Shovel game

Claim 1

A game to be placed upon a floor comprising: a horizontal polygonal shaped base having a plurality of identically sized scoring openings arranged in a particularly selected pattern, said base being located upon said floor and spaced thereabove; side means connected to the periphery of said base, said side means extending substantially vertically; an access opening formed within said side means; a ramp connected by connecting means to said base and positioned within said access opening, said ramp being inclined in respect to said base, one end of said ramp contacting said floor, the other end of said ramp located a spaced distance above said base, the spacing of said ramp above said base being constant, the forward edge of said ramp being a straight line; a plurality of separate balls to be moved over said ramp upon said base and in contact with said scoring openings, each said ball being substantially larger in diameter than each said opening, each of said openings being circular; said ramp being reversible with said ramp having a first ball propelling surface and a second ball propelling surface located on opposite sides of said ramp, said first ball propelling surface adapted to receive balls that are moved across a hard surface and said second ball propelling surface adapted to receive balls that are moved across a carpeted surface; a first kick bar depending from said first propelling surface substantially adjacent an end of said ramp, said first kick bar extending substantially the entire width of said ramp; a second kick bar depending from said second propelling surface, said second kick bar being positioned substantially at the longitudinal center of said ramp and extending substantially the entire width of said ramp; and a scoop adapted to receive a single said ball, said scoop being attached to a handle, said scoop to be manually moved across the floor to release the retained ball and propel such over said ramp and onto said base.