Game for amusement and teaching

A board-type game comprising:

• a playing field surface comprising a plurality of demarcated regions;
• a measuring device comprising:
• a base portion comprising a first plurality of indices, the first plurality of indices corresponding to distances between the plurality of demarcated regions in accordance with a first distance scale;
• a first diagonal portion disposed at an angle from the base portion and comprising a second plurality of indices, the second plurality of indices corresponding to the distances between the plurality of demarcated regions in accordance with a second distance scale, the second distance scale being different than the first distance scale;
• and
• a second diagonal portion disposed at an angle from the base portion and comprising a third plurality of indices, the third plurality of indices corresponding to the distances between the plurality of demarcated regions in accordance with the second distance scale;
• a plurality of playing pieces, each of the plurality of playing pieces being characterized by a different color and configured to mark the playing field surface with the respective color;
• an eraser element configured to erase markings from the plurality of playing pieces on the playing field surface;
• a first plurality of playing cards characterized by a first type;
• a second plurality of playing cards characterized by a second type different than the first type;
• a third plurality of playing cards characterized by a third type different than both the first type and the second type;
• a ledger;
• and
• a portable storage container comprising a handle and a closure element, the portable storage container being configured to enclose the playing field surface, the measuring device, the plurality of playing pieces, the plurality of playing cards, and the ledger.