A digit-mounted, spring-assisted device for launching a projectile in response to a launching motion of a finger by a user. The digit-mounted device may comprise a securing means for securing a launcher to the digit of the user. The securing means may comprise a strap, loop, or cinch. The digit-mounted device may further comprise a launch guide extending outwardly from a base member. A projectile may be mounted onto or into the launch guide. A spring may be mounted on the digit-mounted device which is placed under tension when the user prepares to make a launching motion with the digit. The projectile is launched in response to the user making a launching motion with the digit, using the thumb as a tensioning means. The spring is released from tension upon making a launching motion with the digit, adding to the force given to the projectile upon launch. The projectile may take a wide variety of forms.

Disclosed are toy battle dart shooting gameplay environments supporting players' dart projectile hits or tags with detectable projectile devices, systems, and methods for resolving hits to a targeted player from a toy projectile during gameplay. In certain configurations interactive shooting battling provide arrangements are between players individually or within an arena architecture facilitated Targeted Player Hit Resolution via data communications with detectable projectiles and interactive shooting systems and methods.

To achieve a pseudo experience of launching a shuriken with improved presence feeling. A game device includes: a housing; a light source; an optical mechanism; a movement detection sensor; and a light source driver. The housing is configured to be held on a first palm of an operator. The housing includes a front protruding portion which protrudes forward and an upper surface which faces upward. The light source is housed in the housing and configured to emit light. The optical mechanism is housed in the housing and projects the light from the light source forward from a tip of the front protruding portion. The movement detection sensor detects forward movement of a second palm of the operator on the upper surface, wherein the second palm is different from the first palm. The light source driver drives the light source based on movement detection by the movement detection sensor.

A mechanically-integrated shooter and target game utilizing breath-activation of a free-flying projectile includes at least one of (a) player-adjustability of the position of a game-integrated target member relative to a base member and air turret of the game, which in turn alters game-play difficulty, (b) at least one user-selectable game-integrated target member whereby projectile interaction may occur with differing such target members, or (c) at least one scoring sensor affixed to the game and detecting physical interaction events occurring between the projectile and game-integrated target member. The scoring sensor can perform at least one of generating a sound, producing a light, producing viewable read-out data, storing data, or transmitting data to a remote digital device, in each case responsive to the interaction events.

An arrow golf system has a bow having a bowstring, an arrow having a shaft with a ball on one end with a fletching and a string nock on an opposite end, a starting location, a finishing location, and a capturing apparatus at the finishing location. A player shoots the arrow from the starting location with the bow, to a second location closer to the finishing location, retrieves the arrow at the second location, and shoots the arrow toward the capturing apparatus from the second location.

The disclosure relates to a method for controlling a graphic interface for displaying images of a digital representation of a launcher in a virtual environment Ev, the launcher comprising a launching arm equipped with a magnet. An array of magnetometers M.sub.i measures the magnetic field generated by the magnet, a state vector of the launching arm in a virtual reference frame Rv is determined, and a phase of arming then firing a projectile in the virtual reference frame Rv are identified. An image is then constructed and displayed on the graphic interface.

Among other things, a game includes individual game pieces and an airborne vehicle (having a motor, a battery connected to the motor, a propulsion device connected to the motor, and a game piece support). A controller is configured to activate the motor when a first period of time has passed after one of the individual game pieces has been received at the game piece support and to deactivate the motor when a second period of time has passed after the motor has been activated.

A strategic pattern building game apparatus having a target grid and a rotatable loading tray movable between an elevated position above and aligned with the target grid during play and a folded position adjoining the target grid for transport and/or storage. The game apparatus includes a plurality of playing discs which are placed in channels in the target grid and in the loading tray, and projectile launchers used by players to knock out playing discs until one player achieves four of his/her discs in a horizontal, vertical or diagonal line. The discs are deformable and received at the target grid for being ejected during game play when impacted by the projectile.

An inexpensive toy projectile launch apparatus incorporating pivotally connected housings which may be quickly and easily assembled. The hand held toy projectile launchers include a flexible plastic launch spring having engaging portions mounted within the housings to enable an operator to move the housings in relation to one another using one hand, with an end portion of the launch spring for engaging and launching a projectile. Each component includes a number of structures such that assembly is simple, but the structure is both robust and inexpensive. The apparatus may launch soft foam darts or soft foam spheres and each launch apparatus includes an elongated strip-like plastic launch spring that bends when primed so as to provide energy for launch.

Various embodiments provide systems and methods for live action gaming.