A New Table Game.
Year: 1896

page_text: A New Table Game.
1, THOMAS FREDERICK STRAOHAN PICKFORD, 191, Great Norbury Street,
Hyde, Cheshire, Bauk Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be.
as follows :-
My new game is played on a board of any convenient size or shape, I prefer it,
however, to be rectangular and of a length equal to about. twice its breadth. At a
distance of about one sixth of its entire length from and parallel with one end a
line is drawn. In the centre of the remaining area is a bell or some elastic
substance. Small hoops similar to croquet hoops are placed at each corner and also
at the middle of cach long side. The game is played by placing a marble or the like
on the line and striking it with a small cue in such manner that it (the marble) will
be impelled against the bell and in rebounding will pass under one of the hoops.
If the player succeeds in this, he repeats the stroke from where the marble stops
and continues to do so until he fails to score, whereupon the next player takes his
place. If the player succeeds in striking the bell and passing the marble through
the hoop ho counts three. If he misses the bell the other players each count one. If
he misses the bell and passes the marble through a hoop, the other players each
count two. If he forces the marble off the board after scoring, he loses his score,
and the next player takes his place. If he forces the marble off the board after
having incurred a penalty the other players each count three in addition to the
penalty.
Dated this 15th day of Avaust 1848
HUGHES & YOUNG,
23, Coleman Street, London, E.C., Agents for the Applicant.
I, THOMAS FREDERICK STRACHAN PICKFORD, 191, Great Norbury Street,
Hyde, Cheshire, Bank Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement, making reference to the accompanying
drawing which represents a plan :-
My new game is played on a board a bed of any convenient size or shape, but
preferably rectangular and of a length about equal to twice its breadth. At a
distance of about one sixth of its entire length from and parallel with the end do
the line ef is drawn. In the centre of the remaining area is a bell or some elastic
substance g. Small hoops h similar to croquet hoops are placed at each corner
and also at the centres between a b, c d, ae and bf. The game is played by
placing a marble or the like on the line ef, and striking it with a cue in such
manner that the marble will be impelled against the bell or elastic substance g and

page_text: rebound and pass under one of the hoops h. If the player succeeds in doing this,
he repeate the stroke from whero the marble stops and continues to do so until he
fails to pass the marble under a hoop, whereupon the next player takes his place.
If the player aucceeds in striking the central object and in passing the
marble through a hoop he counts three. If he misses g the other players each
score one. If he misses g and sends the marble through a hoop, each of the other
players scores two. If the player forces the marble off the board after having
scored he loses his score and the next player takes his place. If he forces the
marble off the board after having incurred a penalty, the other players each scora
three in addition to the penalty score.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is.-
CLAIMS.
1. A new table game played on a board or equivalent in such manner that a
marble or the liko impelled by a cue or equivalent is caused to strike a central
object or substance and to rebound therefrom and pass through hoops provided at
intervals round the board, the whole substantially as described in the above
specification and exemplified in the accompanying drawings.
2. A new table game provided for and played substantially as described in the
above specification, and exemplified in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 29th day of October 1896
HUGHES & YOUNG,
23, Coleman Street, London, E.C., Agents for Applicant.