Patent ID: 8353516

Claim:
A toy play set for containing at least one predetermined board game, the toy play set comprising: a generally circular cylindrically shaped, elongated body having a hollow interior, first and second opposing longitudinal ends, a central axis extending through the body between the longitudinal ends and a generally cylindrically shaped curved side wall extending around the hollow interior and the central axis elongatedly between the first and second ends, whereby the first and second ends and side wall generally surround the hollow interior in a closed configuration of the body, the generally cylindrically shaped curved side wall being generally circular in shape in planes perpendicular to the central axis, the body having an open configuration in which the hollow interior is at least partially accessible; and a playing surface operably engaged with the body to play the predetermined board game, the playing surface being shaped and sized to be completely stored within the hollow interior of the body with the body in the closed configuration, the playing surface being accessible at least with the body in the open configuration for playing of the predetermined board game; wherein the body has a first portion and a second portion hinged together with the first portion, a generally planar first side of the playing surface is directly slidably engaged with only the first portion of the first and second portions of the body and a generally planar second side of the playing surface is directly slidably engaged with only the second portion of the first and second portions of the body; wherein the first and second portions of the body rotate with respect to each other about adjoining hinged edges to place the body in the open configuration, such that outer surfaces of the first and second portions form a bottom side of the play set and the first and second sides of the playing surface form a top side of the play set; and further comprising a plurality of game pieces non-releasably rotatably engaged with the playing surface for use with the playing surface when playing the predetermined board game, the plurality of game pieces being stored with the playing surface in the hollow interior of the body in the closed configuration, each game piece having at least two different indicia thereon so that rotation of the game piece to a first orientation presents one indicium and rotation to a second orientation presents another indicium differing from the one indicium.