Patent ID: 7862043

Claim:
A game assembly, comprising: a first base portion; a second base portion capable of cooperating with the first base portion between an open and a closed configuration; a game surface at the first and second base portions for game play when the base portions are in the open configuration and storing within the base portions when in the closed configuration, wherein the game surface comprises a first game board coupled to the first base portion and a second game board coupled to the second base portion; and a plurality of hinge assemblies, each said hinge assembly mounted at a first end to the first base portion and at a second end to the second base portion, each said hinge assembly comprising a flexible strap and biasing element capable of tensioning the flexible strap to maintain the first and second base portions with respect to each other in an open configuration wherein said biasing element includes at least one spring secured to one or more of a first and second end of the flexible strap, each said hinge assembly further comprising a first hinge bracket secured to the first base portion and a second hinge bracket secured to the second base portion, with the flexible strap secured at the first end to the first bracket and at the second end to the second bracket allowing the base portions to pivot between and maintain open and closed configurations.