Football game board

Claim 2

A game apparatus comprising a game board having a substantially flat upper surface, means to indicate the quarter score point differential between two opposing teams of a football game placed on said upper surface, said point differential score means being divided into a plurality of scoring zones, a game point selection means comprising a second indicator means mounted to said board, a plurality of segmented down and distance character indicia zones placed on said board opposite said second indicator means, each said down and distance character indicia zone containing down and distance characters representing the down of a football game and the yards needed to obtain a first down for said down and being correlated to one of said point differential scoring zones, a run and pass character indicia zone with associated indicia including numerical values placed on said board surface adjacent to and aligned with said down and distance zone, said second indictor means being adapted to be moved to designate that segment of said down and distance character indicia zone corresponding to the particular down and distance needed for a first down in a footbll game which is correlated to the point differential score means scoring zone indicated by the first indicator means, while simultaneously designating a numerical value for a selection of a football play, said designated numerical value accounting for the scoring of the game when the correct football play is selected.

Claim 3

A game apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein a plurality of zones differentiated by different colors are placed on said game board surface trnsverse to said quarter score differential means and a plurality of segmented identically colored segment down and distance character indicia zones are placed on said board, the positioning of said quarter score differential means falling on one of said colored zones determining the color of the segmented down and distance character indicia zone at which said game point selection means will be positioned.

Claim 4

A game apparatus comprising a game board having a substantially flat upper surface, a quarter score indicating means positioned on said substantially flat upper surface, said quarter score indicating means comprising a plurality of football game score point differential zones each of which has a separate identifying marking, said plurality of football game score point differential zones being divided into game quarter sections, at least one row of scoring indicia placed on said surface in relation to said game quarter sections and a pointer member connected to said board, said pointer member being adapted to indicate a game score point differential zone, a point scoring means positioned on said substantially flat upper surface, said point scoring means comprising a scoring numeral section, having a plurality of numbers positioned thereon, at least one run and pass character indicia section positioned in alignment to said scoring numeral section, a segmented down and distance character section positioned in alignment to said run and pass character indicia section, each segment of said down and distance character section having an identifying marking identical to one of the football game score point differential zones, and movable indicator means mounted to said game board surface, said movable indicator means being adapted to indicate at least one numeral of said scoring numeral section when aligned with one character of said run and pass character indicia section and a segment of said down and distance character section which is identically marked to that game score point differential zone indicated by the pointer member.

Claim 5

A game apparatus comprising a game board having a substantially flat upper surface, a quarter score indicating means positioned on said substantially flat upper surface, said quarter score indicating means comprising a plurality of football game score point differential zones each of which has a separate identifying marking, said plurality of football game score point differential zones being divided into game quarter sections, at least one row of scoring indicia placed on said surface in relation to said game quarter sections and a pointer member connected to said board, said pointer member being adapted to indicate a game score point differential zone, a point scoring means positioned on said substantially flat upper surface, said point scoring means comprising a scoring numeral section, having a plurality of numbers positioned thereon, at least one run and pass character indicia section positioned in alignment to said scoring numeral section, a segmented down and distance character section positioned in alignment to said run and pass character indicia section, each segment of said down and distance character section having an identifying marking identical to one of the football game score point differential zones, and movable indicator means mounted to said game board surface, said movable indicator means being adapted to indicate at least one numeral of said scoring numeral section when aligned with one character of said run and pass character indicia section and a segment of said down and distance character section which is identically marked to that game score point differential zone indicated by the pointer member.

Claim 6

A game apparatus as claimed in claim 3 wherein said movable indicator means is a rotatable disc means, said disc means being positioned over the scoring numeral section and having an aperture cut therein for designating at least one of said scoring numerals in said scoring numeral section.

Claim 7

A game apparatus as claimed in claim 4 including a player score board, said player score board comprising a plurality of channels cut into said game board and a slidable indicator mounted into each of said channels, at least one of said channels having numerical indicia representing unit integers, at least one of said channels having numerical indicia representing tens integers and at least one of said channels having numerical indicia representing hundreds integers.

Claim 8

A game apparatus as claimed in claim 3 wherein said scoring numerical section comprises selected adaptor scoring plate removably mounted to said game surface.

Claim 9

A football game adapted to be played with a football game bradcast comprising a game board having a substantially flat upper surface, a plurality of indicator means mounted to said game board, numerical and character indicia associated with each of said indicator means, a first indicator means movably mounted to means for presenting the quarter score differentiation between opposing football tems, said quarter score differentiation means being being divided into four segments representing game quarters, each of said segments being divided into a plurality of identification zones, representing a predetermined score differential between the opposing teams of the broadcast game during the progress of the game, a second indicator means/mounted to a scoring section means defined on said game board, said scoring section means comprising an area marked with down and distance indicia, said down and distance indicia comprising a plurality of segments, each of said segments being matched to only one of said quarter score differentiation means segments identification zones, and representing at least one of four downs and at least one distance needed to obtain a first down, a runpass area having run and pass characters positioned adjacent said down and distance area and a numerical value section, said second indicator means being adapted to always designate varying specific numerical values in said numerical value section when aligned with a character in said run-pass area and that segment of said down and distance area which matches the quarter score segment identification zone presented by said first indicator means to account for the scoring of the game.

