US 12,544,637 B2 · Game piece tossing target game

Abstract

A game piece tossing game having a first plurality of offensive game targets, where each of the offensive targets comprises a playing surface and a target aperture within the playing surface, a second plurality of defensive game targets, where each of the defensive targets comprises a playing surface and a target aperture within the playing surface, at least one game piece, arranged to be tossed toward the playing surface of at least one of the offensive game targets, and preferably arranged to be tossed toward the target aperture within the playing surface of the at least one of the offensive game targets, wherein the first plurality of offensive game targets are arranged on a playing field by a first team, and the second plurality of defensive game targets are arranged on a playing field by a second team. A method of play is also disclosed.

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Dependent claims

A game piece tossing game, comprising:

a first plurality of offensive game targets, where each of said offensive targets comprises a playing surface and a target aperture within said playing surface;
a second plurality of defensive game targets, where each of said defensive targets comprises a playing surface;
and,
at least one game piece, arranged to be tossed toward said playing surface of at least one of said offensive game targets and toward said target aperture within said playing surface of said at least one of said offensive game targets, wherein said first plurality of offensive game targets and said second plurality of defensive game targets are arranged on a playing field;
and
a starting line on said playing field, wherein said starting line may be real or imaginary, wherein said starting line defines a position behind which said game piece will be is tossed toward said offensive game targets by a player.

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A method for playing a game piece tossing game, the method comprising the steps of:

(1) assigning at least one player to a first team;
(2) assigning at least one player to a second team;
(3) placing a plurality of offensive targets into a plurality of positions on a playing field relative to a starting line on said playing field, each of said plurality of offensive targets having a target aperture and a target surface;
(4) placing a plurality of defensive targets into a plurality of positions on said playing field, each of said plurality of defensive targets having a target aperture and a target surface, said plurality of defensive targets is greater than said plurality of offensive targets;
(5) determining which of the first team and the second team is a first throwing team and a second throwing team;
(6) throwing at least one game piece from said starting line by said first throwing team toward said plurality of offensive targets and said plurality of defensive targets, preferably towards said plurality of offensive targets;
(7) calculating a score of said first throwing team based on which of said target aperture and said target surface of said plurality of offensive targets and said defensive targets said at least one game piece is thrown through or on;
(8) throwing at least one game piece from said starting line by said second throwing team toward said plurality of offensive targets and said plurality of defensive targets, preferably towards said plurality of offensive targets;
(9) calculating a score of said second throwing team based on which of said target aperture and said target surface of said plurality of offensive targets and said defensive targets said at least one game piece is thrown through or on;
(10) repeating steps (6) through (9) at least once;
(11) adding the scores of step (7) to determine a total score of said first throwing team and adding the scores of step (9) to determine a total score of said second throwing team;
and,
(12) comparing the total score of said first throwing team and the total score of said second throwing team to determine a winner.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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