A wheel for an amusement game is disclosed that is rotated by a motor at a constant speed and has a plurality of apertures, wherein each aperture is provided with a sensor that positioned on the wheel and consequently, when a game piece or ball falls passes though the aperture it is immediately read by the sensor and therefore the wheel element can provide a signal to a processor to provide immediate feedback to a player reflecting the detection such as by providing sound effects, lighting effects and the activation of a ticket dispenser.

Disclosed is an indicating means that may be worn by a player or attached to a target when playing with non lethal projectiles to indicate when a player or a target has been struck by a projectile. The disclosed indicating means comprises a fabric containing sequins followed by a layer of padding beneath the fabric. Sequins are brushed into a first position at the start of game play. During game play, impact of a projectile onto the indicating means will be absorbed by the padding creating undulations radiating outwards from the point of impact causing the sequins to flip to a second position indicating that the player or target has been struck. The disclosed indicating means will work with any projectile, does not require an electrical charge to operate, is low cost, reusable, and durable.

A prompting device for prompting state information of a physical game character includes a smog machine and a control circuit. The smog machine include a smog chamber, a heating element, and an air-blowing device. The smog chamber has a receiving cavity for receiving smog fluid, an inlet, and an outlet. The inlet and the outlet are in communication with the receiving cavity. The heating element is mounted within the receiving cavity and generates heat to vaporize the smog fluid after an electric current is applied. The air-blowing device is disposed corresponding to the outlet for blowing an air flow towards the receiving cavity. The air flow generated by the air-blowing device enters into the receiving cavity from the inlet and discharges smog within the receiving cavity from outlet. The control circuit is configured to control the smog machine to generate the smog that characterizes the state information.

Disclosed is a ball throwing game machine in which, when a ball is hit by a hitting device whose hitting force is controlled by a handle, the ball is thrown to fly toward a game operation part and enters the game operation part, and here, a control device, which has received a light emission color signal and a ball entry signal from the game operation part, outputs a score signal to a score display device that corresponds to the light emission color signal from the game operation part to display a predetermined score on the score display device corresponding to the light emission color signal from the game operation part at the time the ball enters.

A robotic platform is configured to transport a cup. The robotic platform includes a rack housing that has a top side and a bottom side. The top side has a plurality of cup slots configured to accommodate the cup. At least one drop detection sensor and at least one obstacle avoidance sensor are mechanically coupled to the rack housing. An integrated circuit is electrically coupled to a battery, the at least one drop detection sensor, and the at least one obstacle avoidance sensor, a first geared motor and a second geared motor. The geared motors are attached to wheels. The integrated circuit is programmed to determine if a sensor has a data above set point, and then executing a move path.

An amusement game with a parabolic ball launcher for projecting a ball that will attempt to strike a primary hoop target, which can pivot or oscillate. The primary target allows the stricken ball to fall through and attempt to hit one of the two openings on a suspended platform positioned on a rotating wheel, which has openings toward the periphery of the wheel to eventually rest the ball. The rotating wheel has programmable displays corresponding to each of the openings on the periphery of the wheel, which can be adjusted based on user input to reflect new parameters or values.

In a motor control device, a communication interface receives a control command defining a target rotation amount and a target rotation speed of a motor. A sensor interface receives a detection signal from a rotation angle sensor outputting a detection signal in every rotation of the motor at a predetermined angle. A controller decides a set value of a rotation speed of the motor. A drive signal generator generates and outputs a drive signal for rotating the motor. The controller calculates a difference between the target rotation amount and a total rotation amount of the motor from start of execution of the control command, based on the number of received detection signals, and determines whether an abnormality occurs in operation of the motor based on an update frequency of a minimum value of the difference or a non-update period when the minimum value of the difference is not updated.

A gameplay system and method may include system components for gameplay using mobile electronic devices in combination with system play components. The mobile electronic device may be used to select a game play mode from more than one game play modes and one or more system play components may have a function defined differently between the one or more game play modes. The gameplay system and method may provide a connected environment for gameplay in which system play components may interact with each other wirelessly and through physical interaction to define a game play mode.

A target gaming system is provided that includes at least one target having an optical sensor. The target is adapted to move untethered around in a targeting area. At least one weapon is provided that emits an optical signal recognized by the optical sensor. The optical signal contacting the optical sensor constitutes a scoring hit. A game is provided with players are allocated to form teams, each player having an optical sensor weapon and the targeting area is an arena or sporting venue.

The present invention relates to a method for operating a ride (1) on a terrain (10) having at least one vehicle (20), the at least one vehicle (20) having a drive device (22), at least one passenger receptacle (21) for at least one passenger (5), and a store (24) that can be filled with projectiles (15), the method being characterized in that the at least one vehicle (20) is moved on the terrain by means of the relevant drive device (22) and in that at least one projectile (15) can be removed from the store (24) can be fired at the instigation of the at least one passenger (5). In addition, the present invention relates to a ride (1).