Targeting game
OwnerJames V. Watkinsinventor
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Abstract
A method for playing a targeting game including launching aimed objects toward targeted receptacles until aimed objects are deposited in all targeted receptacles except a home receptacle. The player who deposits aimed objects into all of his targeted receptacles and further deposits and aimed object in the home receptacle wins the game or round depending on the format of play. Targeting game apparatus includes a target base containing holes which are the targeted receptacles and a target line panel spaced vertically above the base from which the aimed objects are aimed and dropped.
Claims16
A method for playing a targeting game comprising the steps of:
- providing target means comprising targeted receptacles including a common home receptacle, the targeted receptacles being arranged in at least two groups extending away from the home receptacle;
- providing aimed objects, each aimed object being sized and shaped for reception in one of the targeted receptacles;
- providing targeting line means spaced from said target means for defining a minimum distance from said target means at which the aimed objects may be aimed and launched in an attempt to deposit the aimed objects into the targeted receptacles;
- and further comprising the following steps, carried out in competition by at least two players;
- one player launching the aimed objects one at a time toward the targeted receptacles in the first group of targeted receptacles until all targeted receptacles in that group have aimed objects deposited therein, and the other slayer substantially simultaneously launching the aimed objects one at a time toward the targeted receptacles in the second group of targeted receptacles until all targeted receptacles in that group have aimed objects deposited therein;
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- at least one of the players who has previously deposited aimed objects in all of the receptacles in a respective one of the groups launching the aimed objects one at a time toward the common home receptacle until one of the aimed objects is deposited in the home receptacle, the first player to deposit one of the aimed objects in the home receptacle winning the game.
A method for playing a targeting game comprising the steps of:
- providing target means comprising targeted receptacles including a home receptacle;
- providing aimed objects, each aimed object being sized and shaped for reception in one of the targeted receptacles;
- providing a targeting line panel spaced from said target means for defining a minimum distance from said target means at which the aimed objects may be aimed and launched in an attempt to deposit the aimed objects into the targeted receptacles;
- said targeting line panel being supported in a position spaced generally vertically above said target means, the targeting line panel having one opening for each receptacle of said target means, each of the openings in the targeting panel being generally aligned with a corresponding one of the targeted receptacles;
- and further comprising the following steps in order;
- launching the aimed objects one at a time toward the targeted receptacles until all targeted receptacles have aimed objects deposited therein;
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- launching one of the aimed objects toward the home receptacle until one of the aimed objects is deposited in the home receptacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.