Patent ID: 7111846
Filing Date: 2006-09-26
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A game comprising: a base unit; a target area attached to the base unit and having multiple target sections, the target area defining multiple, separate apertures, each aperture located in one of the multiple target sections; a launch area attached to the base and configured such that a playing piece tossed onto the launch area bounces into one of the multiple target sections and passes through the corresponding aperture of the target section; an optical detection system to detect which one of the multiple, separate apertures the playing piece passed through, the optical detection system comprising at least two optical detectors, each optical detector located near an associated one of the apertures, and a common optical emitter arranged such that a beam emitted from the emitter is received by the at least two optical detectors; an input configured to allow the player to select one of at least two game modes, wherein each of the two game modes has a different objective for game play; an electronic controller configured to: receive a signal from the optical detection system that indicates which aperture the playing piece passed through and to control game play based on which aperture the playing piece passed through; and control game play according to the game mode selected by a player of the game.