Claim 10

A football game adapted to be played with a football game bradcast comprising a game board having a substantially flat upper surface, a plurality of indicator means mounted to said game board, numerical and character indicia associated with each of said indicator means, a first indicator means movably mounted to means for presenting the quarter score differentiation between opposing football tems, said quarter score differentiation means being being divided into four segments representing game quarters, each of said segments being divided into a plurality of identification zones, representing a predetermined score differential between the opposing teams of the broadcast game during the progress of the game, a second indicator means/mounted to a scoring section means defined on said game board, said scoring section means comprising an area marked with down and distance indicia, said down and distance indicia comprising a plurality of segments, each of said segments being matched to only one of said quarter score differentiation means segments identification zones, and representing at least one of four downs and at least one distance needed to obtain a first down, a runpass area having run and pass characters positioned adjacent said down and distance area and a numerical value section, said second indicator means being adapted to always designate varying specific numerical values in said numerical value section when aligned with a character in said run-pass area and that segment of said down and distance area which matches the quarter score segment identification zone presented by said first indicator means to account for the scoring of the game.

Claim 11

A football game board as claimed in claim 7 including a player tally section placed on said game board surface, said player tally section comprising a plurality of segments, each segment having numerical indicia placed thereon representing unit integers, tens integers, and hundred integers, and a tally indicator means movably mounted to said segment for designating certain of said numerical indicia to represent a player's tally, said tally indicator means comprising a plurality of channels and a slidable pointer mounted in each of said channels.

Claim 12

A football game board as claimed in claim 7 wherein said down and distance area is divided into three sections, each of said sections being color coded and said quarter scoring section area zones are color coded, said down and distance sections being color coded to correspond to a related quarter scoring zone.

Claim 13

A football game board as claimed in claim 7 wherein said quarter scoring section areas zones are divided into two zones, one of which represents the point differential that the winning team is ahead and the other representing the point differential that the losing team is behind.

Claim 14

A football game board as claimed in claim 7 including a player numerical selection section, said player selection section having numerical indicia placed thereon representing unit integers and tens integers and player indictor means movably mounted on said player selection section to designate predetermined numerical indicia representing the player number.

Claim 15

A football game board as claimed in claim 11 wherein said player indicator means comprises at least one rotatable disc, each said disc having a window cut therein so that when said disc is rotated a numerical indicia appears in said window under said disc.

Claim 16

A football game board as claimed in claim 7 including a score multiplication section, said score multiplication section having unit integers placed thereon and movable multiplication indicator means adapted to indicate a particular unit integer.

Claim 17

A football game board as claimed in claim 13 wherein said multiplication indicator means comprises at least one disc, each said discs having means thereon for selecting one of said unit integers.

Claim 18

A football game board as claimed in claim 7 including an option section, said option section including at least one character zone, and a numerical value section, said at least one character zone having running plays and passing plays placed thereon, an option indicator means mounted to said game board to indicate the play selected, said option indicator means being positioned over said numerical value section to indicate a scoring figure.

Claim 19

A football game as claimed in claim 7 including a section for recording the game score of the football game being broadcast.

Claim 20

A football game adapted to be played in connection with a football broadcast comprising a game board having a generally flat upper surface, said game board defining a recess, scoring means having numerical indicia imprinted thereon positioned in said recess, a circular area of run and pass designation characters surrounding said recess, a down and distance area having down and distance designation characters place on said game board adjacent said run and pass area in a plurality of separate coded sectors, a selector disc rotatably mounted in said recess and defining a window portion dimensioned and positioned to display one numerical value on said scoring means to provide scoring for the game, the rest of said selector discs body blocking all other numerical values on the scoring means from the view of the player when said window is aligned with one of said run and pass characters, a quarter score indicating means placed on said game board upper surface, said quarter score indicating means being adapted to indicate the quarter score differential between two opposing football teams in one of a plurality of zones dividing said quarter score indicating means into areas correspondingly coded to said down and distance area coded sectors.

Claim 21

A football game adapted to be played in connection with a football broadcast comprising a game board having a generally flat upper surface, said game board defining a recess, scoring means having numerical indicia imprinted thereon positioned in said recess, a circular area of run and pass designation characters surrounding said recess, a down and distance area having down and distance designation characters place on said game board adjacent said run and pass area in a plurality of separate coded sectors, a selector disc rotatably mounted in said recess and defining a window portion dimensioned and positioned to display one numerical value on said scoring means to provide scoring for the game, the rest of said selector discs body blocking all other numerical values on the scoring means from the view of the player when said window is aligned with one of said run and pass characters, a quarter score indicating means placed on said game board upper surface, said quarter score indicating means being adapted to indicate the quarter score differential between two opposing football teams in one of a plurality of zones dividing said quarter score indicating means into areas correspondingly coded to said down and distance area coded sectors.

