WO2004052480A1

WO2004052480A1 - Soccer board game apparatus and method

Info

Publication number: WO2004052480A1
Application number: PCT/KR2003/002734
Authority: WO
Inventors: Woo Churl Cho
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2002-12-12
Filing date: 2003-12-12
Publication date: 2004-06-24
Anticipated expiration: 2005-06-12
Also published as: KR20040051173A; AU2003286941A1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a football game board as a hand-controlled game unit and a game method of the same in which a plurality of obstacles, traps and goalpost out ways are provided for thereby randomly changing a moving direction of a ball while a ball is moved in a direction of a goalpost for thereby enhancing an interesting of a game.

Description

SOCCER BOARD GAME APPARATUS AND METHOD

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a football game board in which a ball is moved in a direction of a goalpost by moving a football game board, and a plurality of defenses, traps and ball out ways are provided on a football game board for thereby randomly changing a moving direction of a ball while a ball is moved in a direction of a goalpost for thereby enhancing an interesting of a game. The present invention relates to a football game board as a hand-controlled game unit and a game method of the same in which a plurality of obstacles, traps and goalpost out ways are provided for thereby randomly changing a moving direction of a ball while a ball is moved in a direction of a goalpost.

Background Art

In a hand controlled football game board as a conventional football game board non-inclusive of an electronic type game board, according to the Korean utility model No. 87-16125, there is provided an assembling type football game board in which a plurality of rods are inserted on a board in a horizontal direction so that a players strikes a ball by holding a handle and rotating in the left and right directions. According to the Korean utility model Nos. 89-16038 and 89-18886, there is provided a football game board in which when a certain obstacle corresponding to a defense is pushed out using a handle, a ball is moved in a direction of an opponent's goalpost. In addition, according to the Korean utility model No. 279447, there is provided a football game board in which a ball accommodating part is formed for maintaining a ball at a player, and a toy top is spun for thereby performing a game. According to the Korean utility model No.

94-9470, there is provided a striking type football game apparatus in which a continuously provided ball is hit in a direction of a goalpost. In addition, according to the Korean utility model No. 270977, there is provided a football game board in which a plurality of sprayers are symmetrically installed at both opposite sides of a game board having goalposts, and air is discharged from the sprayers for thereby moving the ball in a direction of an opponent's goalpost.

In the above described football game boards, a ball is hit and moved in a direction of a goalpost using a rotation rod, a stick, a sprayer, etc. In addition, as another feature of the above described game boards, the ball is moved by a certain moving member in a state that a game board is not moved for thereby achieving a desired purpose of the game.

However, it is impossible to fully achieve a desired game purpose only in such a manner that a ball is moved in a certain direction using a hitting member or a moving member and is blocked by a certain obstacle while a ball is moved. In addition, there is not any unexpected element in the conventional game board, so that the game is too simple.

Disclosure of Invention Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a football game board that overcomes the problems encountered in the conventional art.

To achieve the above object, there is provided a football game board, comprising a metallic ball; a plurality of dolls corresponding to defenses for randomly changing a moving direction of the ball; a plurality of pin holes formed in a field wherein the dolls are inserted into the pin holes; a plurality of traps formed in the field wherein the ball is dropped into the traps while the ball is moved; a goal-in way formed in such a manner that the ball passed through goalposts formed at both sides of the field moves through the outer sides of the field and is moved out through an outlet of both sides of an intermediate portion of the field; a no-goal way formed in such a manner that the ball passed through the no-goal goalpost formed beside each goalpost moves through the lower sides of the goalposts and the rear sides of the same and is moved out through an outlet formed beside the no-goal goalpost of one side; and a plurality of drawing ways formed in the lower side of the field in the horizontal direction so that the ball dropped into the traps and the ball coming out from the outlet of both sides is moved in the left and right directions, wherein an outlet is formed at each way in the entrance of one side so that the ball comes out.

