Dice golf game
AssigneesRichard LaRocca, Ronald LaRocca
InventorRichard V. LaRocca
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Abstract
A dice golf game having five dice wherein the dice represent various golf clubs and a roll of the die or dice determines the advancement of the ball. Specifically, five dice represent a driver, four a wood, three an iron, two a wedge and one a putter. Each die has six sides with three sides having a representation of a golf ball, two sides being blank and one side having a representation of a sand trap. Charts for tee shots, approach shots and putt shots have indicia corresponding to a roll of the die or dice for determining the advancement of a ball on each hole. The chart for tee shots include use of a driver, a wood and an iron. The chart for approach shots include use of a wood, an iron, and a wedge and the chart for putt shots include use of a putter.
Claims9
A golf game, comprising:
- a plurality of different predetermined par values for representing different golf holes to be played;
- a multiplicity of dice corresponding in number to a predetermined par value of a golf hole to be played, said dice each having six sides with at least two different representations on separate sides thereof;
- a first chart representing possible tee shots for the golf holes to be played, wherein said first chart having said different predetermined par values, each par value on said first chart having all of the possible roll combinations for a first roll of a predetermined number of dice, said predetermined number of dice to be rolled corresponding to the par value of the golf hole being played, and each par value on said first chart having indicia corresponding to each different roll combination for determining the advancement of a ball on each hole;
- a second chart representing possible approach shots from the fairway for the golf hole to be played which identifies all of the possible roll combinations of a subsequent roll of a predetermined subset of said dice and having indicia corresponding to each different roll combination dice for determining the advancement of a ball on each hole;
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- a third chart representing putt shots on the green of the hole to be played which identifies all of the possible roll combinations for a last roll of one die and having indicia corresponding to each different roll combination of said die for determining the number of putts of the ball to finish each hole.
A method of playing a golf game comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of different predetermined par values for representing different golf holes to be played;
- providing a multiplicity of dice corresponding in number to a predetermined par value of a golf hole to be played, said dice each having six sides with at least two different representtions on separate sides thereof;
- determining a par value for a hole to be played;
- rolling a number of dice corresponding in number to the par value of the hole being played and which roll also represents a tee shot to produce a first roll combination;
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- comparing said first roll combination to a first chart, representing possible tee shots for the golf holes to be played, wherein said first chart having said different predetrmined par vlaues, each par value on said first chart having all of the possible roll combinations for a first roll of a predetermined number of dice, said predetrmined number of dice to be rolled corresponding to the par value of the golf hole being played, and each par value on said first chart having indicia corresponding to each different roll combination for determining at least the first of a number of strokes for completing said hole and the advancement of a ball on said hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.