Amusement device with changeable score control mechanism

Claim 1

IN AN AMUSEMENT DEVICE WHICH INCLUDES A GENERALLY FLAT PLAY FIELD HAVING A PLURALITY OF TARGETS THEREON AND AN OBJECT WHICH CAN BE PROPELLED ONTO A PLAY FIELD TO CONTACT ONE OF SAID TARGETS, A PLURALITY OF TARGET SWITCHES ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF SAID TARGETS AND WHEREIN ONE OF SAID TARGET SWITCHES IS ADAPTED TO BE ACTIVATED WHEN ONE OF SAID TARGETS IS CONTACTED BY ONE OF SAID OBJECTS PROPELLED ON SAID PLAY FIELD, AND A SCORE REGISTER MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH SAID TARGET SWITCHES AND ADAPTED TO BE ACTIVATED WHEN A TARGET SWITCH IS CLOSED AND INDICATE A SCORE VALUE, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING; MEANS FOR SELECTING AT LEAST ONE WINNER TARGET HAVING A NOMINAL SCORE VALUE, MEANS FOR AUTOMATICALLY SELECTING BY CHANCE A SCORE VALUE MULTIPLYING INTEGER FOR INCREASING SAID NOMINAL SCORE VALUE, AND SCORE COUNTER MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID SCORE MULTIPLIER MEANS AND SAID TARGET SWITCH FOR ACTUATING SAID SCORE REGISTER MEANS AND INDICATING A SCORE TOTAL WHICH IS A MULTIPLE OF SAID SCORE VALUE.