Combination beverage carrier, board game and method of play

Abstract

A combination beverage carrier and board game includes a beverage carrier having a plurality of outside facing walls, and multiple storage chambers for receiving beverages. The carrier transitions between an upright orientation for storing the beverages and a flat orientation for game play. Manufacturer indicia can be imprinted along the front facing wall of the main body, and game indicia that includes a board game can be imprinted along the rear facing wall of the main body. A game board extension is imprinted along the bottom wall of the main body; both the game and the game extension are aligned to form a single playing surface when the carrier is in the flat orientation.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A combination beverage carrier and board game apparatus, comprising:
 a beverage carrier that includes a plurality of storage chambers that are bound by a main body section having a front facing wall, a rear facing wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of side walls;   at least one manufacturer indicia that is disposed along the front facing wall;   a game indicia that is disposed along the rear facing wall; and   a plurality of beverages that are disposed within the plurality of storage chambers, each of said beverages including a game token disposed thereon;   wherein said beverage carrier is configured to transform between an upright orientation and a flat orientation.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the game indicia includes a board game, and is disposed along an entirety of the rear facing wall. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 additional game indicia that is disposed along one of the side walls.   
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 additional game indicia that is disposed along the bottom wall.   
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the additional game indicia includes an extension of the board game, and wherein the board game and the extension are aligned so as to create a single flat playing surface when the carrier is in the flat orientation. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 a punch out game dice that is integrally adjoined along one of the side walls.   
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the game indicia includes a board game, and each of the game tokens includes a beverage bottle cap having a unique character for playing the board game. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the carrier is constructed from a generally lightweight semi-flexible material, and is configured to fold between the upright orientation and the flat orientation. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the plurality of storage chambers are removable.