Table game including modular goals and modular obstacles

Abstract

A table game is provided with modular goal-scoring, modular obstacles, or modular goals. The table game consists of a table with walls and bumpers, a field area or playing surface on the top surface of the table, modular and moveable scoring areas on the field area or playing surface, modular and moveable field pieces or obstacles on the field area or playing surface and balls. The table game includes modular or movable terrain pieces scattered along the top surface of the table game that may promote bank shots along the surface of the table game for scoring on said modular or moveable scoring areas.

1 . A game comprising:
 a table with walls and bumpers;   a field area or playing surface on the top surface of the table;   modular and moveable scoring areas on the field area or playing surface;   modular and moveable field pieces or obstacles on the field area or playing surface; and   balls.   
     
     
         2 . The game of  claim 1 , further comprising a quadrilateral-shaped table with the walls and bumpers encompassing the field area or playing surface. 
     
     
         3 . The game of  claim 2 , wherein the table is square-shaped, whereby players can play in multiple directions including in all sides. 
     
     
         4 . The game of  claim 1 , wherein the field area or playing surface is comprised of a hollow core field, a dampening field or a cloth layer. 
     
     
         5 . The game of  claim 4 , wherein the dampening layer further comprises underlayment, rubber, PET or a similar material used to dampen sound or bounce. 
     
     
         6 . The game of  claim 4 , wherein the cloth layer further comprises cloth material, felt, woven fabric, plastic or similar material. 
     
     
         7 . The game of  claim 1 , wherein the scoring areas are repositionable during game play, and further comprising markings, holes, pockets, traps or gutters. 
     
     
         8 . The game of  claim 7 , wherein the scoring areas are positioned on each side or end of the table. 
     
     
         9 . The game of  claim 7 , further comprising hollow forms beneath the scoring areas, whereby a hole or opening allows for a ball to fall from the scoring area into the hollow forms. 
     
     
         10 . The game of  claim 9 , further comprising different sized holes or openings to allow only specific ball sizes to fall into the hollow forms. 
     
     
         11 . The game of  claim 9 , further comprising a cover placed over the holes or openings to prevent any balls from falling into the hollow forms. 
     
     
         12 . The game of  claim 7 , further comprising nets to collect balls falling through the holes or openings. 
     
     
         13 . The game of  claim 7 , further comprising a ball return mechanism that collects balls falling through the holes or openings via a gutter, whereby said gutter leads the balls into an accessible compartment on a side of the table and whereby the balls are retrievable by a player. 
     
     
         14 . The game of  claim 1 , wherein the field pieces or obstacles are
 repositionable during play to form a contoured surface,   are positioned flush against a longer side wall or flat on the field area or playing surface between the walls, and   comprised of wood, paper, carbon fiber, resin, ceramic, plastic, rubber, concrete, stone, metal, fabric or glass.   
     
     
         15 . The game of  claim 14 , wherein the field pieces or obstacles may be beneath, above or level to the field of play, in the forms of terrestrial topography. 
     
     
         16 . The game of  claim 14 , wherein the field pieces correspond to racetracks, golf courses, amusement parks, billiards or video games. 
     
     
         17 . The game of  claim 1 , further comprising seven small balls and one large ball or four small balls, three medium balls and one large ball that are launched or rolled by a player's hand. 
     
     
         18 . The game of  claim 1 , further comprising a puck, coin or dice. 
     
     
         19 . The game of  claim 1 , further comprising a counting frame for score keeping on two opposite sides of the table, whereby said counting frame consists of moveable beads through a solid thread or rod. 
     
     
         20 . The game of  claim 1 , wherein the table, field area or playing surface, scoring areas, field pieces or obstacles and balls are computerized, whereby a player can play the game on a virtual platform, such as a video game, computer game or virtual reality world.