This invention relates to games of skill and has particular relationship to such games played with a ball or balls in a court or playground.
It is an object of this invention to provide such a game of skill in which people of substantially all ages, within reason, can take part, and which shall afford entertainment, help to develop coordination, strategy, and contribute to physical fitness.
It is also an object of this invention to provide such a game which shall impose, on the participating players, demands of skill of such wide variety that those who once participate in the game will continue to be interested in it.
In accordance with this invention a game is provided which is played with stuffed balls or the like on a court, ordinary home or in multiples on a playground or in a recreation hall or an athletic facility. An object of the game in one example is to throw and hit one of the other players with one of the numbered ball resulting in that person dropping all of their number balls for the number of seconds on that ball giving any of the other players a chance to get the dropped ball. After the time limit is up the player that dropped the ball can now pick up the remaining balls and rejoin the game. At the end of a preset time all player add up the number on the ball they are holding and the highest number wins. Games of this general type, in accordance with the teachings of the prior art, such as dodge ball and basketball, require a large playground and, in the case of basketball a large court, elaborate and costly equipment. It is an object of this invention to provide a game whose court shall be of relatively small dimensions so that the game can be played in the game room of an ordinary home or the like or a number of games can be played on a playground, in a recreation hall or athletic facility.
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Examples given are for clarification only, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
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