To achieve the above object, there is provided a football game board comprising a spherical ball; a plurality of traps formed in a field wherein the ball is dropped into the traps while the ball is moved; a plurality of dolls inserted into the traps of the field for thereby randomly changing a moving direction of the ball wherein the center lower portion of the doll is stepped for fixing the doll at a certain position of the upper surface of the field, and a magnet is installed at an intermediate lower portion of each of the dolls; a magnet member installed in a lower side of the field so that the dolls are fixed at a certain position on the upper surface of the field; a goal-in way formed in such a manner that the ball passed through goalposts formed at both sides of the field moves through the outer sides of the field and is moved out through an outlet of both sides of an intermediate portion of the field; a no-goal way formed in such a manner that the ball passed through the no-goal goalpost formed beside each goalpost moves through the lower sides of the goalposts and the rear sides of the same and is moved out through an outlet formed beside the no-goal goalpost of one side; and a plurality of drawing ways formed in the lower side of the field in the horizontal direction so that the ball dropped into the traps and the ball coming out from the outlet of both sides is moved in the left and right directions, wherein an outlet is formed at each way in the entrance of one side so that the ball comes out.

To achieve the above object, there is provided a game method of a football game board, comprising a step in which a ball is moved to a lower place when a game board body is moved; a step in which the moving ball randomly changes its moving direction when the ball hits a plurality of dolls inserted into a field; a step in which the ball passed through the goalposts of both sides of the field comes out from the lower side of the field through an outer side of the field to an intermediate portion of the field; a step in which the ball dropped into a no-goal region formed beside the goalposts comes out through the sides of the no-goal region; a step in which the ball moved to the field is dropped into a plurality of traps formed on the upper surface of the field or into a plurality of dropping ports formed at both sides of the traps; and a step in which the ball dropped into the dropping ports and the traps is moved to one side of each dropping port. Brief Description of Drawings

The preferred embodiments o the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating a football game board according to the present invention;

Figure 2 is a horizontal cross sectional view illustrating a ball moving way in a football game board according to the present invention; Figure 3 is a disassembled perspective view illustrating a state that a football game board is disassembled according to the present invention; and

Figure 4 is a partial cross sectional view illustrating a state that a certain doll is installed on a field of a football game board according to the present invention.

Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

The preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

A game board body 1 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape. A field 2 is formed at a lower place. A plurality of ways classified by multiple partitions 3 are formed below the field 2. An inner lateral in the direction of the field 2 is formed of a slanted surface 4. A plurality of light emitting diodes 5 are installed at corners between the upper surface and an inner lateral surface at regular intervals. An electric board 6 is installed on one side of the upper surface for displaying the scores in numbers. Score buttons 7 and T are provided at both sides of the electric board 6 wherein the numbers are increased from 1 to 9 by pressing the score buttons 7 and T . Reset buttons 8 and 8' are provided for resetting the scored numbers to zero.

The same lines as the actual football field are formed on the upper surface of the field 2. A plurality of pin holes 9 are formed in the horizontal direction wherein a plurality of dolls 11 are inserted into the pin holes 9. There are provided ten traps 10 each having a certain size wherein a metallic ball B is inserted into each trap 10. Here, the dolls 11 inserted into the pinholes 9 correspond to the defenses. Goalposts 13 and 13' are provided at both sides between the slanted surface 4 and the field 2. No-goal goalposts 14, 14' and 15 and 15' are provided beside the goalposts 13 and 13' for judging a certain goal as a no-goal. Outlets 17 and 17' of the no-goal ways 16 and 16' are formed at one side of each of the no-goal goalposts 14, 14', 15 and 15'. The goalposts 13 and 13' and the no-goal goalposts 14, 14' 15 and 15' and the outlets 17 and 17' are symmetrical from each other on the game board body 1. As shown in Figure 4, a magnet 30 is installed on the field 2. The doll 11 having a stepped center portion and a magnet 31 at the lower center portion is inserted into the traps 10, respectively. The doll 11 is placed at a certain position of the field 2. The doll 11 is fixed at a certain position of the field 2 by the magnet 31 installed in the lower side of the doll 11 and the magnet 30 installed in the lower side of the field 2. When the ball B is moved, it is possible to change the moving way of the ball B by the doll 11. The ball B may be fallen down into the trap 10 that is not occupied by the doll 11. The magnet 30 is formed of a metallic plate or a magnetic rubber. When the user moves the doll 11 to a certain place on the upper surface of the field 2, since the doll 11 is easily fixed at a corresponding position by the magnet 31 of the doll 11 and the magnet 30 of the field 2, the user can easily change the moving way of the ball B during the game, and the traps 10 of the field may be selectively formed.

