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US 2011/0042894 A1Published application
Rotatable Illuminated Game Board
OwnerNicholas M. Rylanderinventor
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Abstract
A rotatable illuminated game board system to adapt to contemporary board games or for use with newly-conceived games, the system including stained glass elements adhered to a translucent plate beneath a modified printed sheet of game instructions and rules, all atop a quadrilateral housing attached to a stationary platform by means of a Lazy Susan type bearing allowing rotatability, said housing containing a switchable electric light source that permeates the stained glass elements and accentuates such areas on the playing surface that are important to the game's strategy or esthetic quality.
Claims5
A system for use to play a board game, comprising:
- a housing configured and dimensioned to rest on a table around which two or more contestants can gather, the housing having short length upright sides providing a horizontal open top and a confined space there below;
- a horizontal transparent base plate affixed to and covering said horizontal top of said housing;
- a plurality of colored, transparent individual elements mounted on said base plate and locationally arranged in keeping with rules of the game being played;
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- a transparent top plate covering said base plate and said individual elements and providing a game playing surface.
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