DE2448624A1 - LUCKY AND SKILL GAME - Google Patents

Description

Game of chance and skill

The invention relates to a combined luck and Gesghiek-

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casual game in general, and in particular / a modified form of the popular one, known as bingo; known. Game is.

During the past few years, various forms of the game of bingo have become popular and are used by both. Children as well as adults played. In a popular form of e-bingo game , each player is given one or more Siago cards. and bingo tokens, each card having different Buahetaben / lfummerii combinations arranged in columns (eg: B - 6). Different letter / Noiamex-n combinations are selected at random and all players who have this particular combination on their kart put a bingo marker on the relevant square. The game continues until one of the players has any row of five squares that can run horizontally, vertically , or diagonally,

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has topped up on his bingo card, making him the winner of the game is explained.

Although the game explained above is of considerable playful value. and interesting and engaging for both adults as well as for children, the game could become even more attractive,

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by allowing interventions by the game / that determine the course of the game. As a new variable or freedom is added to the skill or influence of the player, further variations and modifications of such games can be created which have increased play value and will generate considerable consumer interest.

The invention relates to a modified form of the game of bingo. More precisely, instead of a random selection of any letters /% always combination, as in a traditional bingo game, the device according to the invention is used to select the specific letter / number combinations, the

™ 1Έ their skill game device allows the players to influence / influence the ^{making of the selection * u.} In the course of the game, indicator balls are brought by a ball drive device onto a rotating playing field which has two groups of ball-receiving depressions, each of which has a corresponding letter, bar or number display. In particular, each player uses his skill and his sense of time in operating the ball drive device to throw a certain letter / number combination that appears on one or more of his bingo cards, by first throwing a small ball into one Group of wells toss to select the letter you want and then throw a large ball into the other group of wells _{6 to} select the number you want. Accordingly, the letter / number m combination selected by the player is indicated by the position of the balls in the two groups of wells. Instead of randomly selecting the letter / number combination, as in conventional Bing -

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ORIGINAL INSPECTED

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Game, every player has the opportunity to play with the little ones and. Throw large balls the desired letter / number combinations to fill the fields on his bingo card. on in this way the new element of skill becomes the conventional one Bingo game added, with increased appeal and increased interest in the game value of this well-known Game is increased.

It is thus a primary object of the invention to provide a combined To create a game of skill and chance that is like the traditional bingo game, but the interesting new one Element of skill and influencing the course of the game holds in itself. In its commercial form, the game is transportable, relatively simply constructed with Mass production process simple and at a low cost manufacturable / consists of a number of simple and proportionate indestructible parts.

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A gaming table / created by the invention soj.1

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with a / playing field consisting of two rotating parts that move either in the same or in opposite directions, each rotating part having ball-receiving depressions and corresponding display symbols.

As an illustrative embodiment that shows the purpose and properties of the invention, a combined A game of chance and skill created from a circular playing field, one lengthwise from it Throwing track and a ball throwing device that is attached to the end of the throwing track and the small and large indicator balls moved along the track on the circular playing field. The playing field consists of an outdoor part and a Inner pane that is in the same direction or in the opposite direction

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Direction in a / can be. The outer part has a large number of indexed compartments

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provided that form the ball-receiving depressions and the are arranged at such a distance from each other that they the large, thrown on the field indicator ball but the small indicator ball between the (dividing walls let through on the inner disc. You inner pane is equipped with a large number of bullet-catching indentations provided with index marks, which are designed in such a way that that they have the little ameeige ball that goes through the partitions can get through.

As in the conventional bingo game, the aim of the player in the combined game of skill and chance is to fill any one of five horizontally, vertically or diagonally arranged fields on his bingo card. In the game according to the invention, J © dach, the player can increase his skill in throwing the ball so that he improves the probability of achieving the desired letter / number combinations EU, while the player in the conventional bingo game has no influence has the determination or the selection of the letter / number combination which are selected purely at random. Thus, a new element of skill and influence has been added to the traditional bingo game , increasing its play value. Of course, this gaming machine can be used in any other game that requires two choices. Furthermore, the display icons of this game can be changed so that the device can be used in playing a wide variety of games including, but not limited to, variations on card games, word games, and the like.

