ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,668, issued on April 29.

"Ball game kit and method of playing it, entitled beach sniper" was invented by Vahe Grigoryan (La Crescenta, Calif.) and Vardan Grigoryan (La Crescenta, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A Beach Sniper game kit and method for playing by multiple teams are provided. The kit includes a target ball with a hook, a target ball support with a conical frustum, strike and pitch balls, elastic ropes, and ropes forming triangular playing areas. A digital counter tracks the scores. The game involves positioning players in specific locations within and outside the triangles. Teams alternate between pitching/receiving...