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US 2018/0361229 A1Published application
Seven-face gaming die and method of operation
OwnerTeresa M. Pater, Jacobus Altoninventors
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Abstract
A gaming die is provided, that has a generally spherical body and a plurality of substantially planar faces distributed around the die. The spherical body defines lands extending between pairs of the plurality of faces. A plurality of bosses positioned on the spherical body between respective pairs of the plurality of faces.
Claims21
A gaming die, comprising:
- a generally spherical body;
- a plurality of substantially planar faces, distributed around the die, the spherical body defining lands extending between pairs of the plurality of faces;
- and
- a plurality of bosses positioned on the spherical body between respective pairs of the plurality of faces.
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A gaming die, comprising:
- a generally spherical body;
- exactly seven depressions defined in the spherical body each having a substantially planar face and a side wall extending, around a perimeter of the respective face, from the planar face to a surface of the spherical body, the exactly seven depressions being distributed on the body such that a center of a first one of the depressions defines a central axis of the body, second, third, and fourth ones of the depressions are positioned a first distance, longitudinally, from the first depression and spaced 120 degrees apart around the central axis, and fifth, sixth, and seventh ones of the depressions are positioned a second distance, greater than the first distance, longitudinally, from the first depression and spaced 120 degrees from each other around the central axis.
A method, comprising:
- tossing a die having an odd number of faces onto a gaming surface;
- and
- after the tossing a die, and after the die has settled onto the gaming surface, obtaining a count of the die by viewing a bottom-most face of the die through the gaming surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.