Abstract A toy including a playing board having two groups of holes in its top face and supporting a partition which prevents each player from seeing his opponent''s group of holes. An air channel interconnects each hole of one group with only one hole of the other group. Each player is furnished with a set of playing pieces, fewer in number than the number of holes in his group, and a pump means. Each playing piece has an extension which can be slidably accommodated in any of the holes, and each pump means has a nozzle which can be accommodated in any of the holes. Thus, if a playing piece is engaged with a hole in the first group, the pump nozzle is engaged with a hole in the second group, and the engaged holes are connected by a channel, operation of the pump means causes an impulse of air to travel through the channel and the playing piece is ejected from the board. The pump means may be a bellows. The air channels may be created by forming the board of two layers, the top layer having grooves in its lower surface which are closed by a bottom layer.
A game apparatus comprising: a. a board for placement between two players; b. a first and second set of holes in the board; each set bring allocated to one of the players; c. a set of channels, each channel connecting a hole in the first set of holes to a hole in the second set of holes; d. a partition between the first and second set of holes for preventing each player from seeing the set of holes of his opponent; e. a plurality of projectiles slidably engageable with the first and the second set of holes; and f. pump means including a nozzle slidably engageable with any of the first and second set of holes, whereby if a projectile and the pump means are engaged with holes which are coupled by one of the channels and the pump means are actuated, the projectile is caused to leave its hole on the board.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A game apparatus comprising: a. a board for placement between two players; b. a first and second set of holes in the board; each set bring allocated to one of the players; c. a set of channels, each channel connecting a hole in the first set of holes to a hole in the second set of holes; d. a partition between the first and second set of holes for preventing each player from seeing the set of holes of his opponent; e. a plurality of projectiles slidably engageable with the first and the second set of holes; and f. pump means including a nozzle slidably engageable with any of the first and second set of holes, whereby if a projectile and the pump means are engaged with holes which are coupled by one of the channels and the pump means are actuated, the projectile is caused to leave its hole on the board.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A game apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein each projectile includes a structure having an extension for slidably engaging any of the first and second set of holes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A game apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein the pump means include a bellows.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A game apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein each of said channels interconnects only one hole in said first set of holes and one hole in said second set of holes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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A game apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said holes are perpendicular to the plane of said board.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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A game apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein at least some of said holes are arranged at an acute angle to the plane of said board.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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A game apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein each of said first and second set of holes is arranged in an array with some of said holes arranged closer to said partition than others of said holes.