Games using tangible projectile – Hopscotch
Patent
1996-10-09
1998-11-24
Stoll, William E.
Games using tangible projectile
Hopscotch
273237, 273286, A63B 6700
Patent
active
058399763
ABSTRACT:
A firm, flexible game mat has tapered edges, art work, and transparent portions defining sections of sufficient size and spaced to enable a player to place a foot on and hop from one to the jothers. The trasparent portions also provide areas through which images and lights are visible. The apparatus includes an electronic control unit, including a variety of function buttons, a score display screen, and a speaker device, which along with multiple lights and sensors and other electronic componentes located throughout the game mat provide a variety of functions allowing a player to interact on the game mat whereby movements are detected by sensors and activate changes in the electronic control unit, components, and devices for computing players'progress, displaying scores, activating various lights and images, and producing multiple sound and music for entertaining players and to direct the playing of a game. When the actuator button is pressed lights and music are generated. A scotch included with the game is tossed upon the mat lighting a player identification indicator. A player hops from the first block to the last block, turns, and hops back picking up the scotch on the return journey. This process is repeated by each player. Each player's score is displayed on a score display screen. Pressing the reset button clear prior game information in the electronic control. The electronic control unit deactivates after a predetermined period of time if no activity on a game apparatus is sensed or detected.
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