Patent ID: 7892117

Claim:
A method of playing a game, comprising the steps of: providing a field having a first wall defining a first in-goal area and an opposing and generally parallel second wall defining a second in-goal area, a first goal adjacent to the first wall, and a second goal adjacent to the second wall, the goals each including parallel vertical bars having a cross bar extending therebetween, and a first line defining an out of bounds extending between generally opposite ends of the first and second walls and a second line defining an out of bounds extending generally between opposite ends of the first and second walls; providing a ball; providing a first team and a second team of players; the first team taking possession of the ball and advancing the ball within the field of play towards the first in-goal area to score by running with the ball and lateraling or passing the ball backwards to teammates so as to touch the ball onto the first wall defining the first in-goal area and/or drop-kicking the ball through the first goal; and the second team preventing the first team from scoring by tackling a player of the first team in possession of the ball and/or attempting to obtain possession of the ball from the first team so as to advance the ball towards the second wall defining the second in-goal area and/or drop-kicking the ball through the second goal.