EP0276136A2 - Appareil d'amusement - Google Patents

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EP0276136A2
EP0276136A2 EP88300439A EP88300439A EP0276136A2 EP 0276136 A2 EP0276136 A2 EP 0276136A2 EP 88300439 A EP88300439 A EP 88300439A EP 88300439 A EP88300439 A EP 88300439A EP 0276136 A2 EP0276136 A2 EP 0276136A2
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strike
initiating
amusement apparatus
striker
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EP0276136A3 (en
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Alan James Black
Philip Joseph Patterson
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Sound Leisure Ltd
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Sound Leisure Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
    • A63F9/30—Capturing games for grabbing or trapping objects, e.g. fishing games
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F2250/00—Miscellaneous game characteristics
    • A63F2250/14—Coin operated
    • A63F2250/142—Coin operated with pay-out or rewarding with a prize
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F2250/00—Miscellaneous game characteristics
    • A63F2250/14—Coin operated
    • A63F2250/142—Coin operated with pay-out or rewarding with a prize
    • A63F2250/144—Dispensing a gift

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  • the present invention relates to amusement apparatus, and particularly, though not exclusively, to such apparatus in which a prize is automatically dispensed to the player when certain conditions are met.
  • Amusement apparatus such as that to which the present invention relates may operate purely on chance, or alternatively may depend to a lesser or greater extent on the skill of the player.
  • the present invention relates to apparatus of a type which requires a degree of skill.
  • amusement apparatus comprising at least one strike initiating member adapted for movement into and out of a striking area, and at least one striker member operable by a player to hit said strike initiating member when said strike initiating member is within said strike area, the apparatus also including a prize dispenser and being controlled in such a manner that a prize is dispensed when the striker member hits the strike initiating member.
  • the movement of the or each strike initiating member is controlled by a computer program.
  • the computer program is adapted to store the number of times the strike initiating member is hit by the striker member and to alter the movement of the or each strike initiating member accordingly to make it more difficult for the player to cause the striker member to hit the strike initiating member.
  • strike initiating members there are several strike initiating members with a striker member for each strike initiating member.
  • striker member there may be a single striker member which is movable under the control of the player to strike any one of the several strike initiating members.
  • it may be movable along a predetermined path in the form of a straight or curved line, or may alternatively be rotatable about a vertical axis.
  • the apparatus also includes means for producing sound effects to accompany the actions of the striker and strike initiating members.
  • amusement apparatus takes the form of a "cat and mouse” game.
  • Three strike initiating members are provided in the form of mice 1, 2 and 3 which run along slots 1a, 2a, 3a. Under the control of a computer program, the mice are individually moved along the slots 1a, 2a, 3a so that they appear intermittently from mouseholes 1b, 2b, 3b.
  • mice During the course of the game, one of the mice will move into a strike region where it may be "hit” by an adjacent cat 4 holding a hammer 5. This is achieved by the player of the game pressing a strike button 6 on the amusement apparatus at the correct time.
  • the hammer does not actually touch the mouse, which may be a soft toy, but electronic sensors indicate a "hit” when the hammer and mouse coincide.
  • a prize is automatically dispensed from the amusement apparatus through aperture 7.
  • the computer program is designed on the principles of fruit machine logic, in that the program stores the number of wins and, if the player is winning easily, the movement of the mice is adjusted to make it more difficult to win.
  • the computer program causes the mice to poke their heads out of the mouseholes without coming out completely, in order to initiate a premature response from the player.
  • the computer program may also generate sound effects to match the actions of the cats and mice.
  • a joystick may be provided to move the cat, with a single strike button to operate the hammer.
  • three strike buttons are provided, one for each cat.
  • the apparatus may be coin-operated, a coin being inserted into the slot 9 to activate the machine and start the game.

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EP88300439A 1987-01-22 1988-01-20 Amusement apparatus Withdrawn EP0276136A3 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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GB8701389 1987-01-22
GB878701389A GB8701389D0 (en) 1987-01-22 1987-01-22 Amusement apparatus

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EP0276136A2 true EP0276136A2 (fr) 1988-07-27
EP0276136A3 EP0276136A3 (en) 1989-09-06

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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0353705A1 (fr) * 1988-08-03 1990-02-07 Namco, Ltd. Appareil de jeu
EP0412522A1 (fr) * 1989-08-08 1991-02-13 Namco, Ltd. Machine de jeu de tir
US5571267A (en) * 1994-09-09 1996-11-05 Konami Co., Ltd. Target hitting game machine

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR435039A (fr) * 1911-08-26 1912-02-20 Maximilien Lambert Lloro Jeu automatique distributeur de jetons
US3754759A (en) * 1972-02-16 1973-08-28 Marvin Glass & Associates Round-about game apparatus
GB2089221A (en) * 1980-12-16 1982-06-23 Masudaya Corp Ltd Game table

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GB607795A (en) * 1946-01-24 1948-09-06 Stevenson & Lovett Ltd Improvements in or relating to amusement apparatus
US4244568A (en) * 1979-02-09 1981-01-13 Marvin Glass & Associates Game apparatus

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR435039A (fr) * 1911-08-26 1912-02-20 Maximilien Lambert Lloro Jeu automatique distributeur de jetons
US3754759A (en) * 1972-02-16 1973-08-28 Marvin Glass & Associates Round-about game apparatus
GB2089221A (en) * 1980-12-16 1982-06-23 Masudaya Corp Ltd Game table

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0353705A1 (fr) * 1988-08-03 1990-02-07 Namco, Ltd. Appareil de jeu
EP0412522A1 (fr) * 1989-08-08 1991-02-13 Namco, Ltd. Machine de jeu de tir
US5016890A (en) * 1989-08-08 1991-05-21 Namco Ltd. Shooting game machine
US5571267A (en) * 1994-09-09 1996-11-05 Konami Co., Ltd. Target hitting game machine

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GB8801254D0 (en) 1988-02-17
GB2200053A (en) 1988-07-27
GB8701389D0 (en) 1987-02-25
EP0276136A3 (en) 1989-09-06

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