US3857568A — Simulated golf board game apparatus

Claim 1

Independent Claim 377 words

A game device in which the Game of golf can be simulated, said game device comprising: a. a game board having a simulated golf course depicted thereon, the golf course including areas simulating a plurality of tees, fairways, greens, hazards, in-the-rough areas, and boundary lines for the fairways and the course; b. a plurality of game tokens each representing a golf ball for a respective player; c. chance means for manipulation by a player for randomly signifying travel of a respective golf ball, said chance means signifying distance of travel and degrees of deviation of travel from an intended path of travel, said chance means comprising: 1. a throwing cup and a plurality of dice from which any number may be selected and placed in and thrown from said cup, each player being permitted to select the number of dice for each throw, the total number of top spots of said dice when thrown signifying the distance of travel; and 2. a grid layout on said game board to receive said selected number of dice thrown from said cup, said grid layout having a table thereon with a plurality of parallel columns each having a plurality of designations representing degrees of deviation of travel from an intended path, said designations in said columns being arranged in longitudinally spaced lines of aligned designations, each column being headed by a designation representing the numerical difference between the top spots on the outermost right and left dice as faced by a player, said table having a column of designations arranged parallel with said first named columns and each aligned with a respective one of said lines and in consecutively increasing numbers representing numbers of dice thrown onto said grid layout whereby the numerical difference between the top spots on the outermost right and left dice as faced by a player and the number of dice thrown cooperate to determine one designation representing degrees of deviation of travel from the intended path; and d. means to be placed on said game board for designating the intended path of travel and for measuring the actual distance and degrees of deviation of travel for each manipulation of said chance means to determine the lie of the game token representing the respective golf ball.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 377 words

A game device in which the Game of golf can be simulated, said game device comprising: a. a game board having a simulated golf course depicted thereon, the golf course including areas simulating a plurality of tees, fairways, greens, hazards, in-the-rough areas, and boundary lines for the fairways and the course; b. a plurality of game tokens each representing a golf ball for a respective player; c. chance means for manipulation by a player for randomly signifying travel of a respective golf ball, said chance means signifying distance of travel and degrees of deviation of travel from an intended path of travel, said chance means comprising: 1. a throwing cup and a plurality of dice from which any number may be selected and placed in and thrown from said cup, each player being permitted to select the number of dice for each throw, the total number of top spots of said dice when thrown signifying the distance of travel; and 2. a grid layout on said game board to receive said selected number of dice thrown from said cup, said grid layout having a table thereon with a plurality of parallel columns each having a plurality of designations representing degrees of deviation of travel from an intended path, said designations in said columns being arranged in longitudinally spaced lines of aligned designations, each column being headed by a designation representing the numerical difference between the top spots on the outermost right and left dice as faced by a player, said table having a column of designations arranged parallel with said first named columns and each aligned with a respective one of said lines and in consecutively increasing numbers representing numbers of dice thrown onto said grid layout whereby the numerical difference between the top spots on the outermost right and left dice as faced by a player and the number of dice thrown cooperate to determine one designation representing degrees of deviation of travel from the intended path; and d. means to be placed on said game board for designating the intended path of travel and for measuring the actual distance and degrees of deviation of travel for each manipulation of said chance means to determine the lie of the game token representing the respective golf ball.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 59 words

A game device as set forth in claim 1 including a plurality of instruction bearing cards arranged in random order for removal of a certain card by a player for each lie of the respective golf ball in one of the in the rough areas, each card containing instructions for placement of said respective golf ball by said player.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 216 words

a grid layout on said game board to receive said selected number of dice thrown from said cup, said grid layout having a table thereon with a plurality of parallel columns each having a plurality of designations representing degrees of deviation of travel from an intended path, said designations in said columns being arranged in longitudinally spaced lines of aligned designations, each column being headed by a designation representing the numerical difference between the top spots on the outermost right and left dice as faced by a player, said table having a column of designations arranged parallel with said first named columns and each aligned with a respective one of said lines and in consecutively increasing numbers representing numbers of dice thrown onto said grid layout whereby the numerical difference between the top spots on the outermost right and left dice as faced by a player and the number of dice thrown cooperate to determine one designation representing degrees of deviation of travel from the intended path; and d. means to be placed on said game board for designating the intended path of travel and for measuring the actual distance and degrees of deviation of travel for each manipulation of said chance means to determine the lie of the game token representing the respective golf ball.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 216 words

a grid layout on said game board to receive said selected number of dice thrown from said cup, said grid layout having a table thereon with a plurality of parallel columns each having a plurality of designations representing degrees of deviation of travel from an intended path, said designations in said columns being arranged in longitudinally spaced lines of aligned designations, each column being headed by a designation representing the numerical difference between the top spots on the outermost right and left dice as faced by a player, said table having a column of designations arranged parallel with said first named columns and each aligned with a respective one of said lines and in consecutively increasing numbers representing numbers of dice thrown onto said grid layout whereby the numerical difference between the top spots on the outermost right and left dice as faced by a player and the number of dice thrown cooperate to determine one designation representing degrees of deviation of travel from the intended path; and d. means to be placed on said game board for designating the intended path of travel and for measuring the actual distance and degrees of deviation of travel for each manipulation of said chance means to determine the lie of the game token representing the respective golf ball.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 257 words

