Abstract: An alphabet learning and word forming game is presented which utilizes a round ball having letters on its surface and four pick-up sticks. The surface of the alphabet ball is made of a material that is readily attached to one end of the pick-up stick. This attaching mechanism may be a vinyl ball and a pick-up stick having suction cups on one end or it may be a ball covered with a clear adhesive pile surface and a pick-up stick with a VELCRO hook surface on one end. The ball is rolled between players and the pick-up stick is attached to the ball such that one letter is underneath the pick-up stick each time it is rolled. The players accumulate points for forming words during a set time period from the letters which they have obtained through catching the ball with the stick. If the player is dissatisfied with the letters that he has, the ball may be re-rolled to him to obtain a new letter with a penalty of one point for each re-rolling. One point is awarded for each word formed.

Abstract: A target/projectile game is presented which has an essentially square-shaped target and disc-shaped projectiles. The square-shaped target has a flat horizontal board located inside a square-sided box. The flat board is divided into scoring areas and has two adjacent cylindrical bull's-eye targets in the center of the board. Inside each cylinder is a narrow exact bull's-eye peg. The cylinders and pegs rise above the surface of the flat board. Discs are thrown and points are added (or substracted) depending on the accuracy of the throw. A variation of the game is played when a top box-shaped blinder top cover is placed over the lower box and flat board. The blinder cover has an opening through which the discs must be thrown to score points.