Platter and key game board

Abstract

An improved, modular game board able to interlock together. The improved game board utilizing a number of generally hexagonal main board pieces having key receiving portions provided in their corners. The improved game board further utilizing a number of key portions, and these key portions having appendages able to be received into the key receiving portions for locking the main board pieces together. The improved game board providing a game playing surface which is locked together and which does not have semi-hexagonal game pieces located at the seams between adjoining main board pieces.

I claim:  
     
         1 . An interlocking game board, said interlocking game board comprising: 
 at least two main pieces, each of said main pieces having at least one key receiving portion, each of said key receiving portions for interfittingly receiving a key; and    at least one key for connecting said main pieces together through interfitting insertion of said key into said key receiving portions of said main pieces;    wherein said main pieces connected by said key are configured to contact one another.    
     
     
         2 . The interlocking game board of  claim 1 , wherein said main pieces are polygonal shaped.  
     
     
         3 . The interlocking game board of  claim 2 , wherein said main pieces are generally hexagonal in shape.  
     
     
         4 . The interlocking game board of  claim 1 , wherein said key pieces are polygonal in shape.  
     
     
         5 . The interlocking game board of  claim 4 , wherein said key pieces are generally triangular in shape.  
     
     
         6 . The interlocking game board of  claim 1 , wherein each of said main pieces have sides connected at endpoints thereby defining main comers, wherein at least one of said main comers on each main piece comprises a locking portion for interfitting receipt of a key portion of a key piece therein  
     
     
         7 . The interlocking game board of  claim 6 , wherein said key piece has sides connected at endpoints thereby defining key comers, wherein a first key comer on said key piece comprises a first key portion, wherein a second key comer on said key piece comprises a second key portion, said first key portion for interlocking receipt into said first main piece locking portion, said second key portion for interlocking receipt into said second main piece locking portion.  
     
     
         8 . An interlocking game board, said interlocking game board comprising: 
 a plurality of generally polygonal main pieces, said main pieces comprising a first main piece and a second main piece, each of said main pieces having sides connected at endpoints thereby defining main corners, wherein at least one of said main corners on each main piece comprises a locking portion for interfitting receipt of a key portion of a key piece therein; and    at least one polygonal key piece, said key piece having sides connected at endpoints thereby defining key corners, wherein a first key corner on each key piece comprises a first key portion, wherein a second key corner on each key piece comprises a second key portion, said first key portion for interlocking receipt into said first main piece locking portion, said second key portion for interlocking receipt into said second main piece locking portion.    
     
     
         9 . The interlocking game board of  claim 8 , wherein said main pieces are generally hexagonal in shape.  
     
     
         10 . The interlocking game board of  claim 8 , wherein said key pieces are generally triangular in shape.  
     
     
         11 . The interlocking game board of  claim 8 , wherein each of said corners in each of said main pieces comprise locking portions.  
     
     
         12 . The interlocking game board of  claim 8 , wherein said polygonal main pieces are generally hexagonal in shape and wherein said polygonal key pieces are generally triangular in shape.  
     
     
         13 . The interlocking game board of  claim 8 , comprising at least three generally hexagonal main pieces, said hexagonal main pieces further comprising a third main piece having at least one locking portion, wherein said third key portion is configured for interlocking receipt into said third main piece locking portion.  
     
     
         14 . The interlocking game board of  claim 13 , wherein said first main piece first side is configured to contact said second main piece second side, wherein said second main piece first side is configured to contact said third main piece second side, and wherein said third main piece first side is configured to contact said first main piece second side.  
     
     
         15 . An interlocking game board, said interlocking game board comprising: 
 a plurality of generally hexagonal main pieces, each of said hexagonal main pieces having six sides defining six corners, wherein each corner comprises a locking portion for interfitting receipt of a key portion of a key piece therein; and    a plurality of generally triangular key pieces, said triangular key piece having first, second and third vertexes, wherein said vertexes comprise key portions, each of said key portions configured for interfitting receipt into one of said main piece locking portions.    
     
     
         16 . The interlocking game board of  claim 15  wherein each key piece is configured through use of said three key portions to connect three main pieces together through interfitting receipt into one locking portion on each of said three main pieces.  
     
     
         17 . The interlocking game board of  claim 16 , wherein said three main pieces comprise a first main piece, a second main piece and a third main piece, wherein each of said corners are defined between a first side and a second side of each main piece, wherein said first main piece first side is configured to contact said second main piece second side, wherein said second main piece first side is configured to contact said third main piece second side, and wherein said third main piece first side is configured to contact said first main piece second side.  
     
     
         18 . The interlocking game board of  claim 17 , wherein each of said sides are ridged in shape, wherein first side ridges are configured to intermesh with said second side ridges.  
     
     
         19 . The interlocking game board of  claim 15 , wherein in each of said key portions are generally hexagonal in shape.