Inflatable pitch board game

Abstract

A pitch board game includes a board made of drop stitch inflatable material. The board, prior to inflation, is light weight, compact and easily carried from location to location. When inflated, the board is comparable in strength and hardness to solid wooden board. The game itself is played like the game “cornhole,” as bean bags are tossed by players onto the upper surface of the board, which is propped up at an acute angle. Bags landing on the surface count one point, and bags landing in a hole in the board count three points.

1 . A game comprising:
 a first board having a rectangular shape, an upper playing surface, a first end, a second, opposite end, and a hole formed through the first board near the first end;   a leg connected to the first board at the first end, and supporting the first board at an acute angle relative to a substantially horizontal plane of a ground upon which the first board is positioned;   at least one throwing object, sized and shaped to approximately fit within the hole when tossed at or onto the playing surface of the first board,   wherein the first board and leg are made of an inflatable drop stitch fabric.   
     
     
         2 . The game of  claim 1 , wherein the leg and the first board are in fluid communication with each other, and the game further comprises an inflation valve disposed on one of the leg and the first board. 
     
     
         3 . The game of  claim 2 , wherein the leg and the first board are inflatable to a pressure of between 4 and 20 p.s.i. 
     
     
         4 . The game of  claim 1 , wherein the first board has a length of approximately four feet, and a width of approximately two feet. 
     
     
         5 . The game of  claim 1 , wherein the leg extends substantially across the width of the first board. 
     
     
         6 . The game of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of throwing objects, shaped and sized to fall through the hole in the first board when thrown by a player. 
     
     
         7 . The game of  claim 1 , further comprising two sets of throwing objects, each set having a distinguishing feature which distinguishes throwing objects from one set from throwing objects from the other set. 
     
     
         8 . The game of  claim 6 , wherein each throwing object is approximately six inches by six inches, and contains a loose, granular material sufficient to provide an overall weight of approximately one pound. 
     
     
         9 . The game of  claim 1 , further comprising a second board, of substantially the same construction, size, shape and material as the first board, and having a rectangular shape, an upper playing surface, a first end, a second, opposite end, and a hole formed through the second board near the first end, a leg connected to the second board at the first end, and supporting the second board at an acute angle relative to a substantially horizontal plane of a ground upon which the second board is positioned, wherein the at least one throwing object includes a plurality of throwing objects comprising two distinct sets, wherein one set is used by a first player and the second set is used by a second player. 
     
     
         10 . The game of  claim 9 , wherein the first and second boards are arranged in substantial axial alignment, and spaced apart by a predetermined distance with the playing surface of each board sloping upwardly relative to a direction of throw of a throwing object, wherein a throwing position for two competing players is defined by an area of ground to a side or behind each of the first and second boards. 
     
     
         11 . The game of  claim 3 , wherein the leg and the first board are inflatable to a pressure of 10 p.s.i. 
     
     
         12 . A method of playing a game comprising:
 forming a first inflatable board from drop stitch fabric and having a first flat playing surface and a second opposite surface, a first end and a second, opposite end, a hole extending through the first board near the first end of the board, and a support leg disposed near the first end on the opposite surface of the first board;   locating a substantially flat area of ground;   inflating the first board and leg and placing the first board on the ground with the leg resting on the ground and propping the first board up at an include, acute angle; and   providing a plurality of throwing objects, each sized, shaped and weighted to be thrown by a player towards the first board from a predetermined distance and position,   wherein the first board is sloped upwardly relative to the player throwing objects at the first board.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the inflating step comprises inflating the first board and leg to a pressure of between 4 and 20 p.s.i. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising
 forming a second inflatable board from drop stitch fabric and having a first flat playing surface and a second opposite surface, a first end and a second, opposite end, a hole extending through the second board near the first end of the second board, and a support leg disposed near the first end on the opposite surface of the second board;   inflating the second board and leg and placing the second board on the ground with the leg resting on the ground and propping the second bard up at an inclined, acute angle;   axially aligning the first and second boards and spacing the first and second boards at a predetermined distance from each other, wherein the boards are sloped downwardly towards each other, and upwardly relative to the position of players throwing the throwing objects.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein providing a plurality of throwing objects includes providing two sets of throwing objects, each set being visually distinguishable from the other set while having the same size, shape and weight. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the inflating step comprises inflating the first board and the leg to a pressure of 10 p.s.i. 
     
     
         17 . A game of  claim 1 , wherein the first board includes an upper layer of plastic material, a lower layer of plastic material, and a plurality of stitches extending between the upper and lower layers of plastic material. 
     
     
         18 . A method of  claim 12 , wherein the first board includes an upper layer of plastic material, a lower layer of plastic material, and a plurality of stitches extending between the upper and lower layers of plastic material.