Rotatable Illuminated Game Board

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.

1 . 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; and   a transparent top plate covering said base plate and said individual elements and providing a game playing surface.   
     
     
         2 . A system for use to play a board game according to  claim 1  including:
 light emitting means positioned within said housing and below said base plate. 
 
     
     
         3 . A system for use to play a board game according to  claim 2  including a short height rotatable platform having a horizontal top surface on which said housing can be positioned. 
     
     
         4 . A system for use to play a board game according to  claim 3  wherein said platform top surface has an opening therethrough for receiving an electrical cord therethrough by which electrical energy can be supplied to said light emitting means. 
     
     
         5 . A system for use to play a board game according to  claim 4  including means of limiting the rotation of said platform top surface to 360° to prevent twisting of said electrical cord.