Baseball board game

Abstract

An example board game may include an infield game board and a fence. The fence may comprise one or more wall pieces that may be secured together and supported by stands such that the user may assemble and place the fence at any desired distance from the game board, such that the open space of the floor or other surface between the board and fence is the outfield. The game is played using user's existing baseball card collection placed around the field as players on defense and batters/runner on offense. A coin, disk, ball or other object may be the baseball, wherein players may “hit” and “throw” the ball by propelling it with their thumbs, e.g., the batter hits the ball into the field and the nearest to reach the ball before the runner reaches base may throw the ball to the base to record an out.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A baseball-themed board game, comprising:
 a game board having markings corresponding to a baseball diamond, including a first base, a second base, a third base, and a home plate; and   a fence, configured and dimensioned to be positioned on a floor at a desired distance from the game board,   wherein the game board and the fence, when positioned on the floor at the desired distance from the game board, define a playing field.   
     
     
         2 . The baseball-themed board game of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a plurality of trading cards; and   a coin or disk configured and dimensioned to be placed between the thumbs of a player and propelled across the playing field.   
     
     
         3 . The baseball-themed board game of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of trading cards are baseball trading cards previously collected by the player. 
     
     
         4 . A method, comprising:
 providing a game board having markings corresponding to a baseball diamond, including a first base, a second base, a third base, and a home plate;   providing a fence, configured and dimensioned to be positioned on a floor at a desired distance from the game board;   providing a ball, a coin, or a disk to function as a baseball;   placing the game board and the fence on a floor with the fence comprising a plurality of fence members and a plurality of stands assembled to form an outfield wall oriented substantially perpendicular with respect the floor, and wherein the fence and the game board define an outfield and the game board and outfield comprise a field of play;   positioning a plurality of trading cards of a first user about the field of play in positions corresponding to defensive positions in baseball;   positioning a batter/runner trading card of a second user on the game board on or near the home plate marking;   propelling the baseball from between the second user's opposing thumbs into a location within the field of play;   flipping one of the trading cards of the first user towards the location of the baseball;   flipping the batter/runner card of the second user towards first base on the game board.