The invention is illustrated below in an exemplary embodiment, explained in more detail with reference to drawings. Show it:

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Fig. 1 is a plan view of a typical embodiment of the invention, where game accessories and balls are shown for illustration}

2 shows an enlarged section of the cable of the main display panel;

Fig. 3 is a view from below, the in one, the arrangement , _x rotatable

("Lazy Susan") shows to / storage of the gaming table)

4 shows an enlarged view from above old Xeilschnitte, for providing various details of the rotating game table, and its. Drive;

Fig. 5 is a cross-section essentially entlaag of, in 4 bit 5-5 denoted cutting limit runs and which shows further details of the gaming table and the ball drive device §

Fig. 6 shows a cross section _t of the essentially, along the

Section line 6-6 runs in Fig. 1, and the further Details of the storage container and the ball drive device are shown in FIG

Fig. 7 is an enlarged Seilaus® © _$ haitt substantially along the section line 7-7 in Fig. 4, the details of the switch assembly of the power supply for driving the rotatable pitch shows.

For further explanation, a game device is shown in FIG. represents, generally designated by the reference number '10, that realized the essential features of the invention, and that from a gaming table 12 with a circular playing field .14, one therefrom extending lengthways trajectory 16 and one, attached to the end of the trajectory 16 ball drive device 18, for hurling the different sized display balls 20, along the trajectory 16 on the playing field 14, there is. In this illustrative form of the invention, specifically

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The accessories are designed for the Blngo game from a suitable number of bingo cards 22, the conventional bingo card brandη 24, a supply of Ίetons 26 and a sats of the anchor pins 28, their purpose in the following will be explained.

The structural elements of the gaming table 12 are on best of the pig. 4, 5 and 6 can be seen. The gaming table 12, which can be molded in one piece from plastic, is made from a circular, with a step-shaped recess 32 and a fastening column arranged in the center 32a provided! Frame part 30, and one long ago running web part 34, which extends from the side 30a of the circular frame part 30 extends from. The longitudinal running frame part 34 consists of the two side parts and 38, which enclose the trajectory 16 extending lengthwise between them. Additionally are how in Hg. 4, the side parts 36 and 38 with the containers 36a and 38a and the removable covers or Lids 36b and 38b, respectively. With this particular one Exemplary embodiment, the container 36a can be used for storage of the Bingo Earten brands 24 and the. «Ketones 26 are used, while the accumulators or batteries 40a and 401 'can be accommodated in the container 38a, the purpose of which will be explained below.

As best from Tig. 4, the side parts 36 and 38 can be seen with the fastening holes 42 and 44, respectively, on the fastening the ball drive device 18 provided. Like in Tig. 6, the ball drive device 18 has the Torrn a triangular arch, with the hanger 46 and legs 48 and 30 which are inserted into mounting holes 42 and 44, respectively. On hanger 46 is a chained one Ball suspended, its vertical distance ^ from ^ the trajectory 16 is adjustable. In particular, the / arrangement consists of the slotted part 52 in which a hole 52a is so made

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is that the chain 54 and the attached hit ball can be adjusted to different heights and held by the hanger 46 at a suitable distance above the fairway 16. You fairway 16 is also equipped with suitable starting places for the indicator balls 20, such as the recess 16a, the Can accommodate indicator balls 20 of various sizes, such as the small-diameter ball 20a or the large-diameter ball 20b. As will be explained, the impact ball can 56 aligned colinearly with both indicator balls 20a or 20b so that they are thrown along the fairway 16 onto the playing field 14 when the ball 56 hits will.

