Ring toss game

Abstract

The preferred embodiment of the herein described game is comprised of two wood platforms, wherein seven wood sticks are strategically arranged on each wood platform. The seven wood sticks are disposed vertically on each platform to allow for multiple sticks to be captured by a single ring to effectuate the novel aspects of the game. The game is further comprised of four rope throwing rings, wherein two rope throwing rings are marked by one color (for a first player or team) and the remaining two rings are marked by another color (for a second player or team). The players or teams then toss the rings to capture the vertically disposed sticks of the platform in play. The vertically disposed sticks are allotted 1, 2, or 3 points. As noted above, the unique feature of the herein described game is that multiple sticks can be captured by a single ring resulting fast scoring and necessary strategy that is not present in prior art ring toss games.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A Novel Ring Toss Game comprising: a game platform comprised of a top surface, a bottom surface, a front side, a back side, a first end, and a second end, wherein said top surface is further comprised of a plurality of holes, wherein each of said plurality of holes accepts a bottom end of a scoring stick, wherein a top end of each of said scoring sticks extends vertically from said top surface; and
 a plurality of throwing rings, wherein each of said throwing rings are comprised of a diameter, which allows one or a plurality of said scoring sticks to be captured within said diameter of said throwing ring.   
     
     
         2 . The Novel Ring Toss Game of  claim 1 , wherein said Novel Ring Toss Game is comprised of a first game platform and a second game platform, wherein said first and second game platform are comprised of a top surface, a bottom surface, a front side, a back side, a first end, and a second end, wherein said top surface is further comprised of a plurality of holes, wherein each of said plurality of holes accepts a bottom end of a scoring stick, wherein each of said scoring sticks extend vertically from said top surface. 
     
     
         3 . The Novel Ring Toss Game of  claim 1 , wherein said game platform further comprises the shape of a rectangle. 
     
     
         4 . The Novel Ring Toss Game of  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of holes comprises seven holes, wherein each of said seven holes accepts the bottom end of seven of said scoring sticks. 
     
     
         5 . The Novel Ring Toss Game of  claim 1 , wherein each of said scoring sticks are further comprised of a colored marking, wherein each colored marking, wherein said colored marking represents a point value. 
     
     
         6 . The Novel Ring Toss Game of  claim 1 , wherein said holes are arranged to allow said throwing ring to capture one, two, or three of said scoring sticks within the diameter of said throwing ring. 
     
     
         7 . The Novel Ring Toss Game of  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of throwing rings comprises a first set of two of said throwing rings and a second set of two of said throwing rings. 
     
     
         8 . The Novel Ring Toss Game of  claim 7 , wherein the throwing rings of said first set of two throwing rings are further comprised of grips comprising a first color and the throwing rings of said second set of two throwing rings are further comprised of grips comprising a second color. 
     
     
         9 . The Novel Ring Toss Game of  claim 4 , wherein each of said seven scoring sticks are further comprised of a colored marking, wherein said colored marking represents a point value. 
     
     
         10 . The Novel Ring Toss Game of  claim 9 , wherein the colored marking of three of said scoring sticks is a first color; the colored marking of two of said scoring sticks is second color different from the first color; and the colored marking of two of said scoring sticks is a third color different from said first color and said second color. 
     
     
         11 . The Novel Ring Toss Game of  claim 10 , wherein the point value of said scoring sticks with said first color is one point, the point value of said scoring sticks with said second color is two points, and the point value of said scoring sticks with said third color is three points. 
     
     
         12 . A method of playing the Novel Ring Toss Game of  claim 1  comprising the steps of:
 a. providing at least a first player and a second player; 
 b. providing said game platform at a designated distance from said first and second player; 
 c. providing a first set of said throwing rings to said first player and a second set of said throwing rings to said second player; wherein 
 d. said first player throws a ring from their set of said throwing rings, and said second player throws a ring from their set of said throwing rings; wherein the players alternate throwing their rings until they have no further rings to throw in a round of throwing; wherein 
 e. points are scored by said first and second player by their respective throwing rings capturing one or a plurality of said scoring sticks; wherein 
 f. said first player or second player is declared a winner of the game when said winner scores a designated amount of points. 
 
     
     
         13 . The method of playing the Novel Ring Toss Game of  claim 12 , wherein said first player comprises a first team of players and said second player comprises a second team of players. 
     
     
         14 . A method of playing the Novel Ring Toss Game of  claim 2  comprising the steps of:
 a. providing at least a first player and a second player; 
 b. providing said first game platform and said second game platform at a designated distance from each other; 
 c. providing a first set of said throwing rings to said first player and a second set of said throwing rings to said second player; wherein 
 d. said first player throws a ring from their set of said throwing rings, and said second player throws a ring from their set of said throwing rings;
 wherein the players alternate throwing their rings until they have no further rings to throw in a round of throwing, wherein said players alternate throwing from said first platform and said second game platform each round; 
 wherein 
 
 e. points are scored by said first and second player by their respective throwing rings capturing one or a plurality of said scoring sticks; wherein 
 f. said first player or second player is declared a winner of the game when said winner scores a designated amount of points. 
 
     
     
         15 . The method of playing the Novel Ring Toss Game of  claim 14 , wherein said first player comprises a first team of players and said second player comprises a second team of players.