Circular Field Game With Central Target And Scoring Receptacles
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a lack of new and innovative field games that incorporate an annular shaped field and a target member in the center, limiting the development of fast-paced and skillful team sports.
Innovation Solution
A new field game is introduced, played on a circular field with a hexagonal target member at its center, featuring a rugby-style ball and scoring receptacles of varying point values, where teams aim to score by landing the ball in these receptacles, with rules including penalties for infractions and specific gameplay mechanics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional field games are played, then established rules and equipment are used, but no new significant field games have been developed for many years
Solution Approach 1:
The target member is segmented into multiple scoring receptacles with different point values (1-point, 2-point, 3-point receptacles), allowing for varied scoring opportunities and strategic gameplay. This segmentation creates a new dimension of complexity that drives game innovation while maintaining manageable gameplay structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a vertical dimension to the target member by placing scoring receptacles at different heights and angles, transforming the traditional flat target into a three-dimensional scoring structure. This dimensional change creates new gameplay strategies and visual excitement while resolving the contradiction between innovation and complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If an annular shaped field with a central target member is used, then a unique gameplay mechanism is created, but the field structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The annular field design serves multiple functions: it provides a standardized playing area, creates natural team positioning zones, and facilitates the central target engagement. This multi-functionality justifies the structural complexity by delivering enhanced gameplay versatility and strategic depth.
Solution Approach 2:
The annular (circular) field shape replaces traditional rectangular fields, creating a curved boundary that naturally directs player movement toward the central target. This curvature provides unique tactical advantages and visual appeal, resolving the contradiction by making the complex structure functionally superior to conventional flat fields.
3Ease of operation
If multiple scoring receptacles with different point values are implemented, then strategic play is encouraged, but the target member structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
Different regions of the target member are assigned different point values and receptacle sizes, creating local quality variations that encourage strategic shot selection. The 1-point, 2-point, and 3-point receptacles are positioned at different locations and orientations, providing scoring variety while maintaining a unified target structure that is manageable in complexity.
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AI summary
The present invention is a sport played on a circular field. In the center of the field is a target member, common to both teams. The target member has nineteen sections referred to as scoring receptacles, wherein the scoring receptacles have numerical values. The present invention deploys a rugby style ball and the object of the game is for each team to place the ball, via kicking, throwing or a combination thereof into the various scoring receptacles that comprise the field and target. While various combinations of player could be utilized to comprise the two teams, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention the two teams comprise of nine players each. The target member is a specifically designed apparatus required to play the game of so as to facilitate receipt of the ball. The players will wear protective equipment that is soft sided having no metal or hard plastic.