Patent Application
20180339221
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The disclosure and prior art relates to puzzle devices and more particularly pertains to a new puzzle device for combining mathematics with puzzle strategy.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a book that has a plurality of pages. Each of a plurality of puzzles is printed on an associated one of the pages and each of the puzzles is selectively solved for entertainment purposes. A plurality of pre-determined numbers is printed on each of the puzzles. Selected numbers are written on each of the puzzles such a sum of a pair of the selected numbers equals an adjacent one of the pre-determined numbers.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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Each of the puzzles 16 includes a plurality of first squares 22, a plurality of second squares 24 and a plurality of third squares 26. Each of the first 22, second 24 and third 26 squares is arranged in a randomized grid. Moreover, each of the first 22, second 24 and third 26 squares may have a unique color with respect to each other. Each of the first squares 22 may have a blue color, each of said second squares 24 may have a yellow color and each of the third squares 26 may have a white color.
The plurality of pre-determined numbers 18 includes a set of first numbers 28 and a set of second numbers 30. Each of the first 28 and second 30 sets of numbers may include numbers ranging between 1 and 9. Each of the first squares 22 has a selected one of the first numbers 28 printed therein and each of the second squares 24 has a selected one of the second numbers 30 printed therein. Additionally, a selected one of the selected numbers 20 is selectively written in each of the third squares 26. The selected numbers 20 may include numbers ranging between 1 and 9. A selected number of the pre-determined numbers 18 and a selected number of the selected numbers 20 are pre-printed on each of the puzzles 16 to assist with beginning to solve each of the puzzles 16. Moreover, some of the first squares 22 may be blank and some of the second squares 24 may be blank thusly increasing a difficulty of solving the associated puzzle 16.
Each of the first squares 22 has a first condition. The first condition requires the sum of the selected numbers 20 written in a pair of adjacent third squares 26 that are arranged linearly with respect to corresponding ones of the first squares 22 to equal the first number 28 in the corresponding first square 22. Moreover, the linear pair of third squares 26 may extend horizontally and vertically away from the corresponding first square 22. Each of the second squares 24 has a second condition. The second condition requires the sum of the selected numbers 20 written in a pair of adjacent third squares 26 that are positioned on opposite sides of corresponding ones of the second squares 24 to equal the second number in the corresponding second square 24. Additionally, the pair of adjacent third squares 26 with respect to the corresponding second square 24 may be horizontally and vertically oriented with respect to the corresponding second square 24.
In use, each of the puzzles 16 is selectively solved for entertainment purposes. A selected number 20 is written in each of the third squares 26. The selected number 20 in each of the third squares 26 is chosen to meet the first condition and the second condition. In this way each of the puzzles 16 requires mathematical analysis and numerical strategy to solve each of the puzzles 16. The sum of the selected numbers 20 in the linear pair of third squares 26 with respect to the corresponding first square 22 must equal the pre-determined number in the corresponding first square 22. The sum of the selected numbers 20 in the adjacent pair of third squares 26 with respect to the corresponding second square 24 must equal the pre-determined number in the corresponding second square 24.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
