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US 2017/0284775 A1Published application
Dart throwing game
OwnerBrian Edmistoninventor
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Abstract
A dart target game set featuring a baseboard and backstop with target locations for various point assignments and gameplay rules. In the preferred embodiment, the game features a canned beverage.
Claims20
A game comprising
- a plurality of darts and
- a target board the target board further comprising
- a horizontal baseboard having a bottom target side and
- a vertical backboard having a top target side
- the vertical backboard coupled to the horizontal baseboard with hinges at a hinged axis having a midpoint wherein the vertical backboard is capable of folding onto the horizontal baseboard and wherein the vertical backboard and the horizontal baseboard can be unfolded to form an open target wherein the vertical backboard and horizontal baseboard form an obtuse angle to expose the target
- wherein a plurality of scoring rings including an inner ring and an outer ring extend from the center of the midpoint of the hinged axis.
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A method of playing a dart game comprising the steps of
- alternating a plurality of dart tosses of a plurality of teams wherein a dart is tossed at a target board,
- the dart tosses directed towards the target board comprising a vertical backboard attached to a horizontal baseboard
- at an axis such that the vertical backboard and the horizontal baseboard form an obtuse angle at any point on the axis,
- wherein a plurality of rings extend of the center of the axis and include at least an inner ring and an outer ring
- scoring the dart tosses according to the location of the dart after the dart toss, wherein darts located inside smaller rings are awarded more points than darts located inside only larger rings.
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A game kit comprising
- one or more target boards,
- the target boards being further comprised of a horizontal baseboard and a vertical backboard configured to be in an open position and a closed position,
- wherein the open position exposes the horizontal baseboard and the vertical backboard open to create an obtuse angle displaying a plurality of target rings and wherein the closed position closes the horizontal baseboard and the vertical backboard together
- the plurality of target rings corresponding to predetermined scoring values for a competitively scored game
- the plurality of target rings having at least an inner ring and an outer ring, the inner ring configured to have a twelve ounce canned beverage placed directly in front of the inner ring so that the inner ring cannot be seen when the twelve ounce canned beverage is placed directly in front of the inner ring
- a plurality of darts for a plurality of teams.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.