Pattern building game assembly with launching apparatus and methods

摘要

A game apparatus and a method using trays as the game board with vertical support columns, two sets of playing pieces and two launching devices. The one or more vertical support columns attach to the one or more trays to support the trays horizontally above a support surface. On the surface of each of the trays is a matrix and each element of the matrix has a recessed compartment orthogonal to the surface of the tray. Each recessed compartment is sized to hold a multiplicity of both types of playing pieces in a stacked manner. The recessed compartments may also be created so that the order and the number of the playing pieces in each recessed compartment are observable for additional variety in game play.

主权项

1. A game apparatus comprising:
one or more trays; a vertical support column attached to the one or more trays and supporting the one or more trays horizontally above a support surface, the vertical support column further comprising a multiplicity of vertically spaced attachment nodes for attaching the one or more trays, with the number of vertically spaced attachment nodes exceeding the number of trays; a set of first playing pieces; a set of second playing pieces distinguishable from the first set of playing pieces; a matrix on the surface of each of the one or more trays wherein each element of each matrix comprises a recessed compartment orthogonal to the surface of the tray and wherein each recessed compartment is sized to hold a multiplicity of first playing pieces and a multiplicity of second playing pieces simultaneously in a stacked manner; and a first launching device for launching first playing pieces into the recessed compartments, and a second launching device for launching second playing pieces into the recessed compartments, wherein the first launching device further comprises a plurality of planar surfaces on the underside of the first launching device arranged such that each of said planar surfaces is at an angle to every other of said planar surfaces and wherein first playing pieces are launched at different angles for each of said planar surfaces placed on a horizontal support surface and wherein the second launching device further comprises a plurality of planar surfaces on the underside of the second launching device arranged such that each of said planar surfaces is at an angle to every other of said planar surfaces and wherein second playing pieces are launched at different angles for each of said planar surfaces placed on a horizontal support surface.