Global Patent Index - EP 1219329 A1

EP 1219329 A1 20020703 - RECOMBINING PUZZLE GAME

Title (en)

RECOMBINING PUZZLE GAME

Title (de)

PUZZLE

Title (fr)

PUZZLE A ASSEMBLER

Publication

EP 1219329 A1 20020703 (EN)

Application

EP 00953562 A 20000822

Priority

  • JP 0005618 W 20000822
  • JP 23645399 A 19990824

Abstract (en)

In a puzzle game of fitting a plurality of puzzle pieces in a puzzle case (1) in a plurality of combinations, the puzzle case (1) and the puzzle pieces are so designed as to have a combinational shape of trapezoids having a top side the length of which is equal to that of both lateral sides thereof and a bottom side the length of which is two times that of the top and lateral sides and each puzzle piece is configured by joining together two smaller pieces of the aforesaid trapezoidal shape at positions where vertices of the trapezoids coincide or at positions where a vertex of one of the trapezoids coincides with the middle point of a bottom side of the other trapezoid. Such arrangement makes it possible to provide various puzzle piece combinations while preventing games from becoming too difficult to solve, and readily enjoyable entertainingness is not spoiled. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

A63F 9/10

IPC 8 full level

A63F 9/10 (2006.01); A63F 9/06 (2006.01); A63F 9/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

A63F 9/10 (2013.01 - EP KR); A63F 2009/069 (2013.01 - EP KR); A63F 2009/1228 (2013.01 - EP KR)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0114031A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1219329 A1 20020703; CN 1178723 C 20041208; CN 1365295 A 20020821; JP 2001062138 A 20010313; JP 3193700 B2 20010730; KR 20020021639 A 20020321; WO 0114031 A1 20010301

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 00953562 A 20000822; CN 00810897 A 20000822; JP 0005618 W 20000822; JP 23645399 A 19990824; KR 20017014834 A 20011121