Amusement devices: games – Surface projectile game; game element – Ball games
Patent
1987-12-17
1991-02-26
Coven, Edward M.
Amusement devices: games
Surface projectile game; game element
Ball games
273 30, 273285, 273126R, 108 19, 108 62, A63F 700, A63B 3900, A47B 8500, A47B 5700
Patent
active
049956116
ABSTRACT:
A rectangularly shaped, multimode game board in accordance with this invention comprises at least one generally flat playing surface upon which game pieces can be rolled or slid by one player. My novel game board is supported by a plurality of legs, with the legs preferably being removable in pairs, such that the game board can be folded into a comparatively flat configuration for transit and/or storage. I may use a hinged joint at approximately at the midpoint of the game board, such that it can be folded into a comparatively small volume for storage transport. The multimode game board preferably has a generally flat playing surface on both of its major sides, with the pairs of removable legs being able to be installed in either of two orientations 180.degree. apart, whereby the player or players can utilize the game board for at least two different games involving the use of game pieces that are caused to move along a generally flat playing surface. I also provide a device having an angled front surface, which device is able to be placed at the opposite end of the playing surface from a solitary player, for automatically returning a game piece rolled toward the device by the solitary player.
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Coven Edward M.
Jackson Gary
Renfro Julian C.
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