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US 8,888,103 B1Granted
Game apparatus and method
OwnerTravis B. Longinventor
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Abstract
A game apparatus includes a base panel having a narrow first end and a wide-profile opposing end surrounded by a continuous, vertical retaining wall that encompasses a plurality of semispherical cavities. Adjacent each cavity is a numeral corresponding to a score value that is added to a current cumulative score whenever a player's marble lands within a cavity. Using a catapult mechanism, each player sequentially propels a marble toward the cavities. The player having the highest cumulative score after a requisite number of launches wins the game.
Claims5
A game apparatus comprising:
- a base panel having an upper surface, a narrow end and a wide-profile opposing end, said wide-profile opposing end surrounded by a continuous, vertical retaining wall, said retaining wall encompassing a target area having a plurality of semispherical cavities formed thereon;
- a numeral adjacent each cavity corresponding to a score value;
- a catapult mechanism positioned on the narrow end of the base panel for propelling a marble toward the target area and into a destination cavity whereby the numeral adjacent to the destination cavity is added to a current cumulative score to calculate a total score, wherein said catapult mechanism includes a pivotal launch arm having a first end and an opposing second end with an intermediate portion therebetween;
- color-coded dots at the first end of said launch arm for providing multiple impact targets for a player's finger to vary the upward launch force applied by the second end to the marble.
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A game apparatus comprising:
- a base panel having an upper surface, a narrow end and a wide-profile opposing end, said wide-profile opposing end surrounded by a continuous, vertical retaining wall, said retaining wall encompassing a target area having a plurality of semispherical cavities formed thereon;
- a numeral adjacent each cavity corresponding to a score value;
- a catapult mechanism positioned on the narrow end of the base panel for propelling a marble toward the target area and into a destination cavity whereby the numeral adjacent to the destination cavity is added to a current cumulative score to calculate a total score, wherein said catapult mechanism includes a fulcrum positioned on a first end of said base panel, said fulcrum having a pair of spaced walls, each of said walls having a groove at an upper distal end, a pivotal launch arm having a first end and an opposing second end with an intermediate portion therebetween, and a transverse spindle on the intermediate portion of said launch arm, said spindle resting in the groove on each of said spaced walls to allow the arm to reciprocate in a seesaw-type fashion, and a receptacle proximal the second end of the arm for retaining a marble whereby downward pressure applied to the first end of the arm propels said marble upwardly and onto the target area;
- color-coded dots at the first end of said launch arm for providing multiple impact targets for a player's finger to vary the upward launch force applied by the second end to the marble.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.