Game

Abstract

An apparatus for playing a game and particularly a table-top game which represents soccer. The apparatus includes a figure for playing a game comprising a model player fitted to a hollow base ( 5 ) wherein the base has at least one opening ( 2, 3, 4 ) in communication with the cavity and the player has at least one opening ( 1 ) in communication with the cavity, and wherein a ball can enter the cavity through the opening on the base or the opening on the player.

1 . A figure for playing a game comprising a model player fitted to a hollow base defining a cavity wherein the base has at least one opening in communication with the cavity and the player has at least one opening in communication with the cavity, and wherein a ball can enter the cavity through the opening on the base or the opening on the player. 
     
     
         2 . A figure according to  claim 1 , wherein the figure has three openings on the base. 
     
     
         3 . A figure according to  claim 2 , wherein the three openings are positioned at the left, right and front of the base respectively. 
     
     
         4 . A figure according to  claim 1 , wherein the figure has only one opening on the player. 
     
     
         5 . A figure according to  claim 1 , wherein the figure has one opening on the player and three openings on the base. 
     
     
         6 . A figure according to  claim 1 , wherein the player has a chest and the opening on the player is on the chest. 
     
     
         7 . A figure according to  claim 1 , wherein the player is releasably attachable to the base. 
     
     
         8 . A team comprising from one to ten figures according to  claim 1  and a moveable barrier attached to a handle. 
     
     
         9 . A team according to  claim 8  comprising ten figures. 
     
     
         10 . A team according to  claim 8  additionally comprising a ball, the ball having appropriate dimensions to enter the cavity of each player of the team via the opening on the base and the opening on the player. 
     
     
         11 . A game comprising:
 a plurality of figures according to  claim 1 ;   at least one ball;   a playing surface having two sides and two ends;   two goals; and   at least two cues.   
     
     
         12 . A game according to  claim 11  additionally comprising studs for supporting the ball in an elevated position above the surface upon which the stud is positioned. 
     
     
         13 . A game according to  claim 11 , wherein the goals are releasably attachable to the two ends of the playing surface. 
     
     
         14 . A game according to  claim 11 , wherein the playing surface is at least partially surrounded by a trough. 
     
     
         15 . A game according to  claim 14 , wherein the playing surface is completely surrounded by a trough. 
     
     
         16 . A game according to  claim 11 , wherein the playing surface is demarcated into a number of squares. 
     
     
         17 . A game according to  claim 16 , wherein the playing surface is demarcated into between two hundred and five hundred squares. 
     
     
         18 - 19 . (canceled)