Board Game

Abstract

A game board comprising: an upper surface member, preferably composed of a transparent material; a peripheral edge connected to the upper surface member; and at least one aperture in the peripheral edge for receiving a game piece, the game piece preferably an elongate tile provided with indicia relevant to game play. A method of playing a game using the game board is also taught, the method comprising the steps of: a. placing player tokens at a selected location on surface indicia on the upper surface member; b. allowing the players to alternate rolling a die to determine an amount of movement for each of the player tokens across the upper surface member; c. moving each of the player tokens by thusly determined amounts of movement; d. when moving one of the player tokens to a space above an aperture, observing indicia within the aperture through the transparent upper surface member, the aperture indicia providing game instruction; e. responding to the game instruction provided by the aperture indicia; and f. in the event that the aperture is empty, allowing the player to insert a tile into the aperture, covering the aperture indicia and allowing observation of tile indicia through the transparent upper surface member, which tile indicia provides game instruction.

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