Amusement devices: games – Board games – pieces – or boards therefor – Piece moves over board having pattern
Patent
1991-10-28
1995-11-28
Stoll, William E.
Amusement devices: games
Board games, pieces, or boards therefor
Piece moves over board having pattern
A63F 300
Patent
active
054700779
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The present invention relate to a golf board game apparatus.
The golf board game apparatus allows users to simulate golf without the need for a conventional golf course. In the context of the present invention, terms used are generally equivalent to those used in relation to a conventional golf course upon which conventional games of golf are played.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with one aspect of the invention there is provided a golf board game apparatus characterised by a game board marked out into a plurality of golf holes, each of the golf holes comprising a tee area, a fairway area, an obstruction area and a golf green area having a pin, a plurality of distinct place markers on or about each golf hole, means for fortuitously determining the result of a tee stroke, each golf hole having a first card means having an indication of the place marker to which a golf ball travels as a result of the tee stroke, the first card means also having an indication as to the nature of the next stroke to be played, and one or more further card means corresponding to the nature of the subsequent stroke or strokes to be played, and means for fortuitously determining the result of the or each subsequent stroke.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The present invention will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a game board of the golf board game in accordance with the present invention with place markers removed for the sake of clarity;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged plan view of a fourth golf hole of the game board of FIG. 1;
FIG.3 is a plan view of a bank of devices for fortuitously determining the result of a stroke; and
FIG. 4 is a plan view of a golf score card for use with the golf board game of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is an upper perspective view of tokens for use with the golf board game of the present invention;
FIGS. 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e and 6f are plan views of a representative sample of hole cards;
FIGS. 7a, 7b, 7c, and 7d are plan views of a representative sample of golf gamble cards;
FIG. 8 is a plan view of play money; and
FIGS. 9 to 11 are schematic diagrams showing possible sequences of strokes for a Par 3, Par 4 and Par 5 golf holes respectively.
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
In FIG. 1 there is shown a game board 10 of the golf board game of the present invention. The game board 10 conveniently has marked on it a plurality of golf holes 12, such as, for example eighteen golf holes 12. The golf holes 12 are preferably disposed on the game board 10 so that a beginning of one of the golf holes 12 is adjacent an end of a preceding one of the golf holes 12. The golf holes 12 thus wind in a sinuous manner around the board 10. Each of the golf holes 12 comprises a tee area 14, a fairway area 16 and a golf green area 18. The tee area 14 is located at the beginning end of one of the golf holes 12. The fairway area 16 is located adjacent the tee area 14 and extends generally away from the tee area 14. The fairway area 16 connects the tee area 14 to the golf green area 18.
Each of the golf holes 12 may have associated with them areas designated as obstruction areas 20, such as may be found on conventional golf holes. For example, as shown in exemplary golf hole 12 of FIG. 2, the obstruction areas 20 may comprise or denote trees and shrubs 24, canyon 26, wildlife 28 bunker areas 30, creeks 31 and the like. As shown the bunker areas 30 may be associated with the golf green areas 18 or may be located on the fairway areas 16. The first golf hole 12 of FIG. 1 also comprises an obstruction area 20 denoted as a road 32. Referring to both FIGS. 1 and 2, the golf green areas 18 each comprise a golf hole cup 34 denoted by a flag stick or pin.
The board 10 has an area 36 marked out for the placement of gamble cards (to be described hereinafter). It is envisaged that the tee area 14 could be configured to represent the national flag of a golfing nation, such as, for example, the Indian flag for the golf hole 12 of FIG. 2. Similarly, it
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Brewster Wilfred G.
Forrester Michael D.
Golf Games International (Australia) Pty Ltd.
Stoll William E.
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