Game apparatus with positional strikers

A method of playing a game where a playing piece can be moved across a substantially solid game board toward one or another of a pair of opposed goal areas by players actuating striker members, the game board being raised intermediate the goal areas and inclining downwardly toward said goal areas, said method comprising:

• a. introducing a playing piece on said game board and causing said playing piece to move down an incline of the game board toward one or another of the goal areas,
• b. attempting to engage and propel the playing piece approaching a goal area of a player by:
• 1. holding at least one outer end of a transversely movable support member associated with a goal area, and with said outer end being held with one of the individual hands of that player,
• 2. transversely shifting said support member associated with one of each of said goal areas in a direction generally transverse to a line extending between said goal areas by movement with said one hand of the player, and
• 3. generally contemporaneously with the transverse shifting movement of the support member actuating a striker element on the support member by manually actuating with said same one hand a striker actuator on the end of the support member in generally inward transverse movement from said end of said support member.

A method of playing a game where a playing piece can be moved across a substantially solid game board toward one or another of a pair of opposed goal areas by players actuating striker members, the game board being raised intermediate the goal areas and inclining downwardly toward said goal areas, said method comprising:

• a. introducing a playing piece on said game board and causing said playing piece to move down an incline of the game board toward one or another of the goal areas,
• b. attempting to engage and propel the playing piece approaching a goal area of a player by:
• 1. holding both outer ends of a transversely movable support member associated with a goal area, and with each of said outer ends being held with one of the individual hands of that player,
• 2. transversely shifting said support member associated with one of each of said goal areas in a direction generally transverse to a line extending between said goal areas by movement with said hands of the player, and
• 3. generally contemporaneously with the transverse shifting movement of the support member with both the player's hands also actuating a striker element on the support member by manually actuating with at least one of the player's hands a striker actuator element on the end of the support member in generally transverse movement.

A game apparatus where a pair of players positioned at opposite ends of a playing surface each attempt to propel a playing piece toward a goal area at the opposite end of the surface, said apparatus comprising:

• a. a game board defining a substantially solid, uninterrupted playing surface, said playing surface having a goal area at each of a pair of opposed ends thereof,
• b. said playing surface having a high section intermediate said goal areas and inclining downwardly from said high section toward each of said goal areas,
• c. means forming at least one recess at each of said goal areas,
• d. an elongated support member having opposed ends and located in each said recess and being shiftable generally transverse to a line extending between said goal areas, said support members each having an upper surface which is substantially contiguous with and forms a continuation with said playing surface, and
• e. actuable striker means movable with each of said support members and being actuable by generally inward movement from an end of said support member to move relative to its support member to engage said playing piece and repel same toward the other goal area.

A game apparatus where a pair of opposed players each attempt to propel a playing piece toward a goal area at the opposite end of a playing surface, said apparatus comprising:

• a. a game board defining a playing surface having a pair of goal areas, one at each of a pair of opposed ends thereof,
• b. said playing surface having a high section intermediate said goal areas and inclining downwardly from said high section toward each of said goal areas,
• c. peripheral rebound means extending upwardly from said playing surface to retain a playing piece on said game board,
• d. a pair of support members, each located in relation to one of said goal areas and being transversely shiftable, said support members each having at least one end portion extending outwardly and beyond said game board and rebound means,
• e. at least one manually actuable striker element movable with each support member and being movable relative thereto to engage a playing piece when actuated,
• f. and actuable means located at said end portion of each support member and movable generally inwardly to actuate the striker element associated therewith.