Patent ID: 7762556

Claim:
A portable apparatus for playing sports-related games, table games and floor games, comprising: a single sheet of material comprising a front surface layer, a rear surface layer and a plurality of connected panels, said front surface layer having a smooth exposed surface on which the game is played, said panels including a left center panel, a right center panel, a spine panel section arranged between said left and right center panels, a left side panel section connected to said left center panel, a right side panel section connected to said right center panel, a left longitudinal edge panel connected to said left side panel section and a right longitudinal edge panel connected to said right side panel section, each of said left center panel, said right center panel, said spine panel section, said left side panel section, said right side panel section, said left longitudinal edge panel and said right longitudinal edge panel having a main body portion and lateral edge portions on opposite sides of said main body portion, said sheet including cuts extending through both said front and rear surface layers in said lateral edge portions between said left longitudinal edge panel and said left side panel section, between said right longitudinal edge panel and said right side panel section, between said left longitudinal edge panel and said left side panel section and between said right longitudinal edge panel and said right side panel section, said sheet further including separation lines between said panels and panel sections to enable said panels and panel sections to pivot relative to any adjacent panels; and a stabilizing structure that causes walls perpendicular to said main body portion to be formed from said sheet and maintains said walls in positions perpendicular to said main body portion, said stabilizing structure being arranged to retain said longitudinal edge portions in a position perpendicular to said main body portion of said left center panel, said right center panel, said spine panel section, said left side panel section and said right side panel section, and also maintain said lateral edge portions of said left center panel, said right center panel, said spine panel section, said left side panel section and said right side panel section in a position perpendicular to said main body portion of said left center panel, said right center panel, said spine panel section, said left side panel section and said right side panel section, such that said walls are formed by said longitudinal edge portions and said lateral edge portions of said sheet; and at least one game accessory formed integral with or removably attached to said sheet to enable playing of a game, said at least one accessory being related to the game, wherein said stabilizing structure causes said walls to be formed and thereby enables said sheet to assume a three-dimensional state in which the game is playable using the sheet, said walls preventing movable objects used in the game from leaving the smooth playing surface.