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  Table-top board gameThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070296148. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001]Not Applicable STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT [0002]Not Applicable. MICROFICHE APPENDIX [0003]Not Applicable BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0004]1. Field of the Invention [0005]This invention relates to the field of table top games for competitive play. More specifically, the present invention relates to the field of table top games which represent the sport of football. [0006]2. Description of the Related Art [0007]Board games which represent the sport of football are common in the prior art. These board games come in many varieties, but all seek to use the rules of the sport and to simulate the action of the sport as much as possible. Obviously, there are limits on how effectively a board game can simulate the physical action of a sport. Most prior art board games have been ineffective in mimicking the strategy elements and excitement of football. [0008]Football is a sport that involves skill, strategy, and luck. These traits have been the most difficult to emulate with a board game. Some prior art board games dispense of the skill element altogether in favor of a random roll of die or a spin of an "outcome wheel." Other games ignore the element of luck and instead allow the players to take turns carrying out the same repetitive plays. [0009]Many prior art football board games also require players to reach agreement in making scoring and other judgments. The players often see plays from different viewing perspectives around the table which can lead to disagreements when making scoring judgments. For example, in games where players flick a football through a field goal, it is often difficult to judge whether the football passes through the uprights or "misses" the uprights to the side. This feature can take the fun and enjoyment out of the game. [0010]In addition, many of the prior art board games are overly complex. The complexity of many prior art table top football games slows down the pace of play and makes the game less accessible to young audiences. [0011]Accordingly it would be desirable to have a table top game which captures the strategy elements and excitement of the sport of football. It would also be desirable to provide a game that is not overly complex, so that it may be enjoyed by younger players. It would also be desirable to provide a game in which scoring judgments can be objectively made in order to avoid argument. BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION [0012]The present invention comprises a game apparatus and method for playing a table top game simulating the sport of football. The game is played with a game board which resembles a football field, a flat disk which represents a football, and a set of blocking pieces or blockers. The game board includes a shooting region, a plurality of scoring regions, and a blocking region positioned between the shooting region and the scoring regions. In the preferred embodiment the game board may be played bi-directionally with each competitor facing each other, alternating offensive and defensive roles. [0013]To start the game, initial offensive and defensive roles are assigned to the players. The player who is on defense on the opening possession sets his or her blocking pieces in the blocking region of the game board. The player may set the pieces at any location he or she desires as long as the pieces are placed in the designated blocking region. The offensive player then rolls a die (or uses some other random selection means) to randomly select an actual scoring region from the various shooting regions. For example, the player may roll a die to select between a left half scoring region, a right half scoring region, a left corner scoring region, a right corner scoring region, or an open scoring region where the offensive player may score by launching the table football so that it comes to rest in any of the scoring regions. [0014]Once the actual scoring region is established, the offensive player may launch a table football a designated number of times across the game board to land in the actual scoring region. If the football lands in the actual scoring region in one of the attempts, the offensive player scores a touchdown. In each possession, an offensive player has four opportunities to score a touchdown. If the player does not score on the first three attempts, the player also has an option of kicking a field goal or attempting a touchdown one more time. [0015]If the player elects to attempt to kick a field goal, the player rolls a die to determine a kicking location. Various kicking locations may be marked on the game board including a close center location, long center location, a right hash mark location, and a left hash mark location. From the selected kicking location the offensive player attempts to launch the table football through the air into a field goal. [0016]The field goal is placed on the opposite end of the game board from the offensive player. The field goal includes a forward facing panel which faces the game board and offensive player, a substantially rectangular opening in the forward facing panel, a knock-down surface positioned behind the forward facing panel, and a landing zone between the forward facing panel and the knock-down surface. If the table football passes through the opening in the forward facing panel, the knock-down surface will arrest the forward movement of the table football causing it to come to rest in the landing zone. [0017]The players then alternate possessions a designated number of times with each player alternating between offense and defense. The player with the most points is designated the winner. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS [0018]FIG. 1 is a top view, showing a game board. Continue reading... Full patent description for Table-top board game Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Table-top board game patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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