Simulated space flight and capsule recovery game

A space game apparatus comprising,

• A. a like plurality of play pieces for each game participant for movement around a game board including indicia defining,
• 1. a plurality of play piece launch bases,
• 2. a like plurality of earth quadrants,
• 3. a moon area including,
• a. an outer portion providing a plurality of crater move areas for the play pieces,
• b. a moon center portion providing a plurality of moon landing bases,
• 4. a plurality of first paths, each defined by a plurality of play piece move areas extending from one of said launch bases to said moon outer portion,
• 5. a plurality of second paths, each defined by a plurality of play piece move areas extending from said moon outer portion to one of said earth quadrants,
• 6. a plurality of third paths, each defined by a plurality of play piece move areas extending from one of said launch bases to one of said earth quadrants;
• B. means to determine the length of each play piece move of each contestant, which means comprises a first die and wherein said participants' play pieces are color keyed to said launch bases, earth quadrants, crater move areas, moon landing bases and first, second and third paths;
• and
• C. an enlarged perforated disc, sized to fit over and generally cover said moon area with the exeption of said center portion and said crater move areas when said perforated disc is properly positioned in any one of four positions, said crater move areas and the perforations in said disc being symmetrically arranged to be in registration in all of said four positions, said disc being colored about the margins of each of the perforations to change the color code of the moon area.