Decision making football game

Claim 2

A decision making game wherein at least two opposing players are required to make simultaneous decisions as to the placement of a plurality of members which comprise two opposing teams for determining relative movement thereof for a selected number of separate plays, said game comprising in combination: a game board having first and second scoring ends, said game board being transversely divided into a plurality of equal increments between said first and second ends and being further divided into a plurality of adjacent playing zones extending longitudinally between said ends; a plurality of first and a plurality of second game members each having a plurality of member movement indicators thereon, said first and second game members being substantially identical in configuration to each other with said first game members comprising one of said teams and said second game membErs comprising the other of said teams, said first and second game members being selectively movable on said game board within said plurality of zones opposite one of said transverse increments from each other; means for indicating which of said plurality of zones and which of said game members contained therein are selected to determine said relative movement for each of said selected number of plays through said member movement indicators; means for blocking each player''s observation of the opposing team game members during selected segments of play; and, each of said first and second game members being of a geometric configuration having a plurality of faces with at least two of said faces bearing a different member movement indicator thereon.

Claim 3

The game as defined in claim 1 wherein said game board represents a football field with said equal distance increments representing a distance of one yard between it and a next adjacent increment.

Claim 4

The game as defined in claim 1 further including a plurality of third and fourth game members, said third game members being associated with said first game members and comprising said one of said teams, said fourth game members being associated with said second game members and comprising the other of said teams, wherein said first, second, third and fourth game members all have identical member movement indicators thereon.

Claim 5

The game as defined in claim 3 wherein each of said first, second, third and fourth game members are generally cubic in geometric configuration with said face thereof including a different game movement indicator thereon.

Claim 6

The game as defined in claim 4 wherein said game movement indicators comprise the consecutive numerals 1 through 6.

Claim 7

The game as defined in claim 3 wherein said blocking means comprises a screen member dimensioned to be selectively positioned transversely across said game board generally coextensive with one of said increments, said screen member providing means for each of said players to secretly establish the alignment of said game members for said plays, the removal of said screen member from said game board providing means for starting said plays.

Claim 8

The game as defined in claim 6 wherein said game board represents a football field with said first end defining one scoring zone and said second end defining another scoring zone, said plurality of equal distance increments dividing the distance between said scoring zones into one hundred increments.

Claim 9

The game as defined in claim 7 wherein said first and second game members represent line players and said third and fourth game members represent backfield players.

Claim 10

The game as defined in claim 8 wherein said means for indicating which of said game members will determine said relative movement comprises an element disposable on at least one of said game members with said element determining the playing zones of said game board which enter into each of said selected number of plays, the differences in value between said movement indicators on said game members comprising the respective opposing teams in said determined playing zones establishing the amount of movement between said teams on said game board.

Claim 11

The game as defined in claim 9 further including means for at least determining penalty movement between said teams.

Claim 12

The game as defined in claim 9 further including means for at least determining the initial starting position of said teams on said game board, the starting position of said teams on said game board when one team has successfully scored points and the starting position of said teams when said teams switch between offensive and defensive conditions.

Claim 13

A decision making game wherein at least two opposing players are required to make simultaneous decisions as to the placement of a plurality of members which comprise two opposing teams for determining relative movement thereof for a selected number of separate plays, said game comprising in Combination: a game board having first and second scoring ends, said game board being transversely divided into a plurality of equal increments between said first and second ends and being further divided into five adjacent playing zones extending longitudinally between said ends; five first and five second game members each having a plurality of member movement indicators thereon, said first and second game members being substantially identical in configuration to each other with said first game members comprising one of said teams and said second game members comprising the other of said teams, said first and second game members being selectively movable on said game board within said plurality of zones opposite one of said transverse increments from each other; means for indicating which of said game members will determine said relative movement for each of said selected number of plays through said member movement indicators; means for blocking each player''s observation of the opposing team''s game members during selected segments of play; and each of said first and second game members being of a geometric configuration having a plurality of faces with at least two of said faces bearing a different member movement indicator thereon.

