Football Board Game

Abstract

A football board game, and a method of playing such a football board game, whereby the football board game includes a gameboard having a simulated football field on which a position marker is movable. Further, the football board game includes an offense-defense play matrix comprising: (i) an offense-defense play matrix row of first cells, each of which contains an offensive play indicium; (ii) an offense-defense play matrix column of second cells, each of which contains a defensive play indicium; and (iii) a plurality of third cells, wherein each third cell is located at an intersection dictated by selection of one of the first cells and one of the second cells, and wherein each third cell contains an offense-defense play outcome indicium which provides an offense-defense play outcome, whereby the offense-defense play outcome dictates movement of the position marker on the simulated football field.

1 . A football board game comprising:
 a gameboard having a simulated football field on which a position marker is movable; and   an offense-defense play matrix comprising:
 (i) an offense-defense play matrix row of first cells, each of which contains an offensive play indicium; 
 (ii) an offense-defense play matrix column of second cells, each of which contains a defensive play indicium; and 
 (iii) a plurality of third cells; 
 wherein each said third cell is located at an intersection dictated by selection of one of said first cells and one of said second cells; and 
 wherein each said third cell contains an offense-defense play outcome indicium which provides an offense-defense play outcome; 
   wherein said offense-defense play outcome dictates movement of said position marker on said simulated football field.   
     
     
         2 . The football board game of  claim 1 , wherein said simulated football field has a football field length of 100 equivalent units disposed between opposing goal zones. 
     
     
         3 - 7 . (canceled) 
     
     
         8 . The football board game of  claim 1 , further comprising a special teams play matrix comprising:
 (i) a special teams play matrix row of fourth cells, each of which contains a special teams play indicium;   (ii) a special teams play matrix column of fifth cells, each of which contains a chance game outcome; and   (iii) a plurality of sixth cells;   wherein each said sixth cell is located at an intersection dictated by selection of one of said fourth cells and one of said fifth cells; and   wherein each said sixth cell contains a special teams play outcome indicium which provides a special teams play outcome.   
     
     
         9 . (canceled) 
     
     
         10 . The football board game of  claim 8 , wherein said chance game outcome is determined by a game of chance comprising random number generation which upon playing, generates one random number. 
     
     
         11 . The football board game of  claim 10 , wherein said one random number is generated by summing two randomly selected numbers. 
     
     
         12 . The football board game of  claim 8 , wherein said special teams play outcome dictates an outcome selected from the group consisting of: movement of said position marker on said simulated football field, success or failure of an extra point attempt, and success or failure of a field goal attempt. 
     
     
         13 . (canceled) 
     
     
         14 . The football board game of  claim 8 , further comprising a play recording matrix comprising:
 (i) a play recording matrix column of seventh cells, each of which contains a play period indicium;   (ii) a play recording matrix row of eighth cells, each of which contains a play indicium; and   (iii) a plurality of fillable ninth cells;   wherein each said ninth cell is located at an intersection dictated by selection of one of said seventh cells and one of said eighth cells; and   wherein each said ninth cell is fillable with one of said offensive play indicium, said defensive play indicium, or one said randomly selected number.   
     
     
         15 . (canceled) 
     
     
         16 . The football board game of  claim 14 , further comprising a score recording matrix, wherein one or more score recording matrix cells are fillable with a score associated with play of said football board game. 
     
     
         17 . The football board game of  claim 14 , further comprising said position marker which is movable on said simulated football field. 
     
     
         18 . The football board game of  claim 17 , wherein said position marker has a configuration which simulates an American football. 
     
     
         19 . (canceled) 
     
     
         20 . The football board game of  claim 17 , further comprising a down marker which is movable on said simulated football field. 
     
     
         21 . (canceled) 
     
     
         22 . The football board game of  claim 20 , further comprising a tossable token. 
     
     
         23 . (canceled) 
     
     
         24 . The football board game of  claim 22 , wherein said football board game is integrated with a container capable of containing goods. 
     
     
         25 . The football board game of  claim 24 , wherein said container comprises a delivery box. 
     
     
         26 . The football board game of  claim 25 , wherein said delivery box comprises:
 a box top pivotally coupled to a box bottom;   said box top including opposing box top inner and outer surfaces;   said box bottom including opposing box bottom inner and outer surfaces;   wherein said football board game is integrally formed on at least one surface selected from the group consisting of: said box top inner surface, said box top outer surface, said box bottom inner surface, and said box bottom outer surface.   
     
     
         27 . The football board game of  claim 26 , wherein at least one of said position marker, said down marker, and said tossable token is selectively detachable from said delivery box. 
     
     
         28 . The football board game of  claim 27 , wherein said delivery box comprises a pizza delivery box. 
     
     
         29 . A football board game comprising:
 a gameboard having a simulated football field on which a position marker is movable; and   an offense-defense play matrix comprising:
 (i) an offense-defense play matrix column of first cells, each of which contains an offensive play indicium; 
 (ii) an offense-defense play matrix row of second cells, each of which contains a defensive play indicium; and 
 (iii) a plurality of third cells; 
 wherein each said third cell is located at an intersection dictated by selection of one of said first cells and one of said second cells; and 
 wherein each said third cell contains an offense-defense play outcome indicium which provides an offense-defense play outcome; 
   wherein said offense-defense play outcome dictates movement of said position marker on said simulated football field.   
     
     
         30 . A football board game integrated with a delivery box, comprising:
 said delivery box having a box top pivotally coupled to a box bottom;   said box top including opposing box top inner and outer surfaces;   said box bottom including opposing box bottom inner and outer surfaces; and   said football board game integrally formed on at least one surface selected from the group consisting of: said box top inner surface, said box top outer surface, said box bottom inner surface, and said box bottom outer surface.   
     
     
         31 . The football board game integrated with a delivery box of  claim 30 , wherein at least one component of said football board game is selectively detachable from said delivery box. 
     
     
         32 - 40 . (canceled)