Sudoku Board Facilitating Picking Up of the Tiles, Sudoku Kit and Method for Producing the Sudoku Board
AssigneeMemory Games BVBA
InventorRosa Mortelmans
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Abstract
The current invention concerns an Sudoku gameboard and a method for producing one. Said gameboard is a sheet comprising a top side which is provided with a plurality of elongate, parallel and equidistant grooves extending at least partially across said top side, said grooves having a predetermined depth and a width to allow tilting of the Sudoku tiles by pressing near the edge of one. The simple relief in the form a groove allows the gameboard to be manufactured easily and speedily. Lastly, it comprises a kit for playing Sudoku, comprising a gameboard and suitable Sudoku tiles.
Claims19
1-15. (canceled)
Gameboard for playing Sudoku by placing and removing Sudoku tiles on and from said gameboard, whereby said gameboard is a substantially planar, preferably square or rectangular, sheet, comprising a top side which is provided with a plurality, preferably 7, 8 or 9, of elongate, parallel and equidistant grooves, said grooves having a predetermined depth and a width to allow tilting of the Sudoku tiles when partially pushed into the grooves of the gameboard, preferably up to a minimal tilting angle between the gameboard and the tilted tile of at least 10°, more preferably said minimal tilting angle being at least 30°, characterized in that the grooves extend uninterruptedly across the top side of the gameboard.
Method for manufacturing a gameboard for playing Sudoku, comprising the following steps:
- a. providing a flat sheet, preferably with a rectangular top side, more preferably with a square top side;
- b. attaching a plurality, preferably 7, 8 or 9, of elongate slats to said flat sheet equidistantially and parallel with respect to the other slats, thereby creating parallel equidistant grooves, whereby said slats have a predetermined width and a predetermined distance from each other to allow tilting of Sudoku tiles, whereby said grooves extend uninterruptedly across the top side;
- c. applying two sets of visually discernible markings on the top side of the gameboard, whereby the first set of markings is applied on and along a first lateral edge of the slats, whereby the second set of markings is equidistantially applied perpendicular to said first set of markings and whereby said markings indicate a grid suitable for playing Sudoku by placing Sudoku tiles thereon;
- preferably whereby said slats have a second lateral edge which is chamfered or a beveled.
Method for manufacturing a gameboard for playing Sudoku, comprising the following steps:
- a. providing a flat sheet, preferably with a minimal thickness of 5 mm, more preferably of 1 cm;
- b. milling a plurality, preferably 7, 8 or 9, of elongate, parallel and equidistant grooves extending entirely across the top side of said flat sheet, said grooves having a predetermined depth and a width to allow tilting of Sudoku tiles;
- c. applying two sets of visually discernible markings on the top side of the gameboard, whereby the first set of markings is applied along a first lateral edge of the grooves, whereby the second set of markings is equidistantially applied perpendicular to said first set of markings and whereby said markings indicate a grid suitable for playing Sudoku by placing Sudoku tiles thereon;
- preferably whereby said grooves have a second lateral edge which is chamfered or beveled.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.