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US 5,472,191 AGranted
Basketball board game
OwnerLuke L. Hendricksinventor
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Abstract
A basketball board game includes a game board divided into shooting areas associated with the symbol. Player figures are located on the board within the shooting areas. A shot matrix is provided together with a probabilistic generator to determine a player making or missing a shot.
Claims13
A basketball board game comprising:
- a) a game board depicting a basketball court divided into a plurality of shooting areas, each said shooting area being associated with a symbol;
- b) player figures representing basketball players selectively located on said board within said shooting areas;
- c) a shot matrix associated with each said player figure, each said shot matrix having a plurality of columns and rows, each said shooting area being associated with one said row;
- each said row containing one number in each said column;
- one of said columns being selectively identified as a designated column and one said row being identified as a shooting row;
- said shooting row determined by location from which one said player figure is designated to shoot;
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- d) means of chance for determining a base number;
- such that during play, to determine whether a player figure makes or misses a basket, the base number as given by said means of chance can be compared to said number on said associated shot matrix lying within said shooting row and said designated column.
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A basketball board game comprising:
- (a) player figures representing basketball players, said player figures carrying a plurality of symbols representing basketball playing skills, and each said symbol being shaded a color to represent the level of the player's aptitude for the associated skill;
- (b) means for specifying one of said symbols to be used to determine the result of an action taken by one said basketball player during play of said game;
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- (c) means for determining an outcome of the action using said color of said specified symbol.
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A method of determining whether a player makes or misses a shot during play of a basketball board game, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a game board depicting a basketball court divided into a plurality of shooting areas, each shooting area being labeled with a symbol;
- b) providing player figures representing basketball players, each said player figure being located within one said shooting area;
- c) identifying one shooting player figure to attempt to shoot a basket;
- d) providing a shot matrix associated with said player figure, said matrix having a plurality of columns and rows, each said shooting area being associated with one said row and said row being labeled with said symbol associated with said shooting area;
- each said row containing one number in each said column;
- one of said columns being identified as a designated column;
- and said row associated with said shooting area of said shooting player being identified as a shooting row;
- e) providing means of selecting a number by chance;
- f) activating said chance means to select a base number;
- g) comparing said base number with said number located in said designated column in said shooting row to determine whether shot is made or missed;
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- h) after step (g), identifying another of said columns as said designated column, said identification being dependant upon whether the shot is indicated as made or missed.
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A method of playing a simulated basketball game, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a game medium depicting a basketball court;
- b) providing player figures representing basketball players;
- c) providing means for selectively determining the odds of each player making a shot;
- d) providing means of changing the odds of each player making a shot;
- e) providing means of chance for use in selecting a base number;
- f) providing comparison means for determining whether a player has made a shot, said comparison means specifying which numbers generated by said means of chance represent made shots and which numbers represent missed shots;
- g) identifying one shooting player figure to attempt to shoot a basket;
- h) activating said means of chance to generate a base number;
- i) determining whether a player has made a shot as determined by said base number generated by said means of chance and by said comparison means;
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- j) after step i), if the player made the shot, increasing the odds of that player making the next shot or if the player misses the shot, decreasing the odds of that player making the next shot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.