Aquatic game apparatus and method of playing aquatic game
OwnerColleen Marie Hofmann, Mark Adam Hofmanninventors
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Abstract
An apparatus for shape and color matching retrieval games to be played in a body of water, such as a swimming pool, includes base stations, cover panels, and retrieval objects that players retrieve from the body of water during play of the game. The base provides a support to which cover panels can be removably affixed. The base and the cover panels each have on their top surfaces a series of position markers in the nature of slots formed in various geometric shapes. Each base and cover panel has a subset of retrieval objects matched in shape and/or color to its respective position markers. A method is provided for playing different versions of retrieval games using the base and the cover panels.
Claims5
A method for playing an educational swimming and diving race game in a body of water, comprising:
- providing an apparatus for playing the game, the apparatus comprising:
- a box-shaped base configured to abut an edge of a body of water;
- and
- a plurality of retrieval objects, each retrieval object adapted to sink in water,
- wherein the base is divided into at least two defined base player zones formed in an upper surface of the base, with each base player zone configured to be assigned to a player,
- each one of the base player zones is a different color,
- each one of the base player zones comprises a plurality of position markers, each base position marker being a recess formed in the upper surface of the base and structured to receive insertion of retrieval objects having the same geometric shape as the base recess,
- each one of the base recesses within each base player zone has a different geometric shape,
- a base group of the plurality of retrieval objects comprises base subsets of the plurality of retrieval objects,
- each one of the base subsets is matched to each base player zone by having a same color as the base player zone matched to the subset, and each one of the retrieval objects in each subset has a geometric shape matched to a geometric shape of one of the base recesses of the base player zone matched to that subset;
- preparing for play of the game by positioning the base by the edge of the body of water in a position where players will reach the base, assigning each one of the players to a respective one of the base player zones, and distributing the retrieval objects in the body of water;
- and
- playing of the game, wherein playing of the game comprises
- each player retrieving retrieval objects that match base recesses of the player's assigned base player zone and placing each one of the retrieved retrieval objects in the matched base recess, and
- establishing a winner of the game as a first one of the players to complete the placing of retrieved retrieval objects into all of the matched base recesses of the player's assigned base player zone.
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