Object tossing game

Abstract

An object-toss game having a gameboard providing a plurality of apertures is provided. Tossed objects sent through a hole are collected into respective nets and result in an initial tally of associated points. A rear wall and sidewalls may project above the platform along respective edges thereof so that players can bounce off in order to send the object through a nearby aperture. Each aperture may have a point value that differs from an adjacent aperture. The sequence in which objects are sent through an aperture may determine the awarding of initially tallied points, whereby one player may be able to block initially tallied points from being awarded to another player

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A gameboard for an object toss game, the gameboard comprising:
 a platform elevated above a supporting surface by way of one or more walls so that the platform is level relative to said supporting surface;   a plurality of aperture formed in the platform, wherein the plurality of apertures define at least three different sized openings; and   for each aperture, a net secured to an underside of the platform so as to catch an object sent through said aperture.   
     
     
         2 . The gameboard of  claim 1 , further comprising a rear wall extending along a rear edge of the platform so as to project at least two inches above said rear edge. 
     
     
         3 . The gameboard of  claim 2 , further comprising a side wall extending along each side edge of the platform so as to project at least two inches above each respective side edge. 
     
     
         4 . The gameboard of  claim 3 , wherein the plurality of apertures comprises five apertures, including two front apertures, two rear apertures, and a center aperture. 
     
     
         5 . The gameboard of  claim 4 , wherein the two front apertures and two rear apertures are inward of four rectangular corners, respectively, of the platform. 
     
     
         6 . The gameboard of  claim 4 , wherein the two rear apertures have a rear diameter less than a front diameter of the two front apertures, and wherein the front diameter is less than a center diameter of the center aperture. 
     
     
         7 . A method of playing an object toss game, the method comprising:
 placing the gameboard of claim  6  on a supporting surface;   taking turns between two teams sequentially tossing a plurality of objects from a predetermined distance from a front edge of said gameboard; and   tallying a point value for each object sent through one of the five apertures as a function of a diameter of the receiving aperture.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising awarding the tallied point value to a first team of the two teams only if there is no object subsequently received in the aperture associated with said tallied point value.