Game

Abstract

A puzzle game includes a cylindrical body having a plurality of generally circular raceways arranged vertically. Each raceway is formed so as to retain a plurality of balls and have at least one opening to permit a ball to be moved to an adjacent raceway. The game also includes a plurality of balls sized to fit in the raceways and be retained in the raceways. The ball can include a number of groups equal to the number of raceways, where each group has a unique marking.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A game comprising:
 a cylindrical body having a first generally circular raceway and a second generally circular raceway and a plurality of vertical raceways, each circular and vertical raceway being formed so as to retain a plurality of balls and each vertical raceway having a top opening and a bottom opening to permit a ball to be moved to a circular raceway; and   a plurality of balls, formed in a number of groups, where the number of groups equals the number of raceways and where each group has a unique marking.   
     
     
         2 . The game of  claim 1 , wherein the cylindrical body is formed of a magnetized material and the balls are formed of a material that is attracted to the body. 
     
     
         3 . The game of  claim 1 , wherein the unique marking is a color. 
     
     
         4 . The game of  claim 1 , wherein the unique marking is a pattern on the outer surface of each ball. 
     
     
         5 . The game of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of raceways includes six raceways. 
     
     
         6 . The game of  claim 1 , wherein the top and bottom raceways each have an opening corresponding to one of the vertical raceways. 
     
     
         7 . The game of  claim 6 , wherein the vertical raceways openings to the top and bottom adjacent raceways. 
     
     
         8 . The game of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of balls are formed from glass. 
     
     
         9 . The game of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of balls are formed from metal.