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A game assembly involving the arrangement of game pieces on a game board and permitting storage and transportation of the game pieces arranged on the game board in an intermediate stage of game play. The game assembly comprises a case having a plurality of hinged case segments which are foldable fro

A game assembly involving the arrangement of game pieces on a game board and permitting storage and transportation of the game pieces arranged on the game board in an intermediate stage of game play. The game assembly comprises a case having a plurality of hinged case segments which are foldable from open configuration exposing a game area to a closed configuration enclosing the game area. The hinged case segments includes lateral case segments hingedly joined to opposing edges of an internal case segment. The game area is formed from lateral and internal game elements. The lateral game elements are disposed on the lateral case segments. The internal game element are hingedly connected to one of the lateral game elements and rotatably moveable between being disposed on the internal case segment and being disposed on the one of the lateral game elements.

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1. A game assembly comprising: a case comprising a plurality of hinged case segments having an internal surface and an external surface, the case segments configurable between an open configuration exposing a game area with lateral game panels on the internal surface and a closed configuration enclo

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A game assembly comprising: a case comprising a plurality of hinged case segments having an internal surface and an external surface, the case segments configurable between an open configuration exposing a game area with lateral game panels on the internal surface and a closed configuration enclosing the game area, the case segments comprising lateral case segments hingedly coupled to opposing sides of a middle case segment; anda game panel pivotally coupled to one of the lateral game panels and movable about a lengthwise axis of the game panel, wherein the game panel is disposed on top of an internal surface of the middle case segment when the case segments are in the open configuration to expose the game area; andwherein the game panel comprises a plurality of recesses sized and shaped to provide an engaging fit and to secure a plurality of game pieces in intermediate stages of game play for storage when the game panel is disposed on top of the internal surface of one of the lateral case segments and when the case segments are in the closed configuration. 2. The game assembly of claim 1, wherein in the closed configuration, the internal surfaces of the lateral case segments are in facing relation to one another and the middle case segment is disposed substantially perpendicularly to the lateral case segments. 3. The game assembly of claim 2, wherein the lateral case segments each further comprise a side wall extending from at least a portion of a periphery of the lateral case segments, wherein in the closed configuration, the side walls of the lateral case segments abut one another and maintain a distance between the lateral case segments at about a width of the middle case segment. 4. The game assembly of claim 1, wherein in the open configuration, the internal surfaces of the lateral case segments form a contiguous and substantially planar game surface with the game panel when the game panel is disposed on top of the internal surface of the middle case segment. 5. The game assembly of claim 4, further comprising a game panel hinge coupling the game panel with one of the lateral case segments along the lengthwise axis. 6. The game assembly of claim 1, further comprising lateral game panels fixedly disposed on top of the lateral case segments, wherein in the open configuration, the lateral game panels form a contiguous and substantially planar game surface with the game panel when the game panel is disposed on top of the internal surface of the middle case segment. 7. The game assembly of claim 6, further comprising a game panel hinge coupling the game panel with one of the lateral game panels. 8. The game assembly of claim 1, wherein in the closed configuration, opposing surfaces of the game panel and the lateral game panels are in spaced facing relationship and wherein the distance between the opposing surfaces of the game panel and the lateral game panel permits the game panel and lateral game panel to maintain the game pieces within corresponding recesses in the closed configuration. 9. A game assembly comprising: a case having a plurality of hinged case segments which are foldable from an open configuration exposing a game area to a closed configuration enclosing the game area, the hinged case segments comprising lateral case segments hingedly joined to opposing sides of an internal case segment, the lateral case segments each further comprising a side wall having a height and extending from at least a portion of a periphery of the lateral case segments, wherein in the closed configuration, the side walls of the lateral case segments abut one another and maintain a distance between the lateral case segments at about a width of the internal case segment, and wherein the width of the internal case segment is substantially equal to the combined height of the side walls;lateral and internal game elements forming at least a portion of the game area, the lateral game elements being disposed on the lateral case segments and the internal game element being hingedly connected to one of the lateral game elements and rotatably moveable between being disposed on the internal case segment and being disposed on the one of the lateral game elements. 10. The game assembly of claim 9 wherein the game area formed by the lateral and internal game elements is a contiguous, planar surface comprising a plurality of recesses adapted to maintain a plurality of game pieces. 11. The game assembly of claim 9, wherein when the internal game element is disposed on the internal case segment, and wherein adjacent lateral and internal game elements either abut one another or are closely spaced apart to prevent the case segments from folding from the open configuration to the closed configuration. 12. The game assembly of claim 9, wherein the internal game element further comprises a tab extending from the internal game surface, the tab displacing the internal game element at a distance from the one of the lateral game elements when the internal game element is folded onto the one of the lateral game elements. 13. The game assembly of claim 9, further comprising a storage cavity adjacent one of the lateral game elements. 14. A game assembly comprising: a case having a plurality of case segments configurable between an open configuration exposing a game area and a closed configuration enclosing the game area, the case segments comprising lateral case segments with lateral game panels and an internal case segment with an internal game panel, the lateral case segments being pivotally coupled to opposing sides of the internal case segment along a length of the internal case segment;the game area comprising the lateral game panels and the internal game panel, the lateral game panels being disposed on the lateral case segments and the internal game panel being pivotally movable between being disposed on the internal case segment and being disposed on top of one of the lateral game panels; anda game panel hinge pivotally coupling the internal game panel to the one of the lateral game panels, the game panel hinge being configured to space apart facing surfaces of the internal game panel and the one of the lateral game panels at a distance to permit storage of game pieces secured within the plurality of recesses on the internal game panel when the internal game panel is disposed on top of the one of the lateral game panels and the case segments are in the closed configuration;wherein when the internal game panel is disposed on the internal case segment, adjacent lateral and internal game panels either abut one another or are closely spaced apart to prevent the case segments from folding from the open configuration to the closed configuration. 15. The game assembly of claim 14, wherein the lateral case segments are pivotally coupled to opposing sides of the internal case segment by hinges and wherein in the open configuration, the game area formed by the lateral and internal game panels is disposed on top of the hinges. 16. The game assembly of claim 14, further comprising a tab extending from the internal game panel to maintain the distance between the internal game panel and the one of the lateral game panels. 17. The game assembly of claim 14, the lateral case segments each further comprise a side wall extending from a periphery of the lateral case segments, the side walls and the internal case segment providing a complete enclosure. 18. The game assembly of claim 14, further comprising a storage compartment disposed within the case. 19. The game assembly of claim 1, wherein the game panel is hingedly coupled to a lateral game panel along its lengthwise axis and wherein when the game panel is pivotally moved on top of the lateral game panel, the opposing surfaces of the game panel and the lateral game panel are in spaced facing relationship to permit the storage of game pieces on both the game panel and the lateral game panel.