Roll-down arcade game

A roll-down game apparatus comprising:

• a playing surface;
• a coin directing mechanism positioned at a player end of said playing surface, said coin directing mechanism being movable by said player for directing coins across said playing surface in a direction desired by a player of said roll-down game apparatus;
• an activation control, wherein when said activation control is activated once, a plurality of coins are released onto said playing surface from said coin directing mechanism;
• a coin moving apparatus coupled to said activation control for forcing said plurality of coins through said coin guiding mechanism and onto said playing surface when said activation control is activated;
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• a target positioned near a target end of said playing surface for receiving said released plurality of coins.

A game apparatus comprising:

• a playing surface;
• a playing piece guiding mechanism positioned at a player end of said playing surface for directing playing pieces down said playing surface in a desired direction;
• an activation control, wherein when said activation control is activated once, a plurality of playing pieces are released onto said playing surface;
• a target positioned near a target end of said playing surface for receiving at least one of said released playing pieces;
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• a mechanism for moving said target.

A game apparatus comprising:

• a playing surface;
• a playing piece guiding mechanism positioned at a player end of said playing surface for directing playing pieces across said playing surface in a desired direction;
• an activation control, wherein when said activation control is activated once, a plurality of playing pieces are released onto said playing surface;
• a target positioned near a target end of said playing surface for receiving at least one of said released playing pieces;
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• a tilting mechanism for tilting said playing surface after a game is over to clear said playing surface of said playing pieces that are resting on said playing surface when said game is over.

A roll-down game apparatus comprising:

• a playing surface;
• a coin directing mechanism positioned at a player end of said playing surface for directing coins across said playing surface in a desired direction;
• an activation control, wherein when said activation control is activated once, a plurality of coins are released onto said playing surface from said coin directing mechanism;
• a coin moving apparatus coupled to said activation control for forcing said plurality of coins through said coin guiding mechanism and onto said playing surface when said activation control is activated, wherein said apparatus for moving said coins is a coin hopper for moving said playing pieces from a collection area at a bottom area of said game apparatus to said coin directing mechanism located at a higher elevation than said coin hopper;
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• a plurality of targets positioned near a target end of said playing surface for receiving said released plurality of coins, each of said targets including an aperture into which said playing piece may fall.

A roll-down game apparatus comprising:

• a playing surface;
• a coin directing mechanism positioned at a player end of said playing surface for directing coins across said playing surface in a desired direction;
• an activation control, wherein when said activation control is activated once, a plurality of coins are released onto said playing surface from said coin directing mechanism;
• a coin moving apparatus coupled to said activation control for forcing said plurality of coins through said coin directing mechanism and onto said playing surface when said activation control is activated;
• a target positioned near a target end of said playing surface for receiving said released plurality of coins;
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• a coin dot coupled to a coin storage box, such that when a coin is inserted in said coin slot by a player, a game on said game apparatus is started and said inserted coin is routed to said coin storage box, said inserted coin being stored separately from said plurality of coins released onto said playing surface.

A method for playing a roll-down game apparatus comprising:

• determining when an activation control has been activated by a player of said roll-down game apparatus;
• dispensing a plurality of playing pieces onto a playing surface such that each of said playing pieces rolls down said playing surface from a dispenser in a direction chosen by said player, said direction not being chosen solely by adjusting a force urging said playing pieces from said dispenser, said dispensing being performed after said activation control has been activated and for each such activation;
• providing a plurality of targets on said playing surface, said targets being able to engage said playing pieces;
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• providing a game score based on said targets that receive said playing pieces.

A method for playing a roll-down game apparatus comprising:

• determining when an activation control has been activated by a player of said roll-down game apparatus;
• dispensing a plurality of coins onto a playing surface such that said coins roll down said playing surface, said dispensing of said plurality of coins being performed after said activation control has been activated and for each such activation;
• providing a plurality of targets on said playing surface, said targets being able to engage said coins, wherein said targets include apertures in said playing surface;
• providing a guiding mechanism allowing a player to guide said coin toward said targets;
• highlighting said apertures that receive said coins;
• and
• providing a game score based on said targets that receive said coins, wherein said game score is based on a predetermined pattern of said apertures which receive said coins.

A method for playing a roll-down game apparatus comprising:

• determining when an activation control has been activated by a player of said roll-down game apparatus;
• dispensing a plurality of coins onto a playing surface such that said coins roll down said playing surface, said dispensing of said plurality of coins being performed after said activation control has been activated and for each such activation;
• providing a plurality of targets on said playing surface, said targets being able to engage said coins;
• providing a game score based on said targets that receive said coins;
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• tilting said playing surface after providing said game score, said tilting being operative to clear coins resting on said playing surface that have not been received by said targets.