Amusement apparatus

Amusement apparatus comprising a number of targets located beneath at least one striker and means for providing relative movement between the two, the or each striker being operatively connected to a user activated mechanism whereby the or each striker may be caused by the user to approach the targets, the targets being operatively connected to a reward mechanism whereby should a striker hit a particular target the reward mechanism is triggered, wherein said at least one striker is automatically retrieved after each activation from a "fired" position close to or adjacent the targets, to a stowed position some distance away from the targets, so as to be ready for the next activation.