Magnetic dart game with interchangeable game targets

Abstract

A magnetic dart game. Darts are formed with a strong magnet portion in the front instead of a metal point. The front of the darts includes an impact or an elastomeric impact stop, which absorbs the force from the dart hitting the board, facilitating the dart sticking on the board in the location where it hits. The board is also magnetic and includes a magnetic vinyl printed section that contains the game board or target, which is used to play the game. This target can be changed to play either the games provided with the product or those designed and printed by the consumer. The dart system is formed with magnetic legs which are removable and also a magnetic scorer, with a portion of the scorer that moves up and down on a paddle, thus enabling the score to be kept magnetically.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A game system comprising:
 a board, having a flat surface, the flat surface being of a magnetic attractable material, and the flat surface having a game design thereon;   a leg system, propping up a first side of the board, such that the board is at an angle less than 45° relative to the horizontal; and   a dart assembly, having a front surface that is flat and holds against the flat surface of the board, the flat surface having an impact stop section, formed of an elastomeric portion which is sized to receive the force from throwing the dart, the dart assembly having a strong magnet under the elastomeric surface, and having an aerodynamic portion in a rear portion of the dart assembly,   where the dart assemblies are thrown against the flat surface of the board and stick to the flat surface of the board by virtue of an attraction between the strong magnet and the magnetic attractable material of the board.   
     
     
         2 . The system as in  claim 1 , wherein the leg system includes a pair of legs which are attached to the board magnetically and can be removed from the board magnetically. 
     
     
         3 . The system as in  claim 1 , wherein the flat surface of the board includes a magnetic printed vinyl sheet which shows the game design, wherein the magnetic printed vinyl sheet is removable and replaceable on the board, which allows an infinite number of games (Provided and user-defined) to be played on the same basic system. 
     
     
         4 . The system as in  claim 3 , wherein the board includes a structural layer, a magnetic tractable layer formed over the structural layer, and the magnetic printed vinyl sheet attached to the magnetic tractable layer and held thereon. 
     
     
         5 . The system as in  claim 1 , wherein the impact stop section is between −⅛ and ¼ of an inch in thickness. 
     
     
         6 . The system as in claim one, wherein the strong magnet is a rare-earth magnet. 
     
     
         7 . The system as in  claim 1 , further comprising a magnetic scorer, formed of a paddle with magnetic tractable sections on its edges, and a magnetic guide which fits over the first and 2nd edges, and includes openings therein, where the openings are located to a location on the paddle which indicates a score, and are held at that location on the paddle by the magnetic by the attraction between the magnetic guide and the magnetic attractable portion.