Game playing apparatus and method

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an apparatus for playing game. The apparatus includes a game board member, at least one circular ball member, and at least one biasing arrangement. The game board member includes a top portion, a bottom portion and opposite sides, and a game board body extending between the top portion, the bottom portion, and the opposite sides. The game board body includes a pattern configuration. The at least one circular ball member is adapted to move within the game board body along the pattern configuration. The at least one biasing arrangement is configured along at least one of the opposite sides of the game board member. The at least one biasing arrangement is adapted to be pulled to generate a biasing force to hit the at least one circular ball member to be moved within the game board body along the pattern configuration.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus for playing game, the apparatus comprising:
 a game board member having
 a top portion, a bottom portion and opposite sides, and 
 a game board body extending between the top portion, the bottom portion, and the opposite sides, the game board body comprising a pattern configuration; 
   at least one circular ball member adapted to move within the game board body along the pattern configuration;   at least one biasing arrangement configured along at least one of the opposite sides of the game board member, wherein the at least one biasing arrangement is adapted to be pulled to generate a biasing force to hit the at least one circular ball member to be moved within the game board body along the pattern configuration.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the pattern configuration comprises:
 at least one track configuration extending from at least one of the opposite sides, towards the top portion,   a plurality of protruding member extending upwardly from a surface of the game board body between the top portion, the bottom portion and the opposite sides; and   an obstruct member extending upwardly from the surface of the game board body along the plurality of protruding member, and the at least one track configuration.   
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one track configuration comprises:
 a track member having:
 a first portion extending from at least one of the opposite sides, towards the top portion, 
 a second portion slantedly extending from the first portion from at least one of the opposite sides, towards the top portion, and 
 a third portion slantedly extending from the second portion downwardly from the top portion towards the bottom portion. 
   
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the first and the second portions extend in spaced relation with at least one of a side edges of the at least one side of the opposite sides to form a narrow track arrangement to enable the at least one circular ball member to travel therewithin by the biasing force generated by the at least one biasing arrangement. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the third portion enables the at least one circular ball member to provide a slope to pass through the obstruct member and the plurality of protruding member of the pattern configuration to reach to the bottom portion. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 3  further comprising a block member extending from the third portion to direct the at least one circular ball member. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of protruding member of the pattern configuration comprises:
 a first set of the plurality of protruding member formed along the at least one track configuration around the top portion; and   a second set of the plurality of protruding member spaced from the first set of the plurality of protruding member, and formed along the at least one track configuration around the bottom portion.   
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the obstruct member is provided between the first set of the plurality of protruding member and the second set of the plurality of protruding member. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one biasing arrangement comprises:
 a shaft member partially received within at least one of a recess along the at least one of the opposite sides, of the game board member to partially extend in the at least one track configuration;   a helical spring received on the shaft member; and   a spring stopper provided in the at least one track configuration to hold the helical spring on the shaft member when the at least one biasing arrangement is pulled to generate the biasing force to hit the at least one circular ball member.   
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising a bell member configured along the top portion of the game board member, wherein the bell member produces sound when the at least one circular ball member is hit by the at least one biasing arrangement  140  to be moved within the game board body. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising a winning area configured along the bottom portion of the game board member. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the winning area comprises a plurality of pockets to receive at least one prize or a playing card, wherein a winner or the prize is decided based on which pocket of the plurality of pockets the at least one circular ball member is received. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising a support stand member coupled along a back side, opposite to a front side, of the game board body, to provide support to the game board member and at slanted orientation with respect to a ground so that the at least one circular ball member rotate freely from the top portion towards the bottom portion of the game board member. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising a storage area configured on the game board member to store the at least one circular ball member. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising a billboard configured along the top portion of the game board member for display. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising a covering member to cover the game board member to enable the at least one circular ball member to move within the game board body along the pattern configuration without coming out form the game board body. 
     
     
         17 . A method for playing game using an apparatus, the apparatus having a game board member with a pattern configuration, at least one circular ball member, and at least one biasing arrangement, the method comprising:
 hitting the at least one circular ball member via the at least one biasing arrangement to move along the pattern configuration.