Football board game directed to simulating athletic competition
OwnerAaron C. Jacksoninventor
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Abstract
A football game (10) is provided to be played by a plurality of users, having a game board (20) divided into a plurality of player regions (22, 24 and 26) and a status region (28). Each of the player regions and the status region having removably writable areas (30) for inscribing indicia with a marker (34) which is subsequently removable through the use of an eraser (36). Each of the playing areas (22, 24 and 26) includes a calculator mounting area (40) having a calculating device (44) releasably coupled thereto. The calculating devices (44) are utilized for accumulating scores, computing statistics, and may include a random number generator for initially establishing the hierarchical ranking of the football teams represented in the game.
Claims20
A football board game adapted to be played by a plurality of users, comprising:
- a. game board means for simulating football games played between a plurality of football teams, said game board means including a board member having an upper surface subdivided into (1) a plurality of player regions, and (2) a status region;
- b. a first multiplicity of decks of score cards for each of said plurality of users;
- each of said first decks of score cards corresponding to a different football team and having indicia on one side of each score card of said deck representing said football teams potential scoring points;
- c. receptacle means for receiving each of said users first decks of score cards and being movably located adjacent said player regions of said board member;
- and,
- d. calculator means for computing football game scores responsive to a substantially random selection of said scoring points from said first decks of said score cards, said calculator means being releasably coupled to said board member.
A board game directed to athletic competition between a plurality of teams adapted to be played by a plurality of users, comprising:
- a plurality of score cards having indicia on one side of each of said score cards representing at least one of said teams potential scoring points, each of said plurality of said score cards having both a predetermined length and width dimension;
- and,
- game board means for simulating athletic games played between said plurality of teams, said game board means including:
- a. a board member having an upper surface subdivided into (1) a plurality of player regions, and (2) a status region;
- and,
- b. at least one card support member having an upper substantially planar surface disposed on said board member, said card support member having (1) a predetermined height dimension, and (2) both a length and a width dimension smaller than said length and width dimensions of each of said score cards, whereby removal of any of said score cards placed on said upper surface is facilitated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.