Methods, apparatuses, and kits for facilitating a gameplay

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a game apparatus for facilitating a gameplay by disposing the game apparatus on a surface, in accordance with some embodiments. Accordingly, the game apparatus comprises a panel and a kickstand. Further, a right panel and a left panel of the panel are rotatable for transitioning the panel between a folded position and an extended position. Further, a front surface of the panel forms a playing surface in the extended position. Further, the kickstand is attached to a rear surface of the panel. Further, the kickstand is rotatable for transitioning the kickstand between a close stand position and an open stand position. Further, the kickstand is configured for inclinably supporting the panel on the surface with an inclination in the open stand position. Further, disposing and the inclinably supporting of the panel on the surface in the extended position allows striking of an object on the playing surface.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A game apparatus for facilitating a gameplay by disposing the game apparatus on a surface, the game apparatus comprising:
 at least one panel disposable on the surface, wherein the at least one panel comprises a right panel, a middle panel, and a left panel, wherein the right panel is pivotally attached to a first side of the middle panel along a first line of attachment using a first coupling mechanism, wherein the left panel is pivotally attached to a second side of the middle panel along a second line of attachment using a second coupling mechanism, wherein the first side opposes the second side, wherein the right panel is rotatable around the first line of attachment and the left panel is rotatable around the second line of attachment for transitioning the at least one panel between a folded position and at least one extended position, wherein the right panel extends away from the middle panel forming at least one first obtuse angle with the middle panel along the first line of attachment and the left panel extends away from the middle panel forming at least one second obtuse angle with the middle panel along the second line of attachment in the at least one extended position, wherein the right panel extends towards the middle panel forming at least one first acute angle with the middle panel along the first line of attachment and the left panel extends towards the middle panel forming at least one second acute angle with the middle panel along the second line of attachment in the folded position, wherein a front surface of at least one of the right panel, the middle panel, and the left panel forms a playing surface in the at least one extended position; and   at least one kickstand disposable on the surface, wherein the at least one kickstand is pivotally attached to a rear surface of at least one of the right panel, the middle panel, and the left panel along a third line of attachment using a third coupling mechanism, wherein the at least one kickstand is rotatable around the third line of attachment for transitioning the at least one kickstand between a close stand position and at least one open stand position, wherein the at least one kickstand extends away from the at least one panel forming at least one angle with the middle panel along the third line of attachment in the at least one open stand position, wherein the at least one kickstand extends towards the at least one panel in the close stand position, wherein the at least one kickstand is configured for inclinably supporting the at least one panel on the surface with at least one inclination in relation to the surface in the at least one open stand position, wherein disposing of the at least one panel on the surface in the at least one extended position and the inclinably supporting of the at least one panel in the at least one inclination in relation to the surface based on disposing the at least one kickstand on the surface in the at least one open stand position allows striking of at least one object on the playing surface based on throwing the at least one object onto the playing surface for facilitating the gameplay.   
     
     
         2 . The game apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the playing surface is configured for maintaining a consistency of the playing surface against the striking of the at least one object on the playing surface, wherein the playing surface is configured for providing a predictable bounce to the at least one object striking the playing surface based on the maintaining of the consistency of the playing surface. 
     
     
         3 . The game apparatus of  claim 2  further comprising at least one stopping mechanism comprised in at least one base end of the at least one panel, wherein the at least one stopping mechanism is configured for frictionally affixing with the surface, wherein the at least one stopping mechanism is configured for preventing at least one movement of the game apparatus on the surface generated by the striking of the at least one object on the playing surface based on the frictionally affixing with the surface, wherein the maintaining of the consistency of the playing surface is based on the preventing of the at least one movement. 
     
     
         4 . The game apparatus of  claim 2  further comprising at least one panel locking mechanism coupled with the at least one panel, wherein the at least one panel locking mechanism is configured for locking a position of at least one the right panel and the left panel in the at least one extended position for preventing at least one panel rotation of at least one of the left panel and the right panel in relation to the middle panel based on the striking of the at least one object on the playing surface, wherein the maintaining of the consistency of the playing surface is based on the preventing of the at least one panel rotation. 
     