a grid layout on said game board to receive said selected number of dice thrown from said cup, said grid layout having a table thereon with a plurality of parallel columns each having a plurality of designations representing degrees of deviation of travel from an intended path, said designations in said columns being arranged in longitudinally spaced lines of aligned designations, each column being headed by a designation representing the numerical difference between the top spots on the outermost right and left dice as faced by a player, said table having a column of designations arranged parallel with said first named columns and each aligned with a respective one of said lines and in consecutively increasing numbers representinG numbers of dice thrown onto said grid layout whereby the numerical difference between the top spots on the outermost right and left dice and the number of dice thrown cooperate to determine one designation representing degrees of deviation of travel from the intended path; and d. means to be placed on the game board for designating the intended path of travel of the game ball and for measuring the actual travel of the game ball as determined by manipulation of said chance means and including a first tool having one end engageable with and pivotal about said game token and a second tool pivotally mounted on said first tool for pivotal movement relative to the projection of said game token, said first tool and second tool having cooperating indicia thereon to locate the actual lie of said game token.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 257 words

a grid layout on said game board to receive said selected number of dice thrown from said cup, said grid layout having a table thereon with a plurality of parallel columns each having a plurality of designations representing degrees of deviation of travel from an intended path, said designations in said columns being arranged in longitudinally spaced lines of aligned designations, each column being headed by a designation representing the numerical difference between the top spots on the outermost right and left dice as faced by a player, said table having a column of designations arranged parallel with said first named columns and each aligned with a respective one of said lines and in consecutively increasing numbers representinG numbers of dice thrown onto said grid layout whereby the numerical difference between the top spots on the outermost right and left dice and the number of dice thrown cooperate to determine one designation representing degrees of deviation of travel from the intended path; and d. means to be placed on the game board for designating the intended path of travel of the game ball and for measuring the actual travel of the game ball as determined by manipulation of said chance means and including a first tool having one end engageable with and pivotal about said game token and a second tool pivotally mounted on said first tool for pivotal movement relative to the projection of said game token, said first tool and second tool having cooperating indicia thereon to locate the actual lie of said game token.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 239 words

A game device as set forth in claim 1 wherein said means for designating the intended path of travel and for measuring the actual distance and degrees of deviation of travel comprises: a. a first tool having an elongated portion having opposite ends, one end of the elongated portion having a v-notch therein adapted to receive and be in engagement with a respective game token, the elongated portion of said first tool having one edge alignable with the respective game token and with the intended path of travel of the respective golf ball; b. an arcuate member on the other end of the elongated portion of said first tool, said arcuate member having indicia thereon designating degrees of deviation from the intended path of travel, said indicia extending circumferentially right and left from the one edge of the elongated portion of said first tool, said indicia having zero deviation aligned with the one edge of the elongated portion of said first tool; and c. an elongated second tool having one edge alignable with the one edge of the elongated portion of said first tool, said second tool being pivotally mounted on said first tool and movable to align the one edge thereof with the respective game token and with the actual travel of the golf ball, the one edge having indicia to designate distance of travel of the game ball along a determined path to locate the actual lie.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 121 words

A game device as set forTh in claim 1 wherein: a. said game tokens each have a pointed projection for inserting into said game board to designate the lie of the respective golf ball; b. said game board has a first layer with opposite sides; c. the simulated golf course is depicted on one of the opposite sides of said first layer; d. said game board has a second layer overlying and in attached engagement with the other side of said first layer; e. said second layer is formed of resilient material adapted to releasably grip the pointed projection of said game tokens; and f. said game board has a third layer overlying and in attached engagement with said second layer.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 112 words

A game device comprising: a. a game board having a simulated game field depicted thereon, said game field comprising a golf course including areas simulating a plurality of tees, fairways, greens, hazards, in-the-rough areas, and boundary lines for the fairways and the course; b. at least one game token representing a game ball to be moved over and placed at a selected location on the game board; c. chance means for manipulation by a player for randomly signifying actual travel of the game ball relative to an intended path of travel, said chance means signifying distance of travel and degrees of deviation of travel from the intended path, said chance means comprising:

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 112 words

A game device comprising: a. a game board having a simulated game field depicted thereon, said game field comprising a golf course including areas simulating a plurality of tees, fairways, greens, hazards, in-the-rough areas, and boundary lines for the fairways and the course; b. at least one game token representing a game ball to be moved over and placed at a selected location on the game board; c. chance means for manipulation by a player for randomly signifying actual travel of the game ball relative to an intended path of travel, said chance means signifying distance of travel and degrees of deviation of travel from the intended path, said chance means comprising:

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1977-12-30	1978-07-01	1978-12-31	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1981-12-30	1982-07-01	1982-12-31	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1985-12-30	1986-07-01	1986-12-31	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Simulated golf board game apparatus

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