Gamboard Assembly

Abstract

A gameboard assembly includes a housing having a bottom wall, a top wall and a perimeter wall. The top wall has a plurality of elongated slots extending therethrough. The slots form a continuous pattern of interconnected lines and the slots form a plurality of independent sections of the top wall completely removed from other sections of the top wall and from the perimeter wall. A plurality of game pieces is provided and each is moveable along the slots. The game pieces each include an upper member positioned above the top wall, a lower member positioned within the interior and a connection member extending between associated ones of the upper and lower member. Each of the upper and lower members has a size greater than a width of the slots such that the upper and lower members are inhibited from extending through the slots.

1 . A gameboard assembly for playing an alignment game, said gameboard assembly comprising:
 a housing having a bottom wall, a top wall and a perimeter wall being attached to and extending between said top and bottom walls, an interior space being defined between said top and bottom walls, said top wall having a plurality of elongated slots extending therethrough, said slots forming a continuous pattern of interconnected lines such that all slots are in communication with other ones of said slots;   said slots forming a plurality of independent sections of said top wall completely removed from other sections of said top wall and from said perimeter wall;   a plurality of supports being attached to said bottom wall and being positioned within said housing, each of said independent sections being attached to and supported above said bottom wall by one of said supports; and   a plurality of game pieces, each of said game pieces being moveable along said slots, said game pieces each including an upper member positioned above said top wall, a lower member positioned within said interior and a connection member extending between associated ones of said upper and lower members, each of said connection members being flexible, each of said connection members being a vertically oriented cylinder having a continuous cylindrical outer surface extending fully between said upper and lower members, each of said connection members having a length complementary to a depth of said slots such that said lower member is positioned adjacent to said top wall when said upper member rests on said top wall, each of said upper and lower members having a size greater than a width of said slots such that said upper and lower members are inhibited from extending through said slots.   
     
     
         2 . The gameboard assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said lines each being straight. 
     
     
         3 . The gameboard assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein said lines form a geometric shape. 
     
     
         4 . The gameboard assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein said geometric shape includes:
 an outer perimeter having a square shape, said outer perimeter including a first corner, a second corner, a third corner, and a fourth corner wherein said first and third corners are positioned opposite of each other, said outer perimeter including a first midpoint positioned between said first corner and said second corner, a second midpoint positioned between said second corner and said third corner, a third midpoint positioned between said third corner and said fourth corner and a fourth midpoint positioned between said fourth corner said first corner;   a pair of diagonals extending between opposite corners of said outer perimeter;   a longitudinal line extending between said first and third midpoints; and   a latitudinal line extending between said second and fourth midpoints.   
     
     
         5 . The gameboard assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein said geometric shape further includes:
 a first bypass line extending between said first and second midpoints;   a second bypass line extending between said second and third midpoints;   a third bypass line extending between said third and fourth midpoints; and   a fourth bypass line extending between said fourth and first midpoints.   
     
     
         6 . (canceled) 
     
     
         7 . The gameboard assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of game pieces includes six game pieces, each of said game pieces being colored a color wherein one half said game pieces include said upper members being colored a first color and another half of said game pieces include said upper members being colored a second color. 
     
     
         8 . The gameboard assembly according to  claim 7 , wherein each of said upper members has a spherical shape. 
     
     
         9 . A gameboard assembly for playing an alignment game, said gameboard assembly comprising:
 a housing having a bottom wall, a top wall and a perimeter wall being attached to and extending between said top and bottom walls, an interior space being defined between said top and bottom walls, said top wall having a plurality of elongated slots extending therethrough, said slots forming a continuous pattern of interconnected lines such that all slots are in communication with other ones of said slots, said lines each being straight and forming a geometric shape, said geometric shape including:
 an outer perimeter having a square shape, said outer perimeter including a first corner, a second corner, a third corner, and a fourth corner wherein said first and third corners are positioned opposite of each other, said outer perimeter including a first midpoint positioned between said first corner and said second corner, a second midpoint positioned between said second corner and said third corner, a third midpoint positioned between said third corner and said fourth corner and a fourth midpoint positioned between said fourth corner said first corner; 
 a pair of diagonals extending between opposite corners of said outer perimeter; 
 a longitudinal line extending between said first and third midpoints; 
 a latitudinal line extending between said second and fourth midpoints; 
 a first bypass line extending between said first and second midpoints; 
 a second bypass line extending between said second and third midpoints; 
 a third bypass line extending between said third and fourth midpoints; 
 a fourth bypass line extending between said fourth and first midpoints; 
   said geometric shape forming a plurality of independent sections of said top wall completely removed from other sections of said top wall and from said perimeter wall;   a plurality of supports being attached to said bottom wall and being positioned within said housing, each of said independent sections being attached to and supported above said bottom wall by one of said supports;   a plurality of game pieces, each of said game pieces being moveable along said slots, said game pieces each including an upper member positioned above said top wall, a lower member positioned within said interior and a connection member extending between associated ones of said upper and lower members, each of said upper and lower members having a size greater than a width of said slots such that said upper and lower members are inhibited from extending through said slots, each of said connection members being flexible, each of said connection members being a vertically oriented cylinder having a continuous cylindrical outer surface extending fully between said upper and lower members, each of said connection members having a length complementary to a depth of said slots such that said lower member is positioned adjacent to said top wall when said upper member rests on said top wall; and   said plurality of game pieces including six game pieces, each of said game pieces being colored a color wherein one half said game pieces include said upper members being colored a first color and another half of said game pieces include said upper members being colored a second color, each of said upper members having a spherical shape.