Projectile and Target Game and Method of Playing

Abstract

This invention is a projectile and target game that can employ beverage drinking, as well as a related method of use. The invention is adapted to allow at least three teams of players to participate in the game at a given time. The game includes a game surface that would be able to accommodate at least three distant sets of projectile receivers mounted above it. At least one projectile, such as a ping pong ball, that would be used to hit or land inside one of the projectile receivers.

Description

CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 795,227, filed Oct. 12, 2012 by the present inventor.FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0002]Not applicable.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]I. Field of Invention[0004]The invention described here generally relates to a projectile and target game that can employ beverage drinking. The invention is specifically adapted to allow more than two teams or sets of players to participate in the game at a given time.[0005]II. Background and Description of Problem[0006]Projectile games that incorporate drinking such as “beer pong,” are very popular with young adults. These games typically include a rectangular playing surface such as a ping pong table, a set of drinking cups at each end, and a projectile such as a ping pong ball. Two players or two teams of players take turns attempting to throw or bounce one or more ping pong balls into one of the cups of the oppo...

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Benefits of technology

[0021]Another form of the invention is a method of playing the target and projectile game, the method including the steps of: providing a projectile and target game including a projectile such as a ball, a game surface, and at least three sets of projectile receivers such as cups; mounting the three sets of cups, a first set, a second set and a third set of cups, above the game surface; situating the sets of cups distant to each other, the distance of the sets of cups being greater than the distance between the cups in each set; selecting at least three teams, a first team, a second team and a third team, each team comprising one or more members or teammates; situating a player of the first team proximate or near the first set of cups; the player of the first team would launch the projectile towards a second set of cups.

Problems solved by technology

. . ball tray may be triangular in shape,” but also does not disclose more than two sets of target cups.

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