Football/soccer action board game

Abstract

A fast-moving soccer/football action game with figures moving on a board; two players face off against each other. Each player controls two action figures plus a goalie. Miniaturized soccer play, just in time for the international soccer championship playoffs. A partial-boxed game board is laid out in professional soccer markings. Each of the action figures can “kick” a ball by hand-activated spring-action of the figures. A goalie figure can be stationary of move to block shot on goal. A miniature ball or marble or a more flattened ball-object is used. Magnets anchor the action figures to ferromagnetic playing surface, allowing the action figures to be slid along while allowing the action figure to hold to the surface while “kicking” the ball.

It is claimed that: 
     
         1 . A soccer action board game, comprising:
 a playing surface comprising a first ferromagnetic material for supporting the playing surface and including visible markings,
 wherein the visible markings include an upper side touchline, a lower side touchline and two goal lines, all of which together form a boundary of the playing field of the playing surface; 
 wherein one side of the board game adjacent one of the two goal lines defines a first playing side and another side of the board game adjacent the other one of the two goal lines defines a second playing side; 
   a simulated miniature soccer goal plastic net located on the playing surface adjacent each of the first playing side and the second playing side and adjacent each of the two goal lines;   a simulated soccer ball;   a plurality of slots cut through the playing surface and configured to enable a plurality of soccer action figure dolls to be held within the slots and movable along the slots;   a plurality of soccer action figure dolls comprising three soccer action figure dolls configured to be controlled by a hand of a first player from the first playing side and further comprising three additional soccer action figure dolls configured to be controlled by a hand of a second player from the second playing side;   each one of the plurality of soccer action figure dolls comprising a body portion, an elongated protruding foot portion and an imbedded spring extending downward from the body portion and located substantially above the playing surface when the dolls are oriented in a substantially vertical position with respect to a generally horizontal and planar orientation of the board game;   oriented in a substantially vertical position with respect to a generally horizontal and planar orientation of the board game;   wherein the imbedded spring is anchored by a magnet which contacts the ferromagnetic surface with a certain pull;   the certain pull being a holding power selected from a holding power in the range 1 pound to 5 pounds; and   wherein the doll with embedded spring and magnet are slid along the ferromagnetic playing surface and upon contact with the simulated soccer, the doll is held by hand to bend back the embedded spring and released to impart motion to the simulated soccer ball.   
     
     
         2 . The soccer action board game of  claim 1  wherein the magnets are interchangeable with different pull strengths.