System and method for adherent gaming equipment and gameplay

Abstract

A gaming system and method for engagable projectiles and targets. The game comprises a novel sport called Acroball™ wherein players may attempt to obtain objectives (e.g., score points) by throwing a projectile at other players or targets. The projectiles include a material comprising many closely knit hooks that may be attachable to a reciprocal material comprising latches. Using such a hook and latch combination, the various projectiles may be thrown or maneuvered to attach to opponents of targets according to the objectives of the underlying game.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A gaming system, comprising:
 at least one projectile having at least one engagable member operable to engage with a receiving area;   at least one apparel having at least one receiving area engageable by the engageable member; and   at least one game target having at least one receiving area engageable by the engageable member.   
     
     
         2 . The gaming system of  claim 1  wherein the engagable member and the receiving area are operable to engage each other by using a hook and latch interface. 
     
     
         3 . The gaming system of  claim 1  wherein the engagable member and the receiving area are operable to engage each other by using an electromagnetic interface. 
     
     
         4 . The gaming system of  claim 1  wherein the apparel further comprises a belt having a plurality of free-flowing appendages, each appendage having at least one receiving area engageable by the engageable member. 
     
     
         5 . The gaming system of  claim 1  wherein the apparel comprises apparel selected from the group including: pants, helmet, sleeve, jacket, arm guard, leg guard, face mask, shoe, glove, belt, and hat. 
     
     
         6 . The gaming system of  claim 1  wherein the gaming target comprises a device selected from the group including: a racket, a mitt, a bat, a stick, a club, a target, a goal, and a glove. 
     
     
         8 . The gaming system of  claim 1 , wherein the projectile comprises a projectile selected from the group including: a spherical ball, a polygonic ball, a spider-leg ball, a looped-leg ball, a disk-shaped projectile, a boomerang, an elongated football, and a jellyfish-shaped projectile. 
     
     
         9 . The gaming system of  claim 1  wherein the projectile comprises at least two different engagable members. 
     
     
         10 . The gaming system of  claim 1  wherein the projectile comprises a core operable to bounce. 
     
     
         11 . A gaming system comprising:
 two teams of opposing players, each player having a worn article having an engagable receiving area operable to engage with a projectile;   at least one projectile having at least one engageable member disposed thereon operable to engage with at least one of the receiving areas; and   at least one goal having a receiving area operable to engage at least one projectile.   
     
     
         12 . The gaming system of  claim 11 , further comprising multiple players per team. 
     
     
         13 . The gaming system of  claim 11 , further comprising two goals, wherein each team defends one goal. 
     
     
         14 . The gaming system of  claim 11  further comprising a playing area having dimensions of approximately one hundred feet long and approximately fifty feet wide. 
     
     
         15 . A gaming system, comprising:
 at least one projectile having at least one engagable member operable to engage with a receiving area; and   at least one target having the receiving area.   
     
     
         16 . The gaming system of  claim 15  wherein the target further comprises:
 a surface area having the receiving area for engaging the projectile; and 
 an electronic counting device operable to detect a proximate projectile. 
 
     
     
         17 . The gaming system of  claim 16  wherein the electronic counting device is operable to determine a length of time in which a proximate projectile is attached to the receiving area. 
     
     
         18 . The gaming system of  claim 16  wherein the electronic counting device is operable to determine a location in which a proximate projectile is attached to the receiving area. 
     
     
         19 . The gaming system of  claim 16  wherein the electronic counting device is operable to determine an identifiable kind of proximate projectile that is attached to the receiving area. 
     
     
         20 . The gaming system of  claim 16  wherein the electronic counting device further comprises a display for displaying a score.