Claims
- 1. A game apparatus comprising:
- a) one game board having a selection surface directed to a player area where a player positions herself to observe the selection surface,
- b) a liquid discharge mechanism selectively operable to direct a liquid discharge,
- said selection surface having a plurality of selection locations, at least one but not all of said selection locations being predetermined locations, the predetermined locations being different for successive games played with the game apparatus, which of said locations are predetermined being non-discernable to a player at the player area observing the surface,
- c) a player controlled selection member which, dependent upon whether the selection member selects one of said predetermined locations, actuates the liquid discharge mechanism.
- 2. The game apparatus of claim 1 designed for two players, said apparatus having a pair of selection surfaces, each of said selection surfaces being directed at a separate player area for one the two players, said discharge mechanism being selectively moveable to point to one of the other said player areas.
- 3. The game apparatus of claim 2 wherein there are a pair of target surfaces each associated with one of said selection surfaces, each target surface being a plurality of target locations, said target locations of each target surface corresponding to the selection locations of the associated selection surface, each target surface having targets at target locations that each correspond to a predetermined location on the associated selection surface.
- 4. The game apparatus of claim 3 including means that enable each player to selectively position one or more targets at target locations at the start of each game and thereby determine the predetermined locations on the associated selection surface for that game.
- 5. The game apparatus of claim 3 wherein said target surfaces and display surfaces are generally upright and aligned with one another so that each location on a display surface is generally aligned and associated with a target location on the associated target surface, each pair of target and display surfaces facing in generally opposite directions toward one of the player areas.
- 6. The game apparatus of claim 5 wherein targets are selectively mounted on the target surface and each are accessible from the aligned and associated selection location of the associated display surface.
- 7. The game apparatus of claim 6 wherein each of said selection location has an access opening through said display surface, said player controlled member being a probe that extends through said access opening and engages any target at the associated aligned target location to actuate the discharge mechanism.
- 8. The game apparatus of claim 7 wherein said target surface includes holders for selectively and removably mounting the target so that said engagement of the target by the probe will not dislodge the target from its holder.
- 9. The game apparatus of claim 7 wherein a visual barrier normally extends across each access opening to prevent observation of any aligned target, said barrier being openable by said probe when said probe extends through said access opening.
- 10. The game apparatus of claim 9 wherein said barrier comprises a sheet of flexible, resilient material that has a slit through it at each of said access openings.
- 11. The game apparatus of claim 7 wherein said probe includes a switch that is actuated by engagement of the probe with a target to actuate the discharge mechanism.
- 12. The game apparatus of claim 11 wherein said probe has an additional selection switch which is actuated to provide an effect when the probe is inserted into an access opening, whether or not there is in fact any target at that location.
- 13. The game apparatus of claim 12 where an actuation of said additional selection switch causes a discernable effect that is observable at least by the opposing player, and that at least indicates the location that was selected.
- 14. The game apparatus of claim 11 where an actuation of said switch causes at least one additional effect.
- 15. The game apparatus on claim 13 wherein said selection indicating effect generally precedes said actuation of said discharge mechanism.
- 16. The game apparatus of claim 15 wherein said selection indicating effect comprises the sound of a missile in flight followed by a light at the target location associated with the selected location.
- 17. A game apparatus comprising:
- a) a pair of selection surfaces each having a plurality of selection sites, there being a player area adjacent to each of said selection surfaces where an associated player positions herself to observe the associated surface,
- b) means for selectively designating for each selection surface at the start of each game a different group of said selection sites as designated sites, said groups being less than all of said selection sites at the associated selection surface, the designated sites at each selection surface not being discernable by the player associated with that selection surface,
- c) a discharge mechanism actuatable to discharge liquid at at least one of said player areas, and
- d) means operable by the players to sequentially select selection sites at their respective associated selection surfaces,
- said means for selectively designating different selection groups of selection sites also interacting with said means to separately select selection sites to cause actuation of said discharge mechanism dependent upon whether a selected selection site is a designated site.
- 18. The game apparatus of claim 17 wherein said discharge mechanism is selectively moveable to point to the player area of the player not then selecting sites.
- 19. The game apparatus of claim 18 wherein there is a target surface associated with each of said selection surfaces, each target surface having a plurality of target sites that are each associated with a selection site on the associated selection surface, each target surface having targets at target sites that are associated with designated sites on the associated selection surface.
- 20. The game apparatus of claim 19 including means that enable each player to selectively position one or more targets at target sites at the start of each game and thereby determine the designate sites on the associated selection surface for that game.
- 21. A method of playing a game comprising:
- a) providing a selection surface directed to a player area where a player positions herself to observe the selection surface, said selection surface having a plurality of selection locations,
- b) providing a liquid discharge mechanism selectively operable to direct a liquid discharge,
- c) predesignating at the start of each game at least one but not all of said selection locations as predesignated locations in a manner so that a player at the player area observing the surface will not know which locations are predesignated,
- d) having the player make a selection among the selection locations,
- e) actuating the liquid discharge mechanism dependent upon whether the selection is one of said predesignated locations, and
- f) repeating steps d) and e).
- 22. The method of claim 21 wherein there are two selection surfaces, each for a different player and each directed to a player area for its associated player.
- 23. The method of claim 22 wherein at the start of each game, each player predesignates the predesignated locations for the other player.
RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a Continuation-in Part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/127,997 filed Jul. 31, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,979,900, issued Nov. 9, 1999, which is a Continuation-in-Part of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/944,079 filed Oct. 4, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,823,538, issued Oct. 20, 1998, which is a Continuation-in-Part of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/796,713 filed Feb. 6, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,704,610, issued Jan. 6, 1998.
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