System and Method for Playing a Game
OwnerDaniel R Corthellinventor
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Abstract
A system and method for playing a game. The table can be electronic or physical. The table has a game surface surrounded by two side rails and two end rails. The two end rails are approximately perpendicular to the two side rails. The table has at least one goal located on the downstream end of the table. The goal has at least one goal slot for receiving a puck which has been thrown. The table also has a scratch guard located upstream of the goal separating said game surface into a shooting zone and a field of play. The field of play is downstream from the shooting zone. A puck is thrown into the goal and scores are tabulated.
Claims18
A table for playing a game, said table comprising:
- a game surface surrounded by two side rails and two end rails, wherein the two end rails are approximately perpendicular to the two side rails;
- at least one goal located on a downstream end of the table, wherein said at least one goal comprises a goal slot;
- a scratch guard located upstream of said goal separating said game surface into a shooting zone and a field of play, wherein said field of play is downstream from said shooting zone, wherein said scratch guard is separated from the game surface by a playing distance.
A method of playing a game on a table, said table comprising:
- a game surface surrounded by two side rails and two end rails, wherein the two end rails are approximately perpendicular to the two side rails;
- at least one goal located on a downstream end of the table, wherein said at least one goal comprises a goal slot;
- a scratch guard located upstream of said goal separating said game surface into a shooting zone and a field of play;
- wherein said method comprises the following:
- a) shooting at least one puck and releasing said at least one puck upstream of the scratch guard;
- b) counting the number of pucks located within a goal;
- c) tabulating a score.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.