Apparatus for playing games

Claim 1

Apparatus for playing a game comprising a base, including front and rear housing members secured together by resilient snap-fit formations on said members, one of said members being formed to provide in conjunction with the other member a plurality of individual pockets, each associated with a window in the front housing member and an access opening in the rear housing member, an individual rotary playing drum located one in each of said pockets, to be visible through the respective front windows, and also accessible through the respective rear opening, each said playing drum having a transparent peripheral wall and a printed strip carrying a plurality of different symbols located within and protected by said peripheral wall, said pockets being formed such that they mate with the peripheral surface of each said drum, said peripheral surface forming the sole bearing surface for each said drum, and including a friction damping element located in said base between said housing members, and engaging a plurality of said drums, to prevent accidental rotation thereof, and in which at least one of said housing members is formed with inclined lead-in guide surfaces extending into the interior of the housing at each of said pockets, to assist in locating each drum in the respective pocket during assembly.