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US 2014/0087337 A1Published application
Persian alphabet teaching and learning game and method thereof
OwnerHossein Mirahmadiinventor
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A teaching and learning chess-based game designed to help teach and learn the letters, and sequence of alphabet, as well as dictation of words written in the Persian (Farsi) alphabet, Persian alphabet including 32 characters and being no Letter name 1 A,e 2 B,e 3 P,e 4 T,e 5 S,e 6 Jim 7 Che 8 He 9 Khe 10 Dal 11 Zal 12 R,e 13 Z,e 14 Zh,e 15 Sin 16 Shin 17 Sad 18 Zad 19 Ta 20 Za 21 Aein 22 Ghaein 23 Fe 24 Ghaf 25 Kaf 26 Gaf 27 Lam 28 Mim 29 Non 30 Vav 31 He 32 Y,e and being different from the western alphabets in that they are written from right to left. According to the embodiments of the present invention the letters of Persian (Farsi) alphabet are either used as, or printed on, chess pieces, are set on a chessboard and are used following the rules of the chess game. The game shall continue one of the players can make a full Persian (Farsi) word by capturing its last letter or they can complete the last of the number of words the two players have initially agreed upon. This way not only do the player(s) learn the shape and sequence of the 32 Persian (Farsi) letters of alphabet, they can also learn the dictation of some words through the game.
1- A Persian (Farsi) teaching game and playing method thereof, designed to teach and learn the letters and sequence of alphabet as well as dictation of words written iii the Persian (Farsi) alphabet, Persian (Farsi) alphabet being
2- The Persian (Farsi) alphabet and dictation teaching game in claim 1 wherein the first 16 set of Persian letters used as the pieces and their corresponding chess pieces and capturing scores are:
3- The Persian (Farsi) alphabet and dictation teaching game in claim 1, wherein the second 16 set of Persian letters used as the pieces and their corresponding chess pieces and capturing scores are:
4- The Persian (Farsi) teaching alphabet and dictation teaching game in claim 1, wherein each of the sixteen letters in each set in set up on the board similar to the order of their equivalent chess pieces.
5- The Persian (Farsi) teaching alphabet and dictation teaching game in claim 1, wherein the Persian (Farsi) letter can either be printed on chess pieces or be used per se as the pieces.
6- The Persian (Farsi) teaching alphabet and dictation teaching game in claim 1, wherein each of the sixteen letters in each set move and capture other pieces similar to their equivalent chess pieces.
7- The Persian (Farsi) teaching alphabet and dictation teaching game in claim 1, wherein the total scores of the captured pieces used to form a complete and meaningful Persian (Farsi) word are allocated to the player who has made the word rather than the one who captured the piece.
8- The Persian (Farsi) teaching alphabet and dictation teaching game in claim 1, wherein each player has the right to replace each captured peace with an equivalent piece by taking the desired piece from the board and putting the captured one in its place.
9- The Persian (Farsi) teaching alphabet and dictation teaching game in claim 1, wherein the game can continue either till both players agree or till the initially agreed number of Persian (Farsi) words with or without the agreed number of letters in each word, are made.
10- The Persian (Farsi) teaching alphabet and dictation teaching game in claim 1 or any other variations thereof, that is adopted for teaching alphabet and dictation of other languages.