Game board apparatus

Abstract

A game board apparatus exhibiting a playing field for supporting thereupon a movable object introduced at a launch area located at one end of the playing field. A target area is positioned at a further location of the playing field for receiving the object. One or more obstacles are further located between the launch and target area and which are configured to modify a direction of travel of the object, such as to eliminate any linear path from the launch area to the target area, thus necessitating that the objects instead move along paths dictated by the obstacle(s) in order to reach the target area from the launch area.

1 . A game board apparatus, comprising:
 a body exhibiting a playing field for supporting thereupon a movable object introduced at a launch area located at one end of said playing field;   a target area at a further location of the playing field for receiving the object from said launch area; and   at least one obstacle located between said launch and target areas and configured to modify a direction of travel of said object in order to reach said target area.   
     
     
         2 . The game board apparatus according to  claim 1 , said movable object further comprising a ball. 
     
     
         3 . The game board apparatus according to  claim 1 , said obstacle further comprising a concave depression through which said movable object must travel to reach said target area. 
     
     
         4 . The game board apparatus according to  claim 1 , said obstacle further comprising a convex mound over which said movable object must travel to reach said target area. 
     
     
         5 . The game board apparatus according to  claim 1 , said obstacle further comprising at least one of a curved or undulating pattern over which said movable object must travel to reach said target area. 
     
     
         6 . The game board apparatus according to  claim 1 , said target area further comprising a plurality of pockets for receiving said movable object. 
     
     
         7 . The game board apparatus according to  claim 1 , said body further comprising a ramp located at said launch area for initiating movement of said movable object toward said obstacles and said target area. 
     
     
         8 . The game board apparatus according  claim 1 , further comprising a cue stick for initiating movement of said movable object toward said obstacle and said target area. 
     
     
         9 . A board game apparatus comprising:
 a playing field, and   a traveler for moving along said playing field, said playing field having a launch area at one end for launching said traveler;   a target area at an opposite end of said playing field, said target area having a plurality of pockets for receiving said traveler that is launched from said playing field, and   a curved obstacle between said launch area and said target area, wherein said curved obstacle eliminates any linear path from said launch area to any pocket of said plurality of pockets so that said traveler must move along said obstacle to reach any pocket of said plurality of pockets from said launch area.   
     
     
         10 . The board game apparatus according to  claim 9 , wherein said traveler is a roller or a ball that rolls along said playing field to land in one of said plurality of pockets in said target area and said curved obstacle is at least one concave depression or at least one convex mound. 
     
     
         11 . The board game apparatus according to  claim 9  wherein said launch area includes a ramp for launching said traveler. 
     
     
         12 . The board game apparatus according to  claim 9 , further comprising a stick. 
     
     
         13 . A playing field game board apparatus comprising;
 a starting area at an end of said playing field;   a target area at an opposite end of said playing field including a plurality of scoring pockets;   an obstacle situated between said starting area and said target area, said obstacle containing a plurality of smoothed depressions for restricting any linear path exhibited by said a ball from said starting area to said target area; and   said ball, upon being launched from said starting area, being configured to pass through one of said plurality of smoothed depressions within said obstacle and in order to land in one of said plurality of scoring pockets.   
     
     
         14 . The playing field game board apparatus according to  claim 13  wherein said launch area includes a ramp for launching said traveler. 
     
     
         15 . The playing field game board apparatus according to  claim 13 , further comprising a stick.