Game with play structure and projectile
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1. A gaming system comprising:
- (a) At least one projectile including an elongate, flexible member;
(b) A target structure including at least one support member, the support member being disposed to support the at least one projectile by the at least one projectile;
(i) Hanging from the support member and/or (ii) Wrapping around the support member;
Wherein, during play, the at least one projectile and the target structure are operable to permit a player to throw the at least one projectile to either hang off of and/or wrap around the at least one support member, thereby scoring a one or more points based on a plurality of predetermined play rules.
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Abstract
A gaming apparatus, gaming kit and gaming method is provided, which involves throwing projectiles to hang off of, or wrap around, one or more support members of a target structure. A projectile is also provided, which includes two weights at either end of a rope member. The rules of play define points that awarded for throwing one or more projectiles to hang off of, or wrap around, one or more particular support members, or particular portions of such one or more particular support members. A self-supporting target structure is provided, as well as a target structure that can be mounted on a wall
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20 Claims
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1. A gaming system comprising:
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(a) At least one projectile including an elongate, flexible member;
(b) A target structure including at least one support member, the support member being disposed to support the at least one projectile by the at least one projectile;
(i) Hanging from the support member and/or (ii) Wrapping around the support member;
Wherein, during play, the at least one projectile and the target structure are operable to permit a player to throw the at least one projectile to either hang off of and/or wrap around the at least one support member, thereby scoring a one or more points based on a plurality of predetermined play rules. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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2. The gaming system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the at least one projectile consists of:
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(a) A rope member; and
(b) A weight member disposed at either end of the rope member.
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14. A multi-player gaming method using a target structure, the target structure including at least one support member, the support member being disposed to support at least one projectile by the at least one projectile hanging from the support member and/or wrapping around the support member, the projectile consisting of a rope member and a weight member disposed at either end of the rope member, wherein, during play, the projectile and the target structure are operable to permit a user to throw the at least one projectile to either hang off of and/or wrap around the at least one support member, the gaming method comprising the steps of:
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(a) Each player, in sequence, throwing from a predetermined area defining a distance between each player and the target structure, one or more projectiles to attempt to place the one or more projectiles on the target structure such that the projectile hangs off of and/or wraps around the at least one support member; and
(b) Determining the score of each player by adding the score achieved by each player placing the one or more projectiles on the target structure such that the projectile hangs off of and/or wraps around the at least one support member, based on a location of each of the one or more projectiles so placed on the target structure and a predetermined game value for each such location, the sum of such predetermined game values for such one or more placed projectiles defining the score for each player. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A projectile for playing a game that uses a target structure, the target structure including at least one support member, the support member being disposed to support the at least one projectile by the at least one projectile hanging from the support member and/or Wrapping around the support member, the projectile comprising:
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(a) A rope member; and
(b) A weight member disposed at either end of the rope member. Wherein, during play, the projectile and the target structure are operable to permit a user to throw the at least one projectile to either hang off of and/or wrap around the at least one support member, thereby scoring one or more points based on a plurality of predetermined play rules.
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