, and each second section 13 may be square in shape. In some embodiments, a length of each second section edge may be 1.5 inches. As depicted in
The board game 100 may further include a plurality of color pieces or insert members, numbered 16-32 in
In some embodiments, each insert member may include a first portion 202 and a second portion 204, as shown in
In some embodiments, a plane of the first portion 202 is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the second portion 204. Further, the second portion 204 may be configured to be removably inserted into the hole 14 of the second section 13, to enable removable attachment of the insert member with the second section 13. An example view of one or more insert members being removed from the holes 14 is shown in
While playing the board game 100, the user 34 may place the insert members in the second sections 13 such that nine insert members of different colors may be placed in the same first section 12. Since the base 10 and the insert members are large in size, and the insert members are of distinct and distinguishable colors, people with visual disability may conveniently play the board game 100.
To create the board game 100, an operator may cut a board (e.g., the base 10) into a size of 22 inches×24 inches (having, e.g., a thickness of 0.75 inches). The operator may then create/carve out the 9 first sections 12 and 81 second sections 13, as described above and illustrated in
The operator may further create 81 “pegs” or insert members. For creating the insert members, the operator may first cut 81 1.5 inches×2 inches square plates (or first portions 202), and drill holes in the center portions of the square plates to a depth that passes through the base 10. The operator may then cut 81 dowels (or second portions 204) to a length that enters the holes, e.g., 0.75 inch length. The operator may then glue each dowel with the hole in each square plate to create 81 insert members. The operator may further paint the insert members with nine colors, as described above.
While various dimensions of the board game 100 have been described above, these dimensions are some examples of possible dimensions of the board game 100. The board game 100 may be constructed having any dimensions that maintain the ability to be conveniently played by visually impaired people.
Except as may be expressly otherwise indicated, the article “a” or “an” if and as used herein is not intended to limit, and should not be construed as limiting, the description or a claim to a single element to which the article refers. Rather, the article “a” or “an” if and as used herein is intended to cover one or more such elements, unless the text expressly indicates otherwise.
This disclosure is susceptible to considerable variation within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
