Method of playing a bowling game

• US 5,582,549 A
• Filed: 06/26/1995
• Issued: 12/10/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jon P. File
• Original Assignee: Jon P. File
• Inventors: File, Jon P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pierce, William M.
• Application Number:
  US08/494,328
• Time in Patent Office: 533 Days
• Field of Search: 473/54, 473/55, 473/70
• US Class Current: 473/54
• CPC Class Codes: A63D 5/04 Indicating devices

Abstract

A method of playing a multi-frame game on a bowling alley in which the player or players are allowed to select from a menu of "bonus" and/or penalty frames for a player selected or randomly selected locations between the first and last frame of the game. "Bonus" frames are scored according to an ancillary scoring system that may or may not be related to a pin total for a particular frame.

Claims

1. A method of playing a multiple-frame bowling game on a bowling alley, said method comprising the steps of:

a) selecting a number of frames to comprise a complete game, said number of frames between 5 and 1000 frames;

b) providing a menu, the menu including a multiplicity of bonus frames and a multiplicity of penalty frames for non-regulation scoring;

c) designating at least one of the game frames as a menu frame;

d) commencing regulation play by a player delivering a bowling ball to preset pins;

e) altering regulation bowling play when a player encounters said at least one designated menu frame, according to the play modification requirements of said at least one designated menu frame;

f) recording the players'"'"' non-regulation score according to instructions set forth in the menu of said providing step by adding to the score for bonus frames or subtracting from the score for penalty frames;

g) totaling the players'"'"' non-regulation score following completion of the last frame of the game; and

h) comparing the non-regulation scores of each player to determine the winner.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

recording a player'"'"'s regulation score; and

totaling, according to regulation play, a player'"'"'s regulation score following the completion of each ten consecutive frames played, beginning with the first frame.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the designating step includes the random placement of at least one penalty frame and at least one bonus frame between the first and the last frame, inclusive, of the complete game.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the designating step includes the random placement of at least one penalty frame and at least one bonus frame between the first and the last frame, inclusive, of the complete game.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the providing step includes the step of providing a computer and wherein the random placement is computer generated.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising the steps of:

recording a player'"'"'s regulation score; and

totaling, according to regulation play, a player'"'"'s regulation score following the completion of each ten consecutive frames played, beginning with the first frame.

7. The method of claim 5 further including, following the designating step, the step of providing a print-out of the complete game, the print-out having indicia for referencing the designated menu frames.