Patent · US Expired

Football board game and teaching aid

US3995863A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 25, 1975
Grant dateDec 7, 1976
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 25, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63F2009/0417
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An improved board game based upon American football; an improved board display and elements therefor including a scaled football field representation, score markers, down and quarter markers, ball position markers, and, as well, a reversible, invertible, largely transparent slide indicator actively cooperating with the field representation, which represents, successively, play moving from each end of the field and additionally serves as a strategy selector for both defense and offense; an array of probability (chance) dial selectors so presented and structured as to permit in depth representation and operation of all the features and facets of play of football on both defense and offense; a teaching device employing the subject board game and its apparatus elements.

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