• by Karlene Lukovitz  @KLmarketdaily, June 1, 2011

Hosted in an area off of its main site (chuckecheese.com/chuck-e-games), the game lets kids and parents play to win up to 40 freee tickets for "cool prizes" on their next visit to one of the restaurants by virtually rolling nine balls up a ramp. After rolling all the balls, the player can print out a certificate reedemable in-store for the tickets.

The chain is also encouraging families to email videos or photos of themselves playing Skeeball (to memories@cecentertainment.com), which "may" turn up on Chuck E. Cheese's Facebook page.

In addition, the restaurant brand is promoting the availability of other games and offers on its site, and videos on its YouTube channel.

Game historians, note: Skeeball was invented in 1909, in Pliladelphia, by J.D. Estes, according to  Chuck E. Cheese.