Leader Board (sometimes Leaderboard ) is a series of golf simulation video games that was developed by Bruce Carver and Roger Carver, and published by Access Software .
18-464: [REDACTED] Look up leaderboard in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Leaderboard may refer to: Leader Board , a golf video game series Game ladder or ladder tournament, a form of tournament for games and sports High score , in a video game Leaderboard, a standard web banner size League table , a chart or table listing leaders in
36-425: A bunker; that is, the club cannot touch the ground before the swing. According to the etiquette of the game, the player (or their caddie ) is expected to smooth the area of the sand disturbed, normally using a rake, in order that conditions are similar for all subsequent players. According to Kathryn Baker, curator, British Golf Museum, St. Andrews, Scotland , sand traps were formed out of natural depressions in
54-425: A club lightly in, or remove loose impediments from, the area around the ball. Penalty areas , like bunkers, are natural obstacles designed to add both beauty and difficulty to a golf course. They are typically bodies of water or other areas where balls are frequently lost or irrecoverable. Penalty areas were formerly referred to as water hazards. Penalty areas are typically either streams or ponds, situated between
72-456: A competition Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Leaderboard . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leaderboard&oldid=976604236 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
90-483: A practice green or course construction. The magazine concluded, "It's tough to choose between this and Mean 18". Antic wrote that the Atari ST version "will keep you happy for hours", praising its graphics. While noting deviations from the rules of golf , the reviewer concluded recommending Leader Board "as an entertaining game for anyone, regardless of skill and knowledge of golf". Water hazard A hazard
108-503: Is an area of a golf course in the sport of golf which provides a difficult obstacle, which may be of two types: (1) penalty areas such as lakes and rivers; and (2) bunkers. A penalty area was previously referred to as a water hazard. Special rules apply to play balls that fall in a hazard. For example, a player may not touch the ground with their club before playing a ball, not even for a practice swing. A ball in any hazard may be played as it lies without penalty. If it cannot be played from
126-561: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Leader Board Leader Board , the first game in the series, was released in 1986 and included four different water-based courses . It was well received, being rated as 97% overall by Zzap!64 magazine and being prized with their "Gold Award". It was also highly rated by other magazines, with Your Sinclair rating it 9 out of 10, Sinclair User giving it five stars, and Crash rating it 80%. Leaderboard Tournament , released
144-444: Is said to have been a pioneer in the modern idea of placing hazards so that the golf ball could be routed around them, forming the beginning of strategic golf course design. There are three types of bunkers used in golf course architecture and all are designed to be impediments to the golfer's progress toward the green. Fairway bunkers are designed primarily to gather up wayward tee shots on par 4 and par 5 holes; they are located to
162-407: The green or fairway , that is usually filled with sand . Playing the ball from a bunker is considered more difficult than from closely mown grass, and to do so proficiently requires a high degree of skill. A specialized club called a " sand wedge " is designed for extracting the ball from a bunker. Specific rules of golf govern play from a bunker. For example, a player may not ground their club in
180-405: The teeing ground and the hole. Two types of penalty area exist: "red" penalty areas formerly known as "lateral water hazards" (marked with red stakes around the perimeter of the hazard) and yellow penalty areas (marked with yellow stakes). Red penalty areas are usually adjacent to the fairway being played (along the side), while yellow penalty areas generally cross the fairway being played forcing
198-492: The existing courses. It was considered a vast improvement on Executive, being given a 94% overall rating by Zzap!64 magazine, and 9 out of 10 by Your Sinclair . Leaderboard was the best-selling Commodore 64 game of 1986 in the United Kingdom. Leader Board was Access' third best-selling Commodore game as of late 1987. Rick Teverbaugh reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World , and stated that "Leader Board has
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#1732854852175216-402: The hazard, the ball may be hit from another location, generally with a penalty of one stroke. The Rules of Golf govern exactly from where the ball may be played outside a hazard. Bunkers (or sand traps ) are shallow pits filled with sand and generally incorporating a raised lip or barrier, from which the ball is more difficult to play than from grass. A bunker is a depression, commonly near
234-425: The landscape because "the sheep would burrow down behind them (dunes) to take shelter from the wind. Over time, these areas hollowed out to form the bunkers, or as you Yanks say, sand traps." Old Tom Morris is said to be responsible for maintaining sand traps and hazards to form playable conditions, using rakes to create surfaces that were more predictable than the natural hazards they once were. Additionally, he
252-499: The magazine concluded that it "is fun, a lot of fun, and as addicting as the real game". Computer Gaming World stated that Leader Board for the Amiga improved on the Commodore 64 version, and praised the graphics, but preferred the also-outstanding Mean 18 . Info gave the Amiga version four stars out of five, liking the gameplay and "nicely done graphics" but noting the absence of
270-416: The most realistic putting feel of any golf game I've ever tried. When the ball finally makes it into the cup, the sound of that success is also amazingly realistic." Compute!'s Gazette praised the Commodore 64 version's realism and amazing ("there is no other word for it") graphics. While noting Leader Board ' s use of only water hazards , and no difference in color between the fairway and green ,
288-429: The same year, was a series of expansion disks each containing four new courses. The second game in the series was Leader Board: Executive Edition , which was released in 1987 and contained new landscape and course features, such as trees and bunkers . Despite these additions, the game was less well received than its predecessor, being given an overall rating of 72% by Zzap!64 magazine. World Class Leader Board
306-461: The sides of the fairway or even in the middle of the fairway. Greenside bunkers are designed to collect wayward approach shots on long holes and tee shots on par 3 holes; they are located near and around the green . Waste bunkers are natural sandy areas, usually very large and often found on links courses; they are not considered hazards according to the rules of golf, and so, unlike in fairway or greenside bunkers, golfers are permitted to ground
324-407: Was the last game in the series and included four courses; Cypress Creek , Doral Country Club , St Andrews , and the fictional Gauntlet Country Club. Three course expansion disks were later released. Special features in this final version included a course overview (overhead view), the punch shot , a printable score card, the use of RealSound , and a course editor which allowed changes to be made to
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