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US 2017/0239544 A1Published application
Apparatuses and methods for an icebocce game
AssigneeTES Enterprises, L.L.C.
InventorTracy Edgar Scott
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Abstract
An apparatus for a game can include a first disk configured to slide on a court; a second disk; a jack configured to slide of the court, a measuring device, a scorecard, a signaling device, a court brush and/or a court scraper. The apparatus can be used to play icebocce.
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An apparatus for a game, said apparatus comprising:
- a. a first disk configured to slide on a court comprising:
- i. a base;
- and
- ii. a handle coupled to said base
- b. a second disk;
- c. a jack configured to slide on said court;
- and
- d. a measuring device configured to measure a distance between said first disk and said jack.
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A method of playing a game, said method comprising:
- a. forming a first and a second team, each team comprising at least one player;
- b. distributing a first set of disks to said first team, and a second set of disks to said second team, each disk configured to slide on an ice surface;
- c. sliding a jack by a first player on said first team;
- d. playing a first disk taken from said first set of disks by said first player by sliding said first disk on said ice surface towards said jack;
- e. playing a second disk taken from said second set of disks by a second player on said second team by sliding said second disk on said ice surface;
- f. determining whether said second disk is closer to said jack than said first disk;
- g. upon determining said second disk is closer to said jack than said first disk, sliding a third disk taken from said second set of disks by said second player;
- i. determining whether all the disks from said first and said second sets of disks have been played;
- j. upon determining all the disks have been played, determining whether a disk taken from said first set of disks is closest to said jack;
- and
- j. upon determining a disk taken from said first set of disks is closest to said jack, awarding a point to said first team for each disk of said first set of disks closer to said jack than any disks of said second set of disks.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.