Fantasy baseball board game

Abstract

A board game simulating fantasy baseball season is played by two or more players according to the general rules of fantasy baseball. The board game uses a game board with indicia thereon resembling a baseball field. A game path is formed on the game board, the game path being divided into spaces with instructions imprinted thereon directing a player to advance or retract when moving a game piece along the board according to chance means. The game uses several decks of cards, which are provided separately from the board with indicia thereon that represents actual players in actual teams, that provide instructions to the game player of the manner of progression along the board, that keep weekly and seasonal scores for the teams.

1 . A method of playing a simulated fantasy baseball season, comprising the following steps: 
 Providing a game board having indicia thereon including instructions for advancing along A designated path along a game board;    Providing a first deck of cards with indicia thereon representative of baseball players,    Score points achieved by the baseball players during a previous playing season and baseball players' respective position in actual teams;    Providing a chance means for randomly determining an order of selection of cards from the first deck of cards by two or more game players;    Providing a first plurality of deck of cards for recording a game score, each of said plurality of the deck of cards being representative of a weekly score during a playing season;    Providing a second plurality of deck of cards having indicia thereon representative of instructions for advancing along the designated path on the game board, which correspond to instructions on the game board;    Providing a plurality of game tokens representing team numbers, weekly and season scores;    Beginning a play by using the chance means to select a first game player allowed picking cards representative of baseball players to form a team;    Using the chance means until all game players selected football players for their respective teams;    Using the chance means to advance game players along the game board, while following instructions for advancing along the game board imprinted on the game board and the second plurality of the deck of cards;    Counting play points as simulated scores for weekly and season plays and declaring a winner based on the highest score achieved at the end of a playoffs week.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein instructions of the second plurality of the deck of cards simulate conventional rules of the game of baseball.  
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the cards in the first deck of cards represent actual players in different baseball teams.  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said game board has a generally planar top surface, with further indicia imprinted thereon which is simulative of a baseball field.  
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising a step of providing game pieces for advancing a number of spaces along the designated path according to said chance means.  
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein instructions on the game board comprise indicia representing addition and deduction of score points corresponding to the indicia contained in the second plurality of deck of cards.  
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising a step of providing a plurality of score indicators for indicating the score and status of the team during a playing season.  
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising a step of providing a set of rules for the game.  
   
   
       9 . A board game that simulates a fantasy baseball season, comprising: 
 A game board having indicia thereon including instructions for advancing along a designated path along a game board;    A first deck of cards with indicia thereon representative of football players, score points achieved by the baseball players during a previous playing season and baseball players' respective position in actual teams;    A chance means for randomly determining an order of selection of cards from the first deck of cards by two or more game players;    A first plurality of deck of cards for recording a game score, each of said plurality of the deck of cards being representative of a weekly score during a playing season;    A second plurality of deck of cards having indicia thereon representative of instructions for advancing along the designated path on the game board, which correspond to instructions on the game board.    
   
   
       10 . The board game of  claim 9 , wherein said instructions contained in the second plurality of the deck of cards simulate consequences which affect the players of the board game  
   
   
       11 . The board game of  claim 9 , wherein said indicia contained in the first deck of cards represents actual players in different baseball teams.  
   
   
       12 . The board game of  claim 9 , wherein said game board has a generally planar top surface, with further indicia imprinted thereon which is simulative of a baseball field.  
   
   
       13 . The board game of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of game pieces for advancing a number of spaces along the designated path according to said chance means.  
   
   
       14 . The board game of  claim 9 , wherein instructions on the game board comprise indicia representing addition and deduction of score points corresponding to the indicia contained in the second plurality of deck of cards.  
   
   
       15 . The game board of  claim 9 , further comprising a plurality of score indicators for indicating the score and status of the team during a playing season.  
   
   
       16 . The board game of  claim 9 , wherein the decks of cards, game pieces and tokens are positioned separately from the game board.