US3658339A - Simulated golf board game apparatus - Google Patents

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US3658339A
US3658339A US869807A US3658339DA US3658339A US 3658339 A US3658339 A US 3658339A US 869807 A US869807 A US 869807A US 3658339D A US3658339D A US 3658339DA US 3658339 A US3658339 A US 3658339A
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  • FIG. 1 A first figure.
  • This invention relates to an amusement game played on a game board and particularly one which accurately presents the players as analogues of "real" players of the real game or sport represented by the game board.
  • an object of a prime aspect of this invention is to provide an amusement game played on a game board which maintains a high interest by the players during the course of the play of the game.
  • An object of another aspect of this invention is the provision of an amusement game played on a game board which is laid out as a replica of a real" game or sport, in which the play of the game is analogous to the play of the real" game or sport.
  • the four dice represent golf clubs.
  • the roll is like a stroke or drive ofa gold club.
  • yellow club On par 3s use the yellow club for the first stroke; yellow club also used when ball is in bunker.
  • Each roll represents and counts as a stroke.
  • Each player uses one golf ball.
  • the score for each hole is marked on the tally card.
  • the score is kept the same way as in regular golf. The player with the lowest score is the winner.
  • FIG. 1 is a representation of a golf course, and FIG. I is divided into:
  • FIG. 1A which is a representation of Hole No. l, a par 3 hole, 1
  • FIG. 1B which is a representation of Hole No. 2, a par 4 hole, and
  • FIG. 1C which is a representation of Hole No. 3, a par 5 hole;
  • FIG. 2 is a combined perspective view showing the six sides of the yellow die
  • FIG. 3 is a combined perspective view showing the six faces of the green die
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the six faces of the blue die
  • FIG. 5 is a combined perspective view showing the six faces of the red die.
  • FIG. 6 is-a side elevational view showing two of the movable markers representing the players.
  • the essence of the invention resides in the selection of the die cast in accordance with the permitted and forbidden strokes ofa real golf game.
  • the first die cast would be 200 shown in FIG. 2, followed (if necessary) by 300 shown in FIG. 3.
  • the first die cast would be 400 shown in FIG. 4, followed by 200 shown in FIG. 2, followed (if necessary) by 300 shown in FIG. 3.
  • the first die cast would be 500 shown in FIG. 5, followed by 400 shown in FIG. 4, followed by 200 shown in FIG. 2 and followed (if necessary) by 300 shown in FIG. 3.
  • the movable markers simulating the position of the ball in real" play are shown as 600 in FIG. 6 as including a base 601 and a marker 602. To make the game a closer analogue of real golf, the markers 600 are formed from real golf tees.
  • I-Ioles Nos. 1, 5, 8,11, l2, l5 and 17 are par 3 holes, and, for the purpose of brevity, the playing of a typical par three hole will be described with reference to FIG. 1A.
  • Holes Nos. 2, 4, 7, l0, l3 and 16 are par 4 holes, and, for the purpose of brevity, the playing of a typical par 4 hole will be described with reference to FIG. 1B.
  • Holes Nos. 3, 6, 9, 14 and 18 are par 5 holes, and, for the purpose of brevity, the playing of a typical par five hole will be described with reference to FIG. 1C.
  • the first hole 10 is a par three hole and includes a tee-off area 11, a fairway 12, two bunkers, namely bunker No. l, i. e. 13 and bunker No. 2, i. e. 14 and a green 15.
  • the tee-off area 11, and the bunkers are each coloured yellow and hence the yellow die 200 (FIG. 2) is used.
  • the die 200 has six faces and they bear the legends:
  • the yellow die 200 is cast until it indicates either green" faces 202, 203, 204 or putted" face 201. If it indicates putted" (face 201 the ball is in the hole, and the player has concluded the playing of that hole.
  • the next die cast is the green die 300 (FIG. 3).
  • the die 300 also has six faces and they bear the legends;
  • the ball is still on the green, and the player must continue to cast the green die 300 until it indicates the shot was putted, meaning that the ball is in the hole and the player has concluded the playing of the hole.
  • the second hole 20 is a par four hole and includes a tee-off area 21, a fairway area 22 including six designated positions of the ball after the first stroke, namely, positions No. l 221; No. 2 222; No. 3 223; No. 4 224; No. 5 225; and No. 6 226, a pair of bunkers, namely bunker No. l 23 and bunker No. 2 24, and a green 25.
  • the first die cast is the blue die 400 FIG. 4.
