Method and apparatus for playing pool
OwnerStewart C. Gardnerinventor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for playing pool on a pool table is disclosed. A raised stand is located on the pool table and pool balls are hit into an indentation on the raised stand. For example, a plurality of pool balls is arranged in a starting position on the playing surface of the pool table. The plurality of pool balls is comprised of an object ball and a plurality of different sets of pool balls. Players alternate turns wherein each player attempts to hit balls from a set of pool balls assigned to that player into pockets in the pool table using a pool cue and a cue ball. The game ends when the object ball is hit into an indentation on a top level of the raised stand once a player has hit all of their assigned balls into the pockets
Claims95
A method for playing a game on a pool table, comprising the steps of:
- placing a plurality of pool balls in a starting position on the playing surface of the pool table, wherein the plurality of pool balls is comprised of an object ball and a plurality of different sets of pool balls;
- alternating turns between a plurality of players, wherein each player attempts to hit balls from a set of pool balls assigned to that player into pockets in the pool table using a pool cue and a cue ball;
- and
- hitting the object ball into an indentation on a top level of a raised stand located on the playing surface of the pool table once a player has hit all of their assigned balls into the pockets, wherein the game ends when the object ball comes to rest in the indentation on the raised stand.
A gaming device to be used on a playing surface of a pool table for playing a game of pool, comprising:
- a raised stand located on the playing surface of the pool table, the raised stand having sloped sides that lead from the playing surface up to a top level, wherein the top level comprises an indentation in which a pool ball can come to rest after advancing up the sloped sides.
A pool table, comprising:
- a substantially flat playing surface;
- a raised bumper system surrounding the flat playing surface;
- and
- at least one raised stand located on the playing surface, wherein the at least on raised stand has sloping sides that lead up from the playing surface to a top level, wherein the top level comprises an indentation in which a pool ball can come to rest after advancing up the sloping sides.
A method for playing a game on a pool table, comprising the steps of:
- placing a plurality of pool balls in a starting position on a playing surface of the pool table;
- and
- alternating turns between a plurality of players, wherein each player attempts to hit a ball from the plurality of pool balls into an indentation on at least one raised stand located on the playing surface of the pool table by hitting a cue ball with a pool cue.
A computer readable medium storing code for simulating a pool game, said code comprising:
- code for placing a plurality of pool balls in a starting position on the playing surface of the pool table, wherein the plurality of pool balls is comprised of an object ball and a plurality of different sets of pool balls;
- code for alternating turns between a plurality of players, wherein each player attempts to hit balls from a set of pool balls assigned to that player into pockets in the pool table using a pool cue and a cue ball;
- and
- code for hitting the object ball into an indentation on a top level of a raised stand located on the playing surface of the pool table once a player has hit all of their assigned balls into the pockets, wherein the game ends when the object ball comes to rest in the indentation on the raised stand.
A computer readable medium storing code for simulating a pool game, said code comprising:
- code for placing a plurality of pool balls in a starting position on a playing surface of the pool table;
- and
- code for alternating turns between a plurality of players, wherein each player attempts to hit a ball from the plurality of pool balls into an indentation on at least one raised stand located on the playing surface of the pool table by hitting a cue ball with a pool cue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.