Patent ID: 6899331
Filing Date: 2005-05-31
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for use by multiple players for playing a board type game which simulates the game of American Football comprising: a. a game board having emblazoned on a rectangular, foldable surface a depiction of an American Football playing field, said depiction comprising opposed 50 yard sections, a goal line at one end of each said section, and an end zone section adjacent said goal line, and being further divided by yard stripes; b. means defining a stadium zone to place a construction toy stadium, said stadium zone having a defined length, said stadium zone being disposed along a side of the playing field; c. a plurality of figures representing miniature reproduction of American Football spectators, cameramen, uniformed referees, and players selected from the group consisting of receivers, defenders, kickers, quarterback, defensive lineman and offensive linemen, each figure having four movable limbs and a movable torso, and comprising a top end and a bottom end and at least one aperture in the bottom end, one half of the player figures being of one color, and the remaining half being of a contrasting color; d. a receiving means placed in the receiver and the defender figures' torso, said receiving means being magnetized with sufficient polarity and magnetic strength to allow magnetic engagement of small magnetized objects to the receiver and defender figures; e. a plurality of quadrilateral construction toy bases comprising a top side and a bottom side, the top side comprising a plurality of equidistant peg-like protrusions designed to accept the apertures in the bottom end of a figure so that at least one figure can be mechanically and firmly engaged to one base; f. a plurality of quadrilateral construction toy kicking bases comprising a top side and a bottom side, the top side comprising a plurality of peg-like protrusions designed to accept the kicker figure and the football in a configuration that allows the game's user to use the kicker figure to propel the football forward; g. a plurality of multidimensional construction toy bricks of multiple shapes comprising a top side and a bottom side, the top side comprising a plurality of equidistant peg-like protrusions and a bottom end comprising a plurality of equidistant apertures designed to accept the top end of another brick so multiple bricks can be mechanically and firmly engaged to one another to build structures simulating an American Football stadium, said protrusions designed to accept the aperture of a figures and the apertures of the construction base; h. a plurality of upstanding goal posts bases each comprising a top end and a bottom end, said bottom end comprising a structure capable of being engaged to a construction toy brick, said top end comprising a lower bar and two endings connected to simulate the shape of an American Football goal post each ending capable of receiving at least two stacked extensions to form the shape of an American Football goal post; i. a plurality of clear plastic quadrilateral pieces capable of mechanically engaging with one another and with a plurality of construction toy bricks of appropriate size and shape to form a miniature spectator box, said spectator box capable of mechanically engaging with the bottom side of the spectator figures; j. a plurality of clear plastic quadrilateral pieces capable of mechanically engaging with one another and with a plurality of construction toy bricks of appropriate size and shape to form a miniature announcer's box, said announcer's box capable of engaging with the bottom side of the announcer figure and the bottom side of the cameraman figure through a cameraman's chair; k. a miniature football, said football having an outer side and an inner side, said outer side encasing the inner side and comprising magnetic conducting material, said outer side having an aperture and said inner side containing a magnetic core; l. means for arbitrarily selecting the order of play and a distance that an offensive player can be moved forward or backward in a running play; m. a yard marking means which the game users can use to measure various plays of the invention; n. optionally selectable means for providing alternate play opportunities; o. means for timing plays and play periods in a manner similar to those of the game of American Football; p. a construction instruction booklet showing a plurality of construction brick pieces and provides assembly instructions to engage the pieces to build a miniature American Football stadium; q. a manual which provides the user with all the rules of the game involving player figure movement, running, kicking, scoring and time limits; and r. a plurality of adhesive numbers which can be placed on the player figures for identification purposes.