Patent ID: 8740221

Claim:
An apparatus for playing a skill game, the apparatus comprising: a generally vertically extending tube having a first lower end, a second upper end, and an axially extending passage; at least one outlet proximate said first end of said tube; a scoring ball; a portion of said tube configured and arranged to support said scoring ball thereon such that said scoring ball is able to fall through said axially extending passage; a play ball supported by a flexible tether for swinging movement in a direction toward said portion of said tube configured to support said scoring ball; and a first receptacle spaced from said portion of said tube configured to support said scoring ball, said first receptacle positioned to receive said scoring ball when appropriately struck by said play ball; whereby when said scoring ball is struck by said play ball, said scoring ball is displaced to either fall into said first receptacle, or to fall through said axially extending passage of said tube toward said at least one outlet.