Dropping ports 18 and 18' are formed between the partitions 3 provided between the slanted surfaces at both sides of the field 2 wherein the ball B is dropped into the dropping ports 18 and 18', respectively.

The dropping ports 18 and 18' communicate with each other in the horizontal direction below the field 2. An outlet 19 is formed in one side of the communicating dropping ports 18 and 18' so that the ball B comes out. The outlet 19 is designed in such a manner that the ball B is discharged to the field 2 through the outlet 19, but the ball is not inputted through the outlet 19. An angle shaped blocking member 20 is more slightly raised compared to the field 2 for preventing the ball B from being abruptly discharged to the center of the field 2.

The dropping ports 18 and 18' and the outlet 19 of one side form a set of drawing ways 21. The outlet 19 of the drawing ways 21 is continuously formed in the symmetrical direction when viewing at the intermediate portion of the field 2. As shown in Figure 2, the outlet 19' of the lower right side is continuously formed. Therefore, when the ball B is dropped into the dropping ports 18 and 18', the ball B is supplied to the field 2 through the outlets 19 and 19' of one side. The ball B is moved by moving the game board body 1 in the left, right, upper and lower directions. One trap 10 is formed in each drawing way 21, respectively.

The outlets 23 and 23' of the goal-in way 22 are formed between the slanted surface 4 and the field 2 corresponding to the intermediate portion of the field 2. The goal-in ways 22 and 22' are extended from each goalpost 13, 13' of both sides of the game board body 1 to the field 2 through the outlets 23 and 23' at the intermediate portion of the field 2 through the outer sides of the goalposts 13 and 13' and the lower sides of the drawing way 21. When the ball B is moved by moving the game board body 1 after the ball B is inserted into the goalposts 13 and 13', the ball B is supplied to the field 2 through the goal-in ways 22 and 22' and the outlets 23 and 23'.

In the no-goal way 16, the no-goal goalposts 14, 14',.15 and 15' formed at both sides of the goalposts 13 and 13' communicate with each other. The no-goal way 16 communicates with the outlets 17 and 17' and is extended from the rear sides of the no- goal goalposts 14 and 15' to the opposite no-goal goalposts 14' and 15. The moving way communicating with the no-goal goalposts 14 and 15' of one side and the no-goal goalposts 14' and 15 of the other side passes through the goalposts 13 and 13'. Therefore, when the ball B is dropped into the no-goal goalposts 14, 14' 15 and 15', the ball B is supplied to the field 2 from the rear sides of the no-goal goalposts 14 and 15' of one side to the outlets 17 and 17'.

The game method according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Two players decide an attaching and defense order. The players select the pinholes 9 and insert the dolls 11 into the selected pinholes 9 formed on the upper surface of the field 2 so that the opponent's ball B is not moved into the goalposts 13 and 13'. The attacking player holds the game board body 1 in a horizontal state and places the ball B at the center of the field 2. Thereafter, the attacking player moves the game board body and moves the ball B in the direction of the goalposts 13 and 13'. At this time, when the ball B interferes with the doll 11, the moving direction of the ball B is changed. The ball may be dropped into the traps 10 or the dropping ports 18 and 18 ' for thereby being moved to the drawing ways 21. The ball B may be inputted into the no-goal goalposts 14, 14', 15 and 15'. When the ball B is inputted into the goalposts 13 and 13', the no-goal goalposts 14, 14' 15 and 15', the dropping ports 18 and 18' or the outlets 17, 17', 19, 19' 23 and 23', the attaching order is handed to the opponent player. When the ball B is inputted into the goalposts 13 and 13', the players scores. The scores are displayed on the electric board 6 by pressing the scoring buttons 7 and T one time in his side whenever the score is obtained, so that the players can check the scores. When the ball B is inputted into the no-goal goalposts 14, 14' 15 and 15', the player having an attacking order moves the game board body 1 and takes out the ball B through the outlets 17 and 17' of the no-goal ways 16 and 16' and moves the ball B in the direction of the goalposts 13 and 13' of the opponent side of the field 2. For example, when the ball B is inputted into the number 2 or the number 3 in Figure 2, the ball is moved in the direction of the arrow. The ball is taken out through the number 4. When the ball B is inputted into the goalposts 13 and 13', the player having the attacking order moves the game board body 1 and takes out the ball B through the outlets 23 and 23' of the goal-in ways 22 and 22' and moves the ball B in the direction of the opponent's goalposts 13 and 13' at the intermediate position of the field 2. For example, when the ball B is inputted into the number 1 of Figure 2, the ball B is moved in the direction of the arrow and takes out the ball B through the number 5 for thereby performing an attacking play. When the ball B is dropped into the dropping ports 18 and 18' during the game, and the player has an attacking order, the player moves the game board body 1 and takes out the ball B through the outlets 19 and 19' of the drawing way 21 and moves the ball B in the direction of the opponent's goalpost. For example, when the ball B is inputted into the number 6 or the opponent's side 7 of Figure 2, the ball B is moved in the direction of the arrow and is taken out through the number 7.

