Patent ID: 8128476
Filing Date: 2012-03-06
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A method performed by a computer system having a memory and a processor, for playing a game, the method comprising: with the processor, placing a set of pegs onto a game board according to a layout, the placing comprising, with the processor, receiving a position and direction of a ball launcher that releases balls onto the game board containing the first and second subsets of pegs, with the processor, receiving an indication to fire a ball from the ball launcher and release the ball onto the game board; with the processor, determining a trajectory of the ball through the set of pegs on the game board based on the position and direction from which the ball was fired from the ball launcher; with the processor, displaying to a player the ball as it travels a path based on the determined trajectory; with the processor, removing at least one peg from the game board based on the path of the ball; and with the processor, calculating a score based on the pegs contacted by the ball.