Capture game apparatus

A hand-held electronic game apparatus comprising:

• an elongated housing having a plurality of separately mounted light sources in a linear display;
• a first handle movably connected to the housing;
• a biasing element connected to the first handle and to the housing;
• a second handle connected to the housing;
• a switch operatively connected to the light sources, the switch being activated by a player of the game apparatus by movement of the first handle;
• a compartment for mounting a power source, the compartment being operatively connected to the light sources and to the switch;
• and
• a controller connected to the power source compartment, the switch and the light sources to enable the plurality of light sources to be illuminated in predetermined sequences wherein a player is able to stop a sequence by activating the switch.

A method for making a capture-the-light game apparatus, the steps of the method comprising:

• forming a housing having a plurality of separately mounted light sources in an extended arrangement;
• attaching a handle at each end portion of the housing, the handles being mounted to enable movement toward each other;
• mounting a compartment for a power source in one of the handles;
• mounting a controller in one of the handles;
• operatively connecting a switch to be activated by one of the handles;
• connecting the controller and the switch to each other and to the power source;
• and
• programming the controller to momentarily illuminate each of the plurality of light sources in predetermined sequences.