Toss Game

Abstract

The present invention relates to a toss game, preferably an American football themed toss game, that challenges players to throw a projectile through one of a plurality of orifices on a target board. A game board is also used in the present invention and tracks a player's progress and scoring.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A toss game assembly for playing a toss game comprising:
 a frame;   a target board secured to said frame, said target board being a substantially planar member and having a plurality of orifices for receiving a projectile, wherein said orifices on said target board have a means for catching said projectile, said catching means being a net extending from said orifice to a backing; and   at least one game board secured to said frame in a different location than said target board, said game board including a game piece on a game play surface of said game board to track the rewards and penalties of a player, wherein said toss game is played by a player tossing said projectile at said target board to attempt to toss said projectile through one of said plurality of orifices, said player receiving a reward or a penalty for tossing said projectile through one of said plurality of orifices and a penalty or no reward for being unable to toss said projectile through one of said plurality of orifices, said player tossing said projectile at said target board from a certain distance away from said target board.   
     
     
         2 . The toss game assembly according to  claim 1  wherein said frame comprises:
 a first base member; 
 a second base member substantially parallel to said first base member; 
 a cross base member extending from a second end of said first base member to a second end of said second base member; 
 a first target board supporting member extending from approximately a midpoint of the length of the first base member to a distal end of said first target board supporting member; 
 a second target board supporting member extending in substantially parallel alignment with said first target board member from approximately a midpoint of the length of the second base member to a distal end of said second target board supporting member; 
 a bottom cross member extending from a lower portion of the first target board member to a lower portion of the second target board supporting member; and 
 a top cross member extending from an upper portion of the first target board member to an upper portion of the second target board supporting member, wherein said target board is secured to said frame in an area of said frame defined by the connection between the bottom cross member, top cross member, first target board supporting member and second target board supporting member, and 
 wherein said game board is secured to the frame on a front surface of the second target board supporting member. 
 
     
     
         3 . The toss game assembly according to  claim 2  wherein a support member extends outwardly from a surrounding edge of each of said plurality of orifices to said backing of each of said plurality of orifices to prevent said net and/or backing of said orifices from obstructing one or more of the openings created by the other of said orifices. 
     
     
         4 . The toss game assembly according to  claim 1  wherein the target board is a square shape with nine orifices in a 3×3 arrangement. 
     
     
         5 . The toss game assembly according to  claim 4  wherein each of said plurality of orifices includes a surrounding colored edge. 
     
     
         6 . The toss game assembly according to  claim 5  wherein the 3×3 arrangement includes a first column of three vertically aligned orifices, a second column of three vertically aligned orifices, and a third column of three vertically aligned orifices, said first and third column orifices having a different colored surrounding edge than said second column orifices. 
     
     
         7 . The toss game assembly according to  claim 6  wherein said second column orifices includes a top, a middle, and a bottom orifice, said colored surrounding edge of said top and bottom orifices having the same colored surrounding edge and wherein said colored surrounding edge of said top and bottom orifices of said second column being a different color than said surrounding edge of said first and third column orifices and said middle orifice of said second column. 
     
     
         8 . The toss game assembly according to  claim 7  wherein said middle orifice of said second column has a different colored surrounding edge than said first and third column orifices and said top and bottom orifices of said second column. 
     
     
         9 . The toss game assembly according to  claim 8  wherein said toss game is an American football themed toss game that is played by at least two players. 
     
     
         10 . The toss game according to  claim 9  wherein the first and third column orifices correspond to the same reward or penalty when said player tosses said projectile through said first and third column orifices. 
     
     
         11 . The toss game according to  claim 10  wherein the top and bottom orifice of the second column corresponds to the same reward or penalty when said one of said at least two players tosses said projectile through said top and bottom orifice of said second column, said reward or penalty for said second column top and bottom orifice being different than the reward or penalty for the first and third column orifices. 
     
     
         12 . The toss game according to  claim 11  wherein the middle orifice of the second column corresponds to the same reward or penalty when said one of said at least two players tosses said projectile through said middle orifice, said reward or penalty for said middle orifice being different than said reward or penalty for said top and bottom orifices of said second column top and said reward or penalty for said first and third column orifices. 
     
     
         13 . The toss game according to  claim 12  wherein said game play surface of said game board resembles the appearance of a miniature American football field, said game play surface further including markers on said game play surface that mimic the one-hundred yards marked on an American football field. 
     
     
         14 . The toss game according to  claim 13  wherein tossing said projectile into either of said first and third column orifices corresponds to a reward of said game piece of said player being moved five yards on said game play surface of said game board. 
     
     
         15 . The toss game according to  claim 14  wherein tossing said projectile into either of said top and bottom orifices of said second column corresponds to a reward of said game piece of said player being moved ten yards on said game play surface of said game board. 
     
     
         16 . The toss game according to  claim 15  wherein tossing said projectile into said middle orifice of said second column by said one of said at least two players corresponds to a penalty, said penalty being an interception and an immediate change of turns from said one of said at least two players to said other of said at least two players. 
     
     
         17 . The toss game according to  claim 16  wherein said players have four toss attempts to either score a point or accumulate at least ten yards, said players being rewarded with another  4  toss attempts if said players accumulates at least ten yards, wherein said at least ten yards is measured by said markers on said game board. 
     
     
         18 . The toss game according to  claim 17  wherein said game board further comprises at least two directly opposite scoring areas on said game board and wherein two scoring markers on opposite ends of said game board mark said two directly opposite scoring areas. 
     
     
         19 . The toss game according to  claim 18  wherein said players score a point by accumulating enough yards to move said players' corresponding game piece into one of said two scoring areas. 
     
     
         20 . The toss game assembly according to  claim 19  wherein said projectile is a miniature foam football. 
     
     
         21 . The toss game assembly according to  claim 1  wherein said toss game is tic-tac-toe. 
     
     
         22 . The toss game assembly according to  claim 1  wherein said toss game is twenty-one. 
     
     
         23 . The toss game assembly according to  claim 1  wherein said frame comprises:
 a first base member; 
 a second base member substantially parallel to said first base member; 
 a first game board supporting member extending perpendicularly from a first end of said first base member to an oppositely situated distal end of said first game board supporting member; 
 a second game board supporting member extending perpendicularly and in substantially parallel alignment with said first game board supporting member from a first end of said second base member to an oppositely situated distal end of said second game board supporting member; 
 a first target board supporting member extending perpendicularly from said first base member to a distal end of said first target board supporting member; 
 a second target board supporting member extending perpendicularly and in substantially parallel alignment with said first target board supporting member from said second base member to a distal end of said second target board supporting member; 
 a bottom cross member extending from a lower portion of the first target board member to a lower portion of the second target board member; and 
 a top cross member extending from an upper portion of the first target board member to an upper portion of the second target board member,
 wherein said target board is secured to said frame in an area of said frame defined by the connection between the bottom cross member, top cross member, first target board supporting member and second target board supporting member, and 
 wherein said game board is secured to said distal ends of said first and second game board supporting members.