Patent ID: 7025355

Claim:
A method of playing a can kicking game comprising the steps of: (a) providing a playing surface, said playing surface being substantially rectangular, (b) providing a goal area positioned at one end of said playing surface, said goal area including a goal housing comprising a top wall, a back wall, and a pair of side walls, (c) providing a chance means, (d) providing a can, said can being positionable along said playing surface, (e) providing a plurality of instruction cards, said instruction cards providing instructions to players on a turn-by-turn basis, (f) using said chance means to determine an order of play for said players, (g) drawing an instruction card, (h) positioning said can along said playing surface as instructed by said instruction card, (i) kicking said can as instructed by said instruction card, (j) adjusting a score based upon results of kicking said can, (k) retrieving said can, (l) wherein each of said players takes turns drawing instruction cards and kicking said can according to said instruction card, and (m) winning the game by accumulating more points than other players within a predetermined number of turns.