Claim 22

A football game as claimed in claim 17 wherein said down and distance area is divided into a plurality of equal size sectors, and said quarter score indicating means is divided into separate score differential zones, said sectors being equal in number to the number of quarter score differential zones with each of said quarter score differential zones and said down and distance zone sectors having matched coded colors.

Claim 23

A football game apparatus as claimed in claim 17 wherein an additional scoring disc is selectively insertable in said recess, said scoring disc defining a tab projection and each recess defining a receiving slot to mate with said tab projection to prevent rotation of said disc when said selector disc is rotated.

Claim 24

A game apparatus as claimed in claim 19 wherein said scoring disc is a time disc used when a period of not more than two minutes remain in the game.

Claim 25

A game apparatus as claimed in claim 19 wherein said scoring disc is a goal line disc used when one team is within ten yards of an opponent goal line.

Claim 26

A football game as claimed in claim 17 wherein the score of broadcast game is indicated by broadcast game score means mounted on said game board.

Claim 27

A football game apparatus adapted to be used with a television broadcast of a football game comprising a game board having a substantially flat upper surface, means for setting forth the score differential between opposing football teams placed on said surface, said score differential mens being divided into two sections, one of said sections indicating the number of points the winning team is ahead and the other section indicating the number of points the losing team is behind, each of said sections being divided into a plurality of colored selector locator zones, numerical scoring means placed on said surface, said scoring means comprising a plurality of colored sections designating a down and predetermined distance needed to obtain a first down, each of said colored sections corresponding in color to one of said colored selector locator zones, a play type section positioned adjacent said down and distance sections and a numerical value section positioned opposing said play type section, said numerical scoring means indicating varying scoring values for a selected type of play for a particular team on a designated down with a predetermined distance needed to obtain a first down, selector means mounted on said board over said numerical scoring means for designating a scoring value on said scoring means for a type of play, and designated down and distance section which is the same color as the score differential colored selector locator zone.

Claim 28

A football game apparatus adapted to be used with a television broadcast of a football game comprising a game board having a substantially flat upper surface, means for setting forth the score differential between opposing football teams placed on said surface, said score differential mens being divided into two sections, one of said sections indicating the number of points the winning team is ahead and the other section indicating the number of points the losing team is behind, each of said sections being divided into a plurality of colored selector locator zones, numerical scoring means placed on said surface, said scoring means comprising a plurality of colored sections designating a down and predetermined distance needed to obtain a first down, each of said colored sections corresponding in color to one of said colored selector locator zones, a play type section positioned adjacent said down and distance sections and a numerical value section positioned opposing said play type section, said numerical scoring means indicating varying scoring values for a selected type of play for a particular team on a designated down with a predetermined distance needed to obtain a first down, selector means mounted on said board over said numerical scoring means for designating a scoring value on said scoring means for a type of play, and designated down and distance section which is the same color as the score differential colored selector locator zone.

Claim 29

A football game apparatus as claimed in claim 23 wherein said numerical scoring means is divided into three substantially curved sections, each section comprising a first area having characters representing a down being played and distnce needed to obtain a first down, and a second area having characters representing running and passing plays with a fourth section positioned adjacent said three curved sections and being provided with numerical scoring values.

Claim 30

A football game adapted to be played with a football game broadcast comprising a substantially flat game board, means for positively setting forth the score differential between opposing teams placed on said game board in an area divided into different color coded sections, means for indicating the type of play placed on said game board, means for indicating the down on which the play is being run and distance needed to obtain a first down placed on said game board, said down and distance means being color coded in the same color as the score differential means colored sections, a numerical value means placed on said board and pointer means mounted on said board which presents a specific point value when the pointer means is aligned with the type of play means, and a down on which the play is being run and distance needed to obtain a first down which is of the same color as that color coded section representing the score differential between opposing teams.

Claim 31

A football game adapted to be played with a football game broadcast comprising a substantially flat game board, means for positively setting forth the score differential between opposing teams placed on said game board in an area divided into different color coded sections, means for indicating the type of play placed on said game board, means for indicating the down on which the play is being run and distance needed to obtain a first down placed on said game board, said down and distance means being color coded in the same color as the score differential means colored sections, a numerical value means placed on said board and pointer means mounted on said board which presents a specific point value when the pointer means is aligned with the type of play means, and a down on which the play is being run and distance needed to obtain a first down which is of the same color as that color coded section representing the score differential between opposing teams.