Ball-and-target game with tiltable playing surface therefor

DETAILED DESCRIPTION In accordance with this invention, there is presented a game of skill, which is economically manufactured and easily operated.
Being portable and personalized for individual amusement and not larger than an office writing pad in length and width, and no more than 3" thick, the game of skill disclosed herein is seen to be in combination with a programmable data means device, with visual display array, means for tilting the playing surface thereof and a pinball type game obstacle field playing surface table.
Only one pinball is required for playing.
Operation of this invention requires a simple hand manipulation of the playing surface table, thereby creating an incline surface where a pin ball will begin to roll as in any ordinary pin ball game.
The object of the game is to maneuver the playing table in any given direction for the purpose of causing the pin ball to strike a programmable numerical function electronic data means which is centrally located and has a plurality of target keys.
The operator with very little training will learn to manipulate the playing surfaces in order to obtain a large score or reach an objective by readily controlling the pinball to strike at the data means; and each and every strike at a different target key of the data means by the pinball will provide different changes in scores.
The operator may begin play by setting a timer switch means for length of play, then the player races against the said timer switch means for high score, etc.