A board game is provided and includes a game board having a planar playing surface and a pair of goals, one goal at each of the two opposite ends of the game board. The board game also has a pair of centrally facing ramps, one ramp at each of the two opposite ends of the game board. A target ball for positioning on the planar playing surface is provided and a plurality of projectile balls for rolling down the ramp surfaces and onto the planar playing surface are also provided. The board game also has a ball retrieval structure that includes a plurality of openings spaced along the game board that are sized to permit only the projectile balls to pass through. The ball retrieval structure is in communication with the goals such that when the target ball passes through one of the goals it falls into the ball retrieval structure. The ball retrieval structure further includes a pivotal ball collector disposed adjacent the exit opening to collect the target ball and projectile balls and which is positionable between an open position where the collector is substantially parallel to the playing surface and a closed position where the collector is substantially perpendicular to the playing surface.

A marble playing table assembly that typically includes a table portion, a removable playing surface, and a removable marble table section. The table portion typically includes a support surface and at least one downwardly extending support member. The bottom surface of the removable playing surface typically has at least one support peg receiving cavity and at least one playing surface alignment mark. The removable marble table section may have an upright marble retention section defining a sloped center section. The removable marble table section may also include an inwardly projecting portion and at least one support peg engaged to the sloped center section. The removable marble table section removably engages the support surface of the table portion and at least one support peg may engage at least one support peg receiving cavity when the playing surface is engaged with the removable marble table section.

A recording apparatus including an apparatus body having a front section on the operator's side and a rear section remote from the operator's side, a medium feeding device supported by the apparatus body, for feeding a substantially transparent recording medium along a predetermined feed path defining a boundary between the front and rear sections, such that one of opposite surfaces of the medium faces the operator's side, a recording device disposed in the rear section of the apparatus body, for recording an image on the other surface of the medium, and a control device for controlling the recording device such that the image is laterally reversed as viewed in a first direction from the recording device toward the above-indicated other surface of the medium, with respect to a nominal desired image as viewed in a second direction from the front section toward the one surface of the medium, whereby the laterally reversed image is seen as the nominal desired image when viewed in the second direction.

A recording apparatus including an apparatus body having a front section on the operator's side and a rear section remote from the operator's side, a medium feeding device supported by the apparatus body, for feeding a substantially transparent recording medium along a predetermined feed path defining a boundary between the front and rear sections, such that one of opposite surfaces of the medium faces the operator's side, a recording device disposed in the rear section of the apparatus body, for recording an image on the other surface of the medium, and a control device for controlling the recording device such that the image is laterally reversed as viewed in a first direction from the recording device toward the above-indicated other surface of the medium, with respect to a nominal desired image as viewed in a second direction from the front section toward the one surface of the medium, whereby the laterally reversed image is seen as the nominal desired image when viewed in the second direction.

A feeding device for feeding a recording medium having a predetermined printing area on one of its opposite surfaces. The printing area extends in a printing direction. The feeding device includes a pair of feed rollers which holds the medium therebetween in rolling contact with the opposite surfaces of the medium. At least one of the pair of feed rollers is driven so as to rotate about an axis perpendicular to the printing direction, to feed the medium in the printing direction. One of the feed rollers which contacts the above-indicated one surface of the medium has an outer circumferential surface which includes a small-diameter portion whose diameter is smaller than that of the other portions. The small-diameter portion is aligned with the printing area in a direction of width of the medium perpendicular to the printing direction, so that the small-diameter portion is prevented from contacting the printed image. The feed rollers may be replaced by a platen roller of a printer. The platen roller is rotated about an axis perpendicular to the printing direction, and cooperates with a print head of the printer to hold and feed the recording medium such that the platen roller and the print head contact the opposite surfaces of the medium. This arrangement also protects the printed image from an adverse influence by a feeding action of the feeding device.