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 method of playing a football board game, said method comprising:
 obtaining said 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; 
   determining said offense-defense play outcome by using said offense-defense play matrix to provide a determined offense-defense play outcome; and   moving said position marker on said simulated football field to a position dictated by said determined offense-defense play outcome.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising using said offense-defense play matrix by having an offensive player select one said offensive play indicium and having a defensive player select one said defensive play indicium to provide said determined offense-defense play outcome. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 obtaining a down marker having first and second marks disposed a distance apart, said down marker movable on said simulated football field; and   moving said down marker on said simulated football field to align said first mark with said position marker and to locate said second mark said distance from said first mark toward a goal zone of said defensive player;   wherein said second mark indicates a position on said simulated football field to which said offensive player must advance within four plays to maintain possession of said position marker.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 obtaining 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; and 
   determining said special teams play outcome by using said special teams play matrix to provide a determined special teams play outcome.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising playing a game of chance to provide a chance game outcome which determines said special teams play outcome. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein said game of chance comprises generating one random number. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein said one random number is generated by summing two randomly selected numbers. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 obtaining 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; and 
   recording at least one of said offensive play indicium, said defensive play indicium, and said randomly selected number in said play recording matrix.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 obtaining a score recording matrix comprising fillable score recording matrix cells; and   filling at least one of said score recording matrix cells with a score associated with play of said football board game.