Game, method of manufacture, and method of use

A game to be played manually by a player, comprising:

• a playing surface with a plurality of openings dimensioned to receive a game piece;
• indicia on the playing surface associating the openings with a point values, the point values being positive and negative, the value of an opening to be scored by the player when he causes a game piece to enter that opening, and
• a further opening dimensioned to receive a game piece, the further opening disposed on a playing component having the appearance of a device used in a sports activity, the further opening being spaced from the playing surface,
• a plurality of template plates dimensioned to cover the playing surface and having openings therein dimensioned to receive a game piece and aligned with openings in the playing surface, a template plate having at least one area overlying and closing off an opening in the playing surface when the template plate is mounted thereon, a template plate having indicia thereon associating the openings therein with point values, the point values being positive and negative, the value of a template plate opening to be scored by the player when he causes a game piece to enter that opening, and
• a retaining element on one of the playing surface and a template plate constructed to retain the template plate on the playing surface.

A game to be played manually by a player, comprising:

• a playing surface with a plurality of openings dimensioned to receive a game piece;
• at least one template plate dimensioned to cover the playing surface and having openings therein dimensioned to receive a game piece and aligned with openings in the playing surface;
• a template plate having at least one area overlying and closing off an opening in the playing surface when the template plate is mounted thereon, a template plate having indicia thereon associating the openings therein with point values, the point values being positive and negative;
• the value of a template plate opening to be scored by the player when he causes a game piece to enter that opening;
• and
• a retaining element on one of the playing surface and a template plate constructed to retain the template plate on the playing surface.