The constructive details of the circular playing field are best taken from the Pig. 4 and 5 can be seen. The circular one Playing field 14 consists of a rotating outer part 60 which is mounted so that it is within the step-shaped Recess 32 rotates and an inner disk 62 attached is that it can rotate within the outer part 60. More specifically, outer part 60 is constructed so that there is a has a step-like shape that fits into the step-like recess 32. * fits, and is equipped in the center with a fastening tube 60a, which is placed coaxially on the fastening column 32a so that the outer part 60 can rotate with respect to the circular frame 30. Outside of the fastening pipe 60a, the outer part 60 is provided with a bath driving surface 60b, the purpose of which will be explained. Additive-, The outer circumference or edge 60c of the outer part 60 is borrowed provided with a plurality of upright partitions 6Od, the distance between which is chosen so that the large display ball 20b is retained, but they are far enough apart to allow the small indicator ball 20a to pass through. Outside the partition walls 60d, the upper surface of the outer edge 60c is provided with a large number of display symbols 60e, assigned to the spaces between the partition walls 6Od and.

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In this embodiment of the invention, which is specifically designed for the game of bingo, the display symbols exist 6Oe of matching numbers that match the numbers on the bingo cards 22.

The circular playing field 14 also contains the inner part or the disk 62 rotating within the outer part 60. In the center iet inner part 62 is provided with a recess 62a which has a mounting hole which is made in the bottom so that the tune part 62 rotatably on the Mounting column 32a can be mounted, the upper linden tree 32b protrudes through the fastening hole. Somewhat away from the center of the inner part 62 is a wheel drive surface 62c, which is aligned with the wheel drive surface 60b of the outer part 60. In addition, the inner part 62 is with a plurality of ball receiving recesses 62d which are separated from each other by the partition walls 62e. The surface of the inner part 62 is outside the depressions 62d provided with the display symbols 62f, which are assigned to the depressions 62d. In this embodiment of the invention, Specially designed for the game of bingo, there are five ball receiving recesses 62d and the display symbols 62f consist of the letters of the word B-I-N-G-O that are assigned to the wells 62d.

During the game, the outer part 60 is rotated in a direction while the inner part 62 rotates in the opposite direction. You particular drive arrangement that does this is clearly shown in Figs. In detail that will outer part 60 driven directly by a motor-driven wheel unit 70 and the rotational movement thus transmitted to the outer edge 60 is used to rotate the inner disk 62 by means of a To drive motion-transmitting device 90 in the opposite direction, the device for motion transmission 90 thus transmits the rotary movement of the outer part 60 in one direction to the inner part 62 in such a way that it moves in the opposite direction.

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he sets direction rotates. The motor-driven wheel unit 70 consists of a motor 72, the shaft 72a of which drives a drive belt 74, which transmits the rotational movement to a pulley 76. A co-rotating drive wheel 78 is fastened on the pulley 76 and is in singular engagement with a vertical flange 60f which extends over the entire circumference of the part 60. The entire motorized wheel unit 70 is mounted on a plate 80 which is rotatably mounted at 30a with respect to the recess 32 to ensure that the drive wheel 78 remains in contact with the vertical flange 60f in order to transmit _{the φ rotational movement thereto} rotatably mounted plate 80 is biased by suitable measures, such as the spring 82, so that the drive wheel remains in contact with the vertical flange 60f. Of course, the batteries 40a and 40b are connected to the motor 72 by wires 40c for power transmission. As shown in FIG. 4, in this exemplary embodiment of the invention, the outer part 60 is driven by the drive wheel 78 in the counterclockwise direction.

While the outer part 60 rotates counterclockwise, the wheel drive surface attached to it transmits the rotational movement on the movement-transmitting device 90. In detail, the movement-transmitting device 90 is provided with a central mounting hole and three radially arranged slots 90a, which are provided on the at the top of the mounting column 32a fit existing retaining pin 32c. The motion-transmitting Device 90 is also provided with three radially arranged spokes or shafts 90b at the ends of which have wheels 90c can be rotatably attached. As a result of the locking pins 32c being snapped into the slots 90a, the radially disposed Shafts 90b do not rotate and accordingly remain stationary with respect to shaft 32a. However, if the outer part 60 rotates, transmits the attached Wheel tread 60b the rotational movement on the wheels 90c, the

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in turn with the wheel tread attached to the inner part 62 62c are connected, which transmits the rotational movement of the baths 90c to the inner part 62 by friction. Around ensure that the wheels 90c are frictionally engaged with the wheel treads 60b and 62c to permit rotational movement To transfer from the outer part 60 to the inner part 62, the upper end of the fastening column 32 is with a locking screw 32d which holds the wheels 90c and the wheel treads 60b and 62c in frictional contact with one another. Consequently it should be understood that when the outer member 60 is driven in the counterclockwise direction, the wheels 90c will be in the opposite direction, and that this movement is transmitted to the inner part 62, so that it is clockwise rotates, opposite to ansenieil 60. Of course it would also be possible to rotate the outer part 60 and the inner part 62 in the same redness by simply each of the wheels 90c is replaced with a twin wheel arrangement will.

