Indoor horseshoe pitching game

Abstract

The present invention relates to an indoor horseshoe pitching game and is specifically concerned with providing an electronically controlled game which closely simulates the structure and method of play of the traditional outdoor game. Other electronic games such as bowling, darts and the like, utilize playing pieces which have no correspondence whatsoever to the playing pieces used in the original games and have no further correlation with respect to the degree of skill necessary from the original to the simulated game. Serious safety hazards also exist when bringing the outdoor game into the more confined fragile environment of the indoors when the horseshoes employed are of such a shape and form that their bounce or roll cannot be readily predicted upon striking or landing upon any unimproved receiving surface. The present invention overcomes the above deficiencies of the prior art by providing horseshoes and a pit landing area substantially simulating the original configuration of those components and by providing a walled horseshoe receiving pit so as to deflect any errant throws of the shoes to the pit area. Also, every aspect of the game is computer controlled to ensure that the game progresses in an orderly fashion without undue delays and without any cheating by the players. The precise location of each shoe landing upon the floor of the pit is accurately determined and the exact score, if any, achieved by the player is immediately displayed on the monitor screen adjacent the playing area.

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