Patent ID: 7441780

Claim:
A method of playing a rod balancing game comprising the steps of: providing an elongated member having a first end and a second end, said elongated member having an arcuate upper surface, said elongated member having a plurality of scoring sections thereon and aligned with each other from said first end to said second end, each of said scoring sections having a scoring indicia thereon, said scoring indicia increasing from said first end to said second end of said elongated member; providing a stand, said elongated member being positioned on said stand and supported by said stand over a support surface, said elongated member being angled downwardly from said first end to said second end; providing a tubular member having a length less than a length of said elongated member; rolling said tubular member for a selected number of turns by each of a plurality of players down said upper surface of said elongated member from said first end and toward said second end, wherein each of the players scores a number of points equal to a position of said tubular member falling off of said elongated member relative to one of said scoring sections; and winning the game by the person having the most points after the tubular member has been rolled the selected amount of times by each player.