In the usual execution of the game, the gaming table is used usually placed on a flat surface, such as a table T or the like, with a variety of players sitting around the gaming table 12. When it is a player's turn, the longitudinal fairway and the one attached to it must Ball drive device 18 placed in front of the player will. In order to achieve this in a simple and convenient manner, the gaming table 12 is equipped with a rotating device ("Lazy Susan") equipped, whereby the circular frame part 30 rotates about an axis when the longitudinal frame part 34- of Player to player is turned around in a circle. In detail, as in Pig. 3, the circular frame part 30 is shown with a support plate 100 which has a support column 100a rotatably attached to the circular frame part 30. In addition, there are 34 » the running wheels 102 on the underside of the containers 36a and 38a, respectively and 104 rotatably mounted. That way it is for you

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It is not necessary for the player to take his turn. to switch or to lift and move the gaming table. Instead, the player simply pushes the length-running one Frame part 34 in the direction of the next player, so that the wheels 102 and 104 with respect to the table surface turn. This will cause the gaming table 12 to rotate and be aimed at the next player. The circular one However, frame part 30 and the playing field 14 remain in the Middle of all players, when it turns around the platen 100, which does not rotate with respect to the table surface T.

S ¹ for the power supply from the batteries 40a and 40b to "motor is a particular switching arrangement 110 is provided, which produces the Eontakt a resilient contact pieces 108 to the battery 40a or interrupts. As shown in Figures 4 and 7, the battery container 33a has an end wall 38c »which is provided with a channel 38d and a cutout 38e. The batteries 40a and 40b are of appropriate size and are placed in the battery container 38a in such a way that the battery 40a touches the blind wall 38c and that the battery 40b is always under voltage in contact with the resilient contact piece 106. However, the resilient contact piece 108 is movably attached in the channel 38d so that it can establish or separate contact with the battery by actuation of the switching arrangement 110; The switching arrangement 110 is equipped with an actuating member 112 which protrudes through an opening 34a in the upper surface of the longitudinally directed frame part 34. The actuating member 112 is molded in one piece together with the shaft 112a which is rotatably mounted with respect to the frame part 34 so that the actuating member 112 can be rotated from the position shown in Fig. 7, shown in bold to the position shown in phantom. The actuator 112 is provided with an extension 114 which contacts the resilient contact member 108, which in turn is constructed and secured so that it always remains in contact with the extension 114. if

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that is, when switch 110 is turned to the dashed or "ON" position, extension 114 will bring resilient contact member 108 into contact with battery 40a. When the power is to be switched off, the switching device 110 is rotated to the bold or "OFF" position and the resilient contact member 108 remains in contact with the extension 114 which moves away from the battery 40a, so that the resilient contact member 108 the Contact with the battery 40a is interrupted. Furthermore, the switch assembly 110 is held in its "ON ¹¹ - or" OFF "position by a cam arrangement, which consists of a cam member 112b formed on the underside of the actuator 112 and a cam member 116a mounted on an arm 116, in contact with the cam member 112b. Accordingly, the switch 110 is held in its "OFF" position by one side of the cam member 112b abutting the cam member 116a, it is held in its "ON" position by is brought into the dashed position on the other side of the cam member 116a.

