Patent ID: 8387988

Claim:
A game apparatus comprising: a first tray; a vertical support column attached to the first tray and supporting the first tray horizontally above a support surface; a set of first playing pieces; a set of second playing pieces distinguishable from the first set of playing pieces; a matrix on the surface of the first tray wherein each element of the matrix comprises a recessed compartment orthogonal to the surface of the tray and wherein each recessed compartment is sized to hold a multiplicity of first playing pieces and a multiplicity of second playing pieces simultaneously in a stacked manner; a first launching device for launching first playing pieces into the recessed compartments; and a second launching device for launching second playing pieces into the recessed compartments, wherein the first launching device further comprises a plurality of planar surfaces on the underside of the first launching device arranged such that each of said planar surfaces is at an angle to every other of said planar surfaces and wherein first playing pieces are launched at different angles for each of said planar surfaces placed on a horizontal support surface and wherein the second launching device further comprises a plurality of planar surfaces on the underside of the second launching device arranged such that each of said planar surfaces is at an angle to every other of said planar surfaces and wherein second playing pieces are launched at different angles for each of said planar surfaces placed on a horizontal support surface.