Display tray and board game support

A display tray and board game support assembly for use with a board game of the type having a polygonal game board and sheet-like playing elements comprising:

• display trays each having first and second edges and a downwardly opening slot along the first edge;
• a corner tray support mounted to the to the extremities of each opening in each of the display trays for supporting the display trays at a display angle to the horizontal with the first edge raised relative to the second edge the corner tray supports coupling the display trays end to end in the shape of the polygonal game board;
• the display trays each having a plurality of support surfaces in planes offset from one another, the support surfaces having upper and lower portions;
• the display trays each including barrier panels overlying and spaced apart from the lower portions of the support surfaces to define pockets for receipt of the sheet-like playing elements;
• the display trays each including a game board support ledge at the first edge for supporting the polygonal game board;
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• any upwardly extending lip at the first edge between the support surfaces and the game board support ledge of each display tray to position the game board on the support ledges.

A display tray assembly for use with board games of the type using sheet-like play elements comprising:

• a display tray having first and second edges;
• a tray support mounted to the display tray for supporting the display tray at a display angle to the horizontal with the first edge raised relative to the second edge;
• the display tray including a game board support ledge at the first edge whereby a plurality of said assemblies can be used to support a game board;
• the display tray having a plurality of support surfaces in planes offset from one another, the support surfaces having upper and lower portions;
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• the display tray including barrier panels overlying and spaced apart from the lower portions of the support surfaces to define pockets for receipt of the sheet-like playing elements.

A display tray assembly for use with board games of the type using sheet-like play elements comprising:

• a display tray having first and second edges;
• a tray support mounted to the display tray for supporting the display tray at a display angle to the horizontal with the first edge raised relative to the second edge;
• the display tray having a plurality of support surfaces in planes offset from one another, the support surfaces having upper and lower portions;
• the display tray including barrier panels overlying and spaced apart from the lower portions of the support surfaces to define pockets for receipt of the sheet-like playing elements;
• the display tray including upper and lower elements joined by a locking element, the locking element including a pin element extending from a chosen one of the upper and lower elements and a socket element at the other of the upper and lower elements;
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• a first abutment member extending from the socket element to abut the chosen one of the upper and lower elements so to help prevent relative flexing of the upper and lower elements.