In order to make the device according to the invention clearly understandable, a brief description of the course of the game now follows. In a typical application, the device described can be equipped for playing a modification of the popular bingo game, the device according to the invention being used by the players to make the selection of letters and numbers. In preparation for the bingo game, the bingo cards 22, the bingo card tokens 24, the tokens 26 and the marking pins 28 are distributed among the players, the remaining tokens 26 are set aside and added to the winning of the first dogs. The ball throwing device 18 is then fastened in the fastening holes 42 and and the height of the striking ball 46 with respect to the fairway 16 is adjusted as explained above. The game table 12 is set up in the middle of the players and is rotated on the wheels 102 and 104 so that the fairway 16 and

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the shot put device 18 face the first player. The mechanical switch 110 is in phantom in its brought drawn ⁿ £ IN "-Fosition, so that the resilient contact piece is brought 40a in contact with the battery 108 to close the circuit supplying the motor 72 with current, whereby the Drive wheel 78 begins to rotate and transmits the rotary motion to the outer part 60. When the outer part 60 rotates, the motion-transmitting device 90 with the baths 90c transmits this rotary motion to the inner part 62 so that it rotates in the opposite direction, as explained above.

After the device has been prepared for play, each player tries to throw the letter / number combination that appears on his bingo card 22 by first placing the small ball 20a for the desired letter and then the large indicator ball 20b for the desired one Number throws. Specifically, the first player places the small indicator ball 20a on the starting place or seat 16a and the chain 54 with the hitting ball 56 are aligned so that the hitting ball 56 is in line with the ball 20a in order to achieve a clean shot. The striking ball 56 is then moved radially outward from the gaming table 12, the chain 54 being held taut so as to have a certain probability of hitting the small indicator ball. The ball is then either released or pushed forward, as the direction arrow A in flg. 5 shows. Although the popular bingo game is a pure game of chance, in which the players have no influence on the selection of letters and numbers, the device according to the invention allows the player to use his skill in throwing the ball 20 at a desired letter or number. More specifically, before the ball 56 is released, the player can follow the rotational movement of the inner member 62 so that when the desired hole 62d and the associated index letter 62f approach the fairway 16, the ball 56 to push and hurl the little ones A display ball 20a can let go along the fairway 16 onto the playing field 14. Consequently can

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the player »a sense of time and his skill in addition use ^ to move to the required field 62d and the letter 62f xu fell. However, the element of chance remains in the game obtained because the small indicator ball 20a must pass the outer part 60, which is in the opposite direction to the desired hole 62d moved and even more the element of chance is increased in that- the small display ball 20a through the partitions 6Od and over the rotating inner part 62 must arrive before d * comes to rest in one of the depressions 62d.

Accordingly, it will also be understood that a player has the opportunity to practice a game skill with the device according to the invention to improve. More precisely, the more the skill of the player, the better he can determine how long the small indicator ball 20a needs to move over the rotating outer ring 60c, through the partition walls 60d into the recess 62d rotating in the opposite direction. In this way, the player with the game according to the invention can use his skill and his sense of time Aim for the desired wells 62d and the corresponding alphabetical ones displayed by the indicator 62f Letters improve, while in traditional bingo the Letters and numbers are selected completely at random and the player has no opportunity to influence the course of the game and improve his dexterity.

When the small Anxeigekugel 20a in one of the recesses 62d has come to rest and the associated letter 62f has been selected, the player must use the ball drive device the large display ball 20b along the trajectory 16 onto the playing field 14 spin. In the same way as the small indicator ball 20a, the large indicator ball 20b is placed on the launch site or seat 16a is deposited and thrown by the ball drive device 18. Again the player can use his skill and his sense of time when throwing for a desired recess 6Od and an assigned number 6Oe on the rotating

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use the outer part 60. If, however, the outer part rotates, the element of chance remains in play because it changes the large display ball 20b will rotate with the outer edge 60c before it comes to rest between a pair of partition walls 6Od.

Determine the booth positions of the small and large indicator balls 20 the selected letter / number combination (e.g. B-6) and the player announces this combination. All of the players who have that particular combination on their bingo cards 22 should place a bingo card token 24 on the relevant space. The player who threw the combination has an indicator pin 28 in the, for ditee Combination marked hole in main display panel 36b, like. shown in fig. The next player does the same Scheme and the game continues around the table until one of the players does any horizontal, vertical or has filled a diagonal row of five fields on his bingo card. When that happens, he becomes a winner the round explains and receives all tokens from the "pot". If a player claims to have won, his must winning bingo card can be checked by comparing the fields it has filled with the main scoreboard 36b will. The indicator pins 28 should not be removed until the winner's bingo card has been confirmed. The game is over when, after several rounds, one player has all of the chips.

