Abstract: A rotatable playing surface amusement game which is automatically controlled by a microprocessor which includes a rotatable object and a segmented substantially circular rotatable playing surface surrounded by a race and means for accelerating the rotatable object onto a race with sufficient centrifugal force as to maintain the rotatable object in the race for a predetermined period of time which upon a timed or player input results in the stopping of the substantially circular rotating playing surface alone or together with the race which may also be rotatable while the rotatable object continues to rotate in the race held by centrifugal force until gravity and inertia result in the return of the rotatable object back onto the rotatable playing surface and coming to rest on a particular segment.
Abstract: A moving playing surface amusement game having an object chute disposed at one end and one or more targets disposed at the other end and a movable conveyor playing surface disposed intermediate the object chute and targets. The conveyor playing surface game includes a microprocessor and a device for sensing the position of an object on the conveyor playing surface in a particular lane or sequencing the speed of the conveyor playing surface with a particular spot on the conveyor playing surface which playing surface can include a variety of surface ornamentations and diverters to change or maintain the path of the object on the conveyor playing surface.
Abstract: A coin bowling amusement game is provided having target pins shaped in the form of bowling pins along with a pivotal coin chute, sweeper arm and display operated by a computer program in which coins are inserted into the coin chute and rolled down an enclosed platform to the target pins which, when struck, activates a display means for audibly or visually displaying a strike which then dispenses prizes and/or tickets redeemable for prizes or activates the sweeper arm after a predetermined number of misses are tallied by the computer controlled coin bowling game.