What property of certain regular polygons allows them to be faces of the Platonic Solids?

The regular polygons that form the Platonic solids are those for which the measure of the interior angles, say α for convenience, is such that $3\alpha<2\pi$ (360°) so that three (or more) of the polygons can be assembled around a vertex of the solid.

Regular (equilateral) triangles have interior angles of measure $\frac{\pi}{3}$ (60°), so they can be assembled 3, 4, or 5 at a vertex ($3\cdot\frac{\pi}{3}<2\pi$, $4\cdot\frac{\pi}{3}<2\pi$, $5\cdot\frac{\pi}{3}<2\pi$), but not 6 ($6\cdot\frac{\pi}{3}=2\pi$--they tesselate the plane).

Regular quadrilaterals (squares) have interior angles of measure $\frac{\pi}{2}$ (90°), so they can be assembled 3 at a vertex ($3\cdot\frac{\pi}{2}<2\pi$), but not 4 ($4\cdot\frac{\pi}{2}=2\pi$--they tesselate the plane).

Regular pentagons have interior angles of measure $\frac{3\pi}{5}$ (108°), so they can be assembled 3 at a vertex ($3\cdot\frac{3\pi}{5}<2\pi$), but not 4 ($4\cdot\frac{3\pi}{5}>2\pi$).

Regular hexagons have interior angles of measure $\frac{2\pi}{3}$ (120°), so they cannot be assembled 3 at a vertex ($3\cdot\frac{2\pi}{3}=2\pi$--they tesselate the plane).

Any other regular polygon will have larger interior angles, so cannot be assembled into a regular solid.