Combined water pistol and scoring target

Abstract

A combined water pistol and target for simulated combat games. A target mountable on the water pistol provides a quantitative measure of how many times and how accurately it has been hit during the course of a simulated battle to help determine the winner. Water striking the target runs down into a "lifeline" tube which can determine when a player has been "killed" during simulated combat. A float ball aids in visualizing the accumulated score. One version has a planar target which registers hits which strike the front surface of the target. A second version has a bull's-eye with concentric circles so that more-accurate hits score higher. A third version is a three dimensional target which registers hits on the target from a full 360 degrees around the player. A fourth version has a 180 degree three dimensional target. The lifeline may include a series of tubes aligned side by side. When the first tube fills, the water starts to cascade into the second tube and so on. This gives a visual indication of the accumulated score which is quick and easy to evaluate. The lifeline can be equipped with a trigger jamming mechanism which disables the water pistol from firing when the lifeline tube is full. The mechanism has a float ball which rises in the tube as it fills with water. When the float ball reaches the top of the tube it jams the trigger, which disables the water pistol from firing. When this happens, the player is officially "dead" for the remainder of the game.

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