Patent Application
20240181334
The disclosure relates to a board game set, more particularly relates to a board game set including light-emitting unit.
Board games are tabletop games that have at least one pre-marked board and various pieces used to be moved or placed on the board. Many board games feature a competition between two or more players as well as interesting rulesets or even strategic depth, thus board games always are a great way to spend time with family and friends.
To get the players immersed in the world that the game presents, game designers tend to put effort on improving the art and aesthetics of the appearances of the board and associated components. Therefore, the fun part of the traditional board games merely relies on the interaction between players and the one-way appreciation to the artwork but without any feedback from the pieces, board, or components.
One embodiment of the disclosure provides a board game set including a mat part, at least one first coil disposed in the mat part, and at least one game piece comprising a main body, a light-emitting unit, and an second coil, the light-emitting unit is disposed at the main body, the second coil is disposed in the main body and electrically coupled to the light-emitting unit, when the second coil approaches the at least one first coil, magnetic induction is generated and converted into electricity to be provided to activate the light-emitting unit.
According to the board game set as discussed in the above embodiments of the disclosure, the light-emitting unit can be activated when the game piece is brought in proximity with specific area of the mat part, thus the game piece is able to emit light using the light-emitting unit to respond to how the user place or move the game piece, thereby achieving an active reaction to the operation of user and thus improving the user experience.
The present disclosure will become better understood from the detailed description given hereinbelow and the accompanying drawings which are given by way of illustration only and thus are not intending to limit the present disclosure and wherein:
Aspects and advantages of the disclosure will become apparent from the following detailed descriptions with the accompanying drawings. The inclusion of such details provides a thorough understanding of the disclosure sufficient to enable one skilled in the art to practice the described embodiments but it is for the purpose of illustration only and should not be understood to limit the disclosure. On the contrary, it is intended to cover alternatives, modifications, and equivalents as can be included within the spirit and scope of the described embodiments as defined by the appended claims. To this end, those skilled in the relevant art will recognize and appreciate that many changes can be made to the various aspects of the disclosure described herein, while still obtaining the beneficial results of the present disclosure. It will also be apparent that some of the desired benefits of the present disclosure can be obtained by selecting some of the features of the present disclosure without utilizing other features.
It is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology used herein are for the purpose of better understanding the descriptions and should not be regarded as limiting. Unless specified or limited otherwise, the terms “mounted,” “connected,” and variations thereof are used broadly and encompass both direct and indirect mountings and connections. As used herein, the terms “substantially” or “approximately” may describe a slight deviation from a target value, in particular a deviation within the production accuracy and/or within the necessary accuracy, so that an effect as present with the target value is maintained. Unless specified or limited otherwise, the phrase “at least one” as used herein may mean that the quantity of the described element or component is one or more than one but does not necessarily mean that the quantity is only one. The term “and/or” may be used herein to indicate that either or both of two stated possibilities.
Firstly, referring to
The mat part 10 may include at least one first coil 11 therein. A power port 30 may be connected to a side of the mat part 10. The power port 30 may be electrically coupled with the first coil 11. The power port 30 may receive electrical energy from an external power and provides it to the first coil 11. The power port 30 may be, but is not limited to, a USB port or any suitable connector that can receive electrical current. The external power may be, but is not limited to, a socket, a computer, or a portable electronic product.
The game piece 20 may include a main body 21 and a second coil 22 disposed in the main body 21. In addition, the game piece 20 may include at least one light-emitting unit 23 disposed on the main body 21. The second coil 22 may be arranged adjacent to the bottom side of the main body 21 and may be electrically coupled to the light-emitting unit 23. The light-emitting unit 23 is, for example, a light-emitting diode (LED). The light-emitting unit 23 may be arranged within the main body 21 or partially exposed from the main body 21. At least part of the main body 21 may be light-permeable for guiding the light emitted from the light-emitting unit 23.
In such an arrangement, when the game piece 20 approaches the first coil 11 (as indicated by the arrow in
Optionally, the game piece 20 may further include a controller 24 and a switch 25 arranged thereon. The controller 24 may receive electrical power generated due to the interaction between the first coil 21 and the second coil 22. The controller 24 may be electrically coupled to the light-emitting unit 23 and the switch 25. The controller 24 may be any suitable microprocessor capable of processing and/or storing data involved in controlling the switch 25 and the light-emitting unit 23. The switch 25 may be a cycle switch. The switch 25 may be reachable and operable by user. Selectively switching or turning on the switch 25 can instruct the controller 24 to change the lighting mode of the light-emitting unit 23. It is noted that the lighting mode of the light-emitting unit 23 when the switch 25 is turned on or off is not limited. For example, when the switch 25 is turn on by user, the controller 24 may instruct the light-emitting unit 23 to perform steady lighting mode, flash lighting mode, or color-changing mode during the placement of the game piece 20 onto the first coil 11.
Optionally, the game piece 20 may further include a communication unit 26 therein. The communication unit 26 may be electrically coupled to the controller 24. The communication unit 26 may be any suitable Bluetooth communication module and is able to pair with one or more external devices (e.g., computer or smartphone). As such, user is allowed to transmit instruction to the controller 24 via the communication unit 26 and may further set up, adjust, or change the lighting mode of the light-emitting unit 23.
The previous embodiments are exemplary but not intended to limit the disclosure. Please refer to
It is noted that the number and arrangement of the first coils on the mat part may be modified as required; in some other embodiments, there may be only one first coil on the mat part.
According to the board game set as discussed in the above embodiments of the disclosure, the light-emitting unit can be activated when the game piece is brought in proximity with specific area of the mat part, thus the game piece is able to emit light using the light-emitting unit to respond to how the user place or move the game piece, thereby achieving an active reaction to the operation of user and thus improving the user experience.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the present disclosure. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary embodiments only, with a scope of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims and their equivalents.
