| 摘要 |
A football game and football game apparatus that consists of sliding football shaped playing pieces down a rectangular planar playing surface towards scoring targets. The scoring targets represent certain yardages that can be gained or lost, or other events that may occur in an American football game, and by which a player can advance or move back their game piece on a simulated football field. The football field is secured perpendicularly across and above the planar playing surface and includes yardage markers, down markers, score trackers, and a line of scrimmage indicator in order to track the game play. |
| 主权项 |
1. A tabletop sporting game apparatus, comprising:
a) a table having a table surface, a border, and an underside; b) a planar game board disposed within the table, the planar game board comprising a planar surface disposed above the table surface, wherein the planar surface includes a plurality of scoring targets and a plurality of zones marked thereon; c) a plurality of legs supporting the planar game board, wherein the plurality of legs are attached to the underside of the table; d) a simulated American football field piece disposed above the planar game board so that playing pieces may pass underneath the simulated American football field piece as the playing pieces move along the planar surface, the simulated American football field piece comprising a base and a field component disposed within the base; e) a first play-indicating mechanism attached to a first end of the table and a second play-indicating mechanism attached to a second end of the table, wherein the first and second play-indicating mechanisms are each configured to indicate one of a plurality of play options, the plurality of play options comprising at least a run play and a pass play; f) a simulated American football yard marker slideably coupled to the simulated American football field piece; g) a scoreboard coupled to the simulated American football field piece; h) a down marker slideably coupled to the simulated American football field piece; i) a simulated American football line of scrimmage marker slideably coupled to the simulated American football field piece; and j) at least one game piece configured to represent an American football. |
