Patent ID: 6089568
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A new and improved hockey board game to simulate the action and strategies of a real hockey game comprising, in combination:a board having a planar lower surface positionable upon a recipient support and an upper surface with indicia for use in playing the game, the board being in a rectangular configuration with parallel side edges and parallel end edges, the board having a centrally located center region with a large circle located essentially central therewithin and with the indicia neutral zone located on opposite sides of the circle parallel with the end edges;a first action zone located to one end edge and a second action zone located adjacent to the other end edge, each action zone constituting about 25 percent of the area of the board and divided into six rectangles, the rectangles including three primary rectangles adjacent an end edge and three secondary rectangles between the primary rectangles and the central region, the rectangle adjacent each corner of the board being formed with a smaller circle, the rectangles adjacent the edges including indicia of left circle (4), followed by low slot (6), followed by right circle (5), the rectangles thereadjacent including indicia of left point (1), high slot (3), and right point (2);a plurality of six player pieces of a first color and six player pieces of another color, the six player pieces being individually marked as C, RW, RD, G, LW and LD;a first stack of player cards each having the name of a player thereon;a deck of position cards, each having the name of a position thereon;a pair of dice to be rolled by the players in sequential fashion to instruct the player as to the number of plays that may be made on such player's turn on alternate sequential courses of action;an injury card for determining extents of injury; anda hockey board game instruction booklet to inform the players as to the rules of the game.