Patent ID: 6688596
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A board game comprising:a game board having a planar playing surface having a width and two opposite walls; a pair of goals, one goal at each of the two opposite walls of the game board; a pair of centrally facing ramps, one ramp at each of the two opposite walls of the game board, each ramp having a surface transverse to the planar playing surface, a lower edge of each ramp surface positioned near an edge of the planar playing surface; a target ball for positioning on the planar playing surface and having a diameter that permits it to pass through the goals; a plurality of projectile balls for rolling down the ramp surfaces and onto the planar playing surface; and a ball retrieval structure including a plurality of openings spaced along the game board that are sized to permit only the projectile balls to pass through, the ball retrieval structure being in communication with the goals such that when the target ball passes through one of the goals it falls into the ball retrieval structure, each of the opposite walls of the game board having an exit opening formed therein and in communication with the ball retrieval structure so that the target ball and projectile balls can pass therethrough, the ball retrieval structure further including a pivotal ball collector adjacent the exit opening to collect the target ball and projectile balls, the ball collector being positioned between an open position where the collector is substantially parallel to the playing surface and a closed position where the collector is substantially perpendicular to the playing surface, wherein the ball collector comprises a pivotal tray having side walls, an integral rear wall, a floor extending therebetween and a front edge that is disposed adjacent a respective wall of the game board below the exit opening when the ball collector is in the open position.