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US 10,179,276 B2Granted
International soccer board game
OwnerPatrick A. Vaughaninventor
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Abstract
A soccer board game to emulate the action, skill and strategy of a conventional soccer match. The board game includes a game board having markings of a conventional soccer pitch. Cylindrical player pieces are utilized to manipulate a ball piece and impart a sliding or a flipping motion in the ball piece. The players may pass, shoot, or throw the ball in actions to emulate the play of a conventional soccer match.
Claims20
A board game, comprising:
- a game board having a substantially rectangular surface having indicia representing a marking of a soccer field;
- a plurality of first team player pieces having a first color;
- a plurality of second team player pieces having a second color;
- the first team player pieces and the second team player pieces formed having a substantially cylindrical hollow body with a closed bottom end surface disposed for contact with the game board surface during play and an open top end with the cylindrical hollow body dimensioned to receive a finger of a player;
- a goal net;
- a ball piece formed as a spherical section having a substantially flat bottom surface and a curved top surface, and
- wherein, with the ball piece positioned subjacent to the closed bottom end surface, a movement is imparted to the ball piece by application of a downward pressure by the player's finger within the cylindrical hollow body.
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A method of board game play, comprising:
- providing a game board having a substantially rectangular surface having indicia representing a marking of a soccer field;
- providing a player piece having a substantially cylindrical hollow body, a closed bottom end surface disposed to contact the game board surface, and an open top end dimensioned to receive a player's finger within the cylindrical hollow body;
- providing a ball piece formed as a spherical section having a substantially flat bottom surface and a curved top surface;
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- positioning the closed bottom end surface on top of the ball piece, such that at least a portion of the ball piece is disposed between the game board and the closed bottom end surface;
- and
- applying downward pressure by the player's finger within the cylindrical hollow body to exert a pressure on the ball piece, to impart a movement of the ball piece.
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A board game, comprising:
- a game board having a substantially rectangular surface having indicia representing a marking of a soccer field;
- a plurality of first team player pieces having a first color;
- a plurality of second team player pieces having a second color;
- the first team player pieces and the second team player pieces formed having a substantially cylindrical hollow body with a closed bottom end surface oriented for contact with the game board surface and an open top end configured to receive a finger tip of a player playing the board game;
- a goal net;
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- a ball piece formed as a spherical section having a substantially flat bottom surface and a curved top surface, wherein a downward pressing force applied within the cylindrical hollow body of the player piece when the ball piece is disposed between the closed bottom end surface and the game board, squeezes the ball piece between the bottom end surface and the game board to impart a movement of the ball piece for play of the board game.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.