Educational board game

An educational board game comprising:

• a plurality of position tokens, each corresponding to a player of said game;
• a board depicting a track with a plurality of spaces, each of said spaces being sized to accept at least one of the position tokens;
• a card set corresponding to each player of the game, each card set comprising a plurality of cards, a back side of each card having a top portion and a bottom portion, the top portion containing a question or task designed to test the player's knowledge, and the bottom portion containing a first set instructions to the player to be followed if the player correctly responds to the question or performs the task and a second set of instructions to the player to be followed if the player incorrectly responds to the question or performs the task;
• each card set being characterized by a quantity of cards, a difficulty level, and a subject matter, the card set of one player differing from the card set of another player in at least one of the quantity of cards, the difficulty level, and the subject matter;
• at least one card set being further comprised of at least one series subset, each series subset comprising a plurality of series cards, a back side of each series card having a series symbol unique to the series subset, a top portion, and a bottom portion, the top portion containing a question or task designed to test the player's knowledge, and the bottom portion containing a first set instructions to the player to be followed if the player correctly responds to the question or performs the task and a second set of instructions to the player to be followed if the player incorrectly responds to the question or performs the task, the first set of instructions directing the player to retain the series card, and in which the player is required to place the series cards of each series subset in a correct sequential order;
• one of said spaces on the track being designated as a starting space, at least one of said spaces being designated as a draw space requiring a player to draw one or more cards from that player's corresponding card set and to attempt to provide the correct response to the question or task on each card taken, and at least one of said spaces being designated as a player-specific draw space for each player, said player-specific draw spaces requiring one player to draw one or more cards from that player's corresponding card set and to attempt to provide the correct response to the question or task on each card taken;
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• a random number generator for regulating motion of the position tokens along the track.

A method of playing an educational board game, comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a position token for each player of the game;
• (b) providing a game board depicting a track comprised of a plurality of spaces, each of said spaces being sized to accept at least one of the position tokens, with at least one of said spaces designated as a starting space and at least one of said spaces being designated as a draw space;
• (c) providing a unique card set for each player of the game, each card set comprising a plurality of cards, a back side of each card having a top portion and a bottom portion, the top portion containing a question or task designed to test the player's knowledge, the question or task on each card being selected prior to play according to an educational goal or need of the player, and the bottom portion containing a first set instructions to the player to be followed if the player correctly responds to the question or performs the task and a second set of instructions to the player to be followed if the player incorrectly responds to the question or performs the task;
• (d) moving one of said position tokens according to a random number generator and, when a player's position token lands on said designated draw space, drawing a card from the player's card set and attempting to give a correct response to the question or task thereon.