     
         5 . The game apparatus of  claim 2  further comprising at least one stand locking mechanism coupled with the at least one kickstand and the at least one panel, wherein the at least one stand locking mechanism is configured for locking a stand position of the at least one kickstand in the at least one open stand position for preventing at least one stand rotation of the at least one stand in relation to the at least one panel based on the striking of the at least one object on the playing surface, wherein the maintaining of the consistency of the playing surface is based on the preventing of the at least one stand rotation. 
     
     
         6 . The game apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one panel comprises at least one first material, wherein the at least one first material is non deformable against the striking of the at least one object, wherein the consistency comprises at least one of a structural consistency and a surface consistency, wherein the maintaining of at least one of the structural consistency and the surface consistency of the playing surface is based on the at least one first material. 
     
     
         7 . The game apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one panel comprises at least one second material, wherein the at least one second material is materially inert, wherein the consistency comprises a compositional consistency, wherein the maintaining of the compositional consistency of the playing surface is based on the at least one second material. 
     
     
         8 . The game apparatus of  claim 2  further comprising at least one vibration absorption mechanism disposed on the at least one panel, wherein the at least one vibration absorption mechanism is configured for absorbing vibrations generated in the at least one panel based on the striking of the at least one object on the playing surface, wherein the maintaining of the consistency of the playing surface is based on the absorbing of the vibrations. 
     
     
         9 . The game apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one object is configured to be thrown on the playing surface, wherein the at least one object is at least one of a solid spherical-shaped object and an inflatable spherical-shaped object, wherein at least one of the solid spherical-shaped object and the inflatable spherical-shaped object does not modify the playing surface based on the striking, wherein the maintaining of the consistency of the playing surface is based on not modifying of the playing surface based on the striking. 
     
     
         10 . The game apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one kickstand is configured to be extendably retractable between an original stand position and at least one extended stand position, wherein the at least one kickstand is configured for modifying the at least one inclination of the at least one panel based on extendably retracting between the original stand position and the at least one extended stand position in the at least one open stand position. 
     
     
         11 . The game apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising at least one calibrating mechanism configured for calibrating the playing surface based on the striking of the at least one object, wherein the calibrating of the playing surface increases a predictability of a subsequent bounce of the at least one object, wherein the at least one calibrating mechanism is configured stabilizing at least one of the at least one panel and the at least one kickstand based on the striking of the at least one object, wherein the stabilizing of the at least one panel comprises modifying an extended position of the at least one panel from an initial extended position of the at least one extended position to a stable extended position of the at least one extended position, wherein the stabilizing of the at least one kickstand comprises modifying an open stand position of the at least one kickstand from an initial open stand position of the at least one open stand position to a stable open stand position of the at least one open stand position. 
     
     
         12 . The game apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the playing surface is configured for providing a plurality of bounces to the at least one object striking the playing surface based on a plurality of consistent throws of the at least one object on the playing surface, wherein the plurality of bounces exhibits a consistency based on the plurality of consistent throws, wherein the consistency in the plurality of bounces makes the plurality of bounces predictable. 
     
     
         13 . The game apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the right panel and the left panel is removably attached to the middle panel. 
     
     
         14 . The game apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one kickstand is removably attached to the at least one panel. 
     