Of course, the device according to the invention can be used for playing a variety of board games, e.g. every game in which the.player makes two selections the course of the game is determined, the described device determining the selection. E.g. the device can can be used according to the invention for playing card games, wherein the one ball determines the color of the card and the other ball the letter or number of the card.

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Claims (12)

Claims y Game of chance and skill with a circular Playing field and first and second indicator balls, characterized in that the sling device (18) the first and second indicator balls (20a, 20b) moved towards the playing field (14) that the playing field from a first rotatable part (62), with ball pick-up devices of the first type (62d), for receiving the first indicator balls (20a), and of a second rotatable part (60) which is arranged between the first rotatable part (62) and the centrifugal device (18), and that the second rotatable part (60) is provided for receiving the second display ball (20b), this second ball receiving device (6Od) prevents the passage of the second indicator ball (20b) and the passage of the first indicator ball (20a) into the ball receiving device (62d) of the first type, and that a device (70) for driving the first and second rotatable Part is provided. 2. Game according to claim 1, characterized in that the first rotatable part (62) on the ball receiving devices of the first type (62d) has first display devices (62f) and that the second rotatable part (60) on the ball receiving devices of the second type (6Od) has second display devices (6Oe). 3. Game according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that that the drive device (70) has first drive means (72-76) for direct rotary driving of the second rotatable Part (60), and a motion transmission device (90) for transmitting the rotary motion of this second rotatable Partly on the first rotatable part (62) so that the first rotatable part rotates in the opposite direction as the second rotatable part. 509816/0344 4. Game according to claim 31, characterized in that that the second rotatable part (60) has a circumferentially extending vertical flange (60f), and that the first Drive means have a motor-driven had (78) which is in contact with the vertical flange and which provides rotational movement the second rotatable part transmits. 5. Game according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that that the motion-transmitting device (90) has a plurality of rotatable motion-transmitting wheels (90c) which are in frictional contact with the first and second rotatable members. 6. Game according to claim 5 »marked thereby eichnet, that the first rotatable member (60) has a surface (60b) which is in frictional contact with the motion-transmitting wheels (90c) stands and thereby causes it to rotate in one direction, and that the second rotatable member (62) has a surface (60c), which is in frictional contact with the motion-transmitting wheels, and that thus causes the second rotatable part will rotate in the opposite direction to the first rotatable part. 7. Game according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that g e k e η η ζ eichnet that the ball receiving device second Art has a multitude of upright parts (6Od) that around the second rotatable part with a circumferential distance are arranged. 8. Game according to one of claims 1 to 7 »thereby g e k e η η ζ e ic h η e t that the gaming table adjoining the playing field (14) is a lengthwise extending part, which represents a fairway (16), has that this part has storage compartments (36a, 38a) with removable covers (36b, 38b) and that a compartment (36b) has display symbols that are used as the main. " .scoreboard can be used. 5 0 9816/0344 9. Game according to claim 8, characterized in that the ball throwing device one on the fairway (16) "has attached striking ball (56) to hit the first and second indicator balls and move them along the fairway to fling onto the field. 10. Game according to one of claims 1 to 9 »characterized in that the first display ball (20a) has a has a smaller diameter than the second indicator ball (20b). 11. Game according to claim 8 or 9 »characterized in that that the circular playing field (14-) on a support plate (100) is rotatably mounted, and that the lengthwise extending part on its underside with rotatable wheels (102,104) is provided which run on a surface so that the longitudinally extending part can be rotated when the circular playing field rotates on the platen. 12. Game according to claims 8 or 9, characterized in that one of the storage compartments (38a) is equipped for receiving batteries, that this compartment has an end wall (38c) for holding one of the batteries, that in this end wall a channel (38d ) is shaped, in which a resilient contact piece (108) is attached, and that a switching device (110) touches this resilient contact piece and can move it to and fro so that the resilient contact piece can establish or separate contact with one of the batteries. 509816/0344