PL401929A1 - Puzzle - Google Patents

Abstract

The puzzle is an educational game created from a flat, closed box (1) and containing loose or stapled cards with patterns, it has inside colored balls (2) and holes (4) in the bottom (3), while the cover (5) closing the box (1) is transparent. The ratio of the diameter (d) of the ball (2) to the diameter D of the hole (4) ranges from 1.04 to 1.12 and the thickness k, bottom (3) is from 1.5 to 2.5 mm. while the diameter D of the hole (4) ranges from 8 to 14 mm. The holes (4) in the bottom (3) are arranged on a polygonal plan, preferably a regular hexagon, and there are 37 holes (4) evenly distributed throughout the hexagon. There are 24 balls in the box (1), each with 6 balls of different colors. The box (1) has the shape of a prism with the base of a regular polygon corresponding to the shape of the hole arrangement (4) in the bottom (3). The transparent cover (5) has pins (6) slid into the holes (7) in the sides of the box (1). Playing or using a puzzle involves moving the balls (1) in the box (2) by pushing them with your fingertips from below through the holes (4) in the bottom (3) until the indicated pattern is obtained from the card.