     
         15 . A game kit for facilitating a gameplay, the game kit comprising:
 a game apparatus comprising:
 at least one panel disposable on the surface, wherein the at least one panel comprises a right panel, a middle panel, and a left panel, wherein the right panel is pivotally attached to a first side of the middle panel along a first line of attachment using a first coupling mechanism, wherein the left panel is pivotally attached to a second side of the middle panel along a second line of attachment using a second coupling mechanism, wherein the first side opposes the second side, wherein the right panel is rotatable around the first line of attachment and the left panel is rotatable around the second line of attachment for transitioning the at least one panel between a folded position and at least one extended position, wherein the right panel extends away from the middle panel forming at least one first obtuse angle with the middle panel along the first line of attachment and the left panel extends away from the middle panel forming at least one second obtuse angle with the middle panel along the second line of attachment in the at least one extended position, wherein the right panel extends towards the middle panel forming at least one first acute angle with the middle panel along the first line of attachment and the left panel extends towards the middle panel forming at least one second acute angle with the middle panel along the second line of attachment in the folded position, wherein a front surface of at least one of the right panel, the middle panel, and the left panel forms a playing surface in the at least one extended position; and 
 at least one kickstand disposable on the surface, wherein the at least one kickstand is pivotally attached to a rear surface of at least one of the right panel, the middle panel, and the left panel along a third line of attachment using a third coupling mechanism, wherein the at least one kickstand is rotatable around the third line of attachment for transitioning the at least one kickstand between a close stand position and at least one open stand position, wherein the at least one kickstand extends away from the at least one panel forming at least one angle with the middle panel along the third line of attachment in the at least one open stand position, wherein the at least one kickstand extends towards the at least one panel in the close stand position, wherein the at least one kickstand is configured for inclinably supporting the at least one panel on the surface with at least one inclination in relation to the surface in the at least one open stand position; 
   at least one object configured to be thrown on the playing surface, wherein disposing of the at least one panel on the surface in the at least one extended position and the inclinably supporting of the at least one panel in the at least one inclination in relation to the surface based on disposing the at least one kickstand on the surface in the at least one open stand position allows striking of the at least one object on the playing surface based on throwing the at least one object onto the playing surface for facilitating the gameplay; and   at least one boundary marker disposable on the surface forming a boundary around the game apparatus on the surface, wherein the boundary indicates at least one first region of the surface where the at least one object needs to land in order to score a point by at least one player, wherein the boundary indicates at least one second region of the surface, wherein the at least one second region is physically inaccessible to the at least one player associated with the gameplay, wherein the gameplay requires a first player of the at least one player for bouncing the at least one object off the playing surface based on the striking causing the at least one object to hit the at least one first region, wherein the gameplay requires a second player of the at least one player to catch the at least one object subsequent to the bouncing of the at least one object off the playing surface.   
     
     
         16 . The game kit of  claim 15 , wherein the playing surface is configured for maintaining a consistency of the playing surface against the striking of the at least one object on the playing surface, wherein the playing surface is configured for providing a predictable bounce to the at least one object striking the playing surface based on the maintaining of the consistency of the playing surface. 
     
     
         17 . The game kit of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one of the right panel and the left panel is removably attached to the middle panel. 
     
     
         18 . The game kit of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one kickstand is removably attached to the at least one panel. 
     
     
         19 . The game kit of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one kickstand is configured to be extendably retractable between an original stand position and at least one extended stand position, wherein the at least one kickstand is configured for modifying the at least one inclination of the at least one panel based on extendably retracting between the original stand position and the at least one extended stand position in the at least one open stand position. 
     
     
         20 . The game kit of  claim 15  further comprising at least one calibrating mechanism configured for calibrating the playing surface based on the striking of the at least one object, wherein the calibrating of the playing surface increases a predictability of a subsequent bounce of the at least one object, wherein the at least one calibrating mechanism is configured stabilizing at least one of the at least one panel and the at least one kickstand based on the striking of the at least one object, wherein the stabilizing of the at least one panel comprises modifying an extended position of the at least one panel from an initial extended position of the at least one extended position to a stable extended position of the at least one extended position, wherein the stabilizing of the at least one kickstand comprises modifying an open stand position of the at least one kickstand from an initial open stand position of the at least one open stand position to a stable open stand position of the at least one open stand position.