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US 10,173,125 B2Granted
Circular logic game
OwnerMark David Kunzinventor
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Abstract
A circular logic puzzle The “CIRCULAR” puzzle has similarities to Sudoku and Latin squares in problem solving, and in this new circular format the many different varieties of game play and playing surfaces can be produced gives many new challenges and perspectives for those who enjoy solving logic puzzles.
Claims12
A game comprising:
- a playing surface carrying indicia of a circular grid defined by a number of concentric circular lines disposed in a spaced apart relation and a number of radial lines extending in a spaced apart relation from a center of the circular grid and intersecting the concentric circular lines;
- wherein the number of concentric circular lines is equal to the number of radial lines;
- a plurality of fields defined between an adjacent pair of radial lines and an adjacent pair of circular lines, wherein a row is defined by the plurality of fields between the adjacent pair of radial lines, and a ring of circles is defined by the plurality of fields between the adjacent pair of circular lines;
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- a set of unique characters, wherein a number of unique characters within the set is equal to the number of radial lines;
- wherein only one character may occupy a single field, any adjacent field cannot contain an identical character, the fields within each row contain one of each character within the set, and the fields within each ring of circles contain one of each character within the set.
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A method of game play, comprising:
- providing a playing surface carrying indicia of a circular grid defined by a number of concentric circular lines disposed in a spaced apart relation and a number of radial lines extending in a space apart relation from a center of the circular grid and intersecting the concentric circular lines;
- wherein the number of concentric circular lines is equal to the number of radial lines, a plurality of fields defined between an adjacent pair of radial lines and an adjacent pair of circular lines, wherein a row is defined by the plurality of fields between the adjacent pair of radial lines, and a ring of circles is defined by the plurality of fields between the adjacent pair of circular lines;
- selecting a set of unique characters, wherein a number of unique characters within the set is equal to the number of radial lines;
- and populating the fields with the characters wherein only one character may be placed to occupy a single field, any adjacent field cannot contain an identical character, the fields within each row contain one of each character within the set, and the fields within each ring of circles contain one of each character within the set.
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