Basketball board game
AssigneeRoyer Corporation
InventorMichael B. Montgomery
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Abstract
A board game combining an element of chance (via a random event generator, such as a die) with strategy to decide the outcome of the game. Game pieces are moved along a numerically sequenced series alternating in a pattern from inside a dividing line to outside of this same line and back again until a game piece reaches the free-throw line, at which time it may be “shot” in order to score, provided that the required character is generated by the random event generator. Whether a game piece may come into the game and whether it may advance along the sequential series depends on the random event generator. However, which game piece to play, assuming a valid move can be made, is up to the player(s) of the team, and the strategy followed by the team player(s) can have a major impact in the outcome of the game.
Claims8
A board game, comprising:
- a game board defining a playing area having first and second ends,
- said first end of said game board defining a first half circle dividing line resembling the three-point line on a standard basketball court;
- and a plurality of marked locations at said first end comprising a first consecutive sequential series of non-repeating alphanumeric characters;
- said first consecutive sequential series forming an alternating pattern in which one location in the consecutive sequential series is on a first side of its respective dividing line;
- the next location in the consecutive sequential series is on a second side of its respective dividing line;
- the next location in the consecutive sequential series is on the first side;
- and the next location in the consecutive sequential series is on the second side, wherein the location on one of the first and second sides of the first half circle dividing line is inside the half circle and the location on the other side of the half circle dividing line is outside the half circle;
- said second end of said game board defining a second half circle dividing line resembling the three-point line on a standard basketball court;
- and a plurality of marked locations at said second end comprising a second consecutive sequential series of non-repeating alphanumeric characters;
- said second sequential series forming an alternating pattern in which one location in the consecutive sequential series is on a first side of its respective half circle dividing line;
- the next location in the consecutive sequential series is on a second side of its respective dividing line;
- the next location in the consecutive sequential series is on the first side;
- and the next location in the consecutive sequential series is on the second side, wherein the location on one of the first and second sides of the second half circle dividing line is inside the half circle and the location on the other side of the half circle dividing line is outside the half circle;
- a plurality of game pieces;
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- a random event generator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.