Arithmetic dice game
OwnerJames B. Cooperinventor
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Abstract
A game for children for aiding them in learning their arithmetic tables, particularly multiplication, the game includes a game board with a centrally located transparent hemispheric shell mounted on a flexible leaf spring, a plurality of dice which are contained within the hemisphere then become changed in position by depressing and releasing the hemispheric shell and a peg board with associated pegs for scoring correct answers to the changed dice by one or the other of two players. The game board includes a receptacle for storage of the pegs, the receptacle having a slide cover on which the arithmetic tables are set forth for verifying the answer of the player whose turn it is to provide the correct answer to the arithmetic operation displayed.
Claims4
An improved game device for aiding in the learning of certain arithmetic tables comprising:
- a. a game board having at least two dice with faces having numeric indicia on said faces, and an additional die having at least one arithmetic operant from the group of add, subtract and multiply,
- b. means mounted on said game board for containing and reorienting said dice comprising a transparent hemispherical shell, a leaf spring over which said shell is mounted, the shell and leaf spring defining an enclosure within which said dice are contained, said leaf spring being abruptly deformable by pressing and releasing said shell, wherein the orientation of said dice on said support surface are changed,
- c. a plurality of holes in a portion of said game board uniformly arranged in a defined scoring field wherein said holes are arranged in rows and columns, said rows and columns each being identified by sequential numerical indicia,
- d. a plurality of associated pegs, said pegs being constructed for placement in said holes for scoring indicia, and,
- e. receptacle means on said game board for storing said plurality of associated pegs.
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