Industrial Applicability

As described above, in the present invention, the player moves the game board body and guides the ball to move into the goalposts. The moving direction of the ball is random and unexpected in the present invention for thereby making the games interesting. In addition, the positions of the dolls corresponding to the defenses may be differently changed. As comparing with the conventional football game board, the present invention may be performed in the methods very similar with the actual football game for thereby enhancing interesting in the game.

As the present invention may be embodied in several forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof, it should also be understood that the above-described examples are not limited by any of the details of the foregoing description, unless otherwise specified, but rather should be construed broadly within its spirit and scope as defined in the appended claims, and therefore all changes and modifications that fall within the meets and bounds of the claims, or equivalences of such meets and bounds are therefore intended to be embraced by the appended claims.

Claims

Claims:

1. A football game board, comprising: a metallic ball; a plurality of dolls corresponding to defenses for randomly changing a moving direction of the ball; a plurality of pinholes formed in a field wherein the dolls are inserted into the pinholes; a plurality of traps formed in the field wherein the ball is dropped into the traps while the ball is moved; a goal-in way formed in such a manner that the ball passed through goalposts formed at both sides of the field moves through the outer sides of the field and is moved out through an outlet of both sides of an intermediate portion of the field; a no-goal way formed in such a manner that the ball passed through the no-goal goalpost formed beside each goalpost moves through the lower sides of the goalposts and the rear sides of the same and is moved out through an outlet formed beside the no- goal goalpost of one side; and a plurality of drawing ways formed in the lower side of the field in the horizontal direction so that the ball dropped into the traps and the ball coming out from the outlet of both sides is moved in the left and right directions, wherein an outlet is formed at each way in the entrance of one side so that the ball comes out.

2. A football game board, comprising: a spherical ball; a plurality of traps formed in a field wherein the ball is dropped into the traps while the ball is moved; a plurality of dolls inserted into the traps of the field for thereby randomly changing a moving direction of the ball wherein the center lower portion of the doll is stepped for fixing the doll at a certain position of the upper surface of the field, and a magnet is installed at an intermediate lower portion of each of the dolls; a magnet member installed in a lower side of the field so that the dolls are fixed at a certain position on the upper surface of the field; a goal-in way formed in such a manner that the ball passed through goalposts formed at both sides of the field moves through the outer sides of the field and is moved out through an outlet of both sides of an intermediate portion of the field; a no-goal way formed in such a manner that the ball passed through the no-goal goalpost formed beside each goalpost moves through the lower sides of the goalposts and the rear sides of the same and is moved out through an outlet formed beside the no- goal goalpost of one side; and a plurality of drawing ways formed in the lower side of the field in the horizontal direction so that the ball dropped into the traps and the ball coming out from the outlet of both sides is moved in the left and right directions, wherein an outlet is formed at each way in the entrance of one side so that the ball comes out.

3. A game method of a football game board, comprising: a step in which a ball is moved to a lower place when a game board body is moved; a step in which the moving ball randomly changes its moving direction when the ball hits a plurality of dolls inserted into a field; a step in which the ball passed through the goalposts of both sides of the field comes out from the lower side of the field through an outer side of the field to an intermediate portion of the field; a step in which the ball dropped into a no-goal region formed beside the goalposts comes out through the sides of the no-goal region; a step in which the ball moved to the field is dropped into a plurality of traps formed on the upper surface of the field or into a plurality of dropping ports formed at both sides of the traps; and a step in which the ball dropped into the dropping ports and the traps is moved to one side of each dropping port.