Basketball game

Claim 1

A table-type simulated basketball game comprising, in combination, a rectangular playing board having a resilient upper surface providing a playing field of dimensions which are in general proportion to the standard athletic basketball court and defining end lines, side lines, foul circles and foul lanes which are parallel with said side lines, said game including a. a vertically disposed and elevated backboard at each end of the playing field; b. a horizontally disposed annular ring attached to each of said backboards in simulation of a basketball basket; c. movable basketball simulating playing discs of the tiddleywinks type; d. a manually-operated shooting piece for cooperation with said playing discs; e. said playing discs and said manually-operated shooting piece for cooperation therewith being of such size, shape and consistency as to permit the latter to be so manually activated as to propel said playing discs into said annular rings; f. means within said annular rings for retarding the falling movement of said playing discs through the horizontally disposed annular rings carried by said backboards; g. a circle at the center of the playing field; h. a concentric jump circle within said first-named circle and i. a marked area directly under each of said annular rings; j. said marked areas and said jump circle being of substantially the same color; k. said foul lanes having a color which contrasts with the color of said marked areas and said jump circle; l. the halves of the foul circles which are adjacent the foul lanes being of substantially the same color as that of the foul lanes; m. the playing discs on one side having a color which at least resembles that of the foul lanes, and on the other side of a color which at least resembles the color of the jump circle and the aforementioned marked areas.