Claim 14

A decision making game wherein at least two opposing players are required to make simultaneous decisions as to the placement of a plurality of members which comprise two opposing teams for determining relative movement thereof for a selected number of separate plays, said game comprising in Combination: a game board having first and second scoring ends, said game board being transversely divided into a plurality of equal increments between said first and second ends and being further divided into five adjacent playing zones extending longitudinally between said ends; five first and five second game members each having a plurality of member movement indicators thereon, said first and second game members being substantially identical in configuration to each other with said first game members comprising one of said teams and said second game members comprising the other of said teams, said first and second game members being selectively movable on said game board within said plurality of zones opposite one of said transverse increments from each other; means for indicating which of said game members will determine said relative movement for each of said selected number of plays through said member movement indicators; means for blocking each player''s observation of the opposing team''s game members during selected segments of play; and each of said first and second game members being of a geometric configuration having a plurality of faces with at least two of said faces bearing a different member movement indicator thereon.

Claim 15

The game as defined in claim 12 wherein each of said first and second game members is generally cubic in geometric configuration with one of said member movement indicators disposed on each face thereof.

Claim 16

The game as defined in claim 13 wherein said member movement indicators comprise the consecutive numerals 1 through 6 with one of said consecutive numerals on each face of said game members.

Claim 17

The game as defined in claim 13 wherein said means for indicating which of said game members will determine said relative movement means comprises an element selectively positionable on any of said game members, said game members being so selected by having said means for indicating disposed thereon and the playing zones containing such selective members thereby entering into one of said selected number of plays.

Claim 18

A football game wherein at least two opposing players are required to make simultaneous decisions on the placement of a plurality of members which comprise two opposing teams for determining relative movement thereof for a selected number of separate plays, said game comprising: a game board having first and second scoring ends and a plurality of equal increments extending laterally across said board between said ends for dividing said game board into one hundred of said increments, said game board further including a plurality of playing zones extending longitudinal of said game board between said scoring zones; first and second game members each having a plurality of first member movement indicators thereon and being substantially identical in configuration to each other, said first and second game members representing line players and being selectively positionable on said game board in said plurality of zones opposite one of said transverse increments from each other; third and fourth game members each having a plurality of second member movement indicators thereon and being substantially identical to each other, said third and fourth game members representing backfield players with said third game members being associated with said first game members to comprise one of said teams and said fourth game members being associated with said second game members to comprise the other of said teams, said third and fourth game members being selectively positionable in said plurality of zones relative to the associated first and second game members; said first, second, third and fourth game members being cubic in geometric configuration, with each face of said cubes bearing a different member movement indicator thereon; means for indicating which of said game members will determine said relative movement for each of said selected number of plays through Said member movement indicators; and means for selectively blocking each player''s observation of the opposing team''s game members during selected segments of play.

Claim 19

A football game wherein at least two opposing players are required to make simultaneous decisions on the placement of a plurality of members which comprise two opposing teams for determining relative movement thereof for a selected number of separate plays, said game comprising: a game board having first and second scoring ends and a plurality of equal increments extending laterally across said board between said ends for dividing said game board into one hundred of said increments, said game board further including a plurality of playing zones extending longitudinal of said game board between said scoring zones; first and second game members each having a plurality of first member movement indicators thereon and being substantially identical in configuration to each other, said first and second game members representing line players and being selectively positionable on said game board in said plurality of zones opposite one of said transverse increments from each other; third and fourth game members each having a plurality of second member movement indicators thereon and being substantially identical to each other, said third and fourth game members representing backfield players with said third game members being associated with said first game members to comprise one of said teams and said fourth game members being associated with said second game members to comprise the other of said teams, said third and fourth game members being selectively positionable in said plurality of zones relative to the associated first and second game members; said first, second, third and fourth game members being cubic in geometric configuration, with each face of said cubes bearing a different member movement indicator thereon; means for indicating which of said game members will determine said relative movement for each of said selected number of plays through Said member movement indicators; and means for selectively blocking each player''s observation of the opposing team''s game members during selected segments of play.

Claim 20

The football game as defined in claim 16 wherein said first and second member movement indicators are identical to each other and comprise the consecutive numerals 1 through 6 with one of said consecutive numerals appearing on each face of said cubes.

Claim 21

The football game as defined in claim 16 further including means for at least determining the initial starting position of said teams on said game board, the starting position of said teams on said game board when one of said teams has scored points and the starting position of said teams when one of said teams must relinquish the offensive position to the other of said teams.

Claim 22

The football gams as defined in claim 16 further including means for at least determining penalty movement between said teams.

Claim 23

The football game as defined in claim 19 further including means for plotting progress of said game.

Claim 24

The football game as defined in claim 20 wherein said plurality of playing zones comprises five of said zones and said plurality of said first, second, third and fourth game members comprises five of each of said members.