Football board game

A football board game comprising:

• a gameboard on which is depicted a standard football playing field;
• a gamepiece movable on said gameboard to indicate the position of the football on said playing field;
• a first set of playing cards each representing an offensive skill player on a football team, each card bearing at least one set of indicia for run, pass or kick plays, a group of numbers being located on said cards opposite each set of indicia;
• chance number selector means operable on each play to produce a first number corresponding to one number of said group of numbers on said cards;
• a team roster for each of two teams which are facing each other during the game, wherein a rating point is provided for each player on said roster indicating playing ability, the total of rating points for starting players on each roster being used to indicate the total offensive and defensive power of each of said two teams;
• and,
• a plurality of first charts each of which is divided into a plurality of indicia bearing sections including a group of numbers for a particular play, such as a pass play attempted at a particular section of the field at which said gamepiece is positioned, the result of a given play being determined by said first number produced by said selector means, said first number corresponding to a second number, which is one of said group of numbers on said playing card, said second number, in turn, corresponding to a third number, which is one of said group of numbers, on one of said first charts to secure the result of a play, various columns of such third numbers being listed on said plurality of first charts, a column to be used being influenced by the total offensive and defensive power determined from said team roster;
• and,
• a plurality of player position lists for each team, each list including a list of players and a range of numbers for each player, said numbers corresponding to one of the numbers which can be produced by said chance number selector means, the number selected being associated with a particular player to indicate that that player made the play, such as a pass reception or an interception.

A simulated football game apparatus comprising:

• a gameboard on which is depicted a standard football playing field said gameboard also including weather conditions indicia located outside said playing field, wherein the weather conditions can adversely affect a performance of an offensive team during the game by deducting points from a total rating of the offensive team;
• a gamepiece movable on said gameboard to indicate the position of the football on said playing field;
• a first set of playing cards each representing an offensive skill player on a football team, each card including a group of numbers;
• chance number selector means operable on each play to produce a first number corresponding to one number of said group of numbers on said cards;
• and,
• a plurality of first charts each of which is divided into a plurality of indicia bearing sections including a group of numbers for a particular play, such as a pass play attempted at a particular section of the field at which said gamepiece is positioned, the result of a given play being determined by said first number produced by said selector means, said first number corresponding to a second number, which is one of said group of numbers on said playing card, said second number, in turn, corresponding to a third number, which is one of said group of numbers, on one of said first charts to secure the result of a play.