Channeled pivoting ball game with selective hole closure

Claim 1

A rolling ball game apparatus comprising in combination, a table top height unit having an upper surface of approximately rectangular overall shape and on which is defined spaced apart walls which form a continuous spiralling track from a start position to a finish position, said track being sized such that it is generally wider than the ball so that the ball may roll over different paths while proceeding along the track; means for mounting the table top height unit at that height such that the unit may be tipped about a central area in any direction and its strike plane changed, and manual grip means for allowing one or more players to control the dip and strike of the table unit; said table top unit surface also defining a plurality of hazard holes spaced about the track and so sized as to allow a ball to fall through them and positioned such as to allow a ball to travel past the hole without falling in it; means provided in the unit for selectively closing alternatively one or more different ones of the plurality of holes such that a ball will roll over the closed holes without material interuption, said means being selectively manually operable from the edge of the unit to alternatively latch in the closed or open position the selected hole or holes whereby one or more players may attempt to control the dip and strike of the table top height unit to maneuver a ball past hazard holes and along the spiralling track from start to finish, and the game's difficulty may be increased by alternatively manually latching in the closed or open position the selected hole or holes.