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Scenic golf game

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1994-08-16
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Granted: 1995-05-09
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Expires: 2014-08-16
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Abstract

Abstract A golf game apparatus having a plurality of game boards representing different golf hole playing areas set within different scenic settings. A grid pattern having intersecting longitudinal and transverse straight lines forming quadrilateral blocks gradually changing in size relative to the perspective distance encompasses the playing areas and provides the playing surface. A plurality of playing pieces move on the playing surface subject to chance devices including combinations of dice having numerical indicia, dice having weather conditions indicia and playing cards affecting the club and direction of the hit.

Inventors

  • 👤 David M. Canther

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 21:44
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00028; A63F3/0005

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim 201 words
A golf game apparatus comprising a plurality of game boards, each game board having a different golf hole playing area comprising at least one tee position, a fairway and a green, each playing area set within a different overlapping scenic setting, said overlapping scenic setting encompassing the game board, a perspective grid pattern encompassing each playing area, said grid pattern comprised of intersecting longitudinal and transverse straight lines forming quadrilateral blocks gradually changing in size relative to the perspective distance of the scenic setting and playing area, said perspective grid pattern providing a playing surface for said golf game on said playing area within said scenic setting, a plurality of playing pieces which move on said blocks of said perspective grid pattern, chance devices used on the tee position and on the fairway comprise a combination of dice at least one die having numerical indicia and a second die having weather conditions indicia and a card with indicia affecting the direction of the shot and club used, chance devices used on the green comprise a combination of different dice one die for numerical indicia and one die for playing conditions indicia and a card for affecting the length of the putt.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 201 words
A golf game apparatus comprising a plurality of game boards, each game board having a different golf hole playing area comprising at least one tee position, a fairway and a green, each playing area set within a different overlapping scenic setting, said overlapping scenic setting encompassing the game board, a perspective grid pattern encompassing each playing area, said grid pattern comprised of intersecting longitudinal and transverse straight lines forming quadrilateral blocks gradually changing in size relative to the perspective distance of the scenic setting and playing area, said perspective grid pattern providing a playing surface for said golf game on said playing area within said scenic setting, a plurality of playing pieces which move on said blocks of said perspective grid pattern, chance devices used on the tee position and on the fairway comprise a combination of dice at least one die having numerical indicia and a second die having weather conditions indicia and a card with indicia affecting the direction of the shot and club used, chance devices used on the green comprise a combination of different dice one die for numerical indicia and one die for playing conditions indicia and a card for affecting the length of the putt.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 15 words
A golf game according to claim 1 wherein said scenic setting comprises a cliff plateau.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 15 words
A golf game according to claim 1 wherein said scenic setting comprises a mountain view.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 15 words
A golf game according to claim 1 wherein said scenic setting comprises snow capped mountains.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 15 words
A golf game according to claim 1 wherein said scenic setting comprises a majestic meadow.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 15 words
A golf game according to claim 1 wherein said scenic setting comprises a lakeside prairie.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 16 words
A golf game according to claim 1 wherein said scenic setting comprises a dry river gulch.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 14 words
A golf game according to claim 1 wherein said scenic setting comprises an island.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 17 words
A golf game according to claim 1 wherein said scenic setting comprises a rainbow at a ravine.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 15 words
A golf game according to claim 1 wherein said scenic setting comprises a misty morning.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 21 words
A golf game according to claim 1 wherein the die having numerical indicia for the fairway includes numbers two to six.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 20 words
A golf game according to claim 11 wherein the die having weather conditions indicia for the fairway comprise wind conditions.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 31 words
A golf game according to claim 12 wherein the cards having indicia for the fairway comprise indicia relative to the position of the players stance and the position of the clubface.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 22 words
A golf game according to claim 13 wherein the die having numerical indicia for the green comprises numbers one, two and three.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 23 words
A golf game according to claim 14 wherein the die having playing conditions indicia for the green comprise surface conditions of the green.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 17 words
A golf game according to claim 15 comprising forty two cards having indicia for playing the game.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 28 words
A golf game according to claim 16 wherein thirty six cards have indicia which affect the direction of the movement of the playing piece and the club used.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 18 words
A golf game according to claim 17 wherein the remaining six cards have indicia which relate to penalities.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 24 words
A golf game according to claim 1 wherein the dimensions of the game boards are about seventeen inches long by about eleven inches wide.

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