Tabletop game

Abstract

A tabletop game includes a first controller mounted to the surface about a first axis such that the first controller is pivotable about the first axis, the first controller comprises a bumper movable transverse to the axis between a resting position and a forward position.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A controller for a tabletop game, comprising:
 a base;   a pivot shaft mounted through the base to define an axis;   a slide system mounted to the base; and   a bumper mounted to the slide system such that bumper is movable transverse to the axis between a resting position and a forward position.   
     
     
         2 . The controller as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the slide system is spring biased to the resting position. 
     
     
         3 . The controller as recited in  claim 2 , further comprising a rear handhold attached to the slide system. 
     
     
         4 . The controller as recited in  claim 3 , further comprising a front handhold attached to the base. 
     
     
         5 . The controller as recited in  claim 4 , wherein the slide system further comprising a slide rail connected to the rear handhold and the bumper. 
     
     
         6 . A tabletop game, comprising:
 a surface;   a first controller mounted to the surface about a first axis such that the first controller is pivotable about the first axis, the first controller comprises a bumper movable transverse to the axis between a resting position and a forward position; and   a second controller mounted to the surface about a second axis such that the second controller is pivotable about the second axis, the second controller comprises a bumper movable transverse to the axis between a resting position and a forward position;   a third controller mounted to the surface about a third axis such that the third controller is pivotable about the third axis, the third controller comprises a bumper movable transverse to the axis between a resting position and a forward position; and   a fourth controller mounted to the surface about a fourth axis such that the fourth controller is pivotable about the fourth axis, the fourth controller comprises a bumper movable transverse to the axis between a resting position and a forward position.   
     
     
         7 . The tabletop game as recited in  claim 6 , wherein the first controller is adjacent to the second controller and a first end of the surface. 
     
     
         8 . The tabletop game as recited in  claim 7 , further comprising an end bell adjacent to the first end of the surface. 
     
     
         9 . The tabletop game as recited in  claim 8 , wherein the third controller is adjacent to the fourth controller and a second end of the surface, the second end opposite the first end. 
     
     
         10 . The tabletop game as recited in  claim 9 , further comprising an end bell adjacent to the second end of the surface. 
     
     
         11 . The tabletop game as recited in  claim 6 , further comprising a scoring counter. 
     
     
         12 . The tabletop game as recited in  claim 6 , further comprising a roll in device to roll a ball onto the surface. 
     
     
         13 . The tabletop game as recited in  claim 6 , wherein the surface is covered in felt.