Board game and method of playing same

A game apparatus, comprising:

• a game board comprising a plurality of paths marked thereon, the paths comprising a primary path and a plurality of secondary paths, wherein the primary path and secondary paths comprise sequences of discrete spaces, wherein the primary path comprises a continuous sequence of discrete spaces including a beginning space and an end space, wherein each secondary path diverges from the primary path or another secondary path, and wherein at least one secondary path comprises a connecting space, which connects to a discrete space of the primary path or another secondary path, and a planet space corresponding to a planet of the solar system;
• a plurality of player space markers, which are used by players to mark a current space along a path during course of play;
• random number determining means for a player to randomly determine a number during course of play;
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• a plurality of sets of planet tokens, each set comprising nine planet tokens each representing one of nine planets of the solar system, which are collected by players during the course of play.