Spelling game with a block of character labeled dice
Disclosed is a set of a plurality dice useful for playing a spelling game among multiple players and an exemplary method of playing the game. The plurality of dice is assembleable to form a dice block attractive for packaging. Typically, all of the dice are cube shaped and of the same dimensions. Each die of the set has each of its faces labeled with a character set consisting of one or more letters of the alphabet. The manner of play can be varied by altering the total number of individual dice in the dice set used for play, for example from 125 dice to 100 dice, by adding or removing dice specifically color-coded for that purpose. Thus the manner of play can be adjusted to alter the difficulty of play or the total time of play.
1. A dice set ( 10 ) of character labeled dice ( 12 ) for use by young players of a spelling game to spell words, the dice set ( 10 ) comprising:
a plurality of character labeled dice ( 12 ), the plurality being a total number of dice ( 12 ) ranging between 64 and 343 dice ( 12 ), with an individual die ( 12 ) being the smallest component part of the dice set ( 10 );
each die ( 12 ) of said dice set ( 10 ) having a form factor of a simple cube having no substantial surface features in which debris can collect, and each die ( 12 ) being of similar size and shape and having six die surfaces ( 14 ) with each die surface ( 14 ) displaying a character set ( 16 );
the displayed character set ( 16 ) being selected from the group of character sets consisting of: a single alphabetical letter; a phoneme digram; or a phoneme trigram;
the die surfaces ( 14 ) of the plurality of character-labeled dice ( 12 ) of the dice set ( 10 ) displaying individual character sets ( 16 ) with a frequency of occurrence for all alphabetical letters of at least 1%, and a distribution of two different vowels, or one vowel and one phoneme per die ( 12 ) for an overall distribution substantially of one vowel per two consonances with no duplications on the same die ( 12 ) with no two dice having the same letter combination; and
the dice set ( 10 ) being readily assembleable to form a dice block appropriate for use in said spelling game by young children, the dice block having a regular geometric shape to allow easy accounting of a presence of the total number of dice ( 12 ) in the dice set ( 10 ).
2. The dice set ( 10 ) of character labeled dice of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of character-labeled dice ( 12 ) is 125 total dice.
3. The dice set ( 10 ) of character labeled dice of claim 1 , wherein a die surface ( 14 ) displaying a character set ( 16 ) that is a digram displays a digram selected from the group of letter-pairs consisting of: TH; HE; RE; AN; IN; and QU.
4. The dice set ( 10 ) of character labeled dice of claim 1 , wherein a die surface ( 14 ) displaying a character set ( 16 ) that is a trigram displays a trigram selected from the group of three-letter sets consisting of: THE; ING; ION; AND; and ENT).
5. The dice set ( 10 ) of character labeled dice of claim 1 , wherein each die ( 12 ) of said dice set ( 10 ) is a cube of the same size and has die surfaces ( 14 ) with each die surface ( 14 ) displaying a character set ( 16 ), and the six surfaces ( 14 ) of each die ( 12 ) disposed relative to the character sets ( 16 ) on the other die surfaces ( 14 ) to facilitate the character sets ( 16 ) thereon being easily viewable for word formation as a player turns the die ( 12 ).
6. The dice set ( 10 ) of character labeled dice of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of character-labeled dice ( 12 ) is a total number of dice selected to allow the dice set ( 10 ) to be assembleable to form a dice block having a regular geometric shape selected from the group of geometric shapes consisting of: a cube shape, and a rectangular box shape.
7. The dice set ( 10 ) of character labeled dice of claim 1 , wherein certain of the dice ( 12 ) are color-coded to allow them to be easily recognized and separated from or returned to the dice set ( 10 ) to adjust manner of play.
8. The dice set ( 10 ) of character labeled dice of claim 1 , further comprising a close-fitting container for containing in the dice block, and for visually accounting for the presence of the total number of dice ( 12 ) in the dice block.