  • the blue die 400 has six faces, and they bear the legends:
  • the cast of the blue die 400 indicates the has on position No. 1 221 or No. 5 225, the cast counts for two strokes, since positions No. l and No. 5 are each a spot bordered by a square. If the cast of the blue die 400 indicates that the ball has landed on position No. 2 222, No. 3 223, No. 4 224, or No. 6 226, the cast counts for one stroke, since positions N0. 2, No. 3, No. 4 and No. 6 each are a spot bordered by a circle.
  • the second cast of the die is with the yellow die 200. If the cast of the yellow die 200 indicates the shot landed in bunker No. l 23, the shot counts for two strokes, since bunker No. l 23 is a spot bordered by a square. If the cast of the yellow die 200 indicates that the shot landed in bunker No. 2 24, the shot counts for one stroke since bunker No. 2 24 is a spot bordered by a circle. From this point on, the play of the hole follows the procedure set forth above for the first hole regarding subsequent castings of the yellow die 200 and the green die 300. 3.
  • the third hole is a par five hole and includes a tee-off area 31, a first fairway area 32 including six first positions, namely, 220 yards 321, 230 yards 322, 240 yards 323, 250 yards 324, 260 yards 325 and 270 yards 326, a second fairway area 33, including six second positions; namely, No. 1 331, No. 2 332, No. 3 333, No.4 334, No.5 335 and No. 6 336, a pair of bunkers, namely, bunker No. l 34 and bunker No. 2 35 and a green 36.
  • the first die cast is the red die 500 (FIG. 5).
  • the red die 500 has six faces, and they bear the legends:
  • each position is a spot bordered by a square. If the cast of the red die 500 indicates that the ball has landed at position 322 or 326, the cast counts for one stroke, since each of these positions is a spot bordered by a circle.
  • the next die cast is the blue die 400. From this point on, the
  • the cast of the blue die 400 indicates that the ball has landed at position No. l 331, No. 2 332 or No. 6 336, the cast counts for two strokes, since each of these positions is a spot bordered by a square. If the cast of the blue die 400 indicates that the ball has landed at position No. 3 333, No. 4 334 or No. 5 335, the cast counts for one stroke, since each of these positions is a spot bordered by a circle.
  • the next die cast is the yellow die 200. If the cast of the yellow die 200 indicates the shot landed in bunker No. 2 35, the shot counts for two strokes, since bunker No. 2 35 is a spot bordered by a square. If the cast of the yellow die 200 indicates that the shot landed in bunker No. l 34, the shot counts for one stroke since bunker No. l 34 is a spot bordered by a circle. From this point on, the play of the hole follows the procedure set forth above for the first hole regarding subsequent castings of the yellow die 200 and the green die 300.
  • the remainder of the holes are played in an analogous manner for par three holes as described for FIG. 1A, for par four holes as described for FIG. 1B, and for par five holes as described for FIG. 1C.
  • the manner of playing a complete game will be clear to the person skilled in the art. It is seen that the combination of the four different dies, whose selection for use is dependent upon permitted and prohibited strokes, and the selected predetermined positions, which determines strokes and penalties and order of play, imparts to the golf game the same interest in play and analogy with the real game of golf.
  • the game may be played by one player (as in the example above) or by two or more players. When two or more players play, the order of playing is governed, as in real play, by the distance from the hole during play, and by who won the previous hole, at the initiation of play at the tee. The player whose ball lands farther from the hole continues to play until his ball is closer to the hole.
  • a golf game comprising the combination of the following elements:
  • a game board laid out as a scaled-down facsimile replica ofa real golf course and including thereon two sets ofindicia disposed adjacent the tee and the green respectively, the indicia of each set being visually distinguishable from each other, and the indicia of each set having a common characteristic which renders them visually distinguishable from the indicia of the other set, thereby to provide a plurality of positively premarked and predetermined positions representative of the positions of a golf ball during real play of the game of golf, and designating unique positions for the disposition of all game pieces;
  • game pieces representative of golf balls adapted to be moved manually to be disposed at a unique directed one of said plurality of positively premarked and predetermined positions on said game board in a manner analogous to that of the disposition of golf balls during the real play of the game of golf;
  • a plurality of dice each die bearing indicia on the faces thereof different from those on conventional dice but being identical with those of a different one of said sets of indicia on said game board, the casting of a single selected die directing the manual placing of the game pieces to a position which is representative of a real golf stroke.

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