Football board game and method

Abstract

Slyder Football™ is a board game simulating American football. The game board has enclosed sides and the playing surface has a simulated, full size football field with designated scoring areas in each end zone. The players move a simulated football token by “thumping” it with their finger through obstacles located on the board, to a scoring area located in the opposite end zone. Preferably, the game board can be rotated 180 degrees for simulating side changes at halftime, i.e. after a first player reaches five (5) total scores.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61 / 284,337, filed on Dec. 17, 2009, the disclosure of which is fully incorporated by reference herein.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention relates to a board or “parlor” game, more particularly to a game for simulating many aspects of American football. An object of this invention is to provide a simplified version of football that can be played by all regardless of athletic ability or knowledge of football rules / team statistics and the like. The game can be quickly learned since the options are limited. It is especially suited for playing as a “tailgate” game, i.e., on the laps of the players or on a flat surface outside the stadium while waiting for a real game, high school, college or professional, to start. The invention also relates to a method for playing a “Slyder Football” game using this board.[0003]There is no requirement of detailed knowledge of r...

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Benefits of technology

[0006]A primary object of this invention provides a fast-paced simulation of an American football game that is both easy to learn and fun to play. Each player has a maximum of four (4) “downs” to move or thump their token from the kickoff area, or a spotted change of possession location, to the scoring area in the opposing player's end zone. The scoring area is a hole, preferably completely, through the game board in the center of each end zone. The player

Problems solved by technology

Failure to “score” after four downs, or after the token touches a turnover area results in a change of possession where the token last stopped.

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