US 2025/0073566 A1 · PUZZLE BOARD AND A SET OF ACCOMPANYING PUZZLE PIECES AND BLOCKING PIECES

Abstract

Puzzle board having regular positions forming a two-dimensional field and a set of accompanying puzzle pieces, comprising a number of spheres connected to each other in a mono-axial, biaxial-orthogonal or hexaxial pattern, wherein each position is provided with a circular opening in the puzzle board, wherein the spheres correspond to the openings in the puzzle board, and wherein it is intended as a puzzle to cover all positions with the available set of puzzle pieces wherein the puzzle board has one or more blocking grooves, wherein the blocking grooves connect the openings of multiple adjacent positions of the puzzle board, and wherein each blocking groove comprises a blocking piece, movable through the blocking groove and intended for blocking a position of the puzzle board in the blocking groove, and wherein the location of the blocking grooves on the puzzle board is determined such that the puzzle always has at least one solution for each blocking arrangement.

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Dependent claims

A puzzle board and a set of accompanying puzzle pieces and blocking pieces, the puzzle board comprising regular positions forming a two-dimensional field, wherein it is intended as a puzzle to cover all positions with the set of accompanying puzzle pieces and blocking pieces, the puzzle pieces comprising a number of spheres, connected to each other in a mono-axial, biaxial-orthogonal or hexaxial pattern, wherein each position is provided with a circular opening in the puzzle board, wherein the spheres correspond to the openings in the puzzle board, wherein the puzzle board has one or more blocking grooves,

wherein the blocking grooves connect the openings of multiple adjacent positions of the puzzle board, and
wherein each blocking groove comprises a blocking piece, movable through the blocking groove and intended for blocking a position of the puzzle board in the blocking groove, and
wherein the number and/or location of the blocking grooves on the puzzle board is determined such that the puzzle always has at least one solution for each blocking arrangement.

A process for designing a puzzle board having regular positions forming a two-dimensional field, wherein it is intended as a puzzle to cover all positions of the puzzle board with a set of accompanying puzzle pieces and blocking pieces, wherein the puzzle board has one or more blocking grooves wherein the blocking grooves connect the openings of multiple adjacent positions of the puzzle board with each other, and wherein each blocking groove comprises a blocking piece, movable through the blocking groove and intended for blocking a position of the puzzle board in the blocking groove, the process comprising the following steps:

defining the dimensions of the puzzle board;
defining a set of puzzle pieces;
and,
iteratively minimizing the number of dead positions on the puzzle board with the precondition that the puzzle has at least one solution for each possible position of the blocking pieces in the blocking grooves.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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