Auto racing game wherein a numbered array and player-actuated discs determine race car movement

Claim 2

An auto racing game apparatus to be played by a plurality of drivers and including a playing board and a plurality of movable playing pieces, comprising; a rectangular playing surface on a rectangular board; a generally oval race track of multiple lanes disposed along the outer border of the rectangular playing surface; a preselected array of a large plurality of numbers disposed in selected orientation on the playing surface; a bonus area on the playing surface containing a number of relatively larger value than the largest number in the numbered array; areas of preselected penalties intermixed with the array of numbers on the playing surface and indicative of problems encountered by a driver in the course of a race, and including opposing pit stop and crash/wreck sections disposed adjacent and bordering the bonus area, wherein the numbered array is disposed between the race track and the penalty sections/bonus area; driver-actuated movement means including a launchable number selecting member defined by a small flat disc for launching in free flight toward the array of numbers on the playing surface by a respective driver, to coact with the array of numbers by determining a number in the array or a penalty in the penalty areas, to thus determine the extent of movement of the movable playing pieces; said driver-actuated movement means including a launching pad and launching flipper means, wherein the disc is placed on the pad and launched therefrom by pressure from the flipper means exerted by the driver; and wherein the areas of preselected penalties coact with the number selecting member to determine a penalty rather than a forward extent of movement when a disc erroneously lands on the penalty areas rather than on the array of numbers.

Claim 3

An auto racing game apparatus to be played by a plurality of drivers and including a playing board and a plurality of movable playing pieces, comprising; a hexagonal playing surface on a hexagonal playing board; a generally circular race track of multiple lanes disposed along the outside border of the hexagonal playing surface; a preselected array of a large plurality of numbers disposed in selected orientation on the playing surface; a bonus area on the playing surface containing a number of relatively larger value than the largest number in the numbered array; areas of preselected penalties intermixed with the array of numbers on the playing surface and indicative of problems encountered by a driver in the course of a race, and including opposing pit stop and crash/wreck sections disposed adjacent and bordering the bonus area, wherein the numbered array is disposed between the race track and the penalty sections/bonus area; driver-actuated movement means including a launchable number selecting member defined by a small flat disc for launching in free flight toward the array of numbers on the playing surface by a respective driver, to coact with the array of numbers by determining a number in the array or a penalty in the penalty areas, to thus determine the extent of movement of the movable playing pieces; said driver-actuated movement means including a launching pad and launching flipper means, wherein the disc is placed on the pad and launched therefrom by pressure from the flipper means exerted by the driver; and wherein the areas of preselected penalties coact with the number selecting member to determine a penalty rather than a forward extent of movement when a disc erroneously lands on the penalty areas rather than on the array of numbers.

Claim 4

An auto racing game apparatus to be played by a plurality of drivers and including a playing board and a plurality of movable playing pieces, comprising; a hexagonal playing surface on a hexagonal playing board; a generally circular race track of multiple lanes disposed along the outside border of the hexagonal playing surface; a preselected array of a large plurality of numbers disposed in selected orientation on the playing surface; a bonus area on the playing surface containing a number of relatively larger value than the largest number in the numbered array; areas of preselected penalties intermixed with the array of numbers on the playing surface and indicative of problems encountered by a driver in the course of a race, and including opposing pit stop and crash/wreck sections disposed adjacent and bordering the bonus area, wherein the numbered array is disposed between the race track and the penalty sections/bonus area; driver-actuated movement means including a launchable number selecting member defined by a small flat disc for launching in free flight toward the array of numbers on the playing surface by a respective driver, to coact with the array of numbers by determining a number in the array or a penalty in the penalty areas, to thus determine the extent of movement of the movable playing pieces; said driver-actuated movement means including a launching pad and launching flipper means, wherein the disc is placed on the pad and launched therefrom by pressure from the flipper means exerted by the driver; and wherein the areas of preselected penalties coact with the number selecting member to determine a penalty rather than a forward extent of movement when a disc erroneously lands on the penalty areas rather than on the array of numbers.

Claim 5

An auto racing game apparatus to be played by a plurality of drivers and including a playing board with indicia on a playing surface thereof defining a race track with multiple lanes and a plurality of movable playing pieces, comprising: indicia on the playing surface defining a preselected numbered array formed of a large plurality of numbers disposed in a random orientation and geometrical order of a plurality of rows and columns within the confines of the race track; said playing board and surface being rectangular, with the race track being generally oval and disposed along the outer border of the rectangular playing surface; indicia on the playing surface defining areas of preselected penalties and including at least one pit stop and one crash/wreck section indicative of problems encountered by a driver in the course of a race; indicial on the playing surface and selectively bordered by the penalty areas and defining a bonus area containing a number of relatively larger value than the largest number in the numbered array; the penalty areas including opposing pit stop and crash/wreck sections disposed adjacent the bonus area, wherein the numbered array is disposed between the race track and the penalty sections/bonus area; driver-actuated movement means including a launchable number selecting member for launching toward the array of numbers to determine the extent of movement of the movable playing pieces; said movement means including alaunching pad, launching flipper means, and a small flat disc which is placed on the pad and launched therefrom onto the playing surface by pressure from the flipper means exerted by the driver, to determine a number in the array, or a penalty in the penalty areas; and the preselected penalties being assessed to a driver whose number selecting member erroneously lands on the penalty areas rather than on the array of numbers.

