Educational board game apparatus

Abstract

A board apparatus that is comprised of a plurality of diverse game sets, each game set containing a plurality of game board units; each embodying a game board, with a peripheral area containing a closed rectangular path constituting a continuous playing course; playing tokens which are advanced by dice; the squares comprising the playing course are individually identified by color and arranged in a repeated color sequence, the color indicating that the player is to respond to a question, command, symbol, or name on the top card from a specific set of cards, and the course is interrupted by squares which indicate a forfeiture of turn. Each game board contains an enclosed central area which is designed to help the players with responses. The enclosed central area contains printed matter, pictures, diagrams, and other subject matter. Each game board unit contains a plurality of card sets placed between the peripheral area and the enclosed central area of the game board, each set of cards relating to either a specific area of the subject of the game board or a specific area of the enclosed central area of the game board. Each card, within a set of cards, is marked with the same color, corresponding to a color on the playing course. Each card in each set of cards contains a plurality of questions, commands, symbols, and/or names in any combinations on the face side and the corresponding responses on the reverse side of the card.

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