Patent ID: 6315293
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A board game for simulating the play of baseball thereon comprising:at least one die;a carrying case having a base and a movable lid hingedly attached thereto, said lid being movable between a closed position and an open position, in said closed position, said lid engaging said base to define a cavity therebetween, said base having a wall extending upwardly from a periphery thereof, said wall having first and second ends spaced from each other and forming a gap therebetween, said gap being sized and shaped for passing said at least one die therethrough;a playing surface having indicia of baseball bases formed thereon and a hole formed adjacent each of said indicia, said playing surface being arranged on said base and bounded at least partially thereabout by said wall such that said at least one die can engage said playing surface by entering said cavity via said gap, and;a plurality of game pieces representative of baseball players, each of said game pieces being configured to removably engage within said hole of each of said indicia of baseball bases such that said at least one die engages said playing surface and at least one of said plurality of game pieces is disengaged from said hole of a first of said indicia of baseball bases and engages said hole of a second of said indicia of baseball bases in response to said at least one die thereby simulating the play of baseball.