Claim 6

An auto racing game apparatus to be played by a plurality of drivers and including a playing board with indicia on a playing surface thereof defining a race track with multiple lanes and a plurality of movable playing pieces, comprising: indicia on the playing surface defining a preselected numbered array formed of a large plurality of numbers disposed in a random orientation and geometrical order of a plurality of rows and columns within the confines of the race track; said playing board and surface being rectangular, with the race track being generally oval and disposed along the outer border of the rectangular playing surface; indicia on the playing surface defining areas of preselected penalties and including at least one pit stop and one crash/wreck section indicative of problems encountered by a driver in the course of a race; indicial on the playing surface and selectively bordered by the penalty areas and defining a bonus area containing a number of relatively larger value than the largest number in the numbered array; the penalty areas including opposing pit stop and crash/wreck sections disposed adjacent the bonus area, wherein the numbered array is disposed between the race track and the penalty sections/bonus area; driver-actuated movement means including a launchable number selecting member for launching toward the array of numbers to determine the extent of movement of the movable playing pieces; said movement means including alaunching pad, launching flipper means, and a small flat disc which is placed on the pad and launched therefrom onto the playing surface by pressure from the flipper means exerted by the driver, to determine a number in the array, or a penalty in the penalty areas; and the preselected penalties being assessed to a driver whose number selecting member erroneously lands on the penalty areas rather than on the array of numbers.

Claim 7

An auto racing game apparatus to be played by a plurality of drivers and including a playing board with indicia on a playing surface thereof defining a race track with multiple lanes and a plurality of movable playing pieces, comprising; indicia on the playing surface defining a preselected numbered array formed of a large plurality of numbers disposed in a random orientation and geometrical order of a plurality of rows and columns within the confines of the race track; said playing board and surface being hexagonal, with the race track being generally circular and disposed along the outside border of the hexagonal playing surface; indicia on the playing surface defining areas of preselected penalties and including at least one pit stop and one crash/wreck section indicative of problems encountered by a driver in the course of a race; indicia on the playing surface and selectively bordered by the penalty areas and defining a bonus area containing a number of relatively larger value than the largest number in the numbered array; the penalty areas including opposing pit stop and crash/wreck sections disposed adjacent the bonus area, wherein the numbered array is disposed between the race track and the penalty sections/bonus area; driver-actuated movement means including a launchable number selecting member for launching toward the array of numbers to determine the extent of movement of the movable playing pieces; said movement means including a launching pad, launching flipper means, and a small flat disc which is placed on the pad and launched therefrom onto the playing surface by pressure from the flipper means exerted by the driver, to determine a number in the array, or a penalty in the penalty areas; and the preselected penalties being assessed to a driver whose number selecting member erroneously lands on the penalty areas rather than on the array of numbers.

Claim 8

An auto racing game apparatus to be played by a plurality of drivers and including a playing board with indicia on a playing surface thereof defining a race track with multiple lanes and a plurality of movable playing pieces, comprising; indicia on the playing surface defining a preselected numbered array formed of a large plurality of numbers disposed in a random orientation and geometrical order of a plurality of rows and columns within the confines of the race track; said playing board and surface being hexagonal, with the race track being generally circular and disposed along the outside border of the hexagonal playing surface; indicia on the playing surface defining areas of preselected penalties and including at least one pit stop and one crash/wreck section indicative of problems encountered by a driver in the course of a race; indicia on the playing surface and selectively bordered by the penalty areas and defining a bonus area containing a number of relatively larger value than the largest number in the numbered array; the penalty areas including opposing pit stop and crash/wreck sections disposed adjacent the bonus area, wherein the numbered array is disposed between the race track and the penalty sections/bonus area; driver-actuated movement means including a launchable number selecting member for launching toward the array of numbers to determine the extent of movement of the movable playing pieces; said movement means including a launching pad, launching flipper means, and a small flat disc which is placed on the pad and launched therefrom onto the playing surface by pressure from the flipper means exerted by the driver, to determine a number in the array, or a penalty in the penalty areas; and the preselected penalties being assessed to a driver whose number selecting member erroneously lands on the penalty areas rather than on the array of numbers.