Cue ball table game

Abstract

A table game comprising a flat surfaced table, a free standing upsettable penalty tower, seven holes spaced away from sides of the flat surface, seven cue balls, one of which is a premium ball, and an individual cue ball return channel, sound deadening pad, ball drop slot, and scoring box, each corresponding to a given hole. Each player, in turn, places a striker ball in a specific spot on the table surface, a striker ball position marker, and stands at the front of the table, then shoots the striker ball at a target ball. Shooting from the front of the table enables the placement of the table alongside a wall, or even in a corner. This saves considerable space as compared to existing cue ball game tables.

1 . A cue ball table game comprising:
 a) a cue stick;   b) balls; and   c) a table comprising:
 a flat surface, 
 a free standing upsettable penalty tower, 
 a front, 
 a striker ball position marker, 
 a front bumper, 
 a left side bumper, 
 a right side bumper, 
 a rear bumper, 
 holes spaced away from the bumpers, 
 rails, 
 return troughs, each of which correspond to a specific hole, 
 a ball drop slot, and 
 a respective scoring box corresponding to a given hole; 
   wherein a first ball, designated as a striker ball, is placed on the striker ball position marker;   wherein a second ball, designated as a target ball is placed ahead of, and to the left of, the striker ball;   wherein a player uses the cue stick to shoot, from the front, the first ball at the second ball; and   wherein a ball that is sunk into one of the holes rolls down the corresponding return trough, through the ball drop slot, and into the respective scoring box corresponding to a given hole.   
   
   
       2 . The cue ball table game of  claim 1  wherein the table further comprises sound deadening pads between the return troughs and the ball drop slot. 
   
   
       3 . The cue ball table game of  claim 1  wherein the free standing upsettable penalty tower includes a base upon which it stands on the flat surface, and wherein said tower can be upset when a said ball comes in contact with it. 
   
   
       4 . The cue ball table game of  claim 1  wherein said first ball is of a different color than said second ball, wherein the first ball is always the first striker ball at the start of a game, but wherein either ball can act as a striker ball during the course of play. 
   
   
       5 . The cue ball table game of  claim 1  wherein said tower has a cylindrical shape and wherein the base has a larger area than the rest of the tower. 
   
   
       6 . A cue ball table game comprising:
 a flat surface,   a free standing upsettable penalty tower,   a front,   a striker ball position marker,   a front bumper,   a side bumper,   holes spaced away from the bumpers,   return troughs, each of which correspond to a specific hole,   a ball drop slot, and   a respective scoring box corresponding to a given hole,   
     wherein a first ball, designated as a striker ball, is placed on the striker ball position marker; 
     wherein a second ball, designated as a target ball, is placed ahead of, and to the left of, the striker ball; 
     wherein a player uses the cue stick to shoot, from the front, the first ball at the second ball; and 
     wherein a ball that is sunk into one of the holes, rolls down the corresponding return trough, through the ball drop slot, and into the respective scoring box corresponding to a given hole. 
   
   
       7 . The cue ball table game of  claim 6  wherein the table further comprises sound deadening material between the return troughs and the scoring boxes. 
   
   
       8 . The cue ball table game of  claim 7  wherein the free standing upsettable tower includes a base upon which it stands on the flat surface, and wherein said tower can be upset when a said ball comes in contact with it. 
   
   
       9 . The cue ball table game of  claim 8  wherein said first ball is of a different color than said second ball, wherein the first ball is always the first striker ball at the start of a game, but wherein either first or second ball can act as a striker ball during the course of play. 
   
   
       10 . The cue ball table game of  claim 9  wherein said tower has a cylindrical shape and wherein the base has a larger area than the rest of the tower. 
   
   
       11 . A cue ball table game comprising:
 a) a cue stick;   b) balls; and   c) a table comprising;
 a flat surface, 
 a cylindrical penalty tower, 
 a striker ball position marker, 
 a front bumper 
 a side bumper 
 a rear bumper 
 a first hole spaced away from the bumpers, 
 a return trough which corresponds to the hole, 
 a ball drop slot, and 
 a respective scoring box corresponding to the hole; 
   wherein a first ball, designated as a striker ball, is placed on the striker ball position marker;   wherein a second ball, designated as a target ball is placed ahead of, and to the left of, the striker ball;   wherein a player uses the cue stick to shoot, from the front, the first ball at the second ball; and   wherein a ball that is sunk into the hole, rolls down the corresponding return trough, and into the scoring box corresponding to the given hole.   
   
   
       12 . The cue ball table game of  claim 11  wherein the table further comprises sound deadening material between the return trough and the scoring box. 
   
   
       13 . The cue ball table game of  claim 11  wherein the tower includes a base upon which it stands on the flat surface, and wherein said tower can be upset when a said ball comes in contact with it. 
   
   
       14 . The cue ball table game of  claim 13  wherein said first ball is of a different color than said second ball, wherein the first ball is always the first striker ball at the start of a game, and wherein either first or second ball can act as a striker ball during the course of play. 
   
   
       15 . The cue ball table game of  claim 14  wherein said tower has a cylindrical shape and wherein the base has a larger area than the rest of the tower. 
   
   
       16 . The cue ball table game of  claim 15  wherein said surface includes said first hole and six additional balls. 
   
   
       17 . A method of playing a cue ball game comprising the steps of:
 a) placing a penalty tower on a flat play surface of a table;   b) placing a striker ball of a first color on a flat table surface on a marker near the front of said table;   c) placing a second ball ahead and to one side of the striker ball;   d) striking the striker ball with a pool cue such that said striker ball hits said second ball and then a first bank of said table and said second ball hits a second bank opposite said first bank; and   e) scoring by having either ball fall through a hole in said flat play surface.   
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 17  wherein said step of scoring includes said ball following a separate trough after falling through said hole, to return to said front of said table to a scoring box corresponding to said hole and assigning a score to a player based on a position of said hole on said surface.