Golf board game

Abstract

A golf board game for at least two players that simulates the strategies, probabilities, disasters, and accomplishments of a real game of golf. A board depicting a golf course is superimposed with a grid of squares. Cards are dealt or drawn from a card deck that includes club cards representing different golf clubs and their distances and deviations, flog cards representing misfortunes common in a game of golf, and zone and improvement cards to correct bad shots or improve good ones. An aiming marker is used to select an aiming channel, and a shot is taken after selecting a particular club card. The shot may be improved via an improvement or a zone card, or negatively affected via a flog card. The shot may also be affected by the terrain in which the ball lands. A hazards and predicaments card indicates the consequences of landing on particular terrains.

1 . A golf board game comprising: 
 a playing surface depicting a golf course;    a plurality of club cards, each club card being associated with a particular type of golf club and indicating a plurality of distance measurements and a plurality of deviation measurements;    a first random number generator for generating a first random number and identifying one of the plurality of distance measurements indicated on a selected club card based on the generated first random number;    a second random number generator for generating a second random number and identifying one of the plurality of deviation measurements indicated on the selected club card based on the generated second random number; and    a game piece associated with a player, the game piece being moved and positioned on the playing surface in accordance with the identified distance and deviation measurements.    
   
   
       2 . The golf board game of  claim 1 , wherein the playing surface depicts a grid of squares superimposed on at least a portion of the playing surface, wherein each square represents a particular distance amount, and wherein the game piece is moved and positioned on one of the squares based on the distance and deviation measurements.  
   
   
       3 . The golf board game of  claim 2 , wherein the playing surface includes a golf green visually depicting a first tier associated with a first set of squares, a second tier associated with a second set of squares, and a third tier associated with a third set of squares, wherein the game piece being positioned on the first tier gives the player a first type of odds of a one-putt, the game piece being positioned on the second tier gives the player a second type of odds of a one-putt, and the game piece being positioned on the third tier gives the player a third type of odds of a one-putt.  
   
   
       4 . The golf board game of  claim 2  further comprising an aiming device adapted to select a grid channel relative to a current position of the game piece, wherein the distance is measured down the selected grid channel and the deviation is measured from an ending distance position.  
   
   
       5 . The golf board game of  claim 1 , wherein each club card further indicates a plurality of swing types, each swing type being associated with a different range of distance and deviation measurements.  
   
   
       6 . The golf board game of  claim 5 , wherein the range of distance and deviation measurements for the plurality of swing types are visually distinguished from one another.  
   
   
       7 . The golf board game of  claim 1  further comprising a plurality of improvement cards, each improvement card depicting an event or a device applied in a real game of golf for improving a shot.  
   
   
       8 . The golf board game of  claim 7 , wherein each improvement card indicates an amount by which the generated first or second random number is changed.  
   
   
       9 . The golf board game of  claim 1  further comprising a plurality of zone cards, each zone card depicting a good fortune encountered during a real game of golf for improving a shot.  
   
   
       10 . The golf board game of  claim 9 , wherein each zone card indicates an amount by which the identified distance or deviation measurement is changed.  
   
   
       11 . The golf board game of  claim 1  further comprising a plurality of flog cards, each flog card depicting a misfortune encountered during a real game of golf.  
   
   
       12 . The golf board game of  claim 11 , wherein each flog card indicates an amount by which the identified distance or deviation measurement is modified.  
   
   
       13 . The golf board game of  claim 1  further comprising a hazards and predicaments card indicating a plurality of terrains depicted on the playing surface, wherein for each of the plurality of terrains, the hazards and predicaments card indicates a consequence for landing on the terrain.  
   
   
       14 . A method for playing a golf board game with two or more players, the golf game including a playing surface depicting a golf course, a stack of game cards, and a game piece associated with a player, the method comprising: 
 dealing a first set of cards from the stack of game cards to a first player, the first set of cards including a club card associated with a particular type of golf club and indicating a plurality of distance measurements and a plurality of deviation measurements;    dealing a second set of cards from the stack of game cards to a second player;    declaring by the first player the club card to be played;    randomly generating, by the first player, a first and second number;    identifying for the first player one of the plurality of distance measurements indicated on the selected club card based on the generated first random number;    identifying for the first player one of the plurality of deviation measurements indicated on the selected club card based on the generated second random number; and    moving and positioning the game piece on the playing surface in accordance with the identified distance and deviation measurements.    
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the second set of cards includes a flog card, the flog card depicting a particular misfortune encountered during a real game of golf, the method further comprising: 
 selecting by the second player the flog card from the second set of cards;    applying the flog card to the first player; and    modifying the distance or deviation measurement identified for the first player by an amount indicated on the flog card.    
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the first set of cards includes an improvement card, the improvement card depicting an event or a device applied in a real game of golf for improving a shot, the method further comprising: 
 selecting by the first player the improvement card from the first set of cards; and    modifying the generated first or second random number by an amount indicated by the selected improvement card.    
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the improvement card improves a shot modified by the flog card.  
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the first set of cards includes a zone card, the zone card depicting a particular good fortune encountered during a real game of golf, the method further comprising: 
 selecting by the first player the zone card from the first set of cards; and    modifying the distance or deviation measurement identified for the first player by an amount indicated on the zone card.    
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the playing surface depicts a grid of squares superimposed on at least a portion of the playing surface, the method further comprising: 
 selecting a particular grid channel relative to a current position of the game piece; and    placing an aiming marker on the grid channel, wherein the distance is measured down the selected grid channel and the deviation is measured from an ending distance position.    
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the club card further indicates a plurality of swing types, each swing type being associated with a different range of distance and deviation measurements, the method further comprising: 
 declaring by the first player a particular swing type indicated on the club card; and    identifying one of the plurality of distance and deviation measurements associated with the declared swing type based on the generated first and second random numbers.