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A game apparatus (20) for propelling a ball (37) towards a target. The game apparatus (20) includes a housing (22), a launching mechanism (32) mounted in a first end portion of the housing, and a rotary-translating target (44) mounted on a second end portion of the housing. The launching mechanism i

A game apparatus (20) for propelling a ball (37) towards a target. The game apparatus (20) includes a housing (22), a launching mechanism (32) mounted in a first end portion of the housing, and a rotary-translating target (44) mounted on a second end portion of the housing. The launching mechanism includes a catapult lever (34) biased away from the housing by a spring (42). A rotatable cup (36) for carrying the ball is rotatably carried on the catapult lever. A linkage arm (43) is pivotally connected between the rotatable cup and a mounting post (58). Depression of the catapult lever causes rotation of the rotatable cup and received ball, while release of the catapult lever causes the rotatable cup to impart an axial spin to the ball (37) as it is propelled toward the target. The target moves along a circular path during game play.

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[ The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:] [18.] A game apparatus for propelling a game projectile towards a target, comprising:a base;a catapult mounted on the base;a projectile holder rotatably carried on the catapult lever fo

[ The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:] [18.] A game apparatus for propelling a game projectile towards a target, comprising:a base;a catapult mounted on the base;a projectile holder rotatably carried on the catapult lever for receiving and at least partially circumscribing a projectile, the projectile holder having a central axis that is aligned with a central axis of the received projectile;means for rapidly advancing the catapult away from the base; andmeans for rotating the projectile holder during advancement of the catapult so that the projectile is propelled from the catapult with an axial spinning motion.