Disc and method for playing a game on ice

Abstract

A kit for playing a game on ice. The kit includes two or more game discs and a set of instructions for playing the game. The game discs are shaped to enable their passage over imperfections in the ice. Specifically, the game discs are tapered, such as with beveling but not limited to that. The taper reduces the chance that the disc will be stopped or diverted as it travels over the ice. The game requires the formation of two holes spaced from one another in the hole without extending through the ice. The game is played by sliding the discs toward the holes and scoring based on disc entry into the hole as well as closest proximity to the hole.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A kit for playing a game on ice, the kit comprising:
 two or more game discs; and   a set of instructions for playing the game,   wherein the instructions including steps for setting up the game and rules for playing the game,   wherein a step for setting up the game includes forming a first hole and a second hole in the ice spaced from one another by a selectable distance, with the first hole and the second hole not extending completely through the ice, and   wherein a rule for playing the game includes scoring points by tossing one or more of the game discs into the first hole, the second hole or both, and by tossing one or more of the game discs closest to the first hole, the second hole or both.   
     
     
         2 . The kit of  claim 1  further comprising one or more measuring tapes to be used in measuring closest proximity to the first hole or the second hole. 
     
     
         3 . The kit of  claim 1  further comprising a scorecard for recording game scoring. 
     
     
         4 . The kit of  claim 1  wherein each of the two or more game discs is tapered from a center thereof to an outer perimeter thereof. 
     
     
         5 . The kit of  claim 4 , wherein each of the two or more game discs has a top and a bottom, and wherein the taper from the center to the outer perimeter is substantially symmetrical from the top and the bottom of the disc. 
     
     
         6 . A game disc for use in playing a game on ice, wherein the game disc slides on the ice, the game disc comprising a top, a bottom, a center, and an outer perimeter, wherein the game disc is tapered from the center to the outer perimeter. 
     
     
         7 . The game disc of  claim 6  wherein the taper from the center to the outer perimeter is substantially symmetrical from the top and the bottom of the disc. 
     
     
         8 . The game disc of  claim 6  wherein the game disc is round. 
     
     
         9 . The game disc of  claim 6  wherein the taper from the center to the outer perimeter of the game disc is angled. 
     
     
         10 . The game disc of  claim 6  wherein the game disc is made of a nonmetallic material. one or more plant separators are porous.