Game, method of manufacture, method of use

Abstract

A manual game is provided which simulates American football. The game has a playing surface with multiple openings having indicia associated with football activities, and players toss game pieces at the surface in order to achieve football action determined by the indicia of the opening into which a game piece drops. The game includes a goal the structure with a pair of uprights, and players attempt to score field goals and points after touchdown by tossing a game piece between the uprights. A plurality of template plates are provided to effect different games, and each template plate has a subset of the openings and covers at least one of them. As a result, different games are available with different patterns of openings. A blank, planar form is provided which can be folded and assembled into a game chassis which includes the playing surface. The form is made of an inexpensive sheet material which can be manufactured easily, and it is of such a configuration that it can be assembled easily by individuals of ordinary skill.

1 . A blank form for manufacturing a game chassis, the form being made of a foldable sheet material having height and width and comprising:
 a central panel which is generally rectangular and has a plurality of through-openings formed therein;   left and right wing panels disposed widthwise on either side of the central panel and each separated therefrom by a wing fold line, the wing panels tapering in width from top to bottom;   left and right leg panels spaced apart above the central panel and separated therefrom by a leg fold line;   a lower panel disposed below the central panel and separated therefrom by a lower fold line;   first joining means near the top of each wing panel and at the side of each leg panel for cooperatively joining the left wing and leg panels and the right wing and leg panels;   second joining means near the bottom of each wing panel and at either side of lower panel for cooperatively joining the left wing and right wing panels to the sides of the lower panel.   
   
   
       2 . The blank form of  claim 1 , further comprising a goal panel disposed in the space between the leg panels and joined at the top of the central panel at an upper fold line, the goal panel having a central, upwardly projecting main element, a cross element and an upwardly projecting upright element at either side of the cross element, the main element having a laterally extending fold line above and near the cross element, and third joining elements at the top of the central panel and the top of the main element for cooperatively joining the top of the central panel to the top of main element. 
   
   
       3 . The blank form of  claim 1 , further comprising a generally rectangular cut at one of the wing fold lines or the lower extending into the central panel, so that when the cut panel is folded on the respective fold line, a wall is produced which projects away from the sheet material.